Results Based Management / Monitoring & Evaluation Associate

About the role

The RBM/M&E Associate position sits in the Programme Management Support Unit (PMSU) of the UNDP Egypt office, which links the office's programme and operations teams and centralizes guidance on Programme Finance, Results-Based Management and quality assurance. Reporting to the Programme Management Analyst, the incumbent supports the leadership in oversight and performance management, helps formulate and manage the country programme, manages data and facilitates implementation of initiatives, and continuously identifies and updates project risks in the UNDP enterprise resource planning system (Quantum).

Key responsibilities

• Support planning, implementation and quality assurance of monitoring and evaluation, including preparing operational and administrative reports, verifying monitoring plans and informing deviations.
• Help develop M&E plans, measurement and monitoring tools, data sources and M&E forms, and take part in M&E training.
• Prepare M&E reports and documents for the Government, UN agencies and UNDP Headquarters, draft presentations and help write Terms of Reference for evaluations.
• Enter and review project data in systems such as Quantum, Quantum+, IMRP and others, maintain filing systems and supply data for quarterly and annual reports.
• Document lessons learned and best practices, share knowledge across the office and support capacity building on RBM and M&E.

Required profile

• Secondary education; a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration or an equivalent field is considered but not required.
• At least 6 years of relevant programme management support experience with secondary education, or 3 years with a bachelor's degree.
• Desirable: prior UN/UNDP, international organization or NGO experience, experience with Quantum, and practical experience with programme and M&E processes.

Required skills

• Advanced computer and office software skills (MS Word, Excel) and advanced Excel (pivot tables, data visualization).
• Data analytics and experience with web-based management systems such as ERP.