Asociado/a en Planeación, Monitoreo, Evaluación y Alianzas Estratégicas, Bogotá, LSC7
Organizational Context
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is the UN agency leading in population affairs and sexual and reproductive health. Its mandate ensures every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. In Colombia, UNFPA collaborates closely with national and local governments, civil society, academia, the private sector, and the UN System to advance human rights, gender equality, and sustainable development.
Job Purpose
The Associate in Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Strategic Partnerships provides strategic leadership, high-level technical advice, and direction in planning, monitoring, evaluation, knowledge management, institutional relations, and resource mobilization for the UNFPA Country Office in Colombia. This role is crucial for designing and coordinating the country program's planning, monitoring, and evaluation system, ensuring rigorous evidence use and corporate standard compliance. It also leads UNFPA's positioning through key alliances with governmental institutions, international cooperation, development banks, academia, and the private sector, coordinating high-level technical proposals to ensure programmatic portfolio sustainability and growth.
Responsibilities
The role involves coordinating and implementing the Country Program's Monitoring and Evaluation Plan and its Annualized Plan of Results and Resources, ensuring alignment with UNFPA's Strategic Plan and the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework. It provides technical assistance for defining results chains, theories of change, indicators, and baselines, ensuring timely data collection. The position leads the utilization of UN and UNFPA planning and monitoring systems, oversees project evaluations, and represents UNFPA in UN M&E working groups. Responsibilities also include consolidating information for corporate reports, documenting and disseminating best practices, identifying programmatic risks, and leading resource mobilization strategies. This includes coordinating proposal development, maintaining dialogue with partners, and ensuring high-quality donor reports.
Work Experience
Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive professional experience in designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems, developing results frameworks, indicators, and theories of change, and coordinating impact or program evaluations, preferably related to UNFPA's agenda. Proven experience in high-level technical dialogue with government institutions, international cooperation agencies, civil society, and academia. Experience in preparing project proposals and concept notes for fundraising is required. Previous work experience with the UN System or international development agencies is desirable.
Skills
Strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, results-based management, knowledge management, institutional relations, resource mobilization, proposal development, data analysis, reporting, communication, and partnership building. Proficiency in UN and UNFPA planning and monitoring systems. Strong analytical and strategic thinking, teamwork, and decision-making skills.