Joint Resilience Programme (JRP) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer - Consultant Level II
Organizational Context
The World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian organization, dedicated to saving lives and building a pathway to peace and prosperity. WFP uses food assistance to support people recovering from conflict, disasters, and extreme weather. The organization values diversity, inclusion, and invests in employee development, offering a dynamic and impactful career path.
Job Purpose
The Joint Resilience Programme (JRP) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer will provide dedicated technical leadership for monitoring, evaluation, research, evidence generation, reporting, learning, and knowledge management for both JRP 2.0 and the JRP Crisis Modifier in Somalia. This role is crucial for supporting WFP and UNICEF programme teams to generate reliable evidence, strengthen accountability, promote adaptive management, and demonstrate results to government, communities, management, and donors. The officer will focus on strengthening the JRP’s ability to monitor and generate timely evidence for the concurrent implementation of JRP 2.0 and the Crisis Modifier, highlighting the Crisis Modifier's added value. Key responsibilities include developing and implementing a joint MEL workplan, coordinating activities across agencies, maintaining the results measurement framework, managing assessments and evaluations, and facilitating the development of a prioritized evidence and learning agenda to inform programme adaptation and strategic engagement.
Responsibilities
The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer will provide technical leadership for the Joint Resilience Programme (JRP 2.0) and its Crisis Modifier in Somalia, implemented by WFP and UNICEF. This role is crucial for generating reliable evidence, strengthening accountability, and promoting adaptive management. The MEL Officer will oversee the development and implementation of a joint MEL workplan, ensuring consistent technical approaches and alignment with programme priorities and agency requirements. Key responsibilities include updating and operationalizing the results measurement framework, consolidating and analyzing monitoring findings, and developing practical monitoring tools. The officer will also plan and manage baseline, midline, and endline assessments, ensuring mixed-method approaches and triangulating quantitative and qualitative data. A specific focus will be on refining and operationalizing the Crisis Modifier's theory of change and monitoring framework, tracking its impact on stabilization, early recovery, and protection of resilience gains. Furthermore, the MEL Officer will facilitate the development of a jointly prioritized evidence and learning agenda, producing high-quality evidence products for both internal decision-making and external audiences, particularly donors. This involves translating findings into clear messages on programme results, resilience gains, and the effectiveness of the Crisis Modifier, contributing to the sustainability and transition of JRP-supported services and systems.
Work Experience
Requires at least five years of relevant professional experience with an advanced degree, or seven years with a first university degree. Experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, evidence generation, and programme performance management is essential. Desirable experience includes managing complex assessments and surveys, with a focus on methodology, sampling, data analysis, and reporting. Experience in humanitarian, resilience, nutrition, social protection, or multi-sectoral programmes is mandatory. Experience with joint UN or donor-funded programmes and collaboration with partners like WFP or UNICEF is advantageous.
Skills
Monitoring and Evaluation, Data Analysis, Research, Reporting, Learning and Knowledge Management, Coordination, Stakeholder Engagement, Programme Design, Capacity Strengthening, Crisis Response