Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting, Ebola Response, UN Volunteer Specialist
Organizational Context
The WHO African Region is actively supporting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring countries in their response to an ongoing Ebola outbreak. The response has grown in scale and complexity, requiring enhanced capacity for systematic monitoring of grant implementation, results tracking, donor reporting, and risk identification.
Job Purpose
This role supports the Emergency Response Programme by establishing and maintaining a robust monitoring, evaluation, and reporting function for WHO's Ebola response portfolio. The objective is to ensure systematic tracking of donor-funded activities against proposals, workplans, budgets, and indicators. It also aims to document program and operational results, ensure timely and quality reporting to donors, and leverage performance information for improved decision-making, accountability, adaptive management, and resource mobilization.
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain a consolidated Ebola grants monitoring system, tracking awards, donor requirements, budgets, deliverables, indicators, reporting deadlines, and risks. Develop and manage a grant reporting calendar with early-warning mechanisms for deadlines and milestones. Collate donor proposals and translate them into monitoring tools. Support the development of results frameworks and indicators. Monitor progress against outputs, outcomes, and timelines, identifying areas needing attention. Produce performance dashboards and management summaries. Coordinate inputs for donor reports, ensuring consistency with plans and evidence. Track progress, budgets, and workplans, providing regular updates. Identify and help mitigate partnership risks. Draft, consolidate, and quality-assure technical reports. Assist in developing proposals to secure resources. Ensure donor reports clearly link resources, activities, outputs, and results. Support reconciliation of programmatic and financial performance. Document changes in operational priorities and reflect them in workplans and donor communications. Facilitate grant-performance reviews. Support reporting activities for the EMR Programme and assist in organizing events. Monitor major operational components of the Ebola response and the implementation of national, regional, and continental response plans.
Work Experience
Essential: At least seven years of progressive experience in fund management, grant management, financial administration, budgeting, or resource management. Demonstrated experience in monitoring financial performance and managing funding mechanisms. Experience working with international organizations, UN agencies, development partners, or multilateral institutions. Desirable: Experience in emergency preparedness, response, or public health programs.
Skills
Expert knowledge of English and a working knowledge of French (or vice versa). Strong professional writing ability in English. Thorough knowledge of emergency management programs, practices, and procedures. Exceptional project management, problem-solving, and research/documentation skills. Ability to make recommendations for process improvements. Strong facilitation and communication skills, comfortable engaging diverse stakeholders. Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.