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Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

FAO • Remote (US) • 1w ago

Language Proficiency: English, Tagalog

Job Posting: 21/Aug/2025

Closure Date: 04/Sep/2025, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: FAPHI

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Home-Based

Duration: 4 months (40 days LOE)

Post Number: N/A

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture
Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply
Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values
FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

Organizational Setting

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) contributes to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through the FAO Strategic Framework by supporting the transformation to MORE efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable agrifood systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.

FAO is a specialized agency of the UN that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO's goal is to achieve food security for all and ensure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With 195 Members (194 countries and the European Union), FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

FAO Country Offices, working under overall corporate guidance and in line with the Strategic Framework, offer policy advice and support to countries in the mandated areas of FAO, facilitated through partnerships, resources and an active country programme to provide technical assistance, develop capacities and deliver core services while fully observing international standards of accountability to establish leadership and strengthen impact at the country level.

The offices deliver on the programmatic priorities of each country as agreed in their respective Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) and ensure effective and efficient operations with adequate human and financial resources.

Specifically, FAO Country Offices:

(i) advocate, inform and support policies and investments in the areas of FAO’s mandate;

(i) provide technical assistance and deliver core services;

(iii) assist and catalyse partnership and resource mobilization activities to support agrifood systems transformation;

(iv) position FAO as the specialized/authoritative technical agency in food and agriculture and agrifood systems transformation; and

(v) ensure risk-smart and accountable operations and management.

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community-based organizations, the academe and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value-adding practices, mechanization and modernization through improving post-harvest management, enhancing productivity and increasing the resilience of agriculture-based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

Reporting Lines

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist reports to the Assistant FAO Representative (Progamme).

Technical Focus

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist plays a key role in ensuring that a NPOA SSF M&E Results Framework and Monitoring Plan and other related documents are crafted that will enable monitoring of activities being implemented by different national government agencies towards achievement of objectives of the NPOA SSF.

Tasks and responsibilities

Review the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework for the implementation of the SSF Guidelines (MEL4SSF) against the NPOA SSF RFM to ensure synergies where possible, including results from the piloting the MEL4SSF in the Philippines. This will include review of the Monitoring and Evaluation module of the NPOA SSF taking into consideration the reporting system of other national government agencies (including data to be collected per indicator, tools for data collection and analysis, report flows and feedbacking, and learning). It will also take into consideration gender and IP-sensitive data/information collection and analysis to include sampling and survey design, sampling and survey instruments, and guidelines for data gathering).
Assist in thePlanning Workshop on the NPOA SSF RFM (including workshop preparation and consolidation of results and report-making)
Support the development of the NPOA SSF RFM Plan, with the NTWG and BFAR TWG, to include the project development objective (PDO) and intermediate results indicators (including resilience indicators), baseline values (preliminary using secondary data (if available) on real fishing household income and poverty indices), cumulative target values, frequency of reporting, data sources and methodology (if available)
Identify alignment of NPOA SSF implementation and contribution to SDG 14.b and other relevant SDG indicators and targets
Participate in the co-management workshop.
Prepare and submit NPOA SSF M&E RFM Plan and other related documents
Attendance to relevant internal meetings organized by FAO.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

University degree in Statistics, Economics, Fisheries, Aquaculture, or Aquatic Resources or related degree programs.
At least five (5) years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation accountability and learning, data analysis, data visualization, and/or information management specially in the field of fisheries and aquaculture.
Working knowledge of English
National of the Philippines. or resident in the country with a regular work permit.

FAO Core Competencies

Results Focus
Teamwork
Communication
Building Effective Relationships
Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

General knowledge and skills in the use of KoboCollect, Tableau, Power BI and other office software’s, such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
Familiarity with FAO operational procedures is an advantage.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Tagalog
Ability to communicate in a Mindanaoan dialect is an advantage.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances. Subject to certain exemptions, vaccination against COVID-19 will in principle be required. Vaccination status will be verified as part of the medical clearance process.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
Incomplete applications will not be considered
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Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

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