Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Analyst

Yet, FACS are in crisis and need to be radically transformed to become more sustainable. UNDP´s Vision for FACS 2030 is, through partnerships, to transform food and agricultural commodity systems into resilient; equitable; healthy, inclusive; environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable systems. Working on FACS will contribute to not only recovery from the COVID19 crisis, by creating sustainable and resilient livelihoods for many along the FAC supply chains, but also to preventing further zoonoses from emerging in the future. This will require a change in the current paradigm of agricultural production focusing on maximizing productivity to a new paradigm based on diversified agroecological systems which work simultaneously on achieving economic, environmental, social, and health outcomes, with smallholders as a key part of the solution in their role as the engine of economic development.

A UNDP FACS team and practice have been established within the Nature, Climate and Energy team of UNDP to support the implementation of the UNDP FACS strategy. Its global objectives, targets and delivery strategies are based on inclusive and sustainable growth and development - combining governments and markets in agriculture through public-private partnerships and democratic dialogue processes. The FACS team leads several global initiatives, including supporting the World Bank with the implementation of the Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration (FOLUR) Impact Program (IP), financed under GEF-7. The Programme is designed to promote sustainable integrated landscapes and efficient food value chains at scale, by encouraging transformation to more environmentally sustainable production practices and more resilient landscapes.

The FACS team also works in close collaboration with various governments, including the Government of Sweden and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO). The UNDP FACS Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) team plays a key role in the delivery of the UNDP FACS strategy, through: Developing innovative, system-informed and participatory MEL frameworks and tools (i.e., the Signals of Change Framework, and the ), and promoting and supporting their adoption in the context of relevant projects, programmes and portfolios; Providing broader MEL support to initiatives in the UNDP FACS portfolio (e.g., on learning-focused approaches to monitoring and evaluation, qualitative and quantitative methods for outcome monitoring, and the wider development of logical frameworks), including through needs assessment, diagnostics, and co-creation of targeted solutions; Encouraging sensemaking, learning and knowledge sharing on: Innovative, system-informed and/or participatory MEL approaches for portfolios and interventions working with FACS, including through managing a resolute community of practice, facilitating learning sessions, and compiling/developing and publishing emerging knowledge and insights; How food and agricultural commodity systems change, and how development interventions can support a positive transformation, including through preparing and facilitating reviews at portfolio and initiative/project level. Gathering, processing, and sharing with relevant (internal and external) stakeholders the latest information on progress, achievements, risks, and challenges at portfolio level (this includes information on how gender mainstreaming and social and environmental safeguards are being addressed at all relevant levels), including to support decision-making, learning and communications at the portfolio level, and comply with corporate and other reporting requirements. To strengthen its services to FACS portfolios and initiatives/projects, the UNDP FACS MEL team is recruiting a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Analyst.
- and initiative-level reporting; Contribute to planning and managing external evaluation when/if needed. c) Encourage learning and knowledge sharing on system-informed MEL approaches Working closely with the UNDP Food and Agricultural Commodity Community (FACC) team: Support on planning, organizing, and running learning sessions in the FACS MEL Community of Practice (CoP); Moderate the digital space of the FACS MEL CoP; Connect with and engage new partners in the FACS MEL CoP; Conduct interviews and support the development of case studies and knowledge products as relevant; Support facilitating learning reviews at the project/initiative level and support learning reviews at the portfolio level as relevant.

d) Maintain up-to-date information on progress, achievements, risks, and challenges at the portfolio level to support decision-making, with the support of the Information Management Associate Support in gathering, processing, and sharing the latest information on progress, achievements, risks, and challenges at the portfolio level; Ensure compliance with the UNDP (and other) quarterly and annual reporting and info mgmt. requirements for GCP phas