Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Associate

The Planning, M&E Associate, based in Manila, Philippines, will provide technical inputs to the Country Office in planning, monitoring progress, facilitating results-based reporting contributing to knowledge management, promoting the use of the results information for programme and management adaptations, and ensuring high quality evaluation processes across development and humanitarian contexts. 

The Associate will report directly to the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist.

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In the Philippines, UNFPA is implementing its five-year 9th Country Programme 2024- 2028. The 9^th CP is aligned with the mid- and long-term development goals of the Philippines and Ambisyon Natin 2040, as well as the global Agenda 2030 including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

Under the direct supervision of the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and in close coordination with the Sub-Office in Cotabato and Country Office teams, the Associate will contribute to results-based management, including effective results planning, monitoring, reporting, knowledge management and evaluation to advance the implementation of the UNFPA 9^th CPD in alignment with Government priorities across both development and humanitarian contexts. S/he will provide daily technical support to the CO.

Carry out any other duties as may be required by UNFPA leadership. 

Completed Secondary Level Education required; A university degree at bachelor’s level or higher in statistics, development studies, economics, public health, population studies, demography and/or any other related social science discipline is desirable. 

Fluency in English and Filipino is required.

Knowledge of local language in UNFPA target regions and provinces is an asset.

 UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here [link removed]to learn more.

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.

 Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.