National Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

International Organization for Migration

Within the IOM OPT Mission, the Programme Support Unit (PSU) is a cross-sectoral unit working closely with all thematic units to support the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of projects and other initiatives. The unit coordinates closely with HQ and regional colleagues, as well as external counterparts and donors to support quality and well-coordinated programming and oversight. This includes supporting the implementation and monitoring of the mission-wide IOM OPT strategy.

Under the overall supervision of the Head of Programmes and direct supervision of the Programme Support Unit Officer, the National Reporting, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support the implementation of projects/programmes/strategy Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) activities for the mission, as well as contribute to report drafting and review, in line with internal and donor requirements.

A. M&E Framework
1. Support the development and updating of the overall framework for IOM OPT, including indicators, tools and methodologies for ad hoc, monthly, quarterly and annual monitoring processes, remote and third-party monitoring, ensuring alignment with donor agreements and RBM guidance.
2. Contribute to accurate budgeting inputs for M&E systems, evaluations, TPM activities and data collection, in coordination with the Programme Support Unit Coordinator
3. Support the development, testing and updating of standardized M&E tools and assist in promoting their consistent use through training and follow-up with programme focal points and implementing partners.
4. Support integration of protection, gender and inclusion considerations into monitoring frameworks and tools in coordination with the Protection focal point.
5. Support the maintenance and application of remote monitoring and emergency-adapted tools for access-constrained environments and rapid onset situations.

B. Evaluation and Learning
6. Support the planning and coordination of internal and external evaluations, including drafting of Terms of Reference, facilitating evaluation missions, coordinating with evaluators, and tracking of recommendations.

C. Third Party Monitoring
7. Support the implementation and coordination of third-party monitoring arrangements including preparation of TPM scopes of work, tools, and deliverables.
8. Rewiew TPM reports, validate findings and support integration of results into programme follow-up and learning processes.

D. Monitoring, Data Quality and Reporting
9. Support regular progress tracking against indicators and contribute to quarterly updates to the mission, in coordination with programme focal points.
10. Support data verification and validation through data quality checks, consistency checks, field spot checks (when feasible) and review of implementing partner submissions.
11. Ensure adherence to IOM s data protection principles and proper handling of sensitive data.
12. Coordinate with the Programme Support Officer to support timely preparation of donor reports reflecting results against agreed indicators logframes, and stakeholder information needs, providing analytical inputs to results sections and ensuring coherence between narrative and quantitative data.
13. Review IM and monitoring reports, identify bottlenecks and propose necessary corrective actions. Support development of dashboards and visual analytical products.
14. Support tracking risks and assumptions across projects and coordinate with programme teams to update mitigation measures and adjust monitoring plans accordingly.

E. Management
15. Contribute to capacity-building activities for staff and implementing partners on M&E, RBM, data collection, accountability and reporting.
16. Keep abreast of developments in IOM s Evaluation and Monitoring and Results-Based Management (RBM) functions to support compliance with IOM monitoring and reporting requirements, including for the SRF, the IQ, PRIMA, and other regional M&E planning tools.
17. Perform other duties as may be assigned.