UN Women: Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer, Women Peace and Security Programme, Manila, Philippines, National Consultant

Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. 

UN Women, through its Women, Peace and Security Team in Cotabato City, manages the Women Peace and Humanitarian Fund (WPHF) that works with CSO partners in conflict impacted communities all over the country. It is also implementing the Empowering women for sustainable peace in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) together with UNDP. This programme recognize that gender-related vulnerabilities and violence, pandemics, climate change, and electoral transitions challenge to the peace and stability of the BARMM and its surrounding areas by straining efforts to reintegrate former combatants, driving up competition for scarce resources in localities with historical tension, and shifting institutional focus away from building inclusive policies during the formative stage of the region’s new administrative apparatus. This programme seek to contribute to the Normalization agenda of the BARMM government. They are designed to prevent insecurity and violence by harnessing the potentials of both women and men and addressing structural gender inequality and discriminatory gender norms that are the barriers to sustainable peace.  

 In 2023, UN Women supported the development and launch of the National Action Plan on Peace on Women Peace and Security (2023-2033) and the BARMM Regional Action Plan on Women Peace and Security (2023-2027). From 2024, UN Women will focuses on the localization of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in BARMM and other conflict-areas of the countries, with the assumption that peace is inextricably linked to equality between women and men. Empowering women to engage in peacebuilding within communities affected by conflict is critical to creating and sustaining peace in BARMM and the country’s other conflict zones. The Philippine NAP WPS and BARMM RAP WPS BARMM provide a clear entry point to translate commitment into concrete plans back with resource allocation in the coming years. As we implement these, the UN Women seek to enhance the role of the Filipino and Bangsamoro women in the implementation of the peace agreement, in conflict transformation and the protection of their human rights in conflict and post-conflict settings.  

 The Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer will provide support to the WPS Team and the WPHF project incorporating monitoring, evaluation and WPS programme formulation as well tracking against Project Plan targets and the reporting of results to internal and external audiences through annual reports and other donor reports. The consultant will be reporting to the WPS Programme Specialist  and to be supported by the Programme Coordinator of the WPHF, with matrix reporting to the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst of UN Women Philippines, whom will be the focal on the contract and payment issues of this engagement.  

 

Description of Responsibilities / Scope of Work 

 1.  Facilitate and substantively contribute to the incorporation of monitoring, evaluation and reporting into WPS project formulation 

Facilitate and substantively contribute to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes; 

Include inputs from relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations into WPS  programme formulation; 

Contribute to WPS annual work plan monitoring, reviews, reporting and quality assurance processes; 

Provide technical support to WPS and WPHF partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans and Baseline Surveys in coordination with Monitoring and Reporting Analyst; 

2.  Contribute substantively to the WPHF monitoring and tracking of results against WPS-HA targets and UN Women Strategic Plan 

Coordinate with the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst and the WPHF project team to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits are coordinated and standardized; 

Monitor data from WPHF partners on a quarterly basis and provide substantive inputs; 

Visit WPHF partners, along with the WPHF project team, to support monitoring of results and planning processes as required; 

Contribute to the development, monitoring, evaluation, and research plan for the WPS and WPHF portfolio. 

3.  Write WPS and WPHF reporting of results to internal and external audiences 

Draft WPS and WPHF donor reports and support the Monitoring and Reporting Analyst to draft donor and WPS-HA programme reports; 

Write good practices, human interest stories and highlight successes of the WPS and WPHF projects. 

Contribute to identification off relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into WPHF reporting and programme reporting. 

Contribute to the review of progress reports submitted by WPS and WPHF partners. 

Contribute to the collection and maintenance of data for the WPS and WPHF project, corporate internal reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations. 

4.  Provide technical support to the WPHF project team in the implementation of the UN Women Evaluation Policy 

Coordinate with Monitoring and Reporting Analyst on the implementation of the Evaluation plan of WPHF project; 

Provide support to the WPHF project team on evaluation implementations in coordination with Monitoring and Reporting Analyst; 

Ensure communication between the WPHF Project team and WPS-HA programmes regarding Evaluations; 

5.  Support communications, visibility and programme results distribution through knowledge building and knowledge sharing in the CO and WPS, focusing on the achievement of the following results: 

Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through WPS and WPHF project implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities; 

Contribute and support the development of capacity development tools, including training materials and packages; 

Documentation and generation of impactful stories, human interest stories and cases studies  

Generation of marketing and communication materials to broaden project engagement and visibility 

Participation in the training and knowledge exchanges; 

In coordination with the WPS project team, co-organize, co-facilitate the capacity-building opportunities among WPHF partners in the areas of Results Based Management (RBM), Monitoring and Evaluation; 

Promote the awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities. 

6. The incumbent performs other duties within their functional profile as deemed necessary for the efficient functioning of the Office and the Organisation. 

Expected Output 

Completion Timeline 

Upon approval of the following: 

 

Completed regular coordination meetings with key partners 

Monitor evidence-based compliance of partners with reference to the approved PMFs 

Prepared WPS and WPHF reports and donor reports 

Completed substantive inputs to the Progress Reports submitted by WPS and WPHF partners and WPHF monitoring and results tracker vis-à-vis WPHS-HA targets and UNW Strategic plan 

Completed documentation of case studies, human interest stories, good practices and success highlights of WPS and WPHF projects 

Provided Ad Hoc Support to WPS projects and other perfunctory functions of UN Women 

 

 

 

Every 30th of the month 

(September 01, 2025 – July 30, 2026) 

 

Competencies :

Core Values:

• Integrity;
• Professionalism;
• Respect for Diversity.

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
• Accountability;
• Creative Problem Solving;
• Effective Communication;
• Inclusive Collaboration;
• Stakeholder Engagement;
• Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies:   

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values  

Functional Competencies:

• Good knowledge of programme formulation and implementation and Results Based Management 

• Good knowledge of monitoring and evaluation, evaluation design, data collection and analysis, and reporting 

• Ability to synthesize program performance data and produce analytical reports 

• Good analytical and report writing skills 

• Knowledge of UN programme management systems 

• Excellent facilitation skills 

• Strong report-writing skills is required. 

 

Required Qualifications:

Education and Certification: 

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Political or Social Science, Economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, Gender/Women's Studies, or a closely related field, is required. 

A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. 

A project/programme management certification (such as PMP®, PRINCE2®, or MSP®) would be an added advantage. 

Familiarity in the use of GIS would be an added advantage. 

Experience: 

At least 1 year of relevant experience at the national or international level in monitoring and reporting of projects/ programmes in areas related to gender and/or peace and development is required.  

Experience in application of results-based management principles in monitoring and reporting projects and programmes is required. 

Experience in the United Nations systems and/or UN Women is desirable. 

Experience in gender-responsive monitoring, evaluation and reporting is desirable; 

Experience writing stories for diverse audience is an added advantage; 

Field experience is an advantage;  

Languages: 

Fluency in English and Filipino.  

Knowledge in a BARMM language/dialect is an asset.  

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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Note: Applicants must ensure that all sections of the application form, including the sections on education and employment history, are completed. If all sections are not completed the application may be disqualified from the recruitment and selection process.