PMER Specialist

PAK-NGOs; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 2,400,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Women Pakistan is seeking a Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Specialist to integrate RBM into the UNSDCF and strategic documents. The role leads the design of a real-time monitoring dashboard, harmonized indicators, and data-driven reporting across provinces and partners.

Strong expertise in monitoring and evaluation, data visualization, and English drafting is required, with at least five years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in strategic programme planning or monitoring and reporting of development projects/ programmes.
• Good organizational skills with track record of planning, monitoring and reporting of country programmes.
• Experience designing or managing integrated digital monitoring systems, results dashboards or GIS visualization platforms.
• Experience in developing participatory PM&E systems and data analysis.
• Experience in UN System Coordination is an asset.
• Experience in United Nations systems at country or regional level is an asset.
• Excellent English drafting ability and documentation/report-writing skills.
• Field experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized technical guidance on the strategic direction of the office and multi-stakeholder forums UN Women leads.
• Develop, operationalize and maintain an integrated real-time monitoring dashboard and harmonized results framework.
• Support incorporation of monitoring into programme formulation and annual workplans.
• Monitor results against country/regional targets and UN Women Strategic Plan.
• Support reporting of results to internal and external audiences.
• Contribute to knowledge building and capacity development on RBM, M&E and reporting.

Skills

Strategic planning

Monitoring & reporting

RBM & M&E

Digital dashboards

GIS dashboards

Data analysis

UN Coordination

English drafting

Field experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Political or Social Science, Project Management, Economics, International Development Studies, Gender/ Women's Studies

Job description

Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Specialist

Under the overall guidance of the Country Representative and direct supervision of the Deputy Representative, the Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) Specialist is responsible for ensuring that a Results-Based Management (RBM) approach is fully integrated into the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) of Pakistan; and the Strategic Note, the Vision Document, Annual Work Planning and Reporting of UN Women Pakistan, including, evidence-based programming approach and the results based M&E. Responsibilities include: managing the programme Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation (LME) activities; monitor, assess, analyse and produce reports about key results and achievements across UN Women Pakistan programmes; provide technical support on Results-Based Planning, Reporting, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning; support RBM and M&E activities of the Research and Data Section. A distinctive feature of this role is its responsibility for developing and operationalizing an integrated, real-time monitoring dashboard and harmonized results framework for UN Women Pakistan, enabling live tracking of programme results, financial data, partner performance, and geographic presence across all provinces and programme areas. The PMER Specialist will serve as the technical lead for this digital monitoring infrastructure, working closely with programme teams, ICT, and external dashboard development consultants.

Task description

1. Provide specialized technical support on the strategic direction of the office and of multi-stakeholder forums that UN Women leads

• Provide support to senior management, including Country Representative, on strategic areas;
• Provide technical and strategic support in managing aspects of the programme design for ensuring compliance and accountability in programme monitoring, reporting and evaluation;
• Develop policy documents, briefs and other strategic papers/materials for use in the development and presentation of innovative and coherent policy and programmatic positions;
• Lead development of strategic plans, including biennial workplans and strategic notes, and their alignment with global priorities
• Provide support on multi-stakeholder forums that UN Women leads

2. Develop, operationalize and maintain an integrated real-time monitoring dashboard and harmonized results framework

• Lead the design and implementation of a state-of-the-art integrated monitoring dashboard for the Pakistan Country Office, enabling real-time tracking of programme outputs, outcome indicators, financial performance, and partner delivery;
• Develop a harmonized results framework that consolidates indicators, targets, and progress data across all PCO programmes, donors, and thematic areas into a single coherent monitoring architecture;
• Oversee geographic information visualization, ensuring the dashboard reflects UN Women’s presence and programme footprint across all provinces and districts;
• Coordinate with programme teams, ICT, and external dashboard consultants to ensure technical robustness, data security, and user-friendliness of the platform;
• Ensure the dashboard is aligned with UN Women global and regional reporting standards, including corporate Results Management System (RMS) requirements;
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for data entry, data validation, and dashboard maintenance by programme staff;
• Provide regular management briefs derived from dashboard analytics to support evidence-based decision-making;
• Build staff capacity on use of the dashboard and harmonized framework through training and hands-on support.
• Lead preparation of thematic and geographical briefs, concept notes and other strategic documents based on achievements

3. Facilitate and contribute to the incorporation of monitoring and reporting into programme formulation

• Facilitate and contribute to the development of monitoring indicators, monitoring calendars, and field monitoring plans and quality assurance processes;
• Incorporate inputs from relevant evaluation findings, lessons learnt conclusions and recommendations into programme formulation;
• Contribute to annual workplan preparation, review and reporting;
• Provide technical support to Programme Team and partners in developing Performance Monitoring Frameworks (PMFs), systems and plans in the light of an audit.

4. Contribute substantively to the monitoring and tracking of results against country/ regional level targets and UN Women Strategic Plan

• Draft and monitor the CO Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Plan including tools for monitoring and reporting on programme activities;
• Coordinate with Programme Team to ensure that data collection and analysis from field visits are standardized across units and programmes;
• Make a quarterly plan for regular monitoring of partners’ activities;
• Plan and undertake monitoring visits in accordance with the overall plan along with the Programme Team, to support monitoring of results and processes as required;
• Monitor the spending of donor funds and other programme expenditures and disbursements;
• Develop management briefs/ reports based on the monitoring to inform decision-making.

5. Support the reporting of results to internal and external audiences

• Facilitate the process of the CO meeting internal and external reporting requirements and deadlines, including annual reporting process;
• Draft donor and programme reports (both narrative and financial);
• Identify relevant evaluation findings, conclusions and recommendations and input them into programme reporting;
• Review progress reports submitted by partners and provide feedback to improve quality and timeliness of reporting;
• Collect and maintain data for country, regional and global corporate reports, mid-term reviews, and final evaluations.

6. Contribute to knowledge building and capacity building

• Identify and disseminate good practices, lessons and knowledge, as identified through programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation activities;
• Contribute to the development of capacity development tools for RBM, monitoring & evaluation, and reporting, including training materials and packages;
• Promote awareness and understanding of the shared responsibility of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) among all staff members through communication, training, learning and development activities.

Relevant experience

5 years

Languages

English, Level: Working knowledge, Required Urdu, Level: Native language, Required

Required education level

Bachelor's degree in Political or Social Science, Project Management, Economics, International Development Studies, Gender/ Women's Studies is required.

Skills and experience

• At least five years of progressively responsible experience in strategic programme planning; or monitoring and reporting of development projects/ programmes;
• Good organizational management and technical skills with track record of planning, monitoring and reporting of country programmes;
• Demonstrated experience in designing or managing integrated digital monitoring systems, results dashboards, or geographic information visualization platforms;
• Experience in developing participatory PM&E systems and analysing data;
• Experience in UN System Coordination is an asset;
• Experience in United Nations systems, especially at the Country or Regional level is an asset;
• Excellent English drafting ability and documentation/ report-writing skills;
• Field experience is an asset.