Responsibilities

• Capacity Building a. Provide training, guidance and technical assistance to SSPU staff, country counterparts and implementing partners on monitoring, results measurement, data management and reporting approaches and tools.
• Develop and disseminate practical monitoring and reporting guidelines, templates, tools and good practices to strengthen consistent application across SSPU projects and WWS4Africa. c. Support implementing partners and country counterparts to strengthen their capacity to collect, validate and report results and evidence in accordance with agreed project requirements.

Coordination and Collaboration

• Serve as the focal point for SSPU monitoring and reporting, working closely with the Project Manager, SSPU staff and implementing partners to ensure effective and consistent implementation of monitoring and reporting requirements across the Unit’s portfolio, including WWS4Africa.
• Lead the coordination and consolidation of the Marine and Freshwater Branch’s harmonized reporting, working with the Freshwater Unit, Marine and Coastal Unit and other relevant teams to promote consistency, quality and efficiency in reporting.
• Collaborate with regional offices, Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans, country counterparts and implementing partners to facilitate timely submission and quality assurance of monitoring information and reporting inputs.
• Support the Project Manager in preparing materials for, and following up on decisions of, Project Steering Committee meetings, including by providing consolidated information on project progress, performance and results.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify, recommend and implement improvements to SSPU and project-level monitoring, reporting, data management and results-based management systems and processes, including those supporting WWS4Africa.
• Monitor developments in monitoring, evaluation, results measurement and reporting methodologies and tools, and integrate relevant approaches and innovations into SSPU practices.
• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency, quality, consistency and usability of monitoring and reporting processes across the Unit and Branch, while ensuring continued alignment with evolving UNEP and donor requirements.

Qualifications/special skills

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Geography, Development Studies, International Relations, or Political Science 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. Minimum two years of work experience in monitoring and reporting tasks within UN Agencies, is required.
• Experience in designing and implementing monitoring and reporting frameworks and tools related to Source to Sea Pollution within the UN system or other international organizations is desired.
• Experience within UN Agencies or a similar international organization is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and expertise in sustainable environmental management and sustainable development issues is desirable.
• Experience supporting multi-country programmes, particularly in Africa is desirable.

Deadline : Nov 9, 2026