Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer 1. Background The UNFPA–KOICA project “Basic Rights, Peace and Equality for All in the Sahel and Northern Regions of Burkina Faso” aims to strengthen gender equality, advance women’s and youth empowerment, and reinforce peacebuilding and social cohesion in conflict-affected areas. Implemented in highly volatile humanitarian settings characterized by population displacement, limited access to basic social services, and heightened protection risks—particularly for women, girls, and adolescents—this multi-year initiative requires strong monitoring, evidence generation, adaptive management, and rigorous quality assurance systems.
Given the complexity of interventions across SRH/AYSRH, GBV prevention and response, women’s leadership, community resilience, and peacebuilding, robust M&E and knowledge systems are essential to ensure accountability to affected populations, compliance with KOICA requirements, and achievement of UNFPA’s transformative results.
The Quality Assurance, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will strengthen monitoring systems across all project components, ensure timely and high-quality data for decision-making, and support evidence-based implementation in the Sahel and Nord regions.
2. Purpose of Assignment and Reporting Line
The Quality Assurance and M&E Officer plays a key role in strengthening results-based monitoring and evaluation across UNFPA Burkina Faso programmes. Under the direct supervision of the Project Management Specialist (KOICA Project) and overall guidance of the UNFPA Deputy Representative, the position aims to enhance evidence generation and use—ensuring that performance data informs strategic decision-making, improves accountability, and supports the scaling of effective practices.
With growing demand for evidence-based programming and operations, the Officer will support harmonization of data collection tools, ensure compliance with HQ data standards, and lead efforts to improve data analysis and utilization. The Officer is also responsible for building the capacity of field and country office staff, supporting quality report writing, and establishing clear protocols for archiving data and reports.
In addition, the Officer will help maintain internal control mechanisms, monitor financial performance and programme results, and support the creation of a centralized repository of M&E tools, datasets, and evidence. The role contributes to improved oversight within the Country Office, UN inter-agency M&E collaboration, and strengthened national systems for monitoring and evaluation.
How you can make a difference:
UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.
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.
Job Purpose:
3. Accountabilities
Programme Quality Assurance & Compliance
* Support the development of all KOICA project documents—including annual workplans, PTAs, budgets, results frameworks, and progress reports—meet required quality and compliance standards.
* Support producing quarterly, mid-term, and annual M&E products required for KOICA and UNFPA reporting
* Support tracking project indicators, results, risks, and assumptions across all components.
* Ensure KOICA-specific donor visibility, reporting formats, and documentation standards are applied consistently.
* Maintain an updated repository of project data, monitoring tools, and documentation necessary for audits and donor reviews.
* Support preparation and follow-up of internal/external audits, evaluations, and KOICA monitoring missions.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Results-Based Management
* Coordinate and consolidate data from field offices, implementing partners, community structures, and health facilities.
* Support producing quarterly, mid-term, and annual M&E products required for KOICA and UNFPA reporting
* Support the development, use, and updating of M&E tools (e.g. dashboards, Atlas).
* Facilitate learning, training, and technical support on RBM, M&E tools, and HACT compliance for staff and partners.
* Support in organizing and participating, where relevant, in regular monitoring field missions in the Sahel and North regions, documenting findings and follow-up actions.
* Standardize and improve quality of reports, bulletins, and communication products at all levels, including quarterly, midterm, and annual M&E products required for KOICA and UNFPA reporting.
Information & Knowledge Management
* Coordinate and collect information to strengthen project knowledge management, ensuring systematic documentation of results, good practices, case studies, and human-interest stories.
* Ensure proper archiving of datasets, monitoring reports, mission findings, baseline/endline studies, and visibility materials.
* Contribute to evidence-based advocacy materials, briefs, and strategic documents targeting national authorities, donors, and UN partners.
Capacity Building of Implementing Partners
* Document capacity gaps of implementing partners, and community actors to improve collection and utilization of quality information and data.
* With consultations with other units, support developing training modules on M&E, RBM, reporting, data quality, and utilization of monitoring results.
* Provide ongoing technical support to strengthen partner compliance and performance monitoring.
You would be responsible for:
Other Duties4. Qualifications & Experience Required
Education:
Master’s degree in public health, statistics, economics, mathematics, data science, information systems, communications, or another relevant field, or bachelor’s degree in the aforementioned areas with two (2) additional years of experience.
Knowledge and Experience:
* A minimum of 3 to 5 years of postgraduate professional experience in information management, research, or data management—preferably in the context of humanitarian assistance, international development, or population and development.
* Experience in areas such as gender, sexual reproductive health, population dividends is an asset.
* Prior work with UNFPA or other UN agencies is desirable, with the ability to quickly navigate UN systems, processes, and business practices.
* Prior work with donor-funded projects (KOICA preferred) is considered an asset.
* Experience in diverse settings, including emergency contexts, will be considered an advantage.
Knowledge & Skills
- Strong knowledge of data analytic tools (e.g. Excel, R and/or SPSS).
- Knowledge of data visualization skills (e.g. Tableau and/or PowerBI), graphic design and data/file management.
- Ability to present and communicate information to clearly articulate insights to internal and external stakeholders of UNFPA.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to analyze and interpret information, identify trends, and draw out data-driven key messages.
- Ability to work independently and in a team that will deliver results in a timely and organised manner.
- Ability to lead, motivate, and train a small group of people.
- Willingness and open-mindedness to explore and experiment with new ideas and approaches in own work.
Language Requirements>
Fluency in oral and written English and French (Level C), including clear and concise writing skills. Knowledge of Korean is considered an asset.
Required Competencies:
Values:
Exemplifying integrity, Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, Embracing cultural diversity, Embracing changeCore Competencies:
Achieving results, Being accountable, Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,Functional Competencies:
Conflict Management Result orientation Teamwork Self–management and emotional intelligence Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing: Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things; documents and analyses innovative strategies and new approaches Promoting Accountability and Results-Based Management Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise: Fundamental knowledge of processes, methods and procedures Client Orientation: Research potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion.Compensation and Benefits:
This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.
UNFPA Work Environment:
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. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. 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 to learn more.
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