JOB TITLE: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Green Climate Fund Project
UNIT/DIVISION: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning/Research, Assessment and Monitoring Unit
Grade: National Officer (Level NOA)
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Juba, South Sudan
DURATION: One year, annually renewable based on performance and budget availability
Country Context:
South Sudan has been in protracted crises since 2013. Independence in 2011 gave hope for national unity, peace, oil revenue and socio-economic development. Yet, by the end of 2013, the country descended into war. After numerous violent incidents, ceasefires and peace attempts, the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan (R-ARCSS) was signed in 2018. It has brought renewed hope, and there has not been a national-level violent incident. However, the implementation of R-ARCSS chapters has been delayed; thus, South Sudan remains in a fragile situation.
Over 50 percent of 14 million people in South Sudan are projected to be facing acute levels of food insecurity in 2026 (IPC Nov 2025). The number of people in acute food insecurity has tripled since independence, particularly over recent years due to persistent communal violence, economic crises, and climate shocks. Traditionally, people in South Sudan have community safety nets and locally-adapted coping strategies for shocks. Yet, compounded effects of the years of war and conflict, deep-seated poverty, climatic events, limited investments in social and economic services, and unsustainable natural resource management have significantly depleted household and community capacities to restock and strengthen their livelihoods to withstand future stocks.
WFP South Sudan:
While providing humanitarian assistance where most needed, the World Food Programme (WFP) is working with the government of South Sudan and non-government partners to support communities and households to build livelihoods and resilience capacities, break the cycle of protracted crises, reduce the need for humanitarian response, place shock-prone communities on a sustained development trajectory, and achieve food security and resilient food systems.
Understanding the sustainability of these resilience initiatives hinges on country capacity, WFP is strengthening collaboration with national and local institutions to support, amongst others, policy formulation, information generation and management, knowledge and skills development, program design and implementation, and resource mobilization in climate adaptation, disaster management, food systems, nutrition, and social protection.
In October 2025, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) approved the first single country climate adaptation project for South Sudan: Enhancing Climate Resilience in Flood Prone Areas in Northwestern South Sudan (ECRF). This five-year project is a collaborative effort of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF), United Nations Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and WFP. The ECRF aims to strengthen adaptive capacity of communities, ecosystems, and institutions through three integrated components: i) institutional capacity building, ii) public and private climate and disaster risk management services, and iii) community adaptation action.
As the Accredited Entity and Executing Entity of the ECRF project, WFP is accountable for all aspects of the project, including ensuring country ownership and supporting the MoEF to strengthen a track record in climate investments.
Responsibilities:
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer – GCF Project will directly report to the of the Head of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) with a technical reporting line to the GCF Project Coordinator. The selected candidate will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Work closely with the MoEF, UNHCR and WFP (principal agencies) to manage the ECRF project monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan.
- Ensure that the ECRF results framework captures clear targets and progress and cumulative results for outcome and output indicators in coordination with the principal agencies.
- Develop ECRF project M&E tools in coordination with the principal agencies and train the principal agency and project downstream implementing partner staff. Ensure that the results frameworks of ECRF downstream partners are aligned with the overall project results framework.
- Lead and manage baseline and follow-up outcome surveys including data analysis and report drafting in coordination within WFP and with the principal and downstream partner staff.
- Ensure that ECRF output data are collected and reported by the principal and downstream partner staff as per agreed schedules and generate summary reports for tracking and performance discussions including presentation to the ECRF Project Steering Committee and Project Management Team.
- Coordinate within WFP MEAL Unit to ensure that a sample of ECRF project sites are covered during process monitoring and that challenges and issues are shared with the principal and downstream partner staff for follow up actions.
- Coordinate with WFP complaints and feedback mechanism team to report on grievances collected and actioned concerning the ECRF project in GCF project progress reports.
- Conduct monitoring visits to ECRF project sites including joint missions with the principal and downstream partners and contribute to synthesis reports for discussions.
- Support the organization and documentation of periodic ECRF project review meetings between the project partners and key stakeholders.
- Contribute to ECRF communication and visibility materials and events, ensuring that the project success stories and lessons-learnt are shared.
- Support the organization of independent mid-term and final evaluations of the ECRF project within WFP and in coordination with the principal agency and downstream partner staff.
- Coordinate with the WFP Budget and Programming Unit to ensure that the GCF M&E activities follow the approved budget.
- Provide quality input into the M&E section of ECRF progress reports Contribute to WFP situational updates and corporate reports to ensure that ECRF project highlights are shared.
KEY DELIVERABLES:
- ECRF MEL plan tracked, reviewed, and updated periodically
- ECRF results framework reviewed, and updated periodically
- ECRF M&E tools developed and utilized by project partners
- Issues and challenges identified in the ECRF implementation assigned and followed up by respective principal and downstream partners
- M&E products of the ECRF project, including M&E section of GCF progress reports, developed with accuracy, quality, and timeliness
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
Advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in Economics, Statistics, International Development, Agriculture, Environmental Science, and Social Science or first university degree (bachelor’s) with additional years of related work experience.
Experience:
At least 2 years in monitoring, evaluation, research, and data analysis, within an international development organization or UN agency with an advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher.
For a candidate with a first university degree, at least 4 years of relevant work experiences is required..
Required relevant work experience:
- Data management and analysis and analytical writing
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Reporting within internally and externally in UN agencies and NGOs
- Developing indicators and performance monitoring plans
- Managing evaluations and assessments
- Programme performance management and M&E systems development
- Past experience working with humanitarian or development programs, preferably in fragile or conflict-affected contexts
Specific skills:
Proficiency in Microsoft package, data analysis skills, data management and strong report writing skills are essential.
Proficiency in statistical analysis softwares (SPSS, STATA, R, Tableau or similar) are considered a strong asset.
Behavioural competencies:
Action management. Attention to detail. Client orientation. Creativity. Diplomacy. Dynamism. Integrity. Teamwork.
Languages:
Fluency in English is required
Condition for Application:
This position is open ONLY for qualified South Sudanese candidates. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply
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