Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Expert

Host entity: UNDP

Volunteer type: National

Areas of expertise: Community development, Data science, information management, Artificial Intelligence, Communication, advocacy, public information

Application deadline: 30/08/2026

Mission and objectives

UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results. In Sudan, UNDP supports a broad range of development interventions. At present, this focuses on support for Sudan’s transition, coupled with efforts on peacebuilding and stabilization, climate-resilience and access to energy, and broader health and economic improvement. Learn more about our impact in 2019.
With dedicated support from donor nations, the international community, and national and international partners, UNDP works in Sudan to deliver on our promise to empower resilient nations.
Serving as the main development integrator in Sudan, UNDP supports SDG-focused strategic capacity development initiatives nationwide, focusing on: inclusive socioeconomic transformation and revival; restoring governance through inclusive and accountable institutions; sustaining and consolidating local peacebuilding; and investing in a new Green Deal through renewable energy and climate resilience efforts.
Through our active partnerships with national and international entities, UNDP strives to eliminate poverty, enable recovery, and ensure effective management of natural resources, and advance peace and social cohesion.

Achieving this will require investment in stabilization and resilience strengthening at all levels of society, in tandem with humanitarian assistance. For more details of UNDP work in Sudan please visit https://www.sd.undp.org/.

Assignment context

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Expert will support the establishment and implementation of an integrated M&E and reporting system aligned with UNDP Results-Based Management standards and donor requirements. The assignment will focus on strengthening results and indicator frameworks, coordinating data collection and verification, ensuring data quality, supporting evaluations, and producing timely analytical and donor reports.

The Expert will also strengthen the capacity of M&E focal points and implementing partners and ensure that monitoring and evaluation findings are effectively used to inform management decisions, adaptive programming and resource mobilization, while applying conflict-sensitive, gender- and age-responsive approaches.

Task description

Under the supervision of the Team Leader, Resilience and Recovery, the UN Volunteer will support monitoring, evaluation and reporting for UNDP Sudan's resilience and recovery portfolio, based in Port Sudan with travel to field locations as security allows. The UN Volunteer will: Help set up and maintain the monitoring plans and indicator tracking tools used to measure progress of projects, including targets, data sources and reporting deadlines. Collect and consolidate progress data from state offices, implementing partners and community-based organizations, and enter it into UNDP's information management systems and trackers. Check the data received for completeness, accuracy and consistency, follow up with partners on gaps or errors, and keep a record of corrections made. Take part in field monitoring visits and spot checks to verify that reported activities and results match what is happening on the ground, and write short visit reports with findings and follow-up actions. Maintain a calendar of reporting requirements and deadlines for each donor, and flag upcoming submissions to the supervisor and project teams in good time. Draft monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports and donor reports in clear English, presenting results with simple tables, charts, maps and dashboards. Support surveys and assessments (for example baseline, endline, community perception and post-distribution surveys) by helping prepare questionnaires, train and guide enumerators, clean and analyse the data, and draft survey reports. Support the preparation of project evaluations and reviews, including collecting background documents and data for evaluators, reviewing draft reports for accuracy, and tracking whether agreed recommendations are acted on. Collect case studies, success stories and photographs from the field, with consent, to illustrate the results of UNDP's work. Record lessons learned, risks and challenges encountered during implementation, and share them with project teams so activities can be adjusted. Coach state teams, monitoring focal points and partner staff on how to use the data collection tools, mobile data collection forms and reporting templates. Make sure data collected is broken down by sex, age and location, and that monitoring is carried out safely and sensitively in conflict-affected communities. Perform any other related duties as required.

Skills and experience

• Minimum 7 years of progressively responsible experience in monitoring, evaluation and reporting for development or humanitarian programmes at the national or international level , and 2 additional years of experience if holding a Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing M&E systems, including results and indicator frameworks, indicator tracking tools, monitoring plans, and data quality checks.
• Ability to independently develop and manage M&E tools and systems, rather than only implementing tools designed by others.
• Proven experience producing programme progress and donor reports, including consolidating inputs from multiple implementing partners.
•Ability to present results in clear, concise, and evidence-based narratives for non-technical audiences.
• Practical experience coordinating data collection with implementing partners.
• Experience conducting field verification and spot checks.
• Experience cleaning, validating, and ensuring the quality and consistency of datasets.

Competencies and values

• Accountability
• Adaptability and flexibility
• Creativity
• Judgement and decision-making
• Planning and organising
• Professionalism
• Self-management

Living conditions

Khartoum is currently one of the safest operational areas in Sudan, with relatively stable security compared to other conflict-affected regions. Access is possible via commercial and UNHAS flights. The climate is hot and humid, especially in summer months. Modest dress is culturally expected, and alcohol is strictly prohibited. Accommodation options are limited and costly due to high demand. Basic food and water are available but expensive, and power outages are frequent. Medical facilities are functional but limited in capacity—serious cases may require evacuation. Banking services are minimal with limited access to cash; mobile money is used occasionally. Internet and telecom services are available but often unreliable.

Sudan is a unique country and is a unique operation. It provides an interesting and enriching environment, but also requires a mature level of cultural awareness, as well as stamina and commitment. Therefore, flexibility and the ability and willingness to live and work in harsh and potentially hazardous conditions, involving physical hardship and little comfort, are essential.
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Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.