Regional Planning and Monitoring Specialist

Regional Planning and Monitoring Specialist FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Budapest National Consultant - Contractors Agreement level Speaks English, Russian Application deadline: March 30, 2026 Closed Apply Summary by Impactpool The Regional Planning and Monitoring Specialist at FAO will provide technical support and leadership in results monitoring and strategic planning for country and project offices in Europe and Central Asia. This role involves developing methodologies, ensuring quality assurance of project frameworks, and enhancing monitoring and evaluation systems. The specialist will also support capacity building through training and resource development. The position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to align strategic documents with FAO and UN guidelines. Candidate Requirements: Advanced university degree in relevant fields 5 years of experience in planning, programming, monitoring, and evaluation Working knowledge of English; knowledge of Russian or another regional language is an asset Experience in developing and reviewing results frameworks Ability to analyze data and write analytical reports CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST - VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT : IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device FAO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture. Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of non-and under-represented Members and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply; Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold FAO's values FAO, as a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, has a zero-tolerance policy for conduct that is incompatible with its status, objectives and mandate, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality FAO’s commitment to environmental sustainability is integral to our strategic objectives and operations. Organizational Setting The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO is the leading UN agency globally and regionally, which is supporting agricultural and rural development with the mandate to reduce rural poverty and ensure food security. With 195 members - 194 countries and the European Union, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) supports the achievement of the 2030 Agenda through its Strategic Framework, advancing the transformation of agrifood systems to be more efficient, inclusive, resilient and sustainable, in line with the Four Betters: better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind. The Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (REU) is responsible for leading FAO's response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification, planning and implementation of FAO's priority activities in the region. Regional Field Programme Support and Management Unit (FPSMU) provides management, operational and coordination support to programming, programme and project implementation, reporting, monitoring, resource mobilization, partnership management in FAO country and project offices in countries of the Europe and Central Asia region. Strategic planning is conducted at the regional and country level through regional work planning under the umbrella of the Regional Priority Programmes (RPPs) and country-level work planning under the umbrella of the Country Programming Frameworks (CPFs) aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UN CF). REU supports country offices to establish and implement effective results-based programme and project monitoring. FPSMU provides backstopping support to country and project offices with projects’ compliance and results monitoring, where the latter checks achievement of project results and indicators. Reporting Lines The incumbent will be under direct supervision of the REU Senior Field Programme Officer (SFPO) and under the technical guidance of the REU Regional Programme Leader. Technical Focus Through this call for expression of interest, REU aims at identifying regional specialists with experience in these functional areas of work, who will be endorsed on the roster. The Regional Planning and Monitoring Specialist will be responsible for acting as a regional technical focal point for providing backstopping support and methodological leadership in results monitoring and strategic planning to FAO country and project offices of the Europe and Central Asia region, as well as for providing quality assurance of the project results frameworks and monitoring tools. Tasks and responsibilities PROJECT DESIGN, MONITORING, EVALUATION AND LEARNING • Provide regional coordination support and methodological guidance for the implementation of Results-Based Management (RBM) workstream at the field level; • Develop administrative circulars, user guides, methodological briefs and training materials related to strengthening the SMART project design and monitoring; • Provide data mapping, data analysis, data reporting and advisory support on utilizing and developing customized monitoring systems and tools; • Review and critically assess draft project and programme documents, including the logical framework (LogFrame) matrices, ensuring alignment with FAO’s operational clearance form criteria, corporate guidelines and RBM principles; provide actionable recommendations to improve project intervention logic and LogFrames, outcome formulation, indicators