Senior / Development Effectiveness Officer at the OPEC Fund for International Development

The OPEC Fund for International Development is a multilateral development finance institution established in 1976. Our 12 Member Countries are:  Algeria, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior / Development Effectiveness Officer

Location: Austria
Employment type: Fixed Term Contract
Department: Strategic Planning & Economic Services Department / Sustainability and Climate Change Unit

Job Profile

• Under the supervision of the Director, Development Effectiveness Unit, the Senior Development Effectiveness Officer / Development Effectiveness Officer (“Senior/Development Effectiveness Officer”) is responsible for assessing, the evaluation readiness, strategic alignment, and development effectiveness of the OPEC Fund’s Public and Private Sector operations.
• In accordance with the OPEC Fund’s development effectiveness framework, and in support of the public and private sector operations the Senior/Development Effectiveness Officer measures and monitors the development results and performance of the OPEC Fund’s operations against the institution’s mission.
• The Senior/Development Effectiveness Officer will also support or lead (depending on seniority, experience and task assignment) the development and implementation of the OPEC Fund’s project evaluation framework. 
• The Senior/Development Effectiveness Officer will also create, populate, and maintain development results and strategic alignment databases, conduct relevant analysis based on these databases, and support the definition of business requirements for systems to automate development effectiveness processes and databases.
• The Senior/Development Effectiveness Officer will furthermore create content for development effectiveness reports, publications and presentations, as well as for strategy documents.

Duties and Responsibilities
Assessment, monitoring and evaluation:

• Assesses and monitors the development effectiveness, strategic alignment, and evaluation readiness of Public and Private sector operations at various stages in the investment cycle. 
• Contributes to the design and implementation of strategies and tools for monitoring and evaluating the development impact of the OPEC Fund’s operations.
• Conducts and/or validate evaluations of the OPEC Fund’s operations in accordance with the OECD-Development Assistance Committee (DAC) evaluation criteria.

Policies and procedures input and development:

• Provides inputs, comments and drafts policy, procedural and other papers concerning the development effectiveness of the OPEC Fund’s operations. 
• Translates the results of analytical work, monitoring and evaluation, and project issues into policy advice. 

Data collection, analysis & reporting:

• Creates, populates and maintains databases on the development results and strategic alignment of the OPEC Fund’s operations.
• Prepares periodic reports or other knowledge products in relation to the development effectiveness of public and private sector operations. 
• Provides quality assurance in terms of data accuracy, completeness, reliability and relevance for input into the monitoring and evaluation process (concept approval, governing board approval, supervision and completion stages of the financing cycle).

Stakeholder management:

• Collaborates primarily with the Public Sector Operations Department, Private Sector Operations Department, Legal Department and the Communications Department of the OPEC Fund.
• Provides training and guidance to the Public and Private Sector operations on the operation assessment, monitoring and evaluation processes (including use of indicators, development results tracking, project governance and project management tools).

Systems:

• Supports and/or leads the business requirements definition and implementation of systems to be developed for automating development effectiveness assessments, tracking, aggregation and reporting processes.

Knowledge management:

• Highlights lessons learned from evaluations/monitoring data, engage Public and Private Sector Operation Departments to integrate lessons learned into project design and training materials. 
• Any other tasks as may be assigned by the Director, Development Effectiveness Unit.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s Degree in Economics, Business Administration, Public Policy or a related field.
• Development Effectiveness Officer: A minimum of 5 years of professional experience overall, of which at least 3 years’ experience in an international development finance institution with a strong focus on sustainable development and development effectiveness and results assessment, evaluation and monitoring. 
• Senior Development Effectiveness Officer: A minimum of 7 years of professional experience, of which at least 5 years’ experience in an international development finance institution with a strong focus on sustainable development and development effectiveness and results assessment, evaluation and monitoring.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated experience with assessing the development effectiveness of and/or evaluating public and/or private sector development projects along OECD-DAC evaluation criteria is required. 
• Skills and experience in database and data analysis software are an added advatage.  
• Fluent in English. Good working knowledge of Arabic, French or Spanish is an added advantage.

Competencies:

• Subject Matter Knowledge - The in-depth understanding and expertise in specific fields relevant to the OPEC Fund's operations and the individual's role.
• Collaboration and Teamwork - The ability to effectively work with colleagues, stakeholders and partners to achieve shared goals.
• Communication - The ability to relay ideas, information and messages effectively and succinctly to a variety of audiences.
• Decision making - The ability to analyze information comprehensively to make well-informed decisions; assess both immediate and long-term ramifications. 
• Problem Solving Ability - The ability to identify issues adeptly, delve into root causes, and devise pragmatic solutions; demonstrate ingenuity and resourcefulness in overcoming challenges.

Application Closing Date
14th March, 2024.