[Hiring] Monitoring, Evaluation and Performance Adviser @Abt Global

Role Description

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Performance Adviser to MoE will provide technical expertise, advice and guidance to MoE for the following:

• Design and implement a coherent, results-oriented national education sector performance management system.
• Strengthen the capacity of education sector personnel to effectively use performance data for planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

The Advisor will work with MoE responsible officers, AFEP team and other education stakeholders in the following:

• Assess existing education planning, monitoring, data, and reporting systems.
• Design a national education sector performance management framework aligned with national policy priorities.
• Develop clear performance indicators.

A second phase is foreseen upon the successful completion of phase 1, during which the framework and performance indicators will be operationalised through the development of tools, procedures and actor capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Situational Analysis:
  • Review national education policies, strategic plans, and reform priorities.
  • Assess existing monitoring and evaluation, FEMIS, assessment, and reporting systems.
  • Map current performance management practices at system, district, and school levels.
  • Assess institutional arrangements for the education sector to put in place a Performance Management Framework.
  • Identify gaps, overlaps and capacity constraints.
• Design of the Performance Management Framework:
  • Develop a national education sector performance management framework linking:
    • Vision and strategic objectives.
    • Key result areas.
    • Performance indicators and targets.
  • Align the framework with:
    • National development priorities.
    • International commitments (e.g. SDG 4).
  • Ensure integration with planning and budgeting cycles.
• Development of Key Performance Indicators and Tools:
  • Define a balanced set of national education sector KPIs (outcomes, equity, quality, system effectiveness).
  • Develop:
    • Sector performance scorecards.
    • Indicator reference sheets.
    • Data sources and reporting frequencies.
  • Design performance dashboards/templates (non-technical and technical versions, as appropriate).
• Performance Review and Accountability Mechanisms:
  • Design annual and periodic sector performance review processes.
  • Define roles and responsibilities at:
    • National level.
    • District level.
    • School level.
  • Propose mechanisms for feedback, corrective action, and learning.

Key Deliverables

• Inception report with methodology and workplan.
• Situational analysis report.
• National education sector performance management framework, including:
  • Set of agreed national education sector KPIs.
  • Performance scorecards and reporting templates.
  • Performance management guidelines and SOPs.
• Recommendations for the establishment of a sustainable Ministry Monitoring, Evaluation and Performance Function, including staffing options, governance arrangements, capability requirements and implementation roadmap.

Qualifications

• A minimum of a master’s degree in education public policy, monitoring and evaluation, or related fields.

Experience

• A minimum of 10-years’ experience working with and/or designing national, sector level performance management or results based management systems.
• Strong understanding of education systems and reform processes.
• Demonstrative experience/capacity working with quantitative and qualitative methodologies in the education sector.
• Experience in capacity building and adult learning methodologies.
• Excellent facilitation, analytical, and report writing skills.
• Demonstrable experience of high-level analytical and strategic planning skills.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of the Fiji education system is desirable.
• Understanding of the context and constraints of developing countries in the Pacific region.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and the capacity to mainstream cross-cutting themes into program activities, including gender equity, violence against women, people with disabilities, child protection, environment and good governance.
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to contribute to research and monitoring, evaluation and learning activities.
• High-level interpersonal and collaborative skills combined with ability/experience in working in close and genuine partnerships with stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and to work in a team, work sensitively in a complex cross-cultural operating environment, nurture productive internal relationships, foster an environment of continuous learning, and work effectively under pressure.

How to Apply

Please apply online by submitting a cover letter addressing how you meet the requirements of this role and an up-to-date comprehensive CV.

Due date: 12 October 2026