Field Monitors (Couple)

BEID Consulting Services (BCS) is an Afghan-owned consulting firm established in 2010 and officially registered with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Afghanistan. With more than 15 years of professional experience, BCS delivers high-quality consulting and technical services to United Nations agencies, international and national NGOs, government institutions, and the private sector across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan.

BCS specializes in monitoring, evaluation, research, third-party monitoring (TPM), surveys, data collection and analysis, capacity development, project management, finance and accounting, audit and assurance, tax advisory, translation, and compliance services. Our multidisciplinary team combines local expertise with international standards to provide evidence-based solutions that support informed decision-making and sustainable development.

Committed to quality, integrity, and innovation, BCS has successfully implemented numerous projects in partnership with leading development and humanitarian organizations. Through reliable methodologies, experienced professionals, and nationwide operational capacity, we help our clients achieve measurable results and maximize the impact of their programs.

Today, BCS continues to be a trusted partner in Afghanistan, providing tailored consulting solutions that strengthen organizational performance, enhance accountability, and contribute to sustainable social and economic development. (⁠linkedin.com)

Background & Purpose

UNFPA Afghanistan implements reproductive health, protection, mental health and psychosocial support, and humanitarian programmes across Afghanistan. Field Monitors support programme oversight by independently collecting and verifying field-level information, assessing service quality, obtaining beneficiary feedback, and identifying implementation gaps and red flags.

The position supports verification of programme implementation and reported results at UNFPA-supported facilities and programme locations.

Key Responsibilities

·  Conduct routine and assigned monitoring visits to UNFPA-supported facilities and programme locations.

·  Verify service availability, staffing, equipment, medicines, commodities and facility functionality.

·  Use UNFPA-approved Kobo, DHIS2 and other monitoring tools/checklists to collect and submit accurate data.

·  Review registers, monthly reports, DHIS2/Kobo records, beneficiary records and other source documents; cross-check reported figures.

·  Interview service providers, implementing partners, beneficiaries and community members, as required.

·  Verify services received, beneficiary feedback, satisfaction, accessibility, quality and complaints.

·  Monitor distributions including dignity kits, RH kits, multipurpose cash, NFIs and other UNFPA assistance, as assigned.

·  Assess infrastructure, privacy, water, electricity, toilets, accessibility, AAP, PSEAH, gender, disability inclusion, visibility and complaint mechanisms.

·  Support rapid assessments, emergency missions, verification exercises, market assessments, post-distribution monitoring and spot checks when requested.

·  Immediately report serious incidents, safeguarding concerns, data-quality issues, access constraints and other red flags.

·  Relevant university/college qualification in health, public health, social sciences, M&E, development studies, statistics or a related field.

·  Relevant experience in field monitoring, M&E, data collection, verification, research or programme quality assurance.

·  Experience in Afghanistan, remote or humanitarian settings is highly desirable.

·  Practical experience with Kobo, ODK, DHIS2 or similar digital data-collection systems.

·  Ability to conduct interviews, review records, observe services and triangulate information.

·  Good communication skills in relevant local languages; English is an asset.

·  Willingness and ability to travel extensively to assigned provinces/districts.

·  Demonstrated integrity, impartiality, confidentiality and respectful engagement with communities.

Interested candidates must apply as a COUPLE: one male and one female candidate. Both CVs must be submitted together in ONE ZIP FOLDER, clearly showing both candidates' names to m.haroonarif@beidconuslting.com & sajidullah.raeed@beidconsulting.com

Individual CV submissions may not be considered, as the assignment requires a complete male–female couple and an individual CV cannot be assessed as a complete pair.

The ZIP folder should contain two separate CV files, preferably named: “Male Candidate – Name” and “Female Candidate – Name”.