Background

Swiss Church Aid/HEKS is the aid organization of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland and has its headquarters in Zurich/Switzerland. Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS works towards a more humane and more equitable world, assisting people and communities to overcome economic, social or humanitarian disparities in order to gain autonomy and to live with dignity both in Switzerland and abroad. Therefore, Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS engage in development cooperation, humanitarian aid and church cooperation and works in more than 30 countries and runs around 200 projects world-wide. Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS is a member of the ACT Alliance.

In Ethiopia, Swiss Church Aid/ HEKS has programmes with focus on Natural Resources Management, WASH, Inclusive Markets for Smallholder Pastoralists and Farmers and Humanitarian Assistance for drought and conflict affected communities. The Ethiopia country office is recruiting a (MEAL) Officer for its country office.

Purpose of the job

To lead effective MEAL activities of Hilfswerk der Evangelischen Kirchen Schweiz (HEKS) in Ethiopia through development of MEAL tools, timely data collection and analysis for learning, data storage, and quality reporting in line with impact and sustainability requirements of the community, government, donors and other relevant stakeholders. The MEAL Officer will report to the Programme Manager and closely work with HEKS technical team, project staff and partners

Contract

Contract on a 22-month basis, with possibility for extension depending on availability of funding and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure that organizational MEAL systems and strategies are properly followed in project development and implementation phases;
• To assist HEKS in designing and conducting need assessments and data collection;
• To ensure appropriate project monitoring tools are developed in collaboration with other HEKS staff and put in place for effective use considering organizational strategies / plans and guidelines on MEAL;
• To ensure project activities at field level are timely and regularly monitored for intended performances 
• To ensure that staff capacity at different levels is developed for effective monitoring and evaluation of projects;
• To ensure that vulnerable groups of the community are included in project monitoring and evaluation processes in a meaningful manner;
• To ensure relevant information is collected and monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports are developed and shared with relevant stakeholders;
• To facilitate project evaluations by HEKS or other service providers;
• To establish, manage and strengthen accountability to beneficiaries which includes capacity building to staff and partners on this matter;
• To establish and manage complaint mechanisms and feedback loops between involving beneficiaries, HEKS and, where needed, local authorities;
• To ensure that all data and information generated in the process of project implementation are recorded and systematically filed for future reference;
• To ensure relevant lessons, best practices and innovations are captured and shared with relevant partners and stakeholders;
• To undertake other assignments and assignments given by the Program Manager.

Job Requirements

• BA/BSc in Economics, Social Science or related fields

Experience

ESSENTIALS

• Five years of relevant experience in MEAL, preferably with International NGOs
• Experience of leading, supporting, inspiring and coaching team
• Experience in field level participatory need assessment, data collection strategy and methodology development for M&E purpose
• Experience in team motivation and generating results
• Experience of using qualitative and quantitative statistical packages or software for data analysis and interpretation
• Experience of organizing and conducting trainings and workshops at different levels
• Strong understanding of Social Development and gender issues
• Experience of generating information and effective reporting systems

DESIRABLES

• Experience in project proposal writing
• Experience in working across cultures and theme

Skills and Abilities

ESSENTIALS

• Ability to understand and use effective systems for project monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning
• Ability to establish credibility and maintain supportive relationships with project staff, beneficiary community, donors, government and other stakeholder
• Strong communication and listening skills
• Ability for information generation, situation analysis and timely dissemination
• Strong reporting skills
• Understanding of financial requirements of projects and ability to prepare and manage budgets
• Very good command of written and spoken English and Amharic
• Very good verbal and written presentation skills
• Very good level of IT skills and computer literacy

DESIRABLES

• Networking ability to participate at policy level engagements with local government and other development partners
• Ability to speak any local language of Ethiopia, in addition to Amharic

Personal Qualities

• A creative, innovative and flexible team player with ability to prioritize and manage a busy workload
• Holds him/herself and colleagues accountable for delivery of responsibilities
• A broad, mature and strategic thinker with an eye on details
• Willingness to level and spend substantial amount of time in the field with project staff and beneficiaries as required
• Target driven and result oriented
• Approachable and good listener
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
• A team leader, builder and developer

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates can apply by sending letter of application and updated CV through Fiker.Tesfaye@heks-eper.org 

Deadline for application: November 24, 2020

Only short-listed applications will be contacted. No phone calls are allowed!

Qualified Female applicants are encouraged to apply

Please note that this vacancy is only for Nationals of Ethiopia.

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