Background

ActionAid Ethiopia (AAE) is a Gender justice and poverty eradication organization. In Ethiopia, ActionAid works to challenge gender inequalities and the structural causes of poverty through empowering communities to create critical mass of communities especially Women and Girls living in poverty and exclusion.

ActionAid Ethiopia believes that Gender justice and poverty eradication are achieved through purposeful individual and collective action to bring socio-economic changes from household level to local, national and international levels. Empowerment of people living in poverty and women leadership with the support of their allies is crucial to drive change that will ensure equality and poverty eradication.

ActionAid Ethiopia is currently looking for a vibrant, energetic, ambitious, knowledgeable, experienced, highly capable and motivated professional and leader to join its Program team as Program Quality, Learning and Impact Coordinator. If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to work in a new context and be part of a team working to bring about social justice, then look no further.

Job Description and personal Specification

Job Title: Program Quality, Learning and Impact Coordinator

Department: Program

Reports to: Head of Programs

Emp. Type: 2 years contract with a possibility of extension 

Location: Addis Ababa

The successful Program Quality, Learning and Impact Coordinator will design, review and adopt M&E framework, assess systems and tools and facilitate its implementation; lead and facilitate monitoring and evaluation processes; document and avail data and reports to demonstrate progress and impact of our work while ensuring quality. Integration and coherence to contribute to the wider AAE mission commitments.

 Key Activities

• Develop and support application of the M&E framework at DAs and National level (indicator and outcome setting and baseline establishment) that is aligned with the global M&E framework.
• Facilitate periodic review and evaluation from TOR development to the completion of review and evaluation reports as per the organization procedures.
• Facilitate and support for outcomes/impacts at various levels are aligned with the anticipated changes stated in the CSP objectives and the international strategic objectives.
• Prepare programme reporting system that enables track periodical progress and output/ impact for management purposes and data/information consolidation for different reporting requirements.
• Participates in the development of programs and projects to ensure that appropriate and adequate monitoring, and evaluation elements are adequately incorporated, Manage strategic programme
• Facilitate organizing midyear and annual PRRPs
• Actively engage in initiatives of change promises and departments for effective linkage, integration and enhanced organizational efficiency
• Coordinate annual report preparation for internal, IS and ChSA taking in to account the respective requirements
• Lead documentation of best practices and share them for learning and scaling up especially on the M&E in general and logical framework in particular.
• Make sure that relevant M&E framework is in place, consistent with established benchmarks, plans and organizational policies and in close cooperation with AAI
• Ensure the issues of children and women are well incorporated in the M&E framework and reports.
• Lead the design and implementation of the M&E projects and initiatives, in congruence with the objectives of the CSP as well as enhancing program quality
• Support staff capacity building in the area of M&E and its tools and institutionalization of ALPS/PRRP,
• Facilitate undertaking periodic monitoring and midterm and terminal evaluation with the support of the program staff
• Develop /tailor made reporting format
• Take part in annual budget preparation and its review
• Jointly work with finance on Value for money initiatives.
• Broad understanding of poverty, M&E, impact assessment and programme learning processes,
• Commitment to integrate gender and HIV/AIDS issues in all initiatives, 

Job Requirements

MA/MSc in Development studies OR other related disciplines Minimum of 6 and 8 years of relevant experience in the area for MA and BA holders respectively. Extensive Project Monitoring and Evaluation and Impact Assessment, Knowledge and experience in participatory methodologies, Excellent verbal and written skills in English, Ability to work in challenging contexts, Good grasp of Rights based programming and impact assessment processes is also essential, High level commitment to realize organizational mission objectives Open to learn and share Self-initiator/starter. 

How to Apply

The deadline is February 7, 2021 Interested applicants should submit their application letter along with recent CV no later than February 7, 2021 via ethiojobs portal or mail it to:

ActionAid Ethiopia, P.O. Box 1261 Addis Ababa Or E-mail it to: hrod.ethiopia@actionaid.org

We highly encourage CVs to be submitted via the above email address. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Note that applications received after the dead line shall not be considered.