KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support ECW project team in the management and implementation of field-level M&E data collection activities
• With the guidance of Education Project Manager undertake responsibilities for the development and implementation of project MEAL system and functions as per the Humanitarian Response MEAL guideline.
• Participate in the development of Quality Benchmarks, undertake periodical monitoring of quality (benchmarks) and ensure they are part of quality monitoring practices including joint monitoring, review meetings, post distribution monitoring etc.
• Design and ensure implementation of standardized monitoring tools and methodologies as required by the donor and SCI standards (output tracker, action plan tracker, monitoring QBs etc)
• Closely monitoring the out-of-school children, enrolment, retention and dropout
• Ensure that regular monitoring/MEAL reports are received and communicated effectively to the project management
• Participate in the development and manage project database systems
• Support staff in the collection of output level monitoring data during activity implementation
•  Carry out data collection where it is an M&E responsibility in M&E plans
• Ensure that M&E systems are being implemented at the field level and communicate any issues or inefficiencies that raise to the project Manager and MEAL units in a timely and proactive manner
• Support training for external enumerators or partner staffs that conduct baseline, midterm and end line surveys (including ethics and safety, sampling and respondent selection, device use, as well as survey consents)
• Field Manage external enumerators or partner staff in conducting baseline, midterm, and end line surveys
• Support programme staff in accessing and utilizing monitoring data
• Develop or use standard monitoring tools
• Facilitate and support joint monitoring with stakeholders

Digital Data Gathering

• Timely conducting regular data collection and semiannual assessment for online donor monitoring system.

Data Quality Assurance

• Define the project’s data quality standards and identifying and resolving data quality issues proactively as well as reactively;
• Monitor the quality of the data (completeness, integrity, reliability, timeliness, etc.) coming from schools/field based project officers, analyze and visualize the data applying different data analysis and data visualization applications;
• Support project staff to collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collect / organize data received for reporting to the field office and country office.

Accountability

• Ensure the accountability that is communities and children know their rights and entitlements, have access to project information and participate in decisions that affect them.
• Ensure communities and children have access to safe and responsive mechanisms to handle their complaints and feedbacks.
• Make sure that appropriate CRM mechanisms are put in place and complaints are handled as per SCI accountability standard and guideline
• Promote beneficiary participation at all points of programming, especially during needs assessments, post distribution monitoring and design of accountability systems and activities.
•  Provide technical guidance and support to programme staff, including training and orientation on accountability mechanism
• Ensure that beneficiary feedback and complaints response mechanism is operational, available and understood by project staffs and beneficiaries in all ECW implementation sites.
•  Organize standard after action review including learning and reflection events, stakeholder consultation and proved feedback to program management team.
• Document lessons learnt and best practice on accountability for the programme across sites and produce case studies and human interest stories as relevant.

 Learning and Knowledge Management

• In close collaboration with program team facilitate in generating, storing and sharing knowledge (most significant change story, research/evaluation summary reports, etc).
• Ensure utilization of learning and knowledge generated (including MEAL evidences) in decision making and programme improvement (maintain up to date project action tracker and monitor the utilization and application).
• Support programmes in the identification of learning objectives and evidence gaps.
•  Support progress Review and Results. Based review of the projects
• Carryout documentation and sharing of project impact and learnings
• Actively promote sharing of learning from baseline, end lines, reviews and evaluations internally and externally

Technical Support and Capacity Building

•  Undertake continuous staff capacity assessment and develop capacity building plans and provide trainings and capacity building for project staff on MEAL as required
• Ensure project staffs are using up-to-date MEAL system and when require work with the team strengthen the MEAL system through close support and collaboration with program mangers/coordinators and other program staff

Perform any other activities assigned by your line manager

Job Requirements

MINIMUM QUALFICATION, EXPEREINCE, COMPETENCIES:

• Minimum BED,BA/B.Sc Degree in relevant field in Statistics, education, economics, measurement, development studies and other related fields
• At least 3-5 years of working experience on M & E position with NGOs especially in development and emergency education projects
• Experience in humanitarian programming, development programming and refugee context is an advantage
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring and evaluation. Education related experience is an added advantage.
• Clear understanding and experience in directly implementing primary quantitative data collection (surveys, etc.)
• Willingness to live and travel in a hardship area
• Team working and ability to work under pressure.
• Computer skills (Microsoft word and excel).
• Good communication skills – in English, Amharic and local language.
• Good organization and attention to detail
• Strong report writing skills

How to Apply

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at website