Job Description

Our Profile

Center for Justice (CJ) is an independent Ethiopian civil society organization re-registered on May 29, 2019 at Federal Civil Societies Organizations Authorities under registration number #0865 in accordance with Proclamation No. 1113/2019. The objectives of the organization includes promotion and protection of human rights in Ethiopia through strengthening the rule of law , human rights education , documentation and reporting of human rights violations, increasing access to justice , advocating for a national penal policy that promotes effective non-custodial responses to crime, and uses prison as a last resort , promoting humane conditions of detention and social rehabilitation and re-integration of prisoners and promoting peaceful and inclusive societies (Goal 16 of the UN Sustainable Development Agenda).

The Center for Justice organization was established by a group of people who were passed through the traumatic experiences of prison life.. It gradually became established as a professional human rights organization striving for rule of law, human rights, access to justice , humane treatment of prisoners and democratic governance

We are part of Consortium of Ethiopian Human Rights Organizations/CEHRO/ , a strategic network of 17 Ethiopian Human Rights organizations engaged in human rights, rule of law, access to justice, peace building and democratic governance projects. 

The M&E Specialist has individual responsibility to support Monitoring, Evaluation and Research development and implementation; actively engage in the management of the process to set procedures for program planning, monitoring and evaluation processes. The officer will be specifically responsible to provide guidance and technical support to projects/programs in their planning, monitoring and evaluation processes and in materializing goals and objectives. He/she will be mostly responsible in supporting project staffs in their utilization of monitoring tools and data management. In addition, he/she will be responsible in the coordination of different survey and assessments and supervision of data collection. The Specialist works under supervision of Executive Director.

Job Summary:  Ensure the effective implementation, reporting and documentation of all project activities.

Major duties and responsibilities

• Participate in planning activities. 
• Engaged in annual plan preparation and facilitate quarter and annual reports.
• Coordinate the development of monitoring and evaluation manual;
• Prepare guidelines, tools and other materials to support effective monitoring and evaluation in line with agreed policies, and promote participatory approaches to M&E;
• Ensure that findings and recommendations from internal and external monitoring and evaluation activities are addressed appropriately and systematically;
• Contribute to internal monitoring and evaluation and planning exercises;
• Establish and maintain an accessible record of findings and recommendations arising from internal and external evaluations and monitoring exercises to aid organizational learning and development;
• Participate in organizing stakeholders meetings to improve collaborative efforts for integrated activities for beneficiaries.
• Develop or adopt M&E data collection tools set indicators and conduct the M&E activity according to the plan.
• Develop a detailed implementation manual; for M & E of the project.
• Develop and implement a performance indicator that enables to collect and analyze data, and to assess the outcome of the project.
• Promote participatory styles of monitoring and evaluation system by maintaining good relationship with project partners at various levels.
• Identify problem, which may arise during project implementation and bring them to the attention of the project management.
• Make close follow up and ensure that problems are timely solved and give advice as to how the problems affecting implementation can be tackled.
• Prepare supervision schedule to project areas, conduct and prepare reports.
• Produce regular and period project progress reports as may be required and according to the project agreement.
• Work as member of the employment Committee meetings
• Perform duties of permanent or temporary character.
• Make him /her available to execute tasks outside his/her normal field of operation during special circumstances.

Job Requirements

• Minimum BSc/BA degree in law, human rights, development studies, Social Science, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, statistics and other related fields study,
• Minimum 3years of experience on monitoring and evaluation
• Experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning in the project management context
• Data management, visualization and report writing skill
• Analytical, team work and interpersonal skills
• Documentation skills, Negotiation and influencing skills, ability to deliver within tight deadlines, IT skills
• Up-to-date knowledge and experience of data analysis techniques/packages
• Good Knowledge of spoken & written Amharic and English
• 3 strong references (will be crosschecked)
• An in-depth understanding and best practices , in relation to vulnerable groups, including peile in prisons
• Fluent in English
• Excellent communication and writing skill

How to Apply

Interested applicants for the position should fill the application form and send their CV and Cover letter as soon as possible via email: Info.centerforjustice@gmail.com 

Should any information needed please contact using: iisp2@yahoo.com