Application Deadline: June 04, 2022 

INTRODUCTION

The Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) Association was established and registered with the Ministry of Justice in December 2005. ECDD was re-registered and accorded legal personality with registry no. 0321 on 17 May 2019 as a local organization in accordance with the Civil Society Organization Proclamation Number 1113/2019. ECDD works collaboratively with other organizations to promote and facilitate “disability inclusive development” in Ethiopia – the inclusion of disability issues and persons with disabilities in mainstream government service delivery and development organization programs. 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The main responsibility of the ECDD Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer is to help ensure that the ECDD M&E plan and system is implemented and used by ECDD project staff to meet their reporting requirements, and to provide meaningful and timely data for use in ECDD program management. The M&E Officer oversees the management of the M&E activities of ECDD projects, and supports project data collection, management, and analysis by ECDD staff. The Officer Plans and implements M&E-related capacity-building activities for ECDD project staff in order to improve M&E-related practices. The Officer is a member of the ECDD M&E Team but is expected to work independently to ensure the ongoing quality and timeliness of reporting on project activities and all relevant to the project. The M&E Officer based in the ECDD Head Office works closely with and supports other ECDD’s M&E Officers for regional coordination.

DESCRIPTION OF TASKS

Reporting to the ECDD M&E Coordinator, the M&E Officer is responsible to:

1.   Support ECDD project staff to implement their project M&E activities

2.   Facilitate review of the progress of project activities on a monthly basis and engage in problem solving and remedial actions

3.   Help identify potential implementation problems and bottlenecks and recommend appropriate strategies to address them

4.   Prepare and maintain a timetable of when project quarterly and annual reports are required by government and donor partners

5.   Collect and review project quarterly and annual narrative project progress reports from Project Coordinators and Officers and follow up the timely submission to government bureaus and donor partners

6.   Work with Project Coordinators and Officers to link the ECDD M&E Plan with the work plan activities of projects

7.   Provide technical guidance for the implementation of the ECDD M&E Plan, through training and other support

8.   Support the system for periodic internal data quality assessments (DQAs), and coordinate external DQAs as required by a donor

9.   Monitor project activities against the project specific M&E frameworks

10. Undertake periodic field visits to projects to assess data collection efforts and quality of data collected

11. Compile and analyze data from each projects’ technical areas and support the M&E Coordinator in presenting recommendations to the Program Director for improvements in project implementation

12. Draft plans for project baseline, mid-term and final evaluations in collaboration with the respective Project Coordinators and Officers

13. Produce written documentation to highlight good practices, and what ‘works’ in a particular context

14. Represent ECDD M & E interests at meetings with stakeholders, including government and non-government partners, and donor agencies

15. Participate in annual staff performance assessments, goal setting, and supporting professional development of staff

Undertake such other duties as assigned by the M&E Coordinator,

Job Requirements

Required qualifications:

1. Education –MA/BA degree in statistics, Economics or other related fields
2. Professional experience – minimum 2/4 years of relevant experience respectively in monitoring and evaluation of donor-funded projects
3. Previous professional experience working with persons with disabilities desirable
4. Excellent interpersonal relationships and teamwork
5. Excellent communication skills
6. Able and willing to travel frequently to the project intervention areas
7. Competence in the use of computer applications
8. Fluency in English and Amharic or Ethiopian Sign Language, knowledge of other Ethiopian languages also desirable.

Qualified individuals with disabilities, especially women, are encouraged to apply. ECDD gives priority in employment to qualified candidates with disabilities. ECDD will meet any and all required disability adjustment costs to enable individuals with disabilities to meet the requirements of the position.

Required number for the post: Two

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicants who met the MINIMUM requirements should submit their updated CV and Cover letter attaching on the ECDD online application form through https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1idczkb764Nad4EqZFl-bKqhg9eQgFeHlZYQj_CwfFSA/edit or hand-delivered in a sealed envelope to the ECDD head office – Meskel Flower Road behind Dreamliner Hotel, Tele: +251-114-165859 or through p. o. box 1530 code 1250, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during office hours (Monday to Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM)

 If you are applying in person, please download the ECDD application form from http://www.ecdd-ethiopia.org/vacancy-list/384-ecdd-inclusive-health-service-application-form.html and along with the form, submit the following;

·        A cover letter/application letter (not more than one page)

·        A CV (not more than 3 pages)

·        A one-page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills use your name for all documents and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Refer to the vacancy announcement while doing this.

Please DO NOT SUBMIT scanned copies of transcripts, academic degrees, or recommendation letters with your application. You will provide them upon request. Make sure that you state the title of the position on the subject of your email.

Note:

·        Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

·        All travel and recruitment-related costs should be covered by the applicant.

·        Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Deadline: Ten (10) calendar days following the posting of this announcement