The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will lead the design, implementation, and operation of WbyW M&E systems from project initiation to closeout. She/he will oversee the monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results, providing regular project reports to this Program Team Lead. She/he will provide technical leadership and supervise staff experts and oversee data management, analysis, and ongoing training to other staff who participate in the project. She/he will conduct regular project data analysis and identify methods to use results for program improvement. She/he will lead activity efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation and performance reporting within the geographic area of Activity. This position is contingent upon an award.

Job Description

• Assisting  the Woreda by Woreda Project leader  with the development of the M&E Plan for the project, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/or performance monitoring plans

• Lead role in overseeing data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy.

• Responsible for supporting the preparation and review of program reports in collaboration with program staff.

• Manage research activities of the cohort and ensure outcomes and lessons learned are integrated into the project and shared with relevant stakeholders.

• Provide training and mentoring to partners and staff to ensure the implementation of strong M&E systems.

• Design and manage monitoring and database systems.

• Communicating with relevant partners (from multiple sites) on data management to support smooth data collection and transfer of information

•  Keeping a log (mapping) of research activities undertaken

• Supporting the coordination of data collection (tracking), including scheduling and undertaking field visits

• Performing quality checks on data, including data cleaning and verification of data

•  Managing research databases for programs

• Processing data and providing information for reporting     

• Ensures consistency of information in different reports

•  does other work related activities as assigned 

Mode of Employment: Permanent/Full Time/ 

Reports to: The Team Lead of the Program

Place of Work or Project site Oromia Region: Illu Ababora  (Mettu)

Number of Candidates: One

Gender: Male or Female

Job Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in statistics, public policy, international development, or related field. An advanced certificate in M&E, statistics, is preferred.

Work Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities on development projects.

Key competencies and professional expertise required:

• Minimum of five years of professional experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities on development projects.

• Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring plans.

• Demonstrated experience of working on projects or project data

• Experience in planning and managing surveys and project related analysis.

• Experience working in research administration, including tracking and logging information in spreadsheets

• Proven ability to manage research data and databases including cleaning, analyzing and reporting data

• Familiarity with data collection, entry and  analysis

• Experience of using MS Excel for managing information and computing

• Experience of using SPSS (or equivalent)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.

• Proven success in designing, implementing and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages.

• Fluent in English, Afaan Oromo, Amharic  and other  local languages is preferred 

• MS Office software, especially MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint with ability to troubleshoot these applications

• Quantitative data management and analysis programs (e.g. SPSS, Stata, SAS, R)

• Knowledge of processes involved in health research

• Knowledge of and experience with working with NGO.

Skills & Abilities

• Organizational skills, with ability to work to and meet deadlines

• Attention to detail and accuracy

• Written and verbal communication skills

• Interpersonal skills with ability to work both collaboratively and independently

• Confidence and ability to deal with people at all levels across disciplines and cultures

• Proven track record of taking responsibility and ownership for problems and following them through to resolution

• Demonstrated ability through previous experience with data quality assessments and oversight, developing and refining data collection tools and analyzing data, and managing and providing ongoing training to other staff who participate in project field activities.

How to Apply

Download and fill out the application form using this link https://bit.ly/3CFFhtV and submit it via email: hr@hamlinfistula.org For further information contact Tel.+251 0113716544 / 0113716546

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and required to submit copies of non-returnable application CV in hard copy in person.