The Ethio-German Sustainable Training and Education Program (STEP) improves the employment prospects of young Ethiopians by promoting quality and relevance in vocational training and higher education. In cooperation with the Ministry of Labor and Skills as well as related agencies and institutions, the program establishes strong linkages between education and the private sector to support the development of a modern education system geared towards employment and economic growth. In this, employers, education providers, and public authorities come together to identify their needs and jointly develop education and training solutions that best tackle the skill mismatch.

The Junior Advisor will support the team ‘Private Sector Partnership’. S/he is responsible for all tasks related to monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of the Program interventions within the mentioned Team. S/he supports establishing a knowledge management system and acts as a focal point for all communication, public relations, and visibility-related activities of the Team ‘Private Sector Partnership’. S/he furthermore supports the Gender and Inclusion advisor of the program in mainstreaming that topic. The junior advisor also provides administrative and office management support to the Team Leader and the team members in terms of internal and external coordination and event management. The primary responsibilities include:   

·       Coordinate with and contribute to the monitoring and evaluation working group inside the program

·       Facilitate and organize all M&E relevant data from the Team

·       Maintain the knowledge management system for the Team

·       Develop content to be used for various communication, PR and visibility related products

·       Support the Team Leader and the team in the program management, such as the updating of operational plans, procurement activities, drafting of reports and coordinate cross-cutting issues such as Gender Mainstreaming (together with the Gender Focal Point of the program), inclusion of people with disabilities and do-no-harm approaches

Responsibilities and Tasks

Sector specific advisory services:

·       Conduct research and draft reports on regular basis

·       Undertake periodic monitoring and evaluation of activities, including supporting the preparation of periodic and annual M&E work reports, plans and budgets.

·       Coordinate with the monitoring working group on Program level to establish and maintain a result-based monitoring system

·       Ensure that the team’s M&E data are readily available to the management and program level monitoring working group, particularly on output, outcome results, impacts and lessons learnt

·       Document and report regularly on the status of operational results, adapt this documentation to the different needs of the program and other stakeholders

·       Provide support for the Private Sector Partnership team on the M&E process

·       Maintain the knowledge management system for the team

·       Develop – together with the respective experts - content for success stories, press releases and other audio and video products

·       Support the organization of major events, conferences and visibility-focused measures

·       Support the Team Leader in the management of the team through planning and reporting activities

·       Support the Team Leader and the team in planning, reporting and procurement tasks

·       Offer secretariat support for overall operations of the respective team 

Networking and cooperation

·       Contribute to the monitoring group on program level and support the establishment of a monitoring system

·       Actively engage in cross-cutting issues working groups

Knowledge management and coordination

·       Support the development and implementation of tools for data management

·       Support the development of templates for working and monitoring.

·       Share tools and approaches with the team members and relevant partner organizations.

·       Support the Team Leader in operational planning and documentation of support activities

·       Support the development of tools and approaches in planning and delivering training.

·       Support the monitoring and evaluations measures for enhancing training quality.

Other duties/additional tasks

·       Initiate, facilitate and coordinate cross-cutting measures in the areas of Gender Mainstreaming (together with the Gender Focal Point of the program), inclusion of people with disabilities and do-no-harm approaches (together with other experts)

·       Perform other duties and tasks as assigned by the program or supervisor. 

Job Requirements

Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

University degree in a topic related field (Project Management, business administration, business development, economics, psychology, social sciences, technical education, education management, statistics)

Professional experiences

·       Beginners professional experience in a comparable position in the field of development cooperation and/or technical education and/or private sector development, preferably in the area of M&E, knowledge management, PR and cross-cutting issues

·       Knowledge about Results-Based monitoring and Evaluation, reporting, communication and knowledge management

·       Experience in data collection, statistical analysis, research, and dissemination of results

·       Good understanding of cross-cutting issues, especially Gender, inclusion and do-no-harm approaches

·       Knowledge about concepts of skills development and private sector engagement

 Other knowledge, additional competences

·       Good Computer skills, especially in Microsoft packages (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point).

·       Knowledge of statistical software packages commonly used for data analysis will be an asset.

·       Fluent written and oral knowledge of the English and Amharic language, additional language skills are an asset

·       Good interpersonal skills and willingness to cooperate with various stakeholders from the public and the private sector

·       Willingness to improve existing skills and gain new skills as required by the tasks to be performed

·       Strong organizational competences

·       Good communication skills, including Intercultural competence

How to Apply

Submit your Motivation Letter along with your recent CV via email: hreth@giz.de or Register using the following LINK

Note: Please make sure you mention the vacancy number and position title ‘Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor #193/2022 in the subject line of your email! Women are highly encouraged to apply.