Major Responsibilities:

Quality Program Support and MEAL Systems Management

• Lead coordination of needs assessments, ensuring assessment findings are documented and analyzed.

• Provide trainings and capacity building for project field-level staff and partners as required on MEAL.

• Support the MEAL Manager in ensuring the design and development evidence-based programs of a high quality that contribute to the response's strategies and plans.

• Maintain a database to ensure all project outputs and results are accurately recorded and coordinated to inform project staff.

• Provide technical MEAL guidance and leadership to effectively and timely track program progress, effectiveness and impact for donors reporting requirements and for use in new project design.

• Lead the design and coordination to conduct multi-sector need assessments, PDMs, onsite monitoring and evaluation.

• Support MEAL Manager to ensure sound program design and implementation, meeting Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and prioritizing program quality and constant improvement towards a robust community centred approach.

• Work with program and technical team to identify and proactively analyze available program data and/or gather additional external primary data, conduct secondary data reviews to ultimately identify trends to design innovative interventions to improve the

• implementation of future programs.

• Organize the planning for project data quality audits and monitor and coordinate routine data quality audits conducted in different sites.

• compile results at the level of a project and develop actions plans to implement corrective measures.

• Support in installing and configuring mobile data collection tools (OKD collect, Kobo collect, ONA collect, etc.) on smart phones or tablets and manage data on mobile servers (Kobe form builder, ONA form builder, etc.)

• Increase capacity of other staff in developing XLS form and setting up mobile data collection

  Implementation & Reporting

• Ensures the unified database of program outputs is maintained. Implements electronic, mobile data collection systems in MEAL processes.

• Support MEAL and the projecUprogram team on conducting statistical analysis including descriptive (univariate and bivariate data analysis) and inferential analysis using statistical software.

• Implement accountability mechanisms at field level, e.g. complaints and feedback response mechanisms -assessment, design, implementation, and review. Implement activities to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.

• Work closely with field project staff to ensure that they have all the required information, material, and resources needed for their day-to-day work

• Ensure that regular monitoring and accountability (CFRM database) reports are received and communicated effectively to Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator and MEAL Manager.

• Support MEAL Manager conduct internal evaluations when appropriate based on Search Evaluation Guidelines and Policies.

Documenting Learning

• Lead the documentation of learning for NECR program and share with the program and technical team for considering in the new designs and adjustment of ongoing implementation. Promote learning in the project, particularly on issues of programme quality and contribute to quality assurance of projects.

• Regularly produced and report on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information is available

• Provides technical support in evaluations and other research activities, including engaging in ToR preparation, selection of consultants, review of evaluation design and data collection methodology, data quality assurance, data analysis, involvement of stakeholders and dissemination plan.

• Ensure there is a system to document lessons learned and best practices, advise on and shape current implementation and inform future design.

• Provide MEAL technical support to the PMs and the Information System Manager (ISM) in developing effective and standardized IM systems.

Job Requirements

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years demonstrated field-based experience with grant acquisition and management including experience working with USG, UN agencies and EU proposal funding process.

• Experience in project concept proposal writing to a high standard.

• Mtf11 ncy and experience vlith mobile data coffection such as Koba. CommCare, OOK Collect are crucial as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel. SPSS. SATA or other similar software.

• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content. Advanced writing skills in English.

  Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies

• Effective in written and verbal communica ion in Eng 1sh

• Good understanding of working with und the donor regulations of USAIO/BHA, EU. UNOCHA. etc

  Good understanding of Wor1d Vision and Sphere relief standards, as well as lhe Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct. Strong capacity building and facilrtation skills

  Experience of working in humanitarian and development programmes Experience developing projed proposals and logframes

• Experience of, and commitment to working lhrough systems of community participation and accountability

• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills. indudmg planning/participating in evaluations

• Experience of training and capacity building; strong presentahon skills

• Experience developing and improving monitoring and data collcd,on systems

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including innucncing, negotiation and coaching

• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge e_xisting mind sels, attention to details

• Experience of solving complex issues through an.Jfysis, def1n1tJon of a dear way forward and ensuring buy in

• Experience of representation and ability to represent effectively in external forums.

• Ability to write clear and well-argued as ssmcnt and project reports

Required Education,

University degree in a relevant sub cd or   (statistics monitoring & data management, social science, public health, economic development. or a related field) -Master's Degree in lhe aforementioned fields is (Desirable)

Hostile Environmental Awareness Training or other recognized personal security course. (Preferred) Further complementary professional qualifications in MEAL. IM, etc is an asset.

Place of work: Kombolcha

Contract Duration: Until 30 November 2023

How to Apply

Interested applicants must require to apply before the closing date of this announcement Only to the link CLICK HERE

World Vision Ethiopia is a child focused Organization and is striving to keep children safe and is committed to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for this position.

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