I. Organization Profile and Background

Welthungerhilfe/German Agro Action is an international NGO with Head-Quarter in Bonn and working in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Welthungerhilfe/GAA is fighting to help free the world of hunger and poverty. This vision is the basis of our organization’s character and activities. Welthungerhilfe/GAA secures funds from private donations and international funding organizations, for example, EC, USAID, UN-OCHA, ECHO and German Government. We work in the sectors of Rural Development, WASH, Natural Resource Management and Social Development as well as Civil Society Strengthening. Welthungerhilfe/GAA Ethiopia follows a partnership approach for project planning, implementation, and administration with Ethiopia Partner-NGOs and in exceptional cases WHH/GAA co- implements projects by itself.

 What We Offer

·        A multicultural work environment where differences are accommodated

·        A continuous learning cultures

·        Innovative and creative work practices

·        A highly committed team

·        Attractive pay and benefit packages (life and medical insurance, Provident fund & Pension)

·        Working with an organizational philosophy: “help the poor to help themselves”

General Information 

·       Duty station:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

·       Job Title:  Senior MEAL Expert

·       Reports to: Program Coordinator   

·       Contract Period: till 30.04.2026

-Coordinate the maintenance of a MEAL system across all program countries with regards to the usage of harmonized MEAL standards and approaches (including agreed indicators, sampling, data collection tools, etc.), in close cooperation with participating MEAL-staff at country level

- Provide guidance and individual support to country offices on MEAL related issues related to the programs

- Oversee and keep track of program progress (and flag (potential) issues as needed) through overall target numbers, tracking of monitoring activities in the field and numbers of project participants reached

- Ensure that country offices have in place functional Complaint and Feedback systems for the programs and follow up on individual country CRMs and accountability issues as needed

- Together with relevant COs and the Program Coordinator of the PMU (Program Management Unit), plan and organize evaluations and learning events for the programs and inform on potentially needed adjustments for the remaining program phase

- Coordinate and support capacity building of the partner organisations in terms of MEAL if needed

- Support Gender Analysis process – its integration into baseline, endline and ongoing monitoring activities

- Consolidate and verify country data for inclusion in reports to donors

Job Requirements

Essential skills & experience

- BSc or higher degree in Public health monitoring and evaluation, epidemiology, public health, Nutrition and Food security or Statistics, another related field

- A minimum of 7 years of work experience in MEAL

- quantitative and qualitative research methods skills, including complex sampling methods, KAP surveys, FGDs

- Independent and proactive working style as well as strong coordination and facilitation skills

- Excellent communication skills and intercultural sensibility

- Profound training and mentoring skills

- Readiness to receive necessary vaccinations for traveling to Welthungerhilfe's project countries

- Excellent English skills (writing, communication)

- MS Office and MS Teams skills

 Desirable skills/ experience

- Experience with German donor regulations

- Experience with multi-country programs or the simultaneous supervision of several countriess

How to Apply

Interested candidates who meet the required qualifications are invited to submit updated CV and cover letter with three reference to WHH Ethiopia through THIS LINK no later than August 9, 2023.

Note:  Applicants are required to organize their documents (application letter, CV and other document/ credentials ) as a single document i.e. with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV and other credentials starting on the second page. They should also clearly indicate name of position name at the Subject line of their application letter.