About the Organization

Development for Peace Organization (DPO) is an Ethiopian non-profit organization established in 2020 with a mission of striving to meet the humanitarian and developmental needs of societies regardless of race, color, religion or cultural background. We are legally registered to work in Ethiopia (Reg. 5164) as National NGO and as INGO in South Sudan (Reg. 4178), Somalia (Reg. NGOD/Moifar0422/022) and Kenya (OP.218/051/22-400/12732); it is also processing its registration in Yemen. We are currently seeking an experienced LAF Officer to join our mission-driven organization.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of the MEAL Manager the MEAL Officer of DPO is mainly responsible for overseeing the collection and analysis of data related to project activities, developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, conducting assessments, and producing reports to track progress and inform decision-making. 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the roll-out of the MEAL Framework in the field by partnering with the regional coordinator including the implementation of a results-oriented monitoring system;

• Support the RC and project staff in ensuring that MEAL standards are adhered to along the project cycle phases;

• Support to / facilitate streamlining of the MEAL as per requirements from the project staff;

• Establish and execute monthly and weekly monitoring work plans;

• Ensure proper monthly, quarterly, and bi-annual results-based reporting and data collection, and regular collection of information according to the objective (s) and results of the project.

• Set up & maintain MEAL data base;

• Develop the capacities of project staff and monitoring and evaluation of the projects according to the MEAL framework;

• Support evaluations and audit missions by providing relevant information and through coordination;

• Facilitate and organize the application of MEAL tools and ensure the application of it in the entire program;

• Supporting the country office project/ program team in designing/developing projects including log frame;

• Supporting partner organizations in the conduct of baseline/feasibility studies in the project areas and/or being responsible for outsourcing;

• Leading on the identification of case studies and lessons learned and contributed to the dissemination of those lessons and best practices with partners and other stakeholders, and across the organization;

• Ensuring donor and requirements on documentation of the projects.

• Performs any additional activities which may assigned by the MEAL Manager.

Duty Station: Head Office

Required Number: 1

Salary: As per the organization scale

Reports to: MEAL Manager  

Essential Competencies & Skill

• Good analytical skills

• Data management quality

• Team player

• Good communication skills

• Good report writing skills.

Language Requirements

• Knowledge of English and the working language of the duty station is an asset

Job Requirements

Min. Education

• BA/BSC or BSC/MSC in Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Rural development and local studies (RLDS), and other related social science fields

Experiences

• Minimum 4 years for BA/BSC or 2 years for MA/MSC

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates shall fill out this form using THIS LINK and submit their motivation letter along with their non-returnable updated resume as a Merged PDF file through recruitment@devforpeace.org until June 4, 2024

Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply! 

Note: Use "MEAL Officer" as the subject line of your email!

DPO is committed to diversity and inclusion in its workforce and encourages all candidates to apply to join the organization, regardless of gender, nationality, religious/ethnic heritage, or disability.

DPO has a zero-tolerance policy for sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, authority abuse, and discrimination. DPO follows the principles of UN Child Protection. As a result, all shortlisted candidates will be subjected to thorough reference and background checks, as well as being expected to conform to these standards and principles