Knowledge Management (KM) Specialist

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20% Collaboration

• Take a lead role in supporting the coordination, and collaboration with other organizations in Ethiopia that are involved in resilience programming
• Reach out to research partners (especially USAID/FTF-funded research) to look for areas of shared learning objectives and ways to enhance SPIR programming through newly gathered evidence (example: ILRI research on small livestock, etc.)

20% Learning

• Contribute significantly to the formulation and implementation of a detailed program-learning plan/ learning agenda, and manage associated learning partnerships and processes.
• Facilitate learning events, such as reflection sessions, interactive presentations and small group discussions, roundtable discussions, and synthesizing and communicating results effectively to the CLA Lead.
• Serve as a key link between the CLA and programme teams to ensure that Evidence and Learning is promoted as a key tool in project management and designing of implementation approaches.
• Research and stay abreast of ongoing studies or innovations in related fields that could be applicable for SPIR (bringing in learning and experiences from other forums, countries, etc.)
• Support and provide supplemental analysis and data visualization of qualitative and quantitative research and M&E data, prepare reports and presentations for learning events.
• Support and help to facilitate a learning culture within the SPIR team.

20% Adaptation and program quality improvement

• Bring evidence and documentation from routine monitoring data, special studies, constituency voice feedback, program pilots, etc. to propose changes in implementation strategies or partnerships
• Document and support documentation of program changes/adaptations through ‘pivot logs’

40% Knowledge management

• Lead the creation and management of a detailed knowledge management platform, ensuring full integration with other relevant knowledge management platforms.
• Capture tacit knowledge and experiential learning during staff transitions.
• Work closely with the project’s communications specialist to support production of case studies, best practices; success stories, and lessons learned for internal and external use
• Train team members on CLA in addition to ensuring peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing and application, activity-based capacity strengthening, evidence and data utilization within the team.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE

Work Experience

• A minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience in development organizational learning, communications and/or data analysis and knowledge management.
• Experience implementing CLA and KM tools, approaches and best practices, preferably in the field of nutrition, livelihoods and resilience, on USAID awards.
• Strong familiarity with the Knowledge management/ MIS/database system/ CommCare
• The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.

Qualification required

• BA/BS or above in Agriculture, Development Studies, International Relations, Economics, Social Work, Food Security, Health and Nutrition, IT, computer science or related field.

Other Skills

• Ability to translate complex data into easily understandable learning products.
• Ability to analyze monitoring and evaluation and other programmatic data and synthesize findings as learning for programmatic use.
• Strong facilitation and relationship management skills, including convening groups of people from diverse technical areas and backgrounds for successful CLA engagement.
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills.

Travel and/or Work Travel up to 25% of time.

Language Requirements : Fluent in English.