M&E/ Accountability Officer
Location: Shire, Ethiopia
Organization: Samaritan’s Purse
Deadline: May 12, 2026
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
The M&E/Accountability Officer is responsible for implementing and strengthening Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) systems to ensure quality programming, accountability, and evidence-based decision-making. The role oversees monitoring activities, assessments, data quality assurance, analysis, and reporting, while producing timely program and performance reports. The officer also ensures effective implementation of accountability frameworks and humanitarian standards by managing feedback and response mechanisms (FRM), promoting community participation and information sharing, and documenting lessons learned and best practices to improve program quality and organizational learning
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee data entry, cleaning, validation, and management in Microsoft Excel and other data tools, working closely with Data and Registration Assistants.
- Support program managers and team in planning and implementing assessments, surveys, registrations, monitoring activities, and field data collection exercise when needed.
- Ensure data accuracy and quality, strengthen data entry and management practices and timely reporting through routine data quality assurance and verification processes.
- Maintain organized, accurate, and up-to-date program records, databases, beneficiary files and supporting documentation.
- Facilitate beneficiary registration, verification, and tracking process at program sites as required.
- Lead and coordinate baseline surveys, end-line surveys, needs assessments, post-distribution monitoring, for intervention areas in collaboration with Program Managers and the MEAL/M&E Manager.
- Develop woreda/district profiles, situation analyses, and project baseline information to support program design, targeting, and intervention justification
Support proposal development and donor reporting by providing assessments, indicator data, analysis, and technical MEAL inputs for internal and external funding opportunities.
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits to assess project progress, verify reported achievements, ensure compliance with project standards, and engage with community leaders and beneficiaries.
- Produce timely quantitative and qualitative reports, impact stories, lessons learned, and analytical summaries for management and donor reporting.
- Develop postintervention summary reports and compare outcomes with baseline data to measure project performance and impact.
- Document best practices, challenges, case studies, and gather impact stories from communities to support learning and program improvement
- Support the development and implementation of log frames, indicator tracking tables, workbooks, and standard reporting tools for program activity implementation.
- Train and support project staffs on MEAL tools, data collection methodologies, reporting requirements, accountability standards, and indicator definitions.
- Establish and strengthen standard reporting systems and database for project implementation and performance tracking.
- Lead report entry, validation, analysis, and submission processes on the organizational and donor reporting platform.
- Verify reported data and achievements using appropriate means of verification and ensure supporting documentation is properly filed and accessible.
- Ensure all trainings, meetings, distributions, events, and program activities have proper documentation and proof of completion.
- Develop and apply standardized beneficiary counting methodologies and indicator measurement approaches.
- Support implementation of accountability mechanisms, including Feedback and Response Mechanisms (FRM), community engagement, and information-sharing activities.
- Prepare Terms of Reference (TORs) and provide technical support for consultants or contractors conducting assessments, baseline and endline surveys.
- Participate in periodic project reviews, learning events, and evaluation exercises to improve program quality and accountability.
- Carry out periodic project reviews, learning events, and evaluation activities with the project team to improve program quality and accountability.
- Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by supervisors as requested.
EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE NEEDED
- Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Project Management or other related filed
- 3 4 years relevant work experience
- Data entry experience with an INGO preferred
LANGUAGE
- Proficiency in English and Amharic
- Knowledge of the regional language required
- Knowledge of any other national language is a plus
SKILLS REQUIRED
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritans Purses code of conduct and understand the principals of Samaritans Purses Statement of Faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft word and excel and various data analysis platforms
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Good time-management skills
- Highly organized and efficient worker
- Skilled at multi-tasking
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Positive and personable demeanor
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written
- Willing to take initiative and work independently when needed
- Reliable and personable; enjoy working with a diverse range of individuals and ensuring employee requirements and needs are met first
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.
- May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions.
- Work in a security context that is fluid
SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT
The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritans Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of conduct.
Employee should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.
