MEAL Coordinator (Contingent to Donor Funding)

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Project background

SNV Ethiopia is recruiting an experienced, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Coordinator (MEAL) for an anticipated programme. The programme aims to secure 800,000 dignified and fulfilling work opportunities for rural young women.  The programme will embrace a market system approach in high-potential value chains, (horticulture, poultry, dairy and complimentary value chains), grounded in seven regional clusters. It will be deliberate in integrating Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) transformative approaches and safeguarding mechanisms across all programme interventions, empowering young women to secure jobs through initiatives on market and socio-economic barriers and on location-specific gendered root causes.

SNV will implement the programme jointly with five other Ethiopian/ international NGOs, who will deliver their work in specific clusters. Together, these clusters will integrate technical expertise, and they will support the programme’s ecosystem to achieve longer-term systems change for youth employment in agriculture.

Role of the MEAL coordinator

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about designing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) systems for strategic and large-scale programmes, and creating the necessary processes to identify learnings to inform future projects and improve overall impact on creating sustainable entrepreneurial opportunities for young women in the agricultural sector.

In this role, you will guide and design learning, monitoring and evaluation activities, supervising a team of data, programme quality, and learning and knowledge advisors. The ideal candidate will guide SNV and consortium staff to design, use and adapt tools and processes to monitor the programme activities, evaluate the outcomes and impact of the programme, and generate learning for SNV and for the agri-food sector as whole.

MEL management and technical quality assurance:

• Responsible for implementation and oversight of all MEL activities for the programme
• Guide and define the strategy on follow up on key assumptions of the ToC, generating learning and contributing to the programme steering
• Guide the designing appropriate M&E mechanisms and reporting protocols (MEL plan, annual workshops, pause and reflect sessions, MEL reporting etc)
• Lead the regular review of programme design (TOC and Log frame) at least annually and ensure MEL reporting to the programme team and country office, as well as externally to the donor reflecting learning and evidence from the ground
• Responsible for guiding the design and implementation of key studies for monitoring the programme impact and indicators (such as baseline, mid-term evaluation, final evaluation, etc.)
• Identify opportunities to provide and present insights from evaluations and learning internally and externally, to contribute to decision-making and strategic planning processes in the programme, as appropriate
• In collaboration with the rest of the project team develop knowledge management strategies for the projects
• Support team-wide efforts to make learning a core part of the programme management process so that key learning questions are answered.

Team management

• Supervise and coordinate the work of the MEL team, composed by a database advisor, a data analyst, a programme quality advisor, and a learning and knowledge advisor.

Stakeholder relationship management:

• Provide advice and guidance on MEL to programme staff and consortium partners
• Identify and design capacity building initiatives to upskill SNV’s project staff and consortium partners staff on MEL practices.
• Represent SNV in external events to share insights of organisational and programme evidence and learning.

Basic qualifications:

• Master’s degree in political science, international development, agriculture, social research, or other related fields of study.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in MEL design and implementation.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in team management of MEL staff.
• Solid understanding of young women’s agri-preneurship specificities in the Ethiopian context

Additional qualifications:

• Female candidates are encouraged to apply
• Flexible and able to adapt to a multi-cultural environment and complex situations.
• Fluency in English is required.

Contract Type: National – Full time

This position will be based on Donor Funding and approval confirmation.

Expected start date:  February 2025

Duty Station:  Addis Ababa – Ethiopia

Contract Duration: Two years with the possibility of extension based on performance.

How to Apply

If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile, we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on November 27th , 2024. 

Please submit your application only via: Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality.

If your experience and skills match the position’s requirements, we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.

Working at SNV  

SNV offers a challenging work environment, opportunities to lead and innovate, and a commitment to growing your skills in a fulfilling and diverse working environment. Our staff benefit form and contribute to, an internal and global network of experts.

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Vetting

SNV carries out rigorous background and reference checks concerning possible safeguarding incidents for all candidates applying for both national and internationally determined positions. As SNV participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, all reference checks include a request to past employers to fill in a questionnaire regarding Misconduct (sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, or sexual harassment), the “Statement of Conduct“. This Statement of Conduct adopts the definitions used in the Scheme.

SNV is an equal opportunities employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.