Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Advisor

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization. Founded in the Netherlands 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in more than 26 of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses, and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

SNV, Netherlands Development Organization, is operating in Ethiopia since the 1970s. Currently, SNV is working in eight regional states and the two city administrations of Ethiopia, providing technical assistance and program implementation in Agriculture, WASH, and Energy Sectors. SNV is an open and learning organization that focuses on improving the lives of Ethiopian through a market-based approach inclusive of women and youth. In its new Strategic Plan period (2019 – 2022), SNV will more explicitly aim for systems change including strengthening institutions and kick-starting markets that help many more to escape poverty beyond our projects.

For more information on SNV’s operations, visit our website: www.snv.org.

Context and Purpose of the job:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Advisor is overall responsible for ensuring monitoring and result measurement of the LIWAY programme. S/he will lead and coordinate the Monitoring and Results management activities for LIWAY in coordination with the knowledge management advisors.

The MEAL Advisor will be responsible for providing technical leadership to the LIWAY programme system-level MEAL team. S/he will develop the result measurement and management systems, approach, and tools following the DCED standards, lead the development of results chains and indicators for programme and each intervention, baseline survey and end-line evaluation, including setting up of a practical result measurement system and allocate roles and responsibilities to respective members of the programme MEAL team. In this function, s/he will play the lead role in effective results measurement for management, learning, and reporting.

•   Technically lead the LIWAY consortium MEAL team
•    Knowledge Development and Management
•    Project and process development
•    People Management
•   Participates in the strategic positioning activities of the LIWAY programme
•   Engage in Business Development

• A Master’s degree in an area of statistics, economics, social science, Monitoring & Evaluation with preferable competency in computer science with knowledge of Microsoft office programs
• Six or more years of experience in development work and project implementation or technical field.
• Solid and direct experience in result measurement and management in MSD approach and in DCED standard is an added value.
• Training in Monitoring and results measurement, data collection and aggregation, and very good computer literacy are preferred.

Contract Type: National

Expected start date: As soon as possible

Duty Station:  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contract Duration: one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and budget availability.

Working at SNV 

SNV offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package; for internationals, we offer an international benefits package and to Ethiopian nationals, we offer a competitive national package. We also offer 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 from, and contribute to, an internal global network of experts.

How to Apply

Please apply by clicking on the I’m Interested button and complete your application in our in-house recruitment system before or on 02 October 2022.

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We will require that you provide us with the full details of three people who are willing to act as a referee.  We will not contact these referees without your explicit permission.

Women candidates are encouraged to apply.