Monitoring & Evaluation Officer – Ethiopian Kale Heywot Church Development Commission, Head Office Addis Ababa

Major duties & responsibilities:

• Develop & strengthen monitoring and evaluation procedures
• Monitoring all project activities expenditure & progress towards achieving the project outputs
• Recommend further improvement of the logical frame work
• Develop monitoring & impact indicators for the project success
• Participate in proposal development & design works
• Monitoring & evaluation overall progress on achievement of results
• Monitoring the sustainability of the project’s results
• Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency & effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing activities & developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks
• Provide feedback to the department head on project strategies & activities
• Report monthly, quarterly, bi-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to the  Department Head
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring & evaluation system Develop indicators & a monitoring strategy for the project
• Providing inputs information & statistics for quarterly, annual & other reports to Project  Management Team
•  Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshop and assist the Project Manger in preparing relevant reports
• Support monitoring & evaluation of the effects and impact of the project
• Assist in coordinating across the available components of the project ensure effective implementation of M&E/MIS
• Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use
• Provide training on M&E related subject to the assigned projects
• Perform other duties as required

Reports to: Livelihood and Resilience Development (LRD) Department Head

No of Position: One (1)

Term of Employment: Contract

Duty Station: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to field

Education & Experience:

• University degree in Development studies, Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Management, Economics, Agricultural Economics or related field

Experience:

• At least 2 years of work experience in the design & implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects implemented by NGOs
• Experience in designing tools & strategies for data collection analyses & production of reports
• Proven ICT skills especially in the development of MIS software using database software
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software
• Strong training & facilitation skill

Additional skills required:

• In-depth Knowledge on MIS & development Issues
• Excellent knowledge of monitoring & the application of methodology
• Good understanding of capacity assessment methodology, excellent ability to identify significant capacity building opportunities
• Excellent communication skills in English (written & oral). Sensitivity and responsiveness to all partners, respectful & helpful relations with donors & project staff
• Ability to lead implementation of new system (business side), and affect staff behavioral/attitudinal change
• Skill in Amharic & other national languages is advantageous
• Experience in field work with local religious organizations
• Skill in team work & interpersonal communication
• Skill in compliance handling & managing feedbacks
• Knowledge of Core Humanitarian standards & polices
• Knowledge of the organization’s mission, vision, values & policies