Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (External/Internal)

Vacancy Number: VA_027_FY25

The Carter Center is a not-for-profit international NGO committed to waging peace, fighting disease and building hope worldwide. The Carter Center – Ethiopia, which assists the Government of Ethiopia in Disease Elimination and Eradication Programs is looking for a qualified professional to fill the following vacant post for its Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Projects.

Summary Job Description:

• The M&E Officer is responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities in the assigned geographic area. S/he particularly will collect/compile & analyze project data; compile and organize quarterly progress reports; regularly monitor project performance and share information with project team; and maintain information management system used by the project.

Detail Responsibilities:

• Prepare monthly and Quarterly reports of the progress of the projects and backup program data every month;
• Develop M&E plan including process and outcome indicators and data collection, analysis and interpretation tools, establishing baseline and targets and leading annual plan preparation.
• Routinely monitor the progress of M&E and provide updates to regional managers.
• Routinely monitor the quality of data, perform data quality audits, and respond to data quality issues as needed. Develop and maintain a system and procedures for generating quality project reports.
• Collect and report feedback from the field regarding any obstacles or suggestions for improvement
• Contributes to proposal design and writing.
• Undertake periodic monitoring and technical support visits to project intervention areas
• Organize review meetings at various levels including partners
• Develop and maintain data quality, perform data management (Entry, cleaning compilation and sharing) and data verification mechanisms
• Ensure data quality throughout data collection, cleaning, analysis, and reporting procedures.
• Ensure that regular project progress reports are received and communicated effectively for decision making
• Provide mentoring to health facilities staff on monitoring and evaluation.
• Lead and coordinate surveys such as impact, coverage…
• Initiate and maintain both soft and hard copy knowledge product for documentation and sharing.
• Contribute to the development and organization of trainings, workshops, meetings and supportive supervision
• Participate/develop database, guidelines, standards and tools for PME.
• Train project staff on the use of monitoring and evaluation tools.
• Strengthen partners M&E system at various level to improve use of data for decision.
• Strengthen the data collection, analysis, and reporting on performance indicators by other team members and project counterparts.
• Undertake joint monitoring/supportive supervision visits to project implementation areas.

Required Number: 1 (One)

Terms of Employment: One year contract with a possibility of extension.

Qualification and Experience:

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Health Informatics Statistics, or Public Health from a recognized university.
• Minimum of five years relevant experience, preferably in Monitoring & Evaluation of health programs.

Additional Requirements:

• Reasonably good experience in Project monitoring and evaluation
• Willingness to travel and work in remote rural areas during field work
• Data management, Compilation, and analysis using MS Office, including Excel, Access, and statistical packages, including STATA, SPSS, Epi Info, ENA SMART,
• Maintain a good relationship with stakeholders
• Create team spirit among project staff to maximize the achievements of the project
• Documenting best practice & success story
• Be fluent in Amharic and good command of the English language
• Able to present a release letter from the current employer within two weeks after the job offer