Project MEAL Officer

Job Description

Who we are

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia is an International Non-governmental organization and a member of SOS Children’s Villages International Federation. We started our humanitarian work in Ethiopia with the opening of our first Village in Mekelle, Northern part of Ethiopia in 1974. Since then, we have expanded our programs to different regions where there are significant needs for intervention and where we believe we can work in partnership with all relevant actors to bring sustainable positive outcomes for children’s and young people.

Today, we have grown significantly to meet the persistent challenges that confront Ethiopian children who have lost parental care and those that are at risk of losing their parental care. Working in close collaboration with international donors, local government and community based organizations across seven program locations; we aspire that every child grows up with love, respect and security.

Why we need you?

We are looking for a Project MEAL Officer who play a leading role in the implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation system for the effective implementation of the project as well as lead and coordinate activities pertaining to M&E at project locations.

What we provide?

An amazing work environment that promotes personal growth through providing professional space to grow and advance your career!

Your role?

While working with us a Project MEAL Officer will be in charge of the following,

Priority Task and Responsibilities

• Supporting project colleagues in designing and implementing a comprehensive M&E plan for the project in line with the Results Based Management (RBM) Policy Support Document.
• Establish monitoring and evaluation systems and processes using existing DRA and implementing agency’s tools and mechanisms
• Supporting the project colleagues and partner organizations in the process of developing M&E tools
• Conduct a rapid child protection impact and needs assessment involving feedback sessions/reflection meeting with children at start-up and every 6 months to ensure activities are adapted to the current situation (i.e. restrictions on movement, security situation, etc.)
• Support the project team in planning and conducting quarter, bi-annual and annual project reviews, as well as organizing reflection and learning meetings with DRA agencies, other CSOs, international organizations and government institutions.
• Initiate and lead joint program supportive monitoring.
• Ensure the regular collection and capturing of beneficiary data into the Program Data Base (PDB).
• Design and implement strategies helpful in ensuring meaningful participation of children.
• Establish Community based complaints and feedback mechanisms at community level to contribute to analysis of feedback loops from the community and target beneficiaries.
• Conduct annual learning workshops at program location and woreda level with DRA agencies to share best practices, approaches and lessons learnt.
• Identify, document and disseminate best practices, case studies, and learning briefs.
• Establish and manage feedback-giving mechanisms.
• Perform M&E related tasks as assigned by immediate supervisor

Child safeguarding

• Support the process of ensuring that child safeguarding and child protection mainstreaming are integrated into all M&E frameworks through measurable output and outcome indicators.
• Support the process of piloting and scaling up local level beneficiary complaints’ mechanisms in relation to staff conduct, with an emphasis on the Child Protection Policy and measure to prevent children from any sort of abuse.
• Responsible to take part in awareness raising sessions and capacity building trainings in relation to CS and Code of Conduct and to prevent and protect children and young people from all forms of abuse, abandonment, exploitation, violence and discrimination
• Support children and young people to make them understand the CS risks and protection mechanisms.
• Responsible to report any CS suspicion, concern, allegation or incident immediately, following Child Safeguarding reporting procedures. CS reports should be made to the CS team at programme level and/or to the respective line manager

Job Requirements

Up for the challenge…

Then check out our criteria’s:

Must Criteria

• Education: BA/BSC Degree in Sociology, Economics, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development studies, social sciences, Statistics, and/or other relevant fields or other relevant field; )
• Experience: A minimum of three years hands-on experience in managing and executing Monitoring and Evaluation activities for donor-funded projects

Competencies – Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
• Hands-on experience in developing/designing, and implementing monitoring and evaluating system/plan
• Knowledge on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies and its applications
• Demonstrated experience in consortium project interventions
• Understanding of M&E
• Have profound analytical and research skill.
• Excellent computer knowledge with command on MS Excel, database and SPSS among other packages
• Willing to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders, especially primary stakeholders
• Excellent interpersonal and communication, facilitation and writing skills
• Time management and ability to priorities multiple tasks, Self-motivated person and able to work without close supervision.
• Oral and written fluency in English
• Afan Oromo language proficiency is preferable
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and team player
• Excellent understanding of computer applications

How to Apply

Excited to take on a new Challenge..

Then send us your application (application letter, detailed CV containing contact detail of three references) electronically through: SOS Children Villages Application portal (ICIMS).

Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia holds strict child safeguarding principles and a zero-tolerance policy for conducts of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse in the workplace and other places where the organization’s activities are rendered.  Parallel to technical competence, recruitment, selection and hiring decisions will give due emphasis to assessing candidates value congruence and thorough background checks, police clearance reference check processes.

SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia provides equal employment opportunities to all co-workers & qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or class.