The Ethiopian Red Cross Society (ERCS) was established in 1935 and is one of the oldest and largest humanitarian organizations in Ethiopia. ERCS provides services to communities affected by natural and manmade disasters through the provision of emergency responses, ambulance and first aid, family reunification, essential drugs, water and sanitation, and other humanitarian services. ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. Currently the ERCS has a structure consisting of 15 Regional Offices, Zonal Branches and District/Woreda Branches, Woreda Red Cross Committee and Kebele Red Cross committees.
ERCS also runs disaster risk reduction programs relating to food security, climate change adaptation, livelihood diversification, and institutional capacity building interventions, with the aim of creating resilience households and communities. ERCS works in partnership with the Ethiopian Government, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), partnering National Societies, members, volunteers and the communities we serve.
Details of the vacant position
Job Title: Senior Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer
- Work Unit: Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Service- AutRC projects
- Reports to: Head, Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting Service
- Terms of employment: Contract
- Place of Work: Addis Ababa
- Salary: Attractive
II. Job Summary
The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Officer will ensure effective oversight and assessment of AutRC projects within ERCS. The post holder will develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks, collect and analyze data to measure impact and outcomes, and report findings to the Project Coordinator, donor, and branches. This role is crucial for improving AutRC supported projects effectiveness, accountability, and decision-making processes.
Key performance area
- Lead and support AutRC supported projects, as a priority, in the write-up and compilation of donor reports in line with the agreed deadlines.
- Take the lead in planning and implementing baseline surveys, Post distribution monitoring, needs assessments, and mid-term and end-of-project reviews and evaluations, including preparing Terms of Reference, as a priority for AutRC projects.
- Lead the development, review, and implementation of PMER systems, including SOPs, guidance, and tools, in line with the respective project frameworks and AutRC/ERCS requirements.
- Share experiences, proposals for improving quality of work, and best practices, with a priority focus on AutRC supported projects, and work with ERCS to document and disseminate best practices.
- Collaborate with head planning, monitoring, evaluation reporting and learning in the preparation of Plans and coordination of planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning and CEA activities of the National Society, With specific priority to Austrian Red Cross
- Actively takes part in the development, adoption and contextualization of Standard Operations Procedures and operational guidelines on Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and program/project quality assurance frameworks such as Community Engagement and Accountability and other overseas their implementation.
- Take part and plays a key role in coordinating strategic plan preparation & review; Coordinate and provide technical support to HQ work units and branches on Annual Operational Plan preparation;
- Ensure the quality of Annual Operational Plan prepared by HQ work units and branches and ensure their vertical and horizontal integration;
- In close collaboration and coordination with program responsible work units at HQ annually compile Annual Operational Plan, consolidated budget and periodic reports of the NS;
- Takes part in Project Planning Process; Works with Program/Project Coordinators in the preparation of Program/Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan;
- Collect, document, incorporate key issues from Project Field Monitoring Reports in to the NS Periodic reports and disseminate for enhancement of organizational learning;
- Prepare reporting timetable and monitor timely preparation and submission of reports to internal and external stakeholders; lead, coordinate and provide technical support to HQ work units and branches on periodic report preparation;
- In close collaboration and coordination with program responsible work units at HQ compile periodic reports of the NS; In close collaboration and coordination with responsible work units at HQ and branches organize periodic program review sessions to review the progress of the Program Plan;
- Coordinate a joint field monitoring visits, prepare their reports and disseminate the findings to all relevant stakeholders; Develop Internal and joint project evaluations’ TOR based on their M&E plan and upon the approval of the internal/joint evaluation TOR organize Evaluation steering team, Evaluation team and undertake the evaluation;
- Prepare and document evaluation reports and disseminate for relevant stakeholders; Assist Management Action Plan preparation as a result of evaluation reports and follows-up their implementation;
- Assure the quality of TORs prepared for external evaluations, inception and final reports thereof;
- Organize and coordinate relief items post distribution monitoring of for distributions directly undertaken by the HQ;
- Organize community of practices, develop wikis and blogs in major program thematic areas to enhance learning in the NS;
- Work to support planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning activities with up to date technologies;
- Set out how CEA activities and approaches will be implemented as part of ensuring the quality of Programs/Projects; Integrate CEA into M&E processes for Programs/Projects, ensure communities are consulted and feedback is regularly collected and documented to understand levels of satisfaction with the Programs/Projects;
- Deliver PMEL & CEA training to staffs, management and volunteers in collaboration with the capacity building work unit; Reports periodically its performance to planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning director;
- Additional experience work in health related activities.