Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Job Responsibility #1:   Data Management and Reporting-30%

• Ensure availability and utilization of data recording and reporting tools  at all data collection points  and provide updates on changes as required;

• Ensure quality, timeliness, and completeness of project data recordings and reports throughout the data and information flow hierarchy.

• Ensure up-to-date and quality data entry in project MIS systems.

• Timely response to data requests from field and head office; LDM manager, program coordinator, program manager, advisors, support staff, and impact measurement advisor.

• Compile data for perioding donors, government, and CARE reports as per the standard data reporting forms;

• Coordinate field-level data management and reporting processes.

• Lead routine program data quality assessment at the field level;

• Participate in project design, monitoring, and evaluation surveys;

Job Responsibility #2:  Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting: 30%

• Work closely with the LDM manager in reviewing and updating M&E/MIS systems and data collection and reporting tools of the project.
• in close collaboration with the field office project manager, organize the periodic review and reflective meetings, joint supportive supervision, and feedback sessions at the zone, woreda, and kebele level.
• Support target setting and implementation plan development at the field office level.
• Assist field-level participatory monitoring and evaluation in the community.
• Ensure quality of  project implementation as per the  implementation standards, monitoring and evaluation guidelines, and organizational protocols;
• Collects case studies, and success stories and shares them with internal and external audiences;
• coordinate and compile reports from field office level partners.
• Ensure site-level data utilization for planning and decision-making purposes through sense-making reflections in M&E meetings.
• weekly and monthly plans and reports of project officers.

   Job Responsibility #3 Capacity building and Training -30%

• In close collaboration with the LDM manager, assess and communicate, capacity gaps in the community, government, and project staff.

• In close collaboration with the LDM manager, support the development of appropriate capacity-building manuals and training materials as per gaps identified

• Facilitate capacity-building training to the community and government staff in line with project objectives, plans, and intervention strategies in close collaboration with the program team.

• Closely monitor ‘change’ in the capacity of the community, government offices, and other partners because of the project capacity-building interventions.

• Coach and mentor project officers on project capacity-building activities designing and implementation.

• With close collaboration with the LDM manager, plan, and organize M&E-related capacity-building training and workshops for the project and government staff.

• Compile and share project outcome reports on capacity building for program and LDM managers.  

Job Responsibility #4:  Other duties- 10%

• Perform other duties, as assigned.

• The duties and responsibilities described above are subject to change, depending on CARE Ethiopian funding or programming.

A.  EDUCATION/TRAINING

Required:

• Statistics, Social Science, or other related fields.

• Knowledge of statistical software.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in the above discipline

• Research background

B.     EXPERIENCE

Required:

• 3 – 5 years of job-related experience.

Desired:

• NGO experience.

C.     TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

• Highly organized, attention to detail, and analytical skills;

• Computer skills particularly Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;

• Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skills;

• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality,  participatory approach, and sustainability;

• Proficiency in English, both verbal and written.

Desired:

• Utilizing programming and statistical software (such as SPSS) to compile data and information for various systems, and knowledge of basic PME and research tools;

• Exposure to developing and/or maintaining a database using MS Access, etc.

D.  COMPETENCIES

• Respect, accountability, courage, excellence, analytical ability, initiating action, interpersonal skills, developing teams, decision making, information monitoring, facilitating change, proactive problem solving, planning, organizing, and communicating with impact.