Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer Full Time NEW

Job Summary

Reporting to the Project–Zero team leader. The M&E Officer will lead the design, implementation, and operation of project, M&E systems from project initiation to close out. She/he will oversee the monitoring, evaluation, analytics, and reporting of performance and results, providing regular project reports to the Program team Leader. She/he will provide technical leadership and supervise staff experts and oversee data management, analysis, and ongoing training to other staff who participates in the project. She/he will conduct regular project data analysis and identify methods to use results for program improvement. She/he will lead activity efforts to strengthen monitoring and evaluation and performance reporting within the geographic area of Activity. This position is contingent upon award.

Job Description

Assisting the project team leader with development of the M&E Plan for the project, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring plans.

• Lead role in overseeing data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting, ensuring that data is of high quality and audit worthy.
• Responsible for supporting the preparation and review of program reports in collaboration with program staff.
• Manage research activities of the cohort and ensure outcomes and lessons learned are integrated into the project and shared with relevant stakeholders.
• Provide training and mentoring to partners and staff to ensure the implementation of strong M&E systems.
• Design and manage monitoring and database systems.
• Communicating with relevant partners (from multiple sites) on data management to support smooth data collection and transfer of information.
• Keeping a log (mapping) of research activities undertaken.
• Supporting the coordination of data collection (tracking), including scheduling and undertaking field visits.
• Performing quality checks on data, including data cleaning and verification of data
• Managing research databases for the programs.
• Processing data and providing information for reporting.
• Ensures consistency of information in different reports.
• does other work related activities as assigned.

Key competencies and professional expertise required:

• Excellent skill of computer software packages; previous experience with District Health Information System (DHIS) database packages preferred.
• Fluent in English, Amharic and other local languages and able to communicate with other local languages is preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, intercultural communication skills, able to work well both within a team and independently under stressful conditions.
• Proven clinical experience, working in the delivery of maternal, and child health service.
• Proven experience in developing and implementing service delivery protocols, norms and standards.

Education Requirement

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in M&E, or other related fields

Work Experience

• Minimum of five years of professional experience in M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities on development projects