PMEARL Officer | Livelihood Expert | Economic Strengthening Field worker

Job Description

MELCA-Ethiopia is non-profit, non-governmental organization legally registered as an Ethiopian resident charity organization with a registration no. 0348. MELCA Ethiopia has been involved in diverse development initiatives in Oromia, SNNPR, and Gembella Regions with a vision to see healthy and prosperous people that conserve their bio-cultural diversity. For more information please visit our website at:

Currently MELCA is implementing a project funded by SIDA (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) entitled “Improving the life of communities and conserving the environment in Majang Zone, Gambella”. For this specific project, MELCA is currently accepting expression of interest from qualified candidates for the following three positions:

Position 1: PMEARL OFFICER (Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Reporting and Learning officer)

Length of Contract: One Year with possibility of extension

Place of work: Addis Ababa but with frequent travel to project area

Salary: Negotiable

Required Number: One

Report to: Director of the organization

The PMEARL officer will be expected to ensure participatory monitoring, evaluation, accountability, reporting and learning of all MELCA-Ethiopia projects with special focus on program staffs to ensure consistent, high quality and strong PMEARL system across the organization. She/he is expected to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of programs and projects under MELCA-Ethiopia by providing technical supports in project planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, reporting and documentation of learning

Main responsibilities:

• Support the development of PMEARL systems for MELCA-Ethiopia as per the thematic areas and current projects on hand and in the future


• Establish databases or monitoring tools as part of the PMEARL system and support all projects to administer and make use of it in order to ensure the required data and information are properly kept


• Take the leading role and develop MEARL Operating Manual at organizational level in collaboration with other program staffs


• Provide oversight and conduct occasional monitoring visits to see project progress and make internal evaluation as well as facilitate and work with external evaluators when needed


• Assist with drafting TOR for Baseline and Evaluation when MELCA need to outsource expertise skills


• Oversee Baseline and Evaluation matrix and commenting tools as well as final deliverables from evaluators and external consultants


• Support the dissemination of Baseline and Evaluation results and lessons learned to all stakeholders


• Establish strong system of feedback to stakeholders at project sites


• Assist project teams to actively respond against feedbacks from monitoring and evaluation events and through consistent follow-up on transformation of lessons learned in to action


• Make sure that all reports maintain proper quality and timeliness and give consistent feedbacks for project workers to improve reporting standards as per stakeholders interest


• Through creation of networking with other like-minded institutions, s/he is expected to organize exchange and learning events to share lessons learned and best practices throughout the project


• Performs other job-related duties and assignments

Qualifications and requirements:

• MA/MSC in Social Sciences such as Economics, Statistics, rural and regional Development, Project Management, Business/Public Administration or relevant fields +2 years related experience or BA/BSC Degree in one of the above fields with +4 years of experience is desirable


• Practical experience in leadership and management of baseline assessments, development project evaluation. Research initiatives within NGO environment is an Asset


• Demonstrated PMEARL field experience with a Skill of data processing software or similar database analysis and management information systems is highly preferred.


• Excellent analytic and computer skills, skilled in MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Access

Other Competencies;

• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English Working in NGO environment is advantageous


• Practical experience in the promotion of organizational learning in monitoring and evaluation


• Excellent Information Technology and data management skills, including knowledge of a range of qualitative and quantitative collection methods


• Able to prioritize work, multi-task and meet deadlines

Position 2: Livelihood Expert

Length of Contract: One Year with possibility of extension

Place of work: Gambella Region, Meti town

Salary: Negotiable

Required Number: One

Report to: Project coordinator

Job Description: The livelihood Expert will be responsible to assess the demand, supply and potential for livelihoods opportunities for targeted rural beneficiaries’ through designing and implementation of various income generating activities in order to maximize the socio-economic benefits of target households. An ideal candidate having a strong experience and qualification of managing and leading livelihood projects in the strand of income generating activities with excellent communication, time-management, coordination and leadership skills and has thorough overview of cooperative management system, micro financing and value chain approach is highly encouraged to apply.

Main responsibilities:

• Lead and direct staffs under her/his supervision who are responsible for supporting the day to day activities of primary cooperatives at grassroots level


• Conduct need based researches, market survey and similar topics when the need arises and s/he feel relevant to conduct in the process of supporting the target groups


• Provide technical assistance and development of business plans, marketing plans, loan proposals and related business development requirements.


• Lead the assessment and approval process of viable business ideas of target beneficiaries together with project staffs and the target groups


• Advises executive members of the cooperatives on better management practices, methods, and techniques


• Provides advice and assistance in the establishment, nurturing and strengthening of primary cooperatives and other stakeholders in the area including government cooperative promotion agencies;


• Participates in preparation, customization, coordination, and delivery of trainings relevant to the target beneficiaries by conducting training need assessment and implement post follow-up an support


• Design and implement initiatives to create business networks on behalf of target beneficiaries build relationship with potential business firms and develop market outlets for products of the beneficiaries


• Promote and facilitate vertical and horizontal growth of businesses by the cooperatives and scaling up the economic development within members of the group and surrounding community:


• Monitors operational activities and effectiveness of results, and prepare reports in a standardized manner and


• Performs other job-related duties and assignments

Qualifications and requirements:

• BA/BSC degree or higher in relevant fields preferably in Economics (agricultural, entrepreneurial or developmental), cooperative management, business administration, Marketing, supply chain management, international development, and other related fields) + 2 years of work experience or Diploma in the above prescribed fields + 4 years of work experience


• Previous working experience in leading income generation/livelihood/value chain or microfinance field in NGO


• Excellent in leading and supervision of subordinates, task management and communication skills


• Excellent in professional report writing and oral communication in English language

Other Competencies:

• Knowledge and experience of cooperative management and community development is an asset


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of business types in a diverse community.


• Strong in team work and leadership skill, creating rapport relationship with all stakeholders


• Capacity to work under pressure and multi tasking situation and able to meet challenges with resourcefulness


• Skill in the use of personal computers and related software applications

Position 3: Economic Strengthening Field worker

Required Number: One

Report to: Livelihood Expert

Length of Contract: One Year with possibility of extension

Place of work: Gambella Regior, Meti town

Salary: Negotiable

Job Description: The economic strengthening field worker will work under direct supervision of Livelihood Expert and consistently support rural communities organized under cooperative structure through establishing, nurturing, mentoring and assisting them in hastening their economic, social, institutional and decision making capacity, geared towards improving their livelihood

Main responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the livelihood Expert, sh/he is responsible to establish, nurture and regularly support rural communities organized under cooperatives to increase their economic and non-economic benefits


• Strongly work with concerned government offices and other stakeholders in close collaboration


• Mobilize resources for the community through networking and linkage with concerned stakeholders


• Identification of possible livelihood opportunities for target community and pave the way to engage them in profitable income generating activities


• Assist target beneficiaries to play a crucial role in the cooperative and grow vertically and horizontally


• Ensure availability of relevant, timely and substance full data on marketing, business and financial matters that will maximize the benefits of the target groups


• Propose strategies that are flexible to meet the demand and supply for their products


• Identify, design and provide need based training for beneficiaries in business, social and related disciplines


• Provision of technical consultation and mentoring support for cooperatives in a regular basis throughout preparation and implementation of small projects


• To design, suggest and implement possible ways to add value on the existing products and services the beneficiaries provide for the market


• Design possible ways to diversify the various Income generating activities beneficiaries will engage in


• Any other tasks related to the position

Qualifications and requirements:

• BA/BSC degree in cooperative management, business administration, Marketing, supply chain management and other related fields plus 2 years of practical work experience; Diploma in the prescribed fields plus 4 years of proven work experience


• Previous working experience in IGA/ livelihood promotion plus considerable work experience of working with cooperative structure


• Familiarity with body of knowledge and practice related to gender, value chain approach and working with different stakeholders is strongly advantageous


• Excellent task management and communication skills


• Excellent knowledge of spoken & written and working in NGO environment is advantageous

Other Competencies:

• Highly organized, creative, reliable and proactive to monitor her/his duty of responsibility


• Able to meet challenges with resourcefulness and can able to work in challenging situations initiatives regularly


• Develops innovative approaches and ideas and undertakes self-development.

 

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How to Apply

To be considered, applicants must submit non-returnable:

Cover letter,

Brief CV and copies of relevant documents

At least 3 professional references including name, contact information and statement of relationship to the reference in the CV or letter.

Only short listed candidates will be invited for an interview.

Deadline of application is 10 working days from this vacancy announcement. For Electronic versions, please send directly to: edlawitteg@gmail.com . For Applicants with hard copy you can either submit in person or send using post office:

MELCA-Ethiopia Head office, Located at kidane Beyene building, 1^st floor, beside main post office,

Phone- +251-11-550-7172 or +251-11-550-7172

P.o.Box: 1519 code 1250, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Please do not apply online if other application instructions are stated.Please do not accept payment requests at any of the recruitment phases!

Job Categories: Economics Jobs. Job Types: Full-Time. Job expires in 30 days.

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