Ethiopia: Supervisory Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist - Ethiopia

The Mitchell Group is seeking a Supervisory Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist for the USAID/Ethiopia-funded TRANSFORM/Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Adapting (MELA) project. The TRANSFORM/MELA contract will be a five year contract that will provide technical assistance to monitor performance and measure the impact of the USAID/Ethiopia health interventions. TRANSFORM/MELA will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, communicating high quality monitoring and evaluation data for USAID/Ethiopia, with the purpose of guiding the USG and GOE in adaptive learning and management of its EPCMD portfolio. This contract will be implemented in parallel with the other TRANSFORM awards, and is responsible for completing detailed baseline, mid-line, and end-line evaluations.

Additional MELA activities will include but are not limited to: external performance evaluation of select interventions, high-level monitoring of broader EPCMD result areas, geospatial analyses, and learning forums. Utilizing and strengthening M&E capacity of local Ethiopian systems will also be a major component of TRANSFORM/MELA. It is anticipated that learning generated from this contract will provide strategic information for programmatic decision-making throughout the life of TRANSFORM, and help determine necessary realignments of resources for greatest public health impact.

Responsibilities

· Responsible for overall management and technical oversight of all field-based monitoring, evaluation, learning support and research.

· Serve as a key member of research teams for M&E activities under TRANSFORM/MELA

· Oversee capacity strengthening measures

· Responsibility for coordination and collaboration with other M&E points of contact in other TRANSFORM components

· Provide technical assistance to TRANSFORM implementing partners and other stakeholders

Required Qualifications

· Graduate degree or higher in research methods, biostatistics, public health, M&E, international development or other relevant field

· At least ten years of experience in monitoring and evaluation and/or project design of international development projects, including the strengthening of local M&E systems

· At least five years of supervisory experience

· Experience in gender sensitive monitoring and evaluation methods

· Experience in Ethiopia and/or the East Africa region working with the public sector, the private sector, community-based organizations, local government or international donors

· Knowledge of USAID evaluation policy and monitoring results and indicators for health sector programs, with particular emphasis on WASH, RMNCH and health systems strengthening.

· Experience in implementing learning activities, knowledge sharing and dissemination

· Fluency in oral and written Amharic preferred.

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