Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

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Employee Position Summary

Under the supervision of the Dollo program coordinator, the senior MEAL officer will be responsible for assisting in the development and roll-out of tools for effective management of data across all technical sectors and sites.  He/She will be the focal point to assist technical managers in data management, surveys and assessments. He/she is responsible in the implementation of country program M&E activities to access, manage, monitor and support in trucking program performance, report performance, and create a learning environment. The Senior MEAL officer is expected to consolidate and analyses data on a routine basis, ensuring that verifiable data is gathered, and meaningful conclusions can be reached from that data.

Job Description/Responsibilities: 

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Assessments, Surveys and Evaluations

·         Provide technical support on methodology and implementation to sectors conducting surveys

·         Review survey questionnaires for relevancy and potential bias

·         Analyze survey data for potential errors

·         Assist in preparation of TOR for external survey consultants

·         Review all survey reports prepared to ensure data relevance and consistency

·         Review and standardize data collectors training to ensure high quality data collection

·         Timely plan and initiate all pre and post intervention assessments, KAP surveys

·         Assess current grants and programs for evaluation needs

·         In conjunction with technical  managers and other program team, develop evaluation design, including specification of the necessary staff and resources to conduct the evaluation

·         For internal evaluations coordinate necessary staff and resources to conduct evaluation

·         For external evaluations prepare TOR for evaluation consultants

·         Review all evaluation reports prepared to ensure data relevance and consistency

·         Provide input into evaluation needs during project design phase to ensure sufficient resources allocated.

·         Determine research design and implementation for studies and surveys,

·         Ensure consistency of the monitoring and evaluation system and tools.

Data Management

·         Develop database to improve monitoring and data management within technical team.

·         Build capacity of staff through training to ensure adoption of new data monitoring tools and quality of data collected.

·         Assess existing data management systems for each sector and identify additional needs.

·         Where appropriate, develop sector-specific data management systems to harmonize data collection and storage across field sites and improve data management.

·         Roll-out piloted data management systems across all relevant field sites in IMC Ethiopia, providing technical support to field staff to ensure successful adoption.

·         Regularly review data received from field offices to ensure correct usage and quality of data management systems.

·         Incorporate field and technical team feedback to ensure the continuous improvement of data management systems within IMC Ethiopia.

·         Assist programs team with data collection and management within the department

·         Reviewing feedback from field staff and updating data monitoring tools accordingly

·         Other additional activities as required

Networking and Representation

·         Attending Coordination forums (M&E) when delegated by program coordinator ensures strong representation of IMC and update IMC program & management staff on the issues.

·         Keep abreast of new M and E tools and approaches and share to the IMC Ethiopia staff

• Bachelor’s Degree of Master degree in Social Science, Economics, Public health, Statistics or related discipline


• >=5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of programs, preferably with non-government organization.


• Excellent skill in data management and management of surveys/assessments


• Experience in analyzing data

·         Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in team environment

·         Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

·         Excellent organizational and time management skills and a high level of attention to detail

·         Knowledge on research and data collection methods and familiarity with statistical tools such as SPSS, EpiInfo, SMART, and others (at least two).

·         Fully computer literate with working knowledge of database and spreadsheet applications

·         Strong understanding and use of statistics for M&E procedures and instruments.

·         Excellent qualitative and quantitative analysis skills.

·         Excellent oral and written English communication skills

Closing date: Apr 06, 2016

 

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How to Apply

Interested applicants are invited to submit their updated CV and cover letter explaining their qualification and experience related to the JD prior to the application deadline of this vacancy announcement only to the following address(s).

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ethiopiaHR@InternationalMedicalCorps.org

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