Learning and Knowledge Management Specialist

Job Description

CARE Ethiopia is a non-political, non-religious and independent humanitarian organization working in collaboration with various stakeholders to fight poverty and support vulnerable community groups. Its interventions primarily focus on three distinct impact groups: chronically food insecure rural women, pastoralist school-aged girls, and resource-poor urban female youth. CARE Ethiopia runs initiatives in the areas of WaSH, Food security and climate change, sexual and reproductive health, emergency response, and women’s empowerment in four regions of the country.

 To:       All interested and qualified employees

From:   Human Resources, CARE Ethiopia

 Vacancy No.  077/15

 I.              Position: Learning and Knowledge Management (LKM) Specialist

II.            Salary: USD 839 (negotiable based on past pay history and other factors)I

III.           Duty Base: Afar Field Office  

IV.           Deadline for Application: November 27, 2015

V.            Number of vacancy: 1 (One)

VI.           Terms of Employment: Regular

 VII.         Job Profile

 The Learning and Knowledge Management Field Specialist will work with the Pastoralists’ Areas Resilience Improvement through Market Expansion (PRIME) program team to conduct innovation, learning and knowledge management activities, which will require close collaboration with front line staffs, field-level technical advisors and specialist , and program/technical officers, as well as cluster managers. S/he will be coordinating closely with the PRIME team and the FO LDM  Advisor to ensure harmonization and appropriate sequencing of activities.

 VIII.              Duties and Responsibilities

 ·         Assist  to ensure the implementation of the LKM strategy at field level

·         Ensure the implementation and monitoring of the PRIME M&E plan at field and central level based on annual work plans and progress in partners’ capacity.

·         Assist the LKM field level advisor in documenting key information for cluster stakeholders and beneficiaries through establishing  feedback mechanisms

·         Assist the LDM Manager in implementing an LKM culture throughout the PRIME project, including sub-grantees and contractors, different technical units and cross-cutting areas, and in different locations throughout the Afar cluster.

·         Assist LKM partners in conducting field-level surveys, research and other assessments.( the seasonal DPPC led multi-agency crop and livestock assessments and in  emergency needs assessments)

•  Gather lessons learned from partner activities and disseminate information to all partners.


• With the assistance of the LDM Manager and communication specialist design documents that can assist partners in describing PRIME activities to stakeholders.

·         Assists the  PRIME team in analyzing and interpreting project data;

·         Assist PRIME  field team including partners  in the preparation of quarterly or biannual reports

·          Generate output data reports in communication with the PQL unit in Addis Ababa to ensure data reported in the field and in Addis Ababa is compatible

·         Responsible for establishing and managing information and learning system of PRIME;

·          Assist in training partner staff on learning and knowledge management, and monitoring and evaluation as needed, and work closely with the capacity building officer and LKM team in Addis Ababa to continuously assess partners’ capacity in LKM and M&E.

Job Requirements

A. EDUCATION/TRAININGRequired:

§  Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, statistics, monitoring and evaluation and other related fields

Desired:

§  MSc Degree in social sciences, statistics, monitoring and evaluation, or related field is required or demonstrated equivalent work experience in the field

§  Knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS or other type of databases such as MS-Excel and MS-Access.

§  Knowledge of the local language (Afari) is an advantage

B. EXPERIENCE:

Required:

Three years  proven technical experience in  implementing LKM and M&E system

• Demonstrated experience in data analysis at output and outcome levels.


• Previous experience in capacity building and training non-M&E staff

Desired:

§  Highly proficient in Excel, Word, data analysis software and comfortable with online information systems

§  Working knowledge in chronically vulnerable pastoral communities

C. COMPETENCIES

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

Closing date: Nov 27, 2015

   

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How to Apply

Please read the following and this job post on its entirety before you apply.  If you are not paying due attention to the following requirements/guidelines, your application would be automatically disqualified.

Interested applicants who meet the MINIMUM requirements should submit:

a)    A CV (not more than 3 pages)  b)    A cover letter (not more than one page)

c)    A one page table summarizing your educational background, work experience, technical skills and competencies to facilitate the screening process. Please refer the vacancy announcement while doing this. Please DO NOT SUBMIT copies of transcripts, academic degrees or recommendation letters with the application. You will provide them upon request.

Please submit your application to the following address:

CARE Ethiopia; P. O. Box 4710; Addis Ababa or online  HR.ETHJobs@care.org (please state name of the position on the subject line)

Or, drop at the gate of our Head Office, Located on Haile Gebresellsie Road Opposite to Zerihun Buildin, at the back of Lex Plaza Building, Yeka Sub-City, Woreda 7 house no. 671.

Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

 Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Job Categories: Development and Project M… Jobs. Job Types: Full-Time. Job expires in 30 days.

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