II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Job Responsibility #1: Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (30% of time)

• Assists field staff particularly front-line staff in developing regular data collection format, in field supervision, and data base maintaining, analyzing and interpreting data and ensuring forward accountability to the community and learning.
• Organizing field monitoring and evaluation to program sites.
• Assists the project staff in understanding activity/output project level data.
• Organizes participatory monitoring events along with the facilitators and team leaders, partners and communities.
• Compiles regular field monitoring report including lessons and provide feedback for the program and his/her supervisor.
•   Participates on project performance review meeting at Woreda level as required and evaluation exercises.
•   Collects and provides information and technical support in the preparation of quarterly or biannual reports and participate in panel monitoring.
• Ensure the implementation of project MEAL plans/framework.
• Ensures consistency of information in different reports
• Participates in the formulation and revision of different reports and plans 

Job Responsibility #2: Program Progress Tracking (20% of time)

•  Supports the production of monthly progress update of the project/portfolio of projects or one specific large project
•  Analyze plan versus achievements of the project and identify justifications for under achievements or over achievements.
• Analyze achievement against budget and advise project staff on cost effectiveness.

 

Job Responsibility #3: Strengthen Accountability to Affected people (20%)

• Strengthen and Implement CARE Ethiopia Accountability to Affected People (AAP) system (like information sharing, community participation, feedback and complaints response mechanisms etc)
• Implement and monitor CARE humanitarian accountability framework (HAF)
• Receive, compile, analyze, share and file feedback and complaints
• Communicate and disseminate CARE’s feedback and complaints policies and procedures to staff and concerned stakeholders and partners.
• Conduct induction/orientation, training and capacity building of staff involved in accountability and protection

 Job Responsibility #4: Data/Information Management (20% of time)

•  Ensures effectiveness and adequacy of systems to track flow of information on inputs utilization and project participation, including the process of beneficiary selection and project prioritization.
•  Provides information management support to action research initiatives being conducted in the project location
•   Submits updated data set to the required parties at all levels on project database on quarterly basis.
• Assists project staff in reviewing and revising project MEAL plan and indicators as required.
• Maintains minimum set of MEAL reference materials at project level in the field office.
• Updates the program information system on regular basis.

 Job Responsibility #5: Capacity Building (10% of time) 

• Assists the field program staff in organizing MEAL related capacity building workshops/trainings to staff and Woreda/implementing partners.
• Compile and share project related data among field office staff.
• Coach and mentor the front-line staff on how to handle project database.

 Job Responsibility #6: Performs other duties as assigned (% of time 5%) 

III. PROBLEM SOLVING (Thinking Environment)

 Levels one and two of problem solving apply to the incumbent. The incumbent involves with daily routine activities, she/he also uses interpolative skills to pick and choose the right solution to address given problems.

IV. GENDER EQUALITY

• Understanding and demonstrated commitment to the importance of gender, youth, and social inclusion issues.
•  Demonstrated commitment to principles of Gender Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and PSEAH (safeguarding), as evidenced in previous positions/programming.

Salary: 746 USD

V. QUALIFICATIONS (KNOW HOW)

A)   EDUCATION/TRAINING

 Required:

•   Bachelor’s degree in social science, Statistics or other related fields.
•   Knowledge of statistical software. 

Desired:

•  Job related experience and maintaining program data base, generation of data and qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills.

B)  EXPERIENCE: 

Required:

•  3 years of relevant experience with the first degree and 2 years of relevant experience plus post graduate degree.                                                                              

 Desired:

• NGO experience. 

C)  TECHNICAL SKILLS

Required:

•  Well organized, which gives attention to details and have some analytical skill.
•   Computer skill particularly Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point.
•   Good oral and written communication and interpersonal skill.
•  Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, sensitivity to HIV/AIDS, participatory approach and sustainability.
•  Proficiency in English and local language, both verbal and written.

 Desired:

• Utilizing programming and statistical software (such as SPSS) to compile data and information for various systems, and knowledge of basic monitoring and evaluation and research tools.

D)  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.

 

VI. CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS

•  The job holder is expected to collaborate with the local community, government counterparts and other partners, with the program office’s supervisors, project/program managers, and other CARE Staff.

 

VII. WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED 

• The post is located at Bahir Dar with 70% field travel to program sites (different zones and woredas where CARE operating.