IWCIDA is a nationally operating, nongovernmental and not for profit organization established in the year 2004 with the certificate and license number, 0107. It is devoted to bring about developmental changes in its operational localities in collaboration with indigenous local community and government bodies, as well as, international and national agencies committed to reduce poverty. In its efforts to achieve its development objectives, IWCIDA, in collaboration with JSI Ethiopia, is in agreement to implement USAID funded project titled” Empowered community Activity” in three woredas of Ilubabora Zone and three woredas of Jimma Zone. The goal of USAID Empowered Communities Activity (ECA) is to strengthen community systems and platforms to improve Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, and Adolescent-Nutrition Health (RMNCAH-N) services and outcomes in the mentioned six woredas. Henceforth, IWCIDA would like to hire qualified professionals on the following positions.

Job Summary:

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be responsible for the coordination, and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of USAID ECA. He/She will implement the USAID ECA monitoring and evaluation framework and plan to improve the qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the project. The M&E Officer will also provide technical assistance to the Woreda and community level structure on M and E.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of a comprehensive M&E and reporting system that will enable the collection, documentation, tracking, and reporting of data related to all results levels of the project: outcome, output, and activity.
• Systematize and ensure implementation of data quality assurance mechanisms into the M&E framework as well as activities.
• Regularly collect and compile data on targets of each indicator to measure achievement against performance indicators at all levels.
• Ensure validity, reliability, precision, integrity, and timeliness of information through quality checks and implementation of corrective actions to improve data quality and accountability of project team including technical assistants.
• Maintain and update the M&E platform to ensure that data are readily available.
• Compile and analyze data in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports as well as ad hoc updates which provide comprehensive insight to the progress, constraints, gaps, and lessons of the project both to internal and external stakeholders.
• Support in preparing briefing materials on project performance and status, as required.
• Support compliance with reporting requirements; Support the project management team in coordinating and/or conducting thematic assessments.
• Regularly track and analyze progress, challenges, gaps, and lessons learned through implementation.
• Support in extracting lessons learned from monitoring, assessments, and evaluations for course adjustment and continuous performance improvement.
• Facilitate training/mentorship to the relevant staff and technical assistants on Monitoring and Evaluation, Performance Management, and on data responsibilities and operational usage of tools developed through the project.
• Attend relevant meetings, coordination platforms organized by the regional health bureaus
• Deliver additional tasks assigned by immediate supervisor.

Duty station: Jimma/Metu

Job Type: Full-Time

Reports To:  Project Coordinator