PRIN International Consultancy & Research Services PLC provides high-quality health, WASH, nutrition, socio-economic, agricultural, livelihood, education, and development consultancy and research services; short-term trainings; project performance evaluation and socio-economic studies to public institutions, private enterprises, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) by using up-to-date knowledge and state-of-art technology. PRIN envisages developing a highly dynamic, vibrant, and learning organization, which envisions becoming one of the leading consultancy and research firms in Sub-Saharan African

Summary

Currently, PRIN International Consultancy & Research Services PLC has entered into a sub-contractor agreement with an American-based Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International to support the implementation of the USIAD’s Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR WASH) Activity in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) and integrated Collaborative Learning and Adapting (CLA) by monitoring the Activity’s performance and indicators within the target woredas of selected regions in Ethiopia.

USAID’s Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (CR WASH) Activity is a five-year program whose purpose is to support an accelerated access to inclusive and resilient WASH services for targeted lowland areas of Afar, Oromia, Somali, and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR).
In its attempt to fulfill its commitment with USAID/RTI and enhance its financial management capacities, PRIN is expected to assign a middle level M&E officer in Afar project office and a middle level accountant for its main office (Addis Ababa) immediately with the following details:

Job Category: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Adapting (MELA)

Gender: Male/Female

Employment Type: Full time/permanent (up to five years depending on the candidate’s periodic performance/results)

Terms of employment: Annual renewable contract for five years based on successful performance.

Female applicants are highly encouraged!

Job Requirements

Qualification: Master’s Degree or above in Environmental Health, Water Resource Management, Water Engineering, Health Monitoring and Evaluation, Public Health, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Social Work, Development Studies or other related fields.

Experience & competence:

• Significant monitoring and evaluation experience of diverse governmental and/or non-governmental (bilateral and multilateral donor) funded projects.
• Experience in the design, development and implementation of Climate Resilient WASH program
• Experience in preparing Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP)
• Excellent communication skill (written and spoken English), analytical and reporting, organizational, interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.
• Good understanding and programmatic experience on various cross-cutting issues such as gender mainstreaming and environment protection
• Experience in organizing training/workshop on WASH interventions
• Experience in preparation of progress reports
• Experience in lowland areas, particularly in Afar
• Experience in use, management and documentation of WASH and climate-related data
• Experience in working with program stakeholders
• Very good ability in English, Amharic, Afar and other relevant local languages
• Very good communication, relationship management, presentation and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated track-record in successfully managing both qualitative and quantitative data using state-of-art software and data analysis techniques.
• Creative, innovative and strategic thinker and possess proven ability to produce results.
• At least five years of directly relevant experience in WASH and M&E. The specialist should be able to present (name) at least five projects that have been monitored or evaluated in the last ten years. S/he may be asked to provide evidence or proof of the engagement in the projects at the recruitment stage.
• Experience related to planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of USAID funded projects is highly desirable.