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Overview

The Strengthening Host and Refugee Populations in Ethiopia (SHARPE) programme uses a market systems development approach to stimulate private sector investment and increase livelihoods opportunities for refugees and host communities. SHARPE operates in three locations in Ethiopia, Jijiga, Dollo Ado and Gambella, with a coordinating office in Addis. The programme commenced in September 2019 and is due to finish in March 2025.

Role and responsibilities

The MEL Officer (field researcher) is based in field offices in Jijiga and Dollo Ado and will support its implementation team gather information required to monitor current and anticipated partnerships. These partnerships are primarily in the finance, livestock, agricultural input sectors as well as in other sectors that provide pathways to improved livelihood opportunities for refugees and host communities.

The MEL officer will engage with current and intended beneficiaries to gain in-depth understanding of how SHARPE interventions are impacting the lives of local communities with special focus on gender dynamics and refugee status

• Support SHARPE’s implementation team in designing and executing periodic monitoring visits, impact assessments and other research efforts.
• Conduct regular travel to refugee camps in Jijiga/Dollo Ado on a schedule agreed with SHARPE’s implementation and MEL team to record data and report on intervention progress.
• Enter the data collected into formats provided by SHARPE and conduct preliminary quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Ensure that detailed and feasible project monitoring field plans are developed that: i) consider ethical and safe collection and storage of data, ii) consider data quality, iii) consider storing, protecting, and sharing project documents.
• Closely work with the SHARPE MEL Manager and technical advisors to make sure the project has adequate and tested standard monitoring tools that capture intervention activities and outputs.
• Maintain a good working relationship with other development partners and government agencies in Jijiga & Dollo Ado.
• Assist in identifying, documenting, storing, and sharing lessons learned that have implications for refinement of best programmatic practice.
• In consultation with the SHARPE MEL Manager and Hub lead, organize lesson sharing events with internal and external programme stakeholders as planned.

Job Requirements

Desired requirements

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English, Amharic and Somali.
• Extensive experience in qualitative and quantitative research and data entry methods.
• Ability to record data/information accurately without any prejudice.
• The MEL Officer will be based in one of the regional SHARPE offices (Jijiga or Dollo Ado) with some travel to Addis Ababa. This is a full-time role and will report to the SHARPE MEL Manager, with matrix management inputs from the relevant Hub Lead.