Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) officer

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With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories!

Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Major Roles and Responsibilities

The Area Program Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer's primary responsibility will be undertaking regular field level activities monitoring together with respective technical project specialists, providing inputs for programs design, facilitating accountability and feedback mechanisms at AP level and participating in projects and program evaluations. S/he will be responsible for AP level planning and budgeting processes together with the AP team, monitoring and reporting. S/he will support in concept papers and proposals development, programs design as well as evaluation. S/he will be responsible for AP level documentation of learnings and best practices and sharing of the best and promising practices. S/he will be responsible for compiling and rolling out program and social accountability mechanisms at the AP level, compiling and analyzing feedback from communities and stakeholders and supporting the AP manager and technical specialist. S/he will be responsible for timely tracking of project implementation, gathering data regularly, analyzing and synthesizing the data and preparing regular AP level updates.

Monitoring and Reporting

• Undertakes all projects and programs' monitoring and reporting including AMR, SAR and other reports using set performance indicators irrespective of funding sources by working closely with sector technical officers using appropriate monitoring and reporting tools and methodologies as required by respective stakeholders in a participatory approach.
• Maintains detailed schedules of activity and budget implementation tracking systems for activities monitoring and budget utilization for each project.
• Uses appropriate data management systems, analyzes data, aggregates data to the required level and synthesizes results for report writing using appropriate and relevant tools. Uses WV systems and procedures including HORIZON and other NO's established protocols.

Programs and Projects Evaluation

• With guidance from the AP manager, facilitates all projects and programs' evaluations within the AP operational area by liaising with MEAL Department, Support Service Division (SSD) at NO, concerned project manager and the FCO irrespective of sector or sources of funding.
• Ensures proper coordination with respective stakeholders including the woreda government offices and participation of targeted local communities as required.
• Ensures evaluation reports are shared with concerned stakeholders in the operational area for learning and future use.

Accountability

• With guidance from the AP manager, facilitates rolling out social and program accountability frameworks and establishment of feedback mechanisms from beneficiary communities in AP.
• Documents learning and shares best and promising practices within the AP as well as across the organization.

Surveys and Assessments

• With guidance from the AP manager and concerned units from NO, FCO, facilitates surveys and assessments following set standards and guidelines using prescribed tools and techniques.
• Participates and facilitates in developing sampling frames, community mobilization, recruitment and orientation of enumerators, actual data collection and verification processes.
• Internalizes survey and assessment methodologies and standard tools meant for the study in gathering qualitative and quantitative data, participates in field testing of the tools to ensure relevance of the questionnaire or tools to the local area to generate the required data with accuracy.

Networking and Collaboration with Partners

• Supports the AP manager in networking and collaboration with partners at woreda governments and communities' level together with sectoral project officers.
• Identifies key users of the information sharing and facilitates comprehensive scoping for discussions with key stakeholders in the woreda.
• Reviews critical findings from monitoring, evaluation and various survey reports for sharing with concerned stakeholders in the woreda for shared understanding, smooth operation and promotion of cooperation.

Required Education and Work Experience

• BA/BSc degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies and related fields.
• A master's degree is an added advantage.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in program and project designing, monitoring and evaluation.
• Understanding of World Vision's development programs.
• Presentation, communication, networking and partnering skills.
• Ability in data collection and analysis using computer packages like SPSS, MS Word, MS Access, MS Excel.
• Participatory program and project designing, monitoring and evaluation experience.
• A strong aptitude for organizational change, innovation, learning, team building.
• Local language skill is an advantage.

World Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries, and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.

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Applicant Types Accepted: Local applicants only.

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