About the Company

Mercy Corps is an international humanitarian organization operating Water and Sanitation, Economic Development, Livelihoods, Capacity Building, Emergency Response, Health and Nutrition and similar sectors in the regions of Somali, Oromiya, Addis Ababa and SNNPR. Mercy Corps works with communities, public, and private sectors to implement appropriate relief, recovery and development interventions. 

City

Addis Ababa

Job Location:

Ethiopia

Type Of Employment:

Full time

Job Category:

Management

Career Level:

Manager (supervisor of staff)

Degree:

Master's degree

Minimum Years Of Experience:

More than 7 years

Job Description

The Learning and Knowledge Management Deputy Advisor –M&E will be a key position in the $57 million, 5-year USAID-funded Pastoralist Areas Resilience Improvement through market Expansion (PRIME) project. He/she will work with the PRIME LKM team to enhance innovation learning and knowledge management activities, which will require close collaboration with the LKM advisor, LKM specialist, communications specialist, LKM field staff and cluster managers. In addition he/she will work closely with USAID/FTF’s Knowledge Learning, Documentation and Policy (KLDP) project and the Capacity to Improve Agriculture and Food Security (CIAFS) program, supervising data input into USAID’s database. He/she will also work closely with the communications specialist in identifying, based on field activity reports, potential success stories and lessons learned for the project. The individual filling this position will have responsibility for supervising the quality and accuracy of monitoring and evaluation not only of direct implementation programs, but also of several sub-grants and, therefore, will work closely with local and international recipient organizations to ensure a unified results management system.

Position Requirements

The right candidate would need to have these characteristics: 

- Master’s Degree in social sciences, statistics, monitoring and evaluation, or related field is required or demonstrated equivalent work experience in the field;
- At least eight years relevant field experience of complex, multi-dimensional programming;
- Relevant M&E experience;
- Previous experience working on USAID funded programs strongly preferred;
- Previous management experience preferred;
- Demonstrated experience and ability to professionally and appropriately represent the organization and negotiate with a diverse range of government officials, local organizations, donors and other groups for outcomes in the best interest of program implementation;
- Effective verbal and written communication, multi-tasking, organizational, and prioritization skills are necessary;
- Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to follow procedures, meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members is required;
- Strong written and oral communication skills in English, including report development, writing and editing;
- Strong management skills, with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues;
- Previous experience in Ethiopia or the Horn of Africa is preferred;
- Ability to secure a work-permit in Ethiopia necessary.

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