Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer, PROGRESS project

Job Description

FHI360 is a non-profit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries and has been operating in Ethiopia since 1996. FHI360 Ethiopia is providing technical assistance in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, food and nutrition, livelihood, communications, education programming to the Ethiopian government as well as NGOs and other stakeholders in the response to AIDS and development challenges in Ethiopia.

PROGRESS II is a 4 year Cooperative Agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (December 2013 December 2017) to Family Health International (FHI 360). The main objective is to enhance the family planning (FP) monitoring and evaluation (M&E) capacity of the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), not only in data collection, but also data utilization for decision making to improve programs and enable the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) to meet the their family planning goals.

KEY FUNCTION:

The M&E Officer of the USAID/E PROGRESS project will closely work with the PROGRESS team to support improved availability and use of monitoring data to continually enhance project effectiveness, and build the capacity of program staff in program monitoring and evaluation. The M&E officer reports to TBD. The M&E officer will:

• Be responsible for monitoring and evaluation activities of PROGRESS in different regions. The holder of this position is responsible for the compilation and analysis of reports from different assignments across the project regions.
• Lead the compilation and write up of different M&E activities that are conducted in conjunction with the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health.
• Be actively involved in the development and implementation of data collection tools, registers, surveys and outcome evaluations.
• 20% of time will be dedicated to another project to provide capacity building support for M&E to other organizations.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Work closely with the PROGRESS team and other technical officers to develop a monitoring and evaluation plan and program level indicators for PROGRESS supported activities in Ethiopia
2. Work with FHI 360’s PROGRESS team to develop data collection tools, databases, M&E guidelines and reporting formats.
3. Conduct M&E training for Centers of Excellence woredas as well as supportive supervisions, joint supportive supervisions and data quality assessments of the sites.
4. Coordinate training evaluations and skill transfer events.
5. Participate in the design and implementation of different research activities including baselines and follow-on evaluations. Work closely with the PROGRESS team and other technical officers to conduct data analyses and generate research reports.
6. Undertake periodic data quality assessments (DQA) to ensure validity, precision, integrity reliability and timeliness of performance data. Identify gaps and suggest corrective actions
7. Remain informed on current research and other developments relevant to PROGRESS

Job Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Sound skills in analyzing, synthesizing, documenting and presenting results of epidemiologic and behavioral research in the field of Public Health -including HIV/AIDS- and Social Welfare Development.
• Knowledge of ongoing and emerging issues in relation to Public Health and Social Welfare Development
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the political and ethical issues surrounding Public Health -including HIV/AIDS- and Social Welfare Development.
• Strong capacity building skills
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in both Amharic and English. Other Ethiopian language skills are an advantage.
• Must have no objections to traveling outside to the field regularly

MINIMUM RECRUITMENT STANDARDS:

• University degree in Information Systems, Demography, Public health, Epidemiology or Bio-statistics
• 5 - 7 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS/RH/FP, health and development with international development programs Or MS/MA/MPH in public health or related field, and 3 - 5 years relevant experience in HIV/AIDS/RH/FP, health and development with international development programs. 
• Experience in the planning and facilitation of training
• Fluent in written and spoken Amharic and English. Other Ethiopian language skills are an advantage.
• Excellent communication skills
• Good oral and written comprehension skills
• Good computer and typing skills, ability to use Word, Outlook, Excel, SPSS and others .

How to Apply

Well qualified and interested candidates can send their application & CV (credentials are not needed at this stage) through our email address: HREthiopia@fhi360.org. Please state your Name, Position you are applying for on the subject line of your email. Applications not following these instructions will not be reviewed.