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Job Title | Senior Research, Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management Specialist. |
Code | 0088 |
Place of Work | Addis Abeba. |
Programme/Unit | Health and Nutrition. |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the organization scale. |
No. of Positions | One. |
Length of Contract | One year with possibility of extension. |
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring monitoring and evaluation frame works are developed at times of concept notes, proposals development and involved in tracking of the project progress towards the expected level of achievement. The incumbent is responsible to design and implement a system for gathering, interpreting and managing nutrition information and resource documents from the ECSC-SUN coalition member agencies necessary for learning. He/she will primarily be responsible for evidence generation and synthesis, assessments, studies, best practices and case stories on multi-sectoral nutrition initiatives and draw lessons out of it. He/she will be responsible for updating and documenting ECSC-SUN coalition members’ profile. He /she will be responsible for supporting ECSC’s mission, its programs by carrying out a wide range policy advocacy, and M&E activities such as Presenting research, M&E findings and recommendations to key target audiences, including policy makers, rural communities, civil society, researchers, and funders in any possible events and platforms. S/he will be expected to work closely with Save the Children thematic sectors and departments to ensure efficient project implementation to achieving the ECSC’s advocacy strategic objectives. S/he expected be fully aware of national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders in the sector. S/he identify and develop good relations with nutrition stakeholders in the sector, particularly those government sector ministries, CSO’s and donors identified as key in achieving Nutrition outcomes and representing ECSC-SUN in internal and external meetings. She/he will also strive to ensure that the voices of children guide advocacy and policy change objectives and related activities.
He/she will primarily be responsible for evidence generation, assessments, studies, best experience on multi-sectoral nutrition initiatives and draw lesion out of it. He/she will primarily be responsible for collation member profile is gathered documented, updated and regular workshop / meetings output documented including taking decisions as deem necessary. S/he will be expected to work closely with PDQ, MEAL Advocacy, communication, Award, PDU, Finance and other SC thematic sectors/ Departments to wards pushing the tasks and achieving the ECSC’s strategic objectives. S/he expected be fully aware of national policies, strategies and other initiatives and developments by government and other stakeholders in the sector. S/he identify and develop good relations with nutrition stakeholders in the sector, particularly those government sector ministries, CSO’s and donors identified as key in achieving Nutrition outcomes and representing SC in internal and external meetings. She/he will also strive to ensure that the voices of children guide advocacy and policy change objectives and related activities.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Program Development and Monitoring.
In consultation with Head of Nutrition, and ECSC-SUN Steering Committee, ECSC-SUN core team, MEAL and advocacy team, develop monitoring and evaluation frame works for ECSC-SUN and nutrition programme during concept notes, proposals development and other new opportunities.
Lead the monitoring and evaluation of the ECSC-SUN phase II project activities and generate evidences for informed management decisions.
Support the implementation of the planned ECSC- SUN phase II activities within SCI and the coalition member organization operational areas and track project progress towards the expected level of performance.
Support the development of advocacy and capacity gap assessment and budget analysis tools to be used for the for the project.
Conduct field visits to provide technical support to regions and to follow up the project implementation.
Generate evidences for the specific advocacy and influencing initiatives.
Make sure and guide beneficiaries have access to context-based and confidential complaint, feedback and response mechanisms.
Documentation, Recording and Research.
Keep track of the ECSC-SUN profile information, project review and evaluations information in coordination with ECSC-SUN core team, Advocacy and MEAL team.
Develop policy briefs, case studies, best practices based on ECSC-SUN and other potential nutrition projects.
Work with national nutrition Research and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Steering Committee and the Research Advisory Council (RAC) for bringing up pertinent nutrition research and learnings.
Ensure that learning is accessed and used as an integral part of ECSC-SUN programme design and implementation.
Make sure that ECSC-SUN coalition member organizations have easy access to learning documents for reference purpose.
Capture and disseminate lessons learned from monitoring, evaluation and follow-up on action planning, maintain a lessons learned database for ECSC-SUN.
Communication, Reporting and Dissemination.
Ensure effective storage of assessment, studies and evaluations and/or organizational knowledge and to use this knowledge base to promote learning across the ECSC-SUN.
Produce case studies, best practices; lessons learned and project audit documents for internal and external use.
Review project reports and address comments made by SCI member office and donor based on developed project monitoring and evaluation frame work.
Liaise with coalition members’ organizations nutrition projects to maximize collaboration and ensure proper coordination of nutrition activities.
Contribute learning and sharing of nutrition related evidence and lessons for scaling up nutrition and policy influence.
Other duties.
Ensure that relevant crosscutting issues are strategically mainstreamed in new projects; also ensuring relevant ECSC-SUN members understand and are capacitated to take the issues forward.
Support the policy and advocacy work of ECSC-SUN.
Represent the ECSC-SUN in relevant technical external task forces, working groups, seminars or other nutrition coordination meetings as approved by the sector head.
Perform additional tasks and duties as and when required.
Minimum of (8) eight years’ experience in the areas of nutrition, health, monitoring & evaluation and research, preferably in the NGO environment Sound knowledge and skill of research, policy formulation and data analysis out of which 3 years in managerial positions
Experience in working with government counterparts, civil society organizations, donors and other partners at various levels - federal to district.
Experience of designing and managing knowledge management systems, an awareness of learning methodologies and experience of leading learning events.
Experience on M&E methods, qualitative & quantitative data collection, processing and have analysis pre initiative.
Experience in supporting the development of organizational strategies, policies and guidelines.
Considerable experience in planning, organizing and implementing work objectives.
Strong knowledge and experience in Project Cycle Management and Risk Management.
Considerable experience in people Management.
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITY
Have a strong systematic and analytical thinking skills with strong interpersonal skill.
Good skill in emotional intelligence and continuous self-learning.
Very good skill in influencing others and conflict management.
Applicants should be excellent in written and spoken English including communication with higher officials.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills.
Understanding of the Health Management Information & Unified Nutrition information system in Ethiopia; with special focus on nutrition related areas and associated challenges/opportunities it presents.
Lead and guide the design and conduct of surveys, operations research and other studies in consultation with the head of nutrition, ECSC-SUN Steering Committees and other relevant program staff.
Promote learning through documentation of lessons learned and developing approaches for community analysis and utilization of data for decision-making.
Knowledge of the current national and international nutrition movements, initiatives, policy, programs and etc.
Readiness to travel to the field as deemed necessary.
Other Requirements;
Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, as well as the major statistical software (EPI INFO, STATA, SPSS, Access, R-package) and qualitative data analysis tools.
Willing to travel to rural areas to organize events and workshops, to collect data for evidence generation, to conduct supportive supervisions; and etc…
Commitment to the wellbeing of children and understanding of E SC-SUN as well as Save the Children’s aims values and principles.
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