INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
LDM Manager
CARE Ethiopia’s mission is to work with the poor women and men, boys and girls, communities and institutions, to have a significant impact on the underlying causes of poverty in Ethiopia.
Date: November 10, 2017
Vacancy No. 134 /17
No of positions; 1 (One)
Type of Employment- Regular
Duration of contract until May 31, 2018
Duty base: Addis Ababa
Dead Line: 10 days from the date of advertisement
The purpose of the Learning, Design and Measurement (LDM) Manager is to design and maintain the M&E systems of a portfolio of projects or one specific large project. S/he will lead the design the M&E systems of the sector and/or individual projects in line with the organization and the donors’ requirements. The position leads/guidesand in certain circumstances manages a team of LDM staff working for different projects. She/he provides technical backstopping, trainings in the areas of LDM and knowledge management and coaches and mentors his/her team members. The position holder will work closely with the technical advisors of the relevant sector units and PQL unit to ensure the cross fertilization of learning among different units, pulling information required from projects relevant to document centrally, organize capacity building trainings to staff, take assignments as a team, etc. With the guidance and coordination from PQL staff, this position will contribute to establishing and maintaining the LDM system of the CARE Ethiopia programs (CFIRW/PSAG/RPUFY)and at a CO level will be responsible to provide data for all Global Program data managed by the Impact Measurement Advisor in PQL.
II. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Planning/Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
§ Designs and develops M&E tools and systems for all projects in the unit.
§ Designs and develops impact measurement tools and systems at a project level basis.
§ Ensures that detailed implementation, M&Eplans are prepared on timely basis.
§ Supports external and internal evaluations and project reviews.
§ Ensures preparation of quarterly (periodic) reports to be submitted to the donor and the Government at a national level.
§ Leads project baseline studies, annual reviews, midterm assessments and final evaluations and impact assessments.
§ Leads or participates in diagnostic studies for project design.
§ Reviews project evaluation reports, compiles and shares lessons for future project and program design.
§ Reviews and validates final evaluation results conducted by external evaluators..
Information Management
§ Develops and maintains M&Einformation management system for the Projects/unit.
§ Ensures the timely collection, analysis and utilization of project related information, including emergency data like early warning information.
§ Leads and guides the streamlining of paper based reporting system including formats and systematize information flows.
Program and Data Quality assurance
§ Capacitate staff on the fundamental concepts of data quality management
§ Develop strategies to improve FS project data quality
§ Ensure Implementation of strategies to improve the data quality
§ Build staff capacity on program quality , program support and program impact elements
§ Set mechanisms to track FS project impact and align with chronically food insecure impact group program
Learning, sharing/networking§ Supports and develops reflective practice forums for the portfolio of projects and across programs.
§ Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples within the country and internationally, and ensures ongoing personal development and learning..
Staff management and mentoring
§ Supervises, mentors and coaches project related LDM staff, including FO- LDM staff associated with the project and/or program.
§ Works closely with the PQL Unit to build capacity of LDM staff and ensure the quality of LDM strategies, methodologies and activities across programs.
§ Develops capacity of CARE and partners staffs on DM&E and related activities.
§ Advises the Sector Coordinators, COPs; DCOPs and field office project managers and POMS on issues related to LDM for better decision making.
A. EDUCATION
Required:
§ B.A. Degree in Social Sciences, Management Information Systems, Statistics or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Desired:
§ M.A. Degree in Social Sciences, Management Information Systems, Development Studies, or related.
B. EXPERIENCE:
Required:
§ 8 years of work experience in DM&E, MIS, needs assessment, baseline surveys, regular progress monitoring, project evaluation.