HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation in Ethiopia has the following three vacancies in the programme management of its portfolio of projects. The programme evolved from a focus on agriculture and rural infrastructure (trail bridges and water supply systems) towards a broader programme including support projects for natural resources management, especially in marginal areas, capacity development of local governments, rural infrastructure interventions, mainly the trail bridge programme but also in sustainable WASH services, and education and skills development for youth in small towns as well as in refugee camps. Emergency response was recently added as new working area. HELVETAS operates mainly in three regions; Oromia, Amhara and Tigray. For more information about HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation, visit our website: www.helvetas.org
Main Tasks:
The MEL Senior Expert will be responsible for ensuring the Country Office (a) is informed on the extent to which our interventions are affecting the lives of the targeted populations; (b) has evidence-based knowledge on the positive and negative impact that our interventions are having over the communities where HELVETAS works; (c) ensures quality data collection, collation, analysis and reporting to stakeholders and (back-)donors, and (d) encourages effective learning across the organization and with partners which influences our course of action and strategic direction.
Qualification, experience and essential skills:
Master’s Degree in Social Sciences or related field with at least 5 years relevant experience in development cooperation. Sound knowledge and experience in the concepts and application of theory of change, results measurement and monitoring systems. Coaching and mentoring of other professionals on monitoring and evaluation systems development. Proven experience in supporting learning programmes and organisational dialogue. Proven ability in accountability towards external audiences and working with government and external support agencies on dissemination of development results. Strong conceptual thinker and coach with excellent reporting and writing skills (English). Result-oriented personality meeting deadlines with conceptual and analytical strength. Ability to work with data sets and information sources with pragmatism and able to work in teams as well as independently.
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