Overview of Pathfinder International
Pathfinder International is a global leader in sexual and reproductive health. We place reproductive health care at the center of all that we do—believing that it is not only a fundamental human right, but is critical for expanding life opportunities for women, families, communities, and nations, and paving the way for transformations in environmental stewardship, decreases in population pressures, and innovations in poverty reduction. Pathfinder provides women, men, and adolescents with a range of quality health services—from contraception and maternal care to HIV prevention and AIDS care and treatment. Pathfinder strives to strengthen access to family planning, advocate for sound reproductive health policies, and, through all of our work, improve the rights and lives of the people we serve.
Project overview
Currently, Pathfinder Ethiopia is implementing a project entitled “Act With Her” aimed at supporting adolescent girls to achieve a healthy transition into an adulthood. The project is being implemented jointly by Pathfinder Ethiopia and Care Ethiopia in Amhara, Oromia, and Afar. Pathfinder has lead responsibility for activities in Amhara region, south Gondar Zone, in five woredas: Ebinat, Libo Kemkem, Tache Gayint, Lay Gayint and Simada.
Position Summary
The M&E Officer at the regional level will work under the guidance and supervision of M&E Officer at the national level and be part of an M&E team supporting the project. S/he is responsible for ensuring that high-quality data for monitoring and learning is collected at the regional level across 60 kebeles. This will include responsibility for electronic and paper-based data collection and entry, data quality control and cleaning, process documentation, and monitoring report preparation and submission. The project’s M&E system must ensure the flow of data and information from the Kebele level up through the Woreda and Zonal levels to the national and international level, and the M&E Officer plays a vital role in ensuring that this happens smoothly. The M&E Officer will also be required to attend data review meetings across the region. S/he will frequently travel to project sites to train and support front-line implementers to collect and use project data. S/he will conduct data quality checks on digital data and enter paper-based data into DHIS 2, supporting Kebele Supervisors to address any data quality concerns. S/he will conduct data quality audits (DQAs) on a quarterly basis. S/he will work closely with the Zonal Coordinator to understand and use project data to improve project implementation and conduct quarterly review meetings at the regional level.
Duties and responsibilities