Role Summary: Save the Children is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Advisor for an anticipated five-year USAID-funded Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Ethiopia. The program will seek to sustainably improve food and nutrition security and resilience among poor and chronically vulnerable households and communities in the selected regions. The program will coordinate closely with, and represent a contribution to, the Government of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP). Hiring is contingent upon successful award of the project and USAID approval of the candidate.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: – Chief of Party
Staff reporting to this post:
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Indirect :
Budget Responsibilities:
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
The proposed program will be an integrated, multi-sectoral food and nutrition security intervention. The M&E Advisor will provide technical expertise and leadership to generate and analyze quality evidence and data through monitoring, assessments and evaluations. The M&E Advisor will supervise the program’s monitoring and evaluation team, and will coordinate with program learning and management processes to ensure effective feedback loops that contribute to the achievement of desired outcomes. The M&E Advisor will ensure that integration of PSNP metrics within the program’s overall M&E strategy. S/he will work closely with Save the Children’s Country Office (CO) MEAL unit and Field Office MEAL staff to build evidence base, track project progress, facilitate learning and adaptive management, and ensure a strong accountability mechanism.
Key Functions:
· Represent the project and participate in different MEAL related forums bringing together like governmental and non-governmental organization working on the same or related themes.
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
· holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
· holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
Ambition:
· sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
· widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
· future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale
Collaboration:
· builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
· values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
· approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
· develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
· willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
In order to be successful you will bring/have:
QUALIFICATIONS
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Additional job responsibilities
Equal Opportunities
Child Safeguarding:
Health and Safety
We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.