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👉 Salary : Attractive👉 Employment Type: Contract
👉 Job Level : Mid Level ( 2+ - 5 years experience) 👉 Deadline : Feb 16, 2024
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Job Description
The USAID/Ethiopia Support Program (ESP) launched in 2019 to contribute to building an enabling environment for inclusive and peaceful national consensus processes by strengthening intra- and inter-group relationships and actions, advancing inclusive and constructive public discourse. Dexis Consulting Group is USAIDs implementing partner for ESP.
General Summary
The Field Officer (FO) will work closely with the Program Development Officer (PDO) and MEL Specialist on activity/grant-level data collection to support successful monitoring and evaluation of ESP activities in the assigned area. Guided by this overall objective, the FO will assume two primary responsibilities: (1) Monitoring the implementation of ESP activities by attending events, taking photos and collecting feedback from grantees, beneficiaries and other stakeholders; manage grantees, and (2) monitoring news, events and public perceptions on political, economic and social developments, provide security updates.
During the implementation of activities/grants, the FO will play a key role including, but not limited to, attending and monitoring planned events, collection of data during implementation of the activities and after completion of the activities. This role will be directly supervised by the MEL Specialist and Program Development Officer. However, the FO must collaborate with all team members in the regional office and others in the Addis Offices (namely PDOs, MEL Manager and Deputy Chief of Party-Programs). The FO is also required to collaborate with ESP Media and Communication Advisor identifying activity highlights, photos and quotes for immediate dissemination on social media.
Job Requirements
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the MEL Specialist, the FO will be responsible for the following:
Visit events and manage grantees
Provide security updates
completing activity notes on observed events and sites visited;
conducting qualitative data collection (focus-group discussions (FGDs) and/or in-depth interviews or carrying out surveys) with grantees, beneficiaries and key stakeholders and the target populations;
monitoring activities in accordance with the activity level MEL plan (e.g. conducting key informant interviews or FGD or surveys), beneficiary plan, and implementation plan to provide gender, religion, ethnic and age disaggregated data on events.
developing and maintaining collaborative partnerships and working relationships with governmental and non-governmental actors, beneficiaries and grantees;
developing data collection plans based on the activity-level MEL Plans in close collaboration with MEL Specialists and PDO, ensuring major events are attended and observed;
monitoring grants progress, and coordinating with grantees and the M&E Specialist to ensure that monitoring and evaluation data and final reports provided are satisfactory;
traveling as often as needed to activity locations in the performance of his/her work, sometimes to remote locations under challenging conditions;
performing other duties assigned by PDO, MEL Specialist, MEL Manager and/or DCOP-P.
2. Qualifications and Experience:
University degree required.
At least two years of demonstrated experience in monitoring project implementation, including data collection using tools such as key informants interviews (KIIs), focus group discussions (FGDs), surveys etc;
Ability to demonstrate organizational and administrative skills, with respect to report writing, developing plans, and keeping/updating a calendar of events, and ability to use computer packages such as email, MS Word and Excel, Google Sheets etc. essential;
Proven knowledge of local and international CSOs/NGOs and community-based organizations implementing relevant activities and programs, as well as key governmental actors and stakeholders, in the respective assigned ESP areas;
Experience of working with local organizations and beneficiaries of projects to monitor implementation of activities;
Fluency in Amharic and regional language and proficiency in written and spoken English required.
Experience with USAID-funded projects is an advantage but not required.
3. Contract Type, Location and Conditions:
The FO will be based in Tigray region, Axum and Maychew. The FO will enterinto a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA), whereby Dexis may place orders for services thereafter under terms and negotiated in advance, based on the outlined expected responsibilities .
4. Reporting
This position will report to MEL Specialist or their designees.
How to Apply
Please send a letter of application and a CV (max 2 pages) in MS Doc or PDF format to Ethiojobs.com no later than 5pm, Friday 16 February 2024. Do not attach certificates. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
N.B Application CandidatesMUSTclearly indicate location of applications (Region and Town) as headline.
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