M&E Specialist

About the role

MSD, an Ethiopian non-profit civil society organization active since 1999, is hiring one M&E Specialist for its Bahirdar office on a contract basis. The post reports to the Project Coordinator and covers the full cycle of monitoring and evaluation: designing monitoring plans, collecting and managing data, tracking project progress and reporting to donors.

Key responsibilities

• Monitor project activities, outputs and progress, using data platforms, databases and selected technologies to capture and organize data.
• Take part in project design, including theories of change, results frameworks, log frames and result chains.
• Develop and implement monitoring and evaluation frameworks and plans to track progress, outcomes and effectiveness.
• Manage data continuously: cleaning, sorting, categorizing, quality assessment, analysis and reporting, in line with donor requirements and organizational standards.
• Determine data analysis procedures and use quantitative or qualitative tools.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, biannual and annual financial and project performance reports and submit them to the organization and donors on time.
• Set up a monitoring system to collect baseline and periodic data, and hold periodic monitoring, JISS and review meetings with staff and stakeholders.
• Maintain project documents, lessons and innovations, and support knowledge management and institutional learning.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in social sciences, statistics, economics or a related field.
• 2 to 4 years of monitoring and evaluation experience in development and humanitarian contexts with NGOs.
• Experience with research methods, data management and analysis, and with evaluation design and management response projects.
• Fluency in English and the local language.
• No history of sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment; proof of previous employment may be required.

Applicants apply through the organization's online career page; only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and applications must be submitted within 7 working days of the announcement.