Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist – National Energy Compact

About the role

The Government of Ethiopia is establishing a National Energy Compact Delivery and Monitoring Unit (CDMU) to coordinate implementation of its National Energy Compact and track progress toward universal, reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity access. The CDMU needs a MEL Expert to design, develop, maintain and strengthen a results-based Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the Compact Results Framework and review the Theory of Change, including indicators, baselines, targets, milestones, risks and assumptions.
• Establish and monitor KPIs on electricity access, generation, transmission and distribution, off-grid energy, clean cooking, utility performance, private investment and reforms.
• Maintain a monthly Compact Commitment Tracker of institutional responsibilities, milestones, bottlenecks and corrective actions.
• Support performance dashboards with ICT and data specialists, and set up data governance, collection, validation and quality assurance procedures.
• Standardise reporting and integrate data systems of MoWE, EEP, EEU, EEA, Regional Energy Bureaus and others where possible.
• Work with GIS specialists to monitor electrification, grid expansion and regional disparities in access.
• Coordinate with financing experts and the Ministry of Finance on funding requirements, disbursements, financing gaps and private capital mobilisation.
• Set up a learning agenda with quarterly reviews, lessons learned and case studies, and prepare monthly, quarterly and annual performance reports.
• Support performance review meetings with dashboards, presentations, decision briefs and action trackers.
• Assess institutional MEL capacity, build capacity and strengthen the network of MEL focal persons.

Required profile

• Master's degree or higher in Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Development Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Development Studies, Energy Economics, Engineering, Public Administration, Data Science or a related field.
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in MEL/M&E, results-based management, national development programmes, public-sector performance management or donor-funded energy and infrastructure programmes.
• Experience with government and international development partners in the energy sector is highly desirable.

Required skills

• Proficiency in SPSS, STATA, R or similar statistical software.
• Results-Based Management, Theory of Change and Logical Framework Approach.
• Excel and Power BI; SQL, KoboToolbox/ODK, GIS and Python are an advantage.