M&E ADVISOR at Self Help Africa

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M&E ADVISOR

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Employer: Self Help Africa

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 2 years ago

Deadline: Submission date is over

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Self Help Africa (SHA) is an international NGO dedicated to the vision of an economically thriving and resilient rural Africa. We have 50 years of experience working with smallholder farmers, farmer associations, cooperatives and agribusinesses across Africa to help farmers grow and sell more food, improve diets, diversify incomes and make their livelihoods more sustainable and resilient to external shocks. SHA also builds awareness of issues affecting smallholders and represent their interests at policy and institutional level.

SHA is a core member of The Gorta Group which is composed of a group of innovative organizations driving sustainable economic and social change across Africa. Comprising Self Help Africa, Partner Africa and TruTrade, the Gorta Group combines expertise in market-based solutions to poverty and rural development; climate change mitigation and resilience; trade facilitation and farmer and worker rights; underpinned by an inclusive ethos that specifically targets women and youth. In August 2021, United Purpose joined the Gorta Group, which operates as Self Help Africa (SHA), bringing together two organizations with proud histories of assisting those in greatest need. United Purpose, formerly Concern Universal, has worked for more than 40 years as a leader in community-led development and grassroots innovation. SHA now has over 700 staff worldwide, as a result of the merger, and a global turnover of over ?40m. We are currently implementing a portfolio of 80 projects in Bangladesh, Brazil, Burkina Faso, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda and Zambia funded by a variety of institutional and private donors including the European Union, Irish Aid and World Food Programme. In 2020, we supported close to eight million people in rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil and Bangladesh.

Job Purpose:

• The M&E Advisor (Ethiopia) works as part of the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team to support the development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems in all technical areas of SHA?s development work.
• The role will focus on the implementation and strengthening of SHA?s organisational M&E approach to the highest attainable standard, with emphasis on system compliance and quality control.
• Responsibilities will cover different steps in the whole M&E cycle including M&E plans, log frames & Theory of Change. Tasks will comprise process preparation, training, data collection and analysis, and report writing.
• As a member of the M&E Team, the M&E Advisor will coordinate with other members of the team to ensure integrated M&E approaches throughout the organisation. This role involves a significant amount of travelling in (Ethiopia) (30-40%) and once or twice a year travelling within Africa

Key Responsibilities:

Technical lead and advice

Lead on M&E plans which include:

• Planning of resources (human & financial)
• Development of Theory of Change and log frames
• Creation of M&E tools when new indicators are used (Kobo toolbox/ Resco)
• Lead on Livelihood zoning and wealth ranking exercises to ensure due processes are followed, quality standards are complied with and timeframes respected
• Contribute to the improvement of monitoring and evaluation processes across the organisation which includes participatory M&E approaches and integrating feedback from staff, partners and project participants.
• Oversee the efficient running of the beneficiary databases in (Ethiopia) and ensure that the M&E reporting template is up to date
• Assist Project Managers in developing indicator-tracking tools to capture quantitative and qualitative data for project performance indicators. Ensure that processes are in place to allow for systematic and inclusive feedback to communities and stakeholders on all programme reports and evaluations undertaken
• Lead Mid Term Reviews, and writes ToRs for baselines, landlines and evaluations.
• Lead on the selection of M&E consultants, when required.

Training

• Train support staff and partners in data collection using handhelds and on the use of SHA?s assessment tools

Project proposals

• Advise on log-frames and Theories of Change in new project proposals for (Ethiopia) and ensure that SHA?s M&E approaches and adequate resources are integrated.
  

Reporting

• Support the Head of Programme in (Ethiopia) with quarterly and annual reports through the delivery of updated M&E figures
• Provide monthly monitoring updates for our data management systems

Documentation and learning

• Contribute to ensuring that key programme learnings are integrated into the projects and across the organisation
  

• Organise learning workshops in (Ethiopia) to discuss findings, improvements and observations of the M&E work.
• Work together with the other members of the M&E team and technical advisors on fostering technical excellence and impact of all Self Help Africa programmes, and documenting it.
• Other reasonable duties may be assigned to you that are consistent with the job and its level of responsibility. These will require pre-approval by your line manager.

Key Relationships

Internal

• Head of M&E/M&E Advisor-Southern Africa/ Evaluation Advisor(direct report)
• Head of M&E/M&E Advisor/ Evaluation Advisor/ M&E advisors (Africa)
• Head of Programme & Programme Managers in (Country)
• Desk Officer (HQ)
• Head of Policy, Research and Evaluation (HQ)
• Wider Programmes Team

External

• Programme Partners
• M&E network in (Country)

Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in international development
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation systems, emphasis on log frames and Theories of Change
• Experience with data collection in large surveys
• Experience with data analysing and reporting

Qualifications/Other Requirements

Essential

• Degree in international development or related area
• Proven data collection experience in rural settings preferable in (Ethiopia)
• Excellent ICT skills in data analysis using MS excel
• Working knowledge of MS Office including MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint.
• Proven experience in training and capacity building in M&E
• Expertise in designing data collection tools, sampling methodologies
• Experience in database management (Salesforce preferable)
• Commitment to the vision and values of GSHA

Preferable

• IHM & HEA experience
• Experience with data analysing systems such as: SPSS, SAS. STATA

Role Competencies

• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work as part of an international team across jurisdictions and cultures
• Ability to deliver reports in a timely manner
• Ability to work with minimum supervision
• Ability to train and mentor others
•  Ability to solve problems and take corrective action

Contract type: 2 years ? full-time with possible extension

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