FAO recruits 01 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

Job Description:  2002601

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

Closure Date: 24/Nov/2020, 11:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: FRETH

Job Type: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Ethiopia-Addis Ababa

Duration: 6 months

Post Number: N/A

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FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

Qualified female applicants are encouraged to apply.

People with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality.

Organizational Setting

The main aim of the FAO country office is to assist governments to develop policies, programs and projects to achieve food security and to reduce hunger and malnutrition, to help develop the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their environmental and natural resources in a sustainable manner.

The current portfolio of activities of the FAO Representation in Ethiopia includes a wide scope of technical support interventions ranging from policy support through livestock and crop production, to natural resource management, nutrition, value chain, marketing, agri-business and land administration. FAO is also implementing several emergency, resilience-building and development interventions, with the support of its six sub-national offices and in partnership with local Bureaus of Agricultures and Livestock and NGOs.

Reporting Lines

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will work under the overall guidance of the FAO Representative of Ethiopia and under the direct supervision of the International Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, and in close collaboration with all office FAOR units.

Technical Focus

Monitoring and Evaluation of FAO Ethiopia programme and projects.

The objective is the development and implementation of coherent, integrated and effective monitoring and evaluation framework

Tasks and Responsibilities

Undertake field visits to monitor the progress of FAO interventions;

Provide regular updates to the Disaster Risk Management Agriculture Taskforce(DRM-ATF) ;

Design data collection tools for use of FAO projects and programmes

Assist in maintaining project dashboards are up to date;

Maintain information records and monitoring plan documentation, such as project beneficiaries, Dashboards, project indicators, risks and assumptions;

Assist in the preparation of work plans for monitoring the progress and evaluation of the impact of all FAO managed interventions;

Assist in identifying indicators to be used for monitoring progress and assess the impact of all FAO managed interventions;

Assist in the design of data collection methodologies (sentinel surveys, household surveys, community interviews, key informants, Focus Group Discussions) and data collection instruments;

Liaise and maintain relationships with technical level staff of implementing partners;

Contribute to periodic reports on the progress of FAO managed interventions;

Perform other related duties as required.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

Candidates should be nationals of Ethiopia

University Degree in Agricultural Economics, Environmental Science, Business Management, Statistics or other closely related field.

Two years of relevant experience in the fields of Monitoring and Evaluation of projects and  Knowledge Management;

Familiarity to work with UN agencies, Government and other partners under joint programs

Working knowledge of English and local language, Amharic

FAO Core Competencies

Results Focus

Teamwork

Communication

Building Effective Relationships

Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Selection Criteria

Extent and relevance of experience and knowledge of Monitoring and Evaluation tools;

Extent and relevance of experience in developing M&E tools and information materials;

Extent and relevance of experience in undertaking data analysis, developing online data collection tools

Familiarity to work with UN agencies, Government and other partners;

Ability to work under pressure and willingness to travel frequently to rural areas of Ethiopia;

Demonstrated capacity to write technical reports in English;

Strong communication (oral and written, English and local language, Amharic) and interpersonal skills.

Proficiency with Geographic Information System GIS, project management, Computer Aided Questionnaire design software is desirable;

Proficiency with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences(SPSS), R or other statistical packages is desirable.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)

Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: Careers@fao.org

Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted

Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications

For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.

We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org

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