Experience
Senior(5-8 years)
Salary
Not specified
Posted
3 days ago
Deadline
in 28 days
Job Description
BAF Program MEAL Officer (Internal/External)
Organization: The Well in Action (TWA)
Program: Blue Ambition Fund (BAF) Program
Duty Station: Addis Ababa
Employment Type: Full-time
Number of Positions: One (1)
Salary and Benefits: As per TWA’s salary scale
Application Deadline: Seven (7) days from the date of publication on the Ethiojobs website
About TWA
The Well in Action (TWA) is an Ethiopian national Civil Society Organization working to improve the livelihoods, resilience, and well-being of vulnerable communities through sustainable development and humanitarian interventions.
TWA is seeking a qualified and experienced professional for the position of BAF Program MEAL Officer for its program, “Empowering Women and Men through Sustainable Employment and Entrepreneurship Development in Lemi Kura Sub-City.”
Job Purpose
The BAF Program MEAL Officer will be responsible for coordinating and implementing the program’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system. The position will ensure effective tracking of program results, quality data collection and analysis, accountability to program participants, documentation of lessons learned, and timely reporting to support evidence-based decision-making.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and implement the program MEAL plan, tools, indicators, and reporting mechanisms.
- Establish and regularly update program baseline, target, output, outcome, and beneficiary databases.
- Coordinate routine monitoring of program activities, outputs, outcomes, and indicators against approved plans and targets.
- Design and administer appropriate quantitative and qualitative data-collection tools.
- Ensure the quality, completeness, accuracy, consistency, and timely reporting of program data.
- Conduct regular field monitoring and provide feedback to the program team for corrective action and continuous improvement.
- Support baseline assessments, periodic reviews, surveys, evaluations, and other program assessments.
- Track participants’ progress in training, employment, entrepreneurship, enterprise development, and economic self-reliance.
- Ensure that program data are appropriately disaggregated by sex, age, disability, location, and other relevant characteristics.
- Strengthen accountability to program participants through appropriate community feedback and complaint-response mechanisms.
- Facilitate learning and reflection sessions and document lessons learned, good practices, challenges, success stories, and evidence of change.
- Prepare and contribute to periodic program progress and MEAL reports for TWA management, donors, government offices, and other stakeholders.
- Build the capacity of program staff and relevant partners on MEAL tools, data quality, documentation, accountability, and results-based management.
- Perform other related duties assigned by the immediate supervisor.
Requirements
Qualification and Experience
Education: Minimum BA/BSc degree in Statistics, Project Management, Business Management, Development Studies, or other related fields. A Master’s degree is preferred.
Experience: A minimum of five (5) to seven (7) years of relevant professional experience, of which at least four (4) years should be within NGOs in PMEL/MEAL-related positions, such as PMEL/MEAL Officer, Coordinator, or Manager.
Experience in results-based monitoring, database management, data analysis, evaluation, accountability, and learning is highly desirable.
Required Competencies
- Strong knowledge of MEAL/PMEL systems, results frameworks, indicators, and data-quality assurance.
- Demonstrated skills in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
- Experience in designing monitoring tools, surveys, databases, and reporting systems.
- Strong analytical, report-writing, communication, and facilitation skills.
- Good knowledge of accountability, learning, gender, safeguarding, and social inclusion principles.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and relevant statistical/data-management software.
- Ability to work effectively with program participants, government stakeholders, partners, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Good command of English and Amharic, both written and spoken.
Required Skills
Level
Senior(5-8 years)
Location
Addis Ababa
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application letter and updated CV via email to twajobs2024@gmail.com within seven (7) days from the date of publication of this vacancy on the Ethiojobs website.
Applicants should clearly indicate “BAF Program MEAL Officer” in the subject line of the email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stage of the recruitment process.
TWA is committed to safeguarding, gender equality, diversity, and inclusion and maintains zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, abuse, harassment, fraud, corruption, and other forms of misconduct. Qualified women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Well in Action (TWA)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia