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Junior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor

GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #031/2019

GIZ – GIZ Green Innovation Centre

As a provider of international cooperation services for sustainable development and international education work, GIZ – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit – is dedicated to building a future worth living around the world.

We have over 50 years of experience in a wide variety of areas, including rural and economic development, education and employment, energy and the environment, and peace and security. Together with our partners, we work to deliver flexible, effective and cost-effective solutions that offer people better prospects and sustainably improve their living conditions. Of our 18,260 employees in some 120 countries, almost 70 per cent are national personnel working in the field.

As a public-benefit German federal enterprise, we are committed to meeting our clients’ high standards with regard to transparency and accountability. German and European values are central to our work. The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is our main commissioning party. European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector and national governments benefit from our services, too.

In Ethiopia GIZ has been implementing development programmes on behalf of the German government for over 40 years jointly with our national partners. The focus of our work in the country is on vocational education, sustainable use of natural resources, land management and food security, biodiversity and forestry. Further programmes enhance the development of a sustainable textile sector and renewable energies

GIZ- GIZ Green Innovation Centre project is looking a qualified candidate as per the below details.

Position:                                             Junior Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor

Remuneration:                                 As per the GIZ scale

Application deadline:                    February 21, 2019

Place of Work:                                  Addis Ababa

1. Responsibilities

• The junior M&E advisor will support the Green Innovation Centre-Ethiopia in tasks related to successful compilation of relevant data on in line with the project’s outputs, outcomes and objectives
• Provide support in results sharing and developing communication materials for the project

Junior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor performs the following tasks:

1. Tasks
2. 1. Coordination and monitoring

The junior advisor

• summarize partners monthly, quarterly and half year reports and extract figures and feed in to GIC’s MIS system
• updates information on project progress, documents and report regularly to the MERL component manager
• follow-up compile reports and all-important figures from other components in the project
• develop and share case studies and success stories for innovations promoted by the project
• arrange logistics of meetings, attending and writing minutes
• assists with planning, coordinating and documenting meetings, workshops, seminars and other project activities with a focus on technical aspects
• document and share all processes, training aids, and studies for the program/project planning, implementation and knowledge management

2. Research

The junior advisor

• in consultation with the component manager, prepares and carries out qualitative research projects (developing survey instruments, field trials, training field staff, organisational preparation in the field, collecting and analysing data)
• compile and document all research documents and monitoring reports in an organized and structured way
• facilitate logistics and field visits of external M&E mission

3. Knowledge management

The junior advisor

• assists in communicating, updating and collecting information on project implementations and best practices
• organizes and updates project/programme documentation (training manuals, trainee details…etc), the filing systems and the project/programme library
• load documents to the GIZ project work space (DMS)

4. Implementation of project activities

The junior advisor

• facilitates team meetings in connection with M&E

5. General obligations

The advisor

• is familiar with GIZ planning, implementation and reporting procedures and their changes
• is familiar with other programme components and GIZ-assisted measures, concepts and status of implementation and knows the corresponding experts and staff
• represents the interest of the GIZ-assisted measure and always acts on its behalf
• carries out important tasks for the project/programme, even if these are not explicitly cited in the job description

6. Other duties/additional tasks

The junior advisor

• performs other duties and tasks at the request of management

Job Requirements

Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications and Professional experience

• College or University Degree in Economics, Data Management, Statistics, Computer Science or related field
• 2-3 years professional experience and degree in relevant field, such as agricultural economics, statistics, rural development & agricultural extension, natural resource management, social science, or communication & business management related fields initial experience (internship or similar) in this area
• excellent written and oral communication skills in English
• proven computer skills with all common Microsoft office applications
• professional experience in communicating with government institutions
• experience in monitoring, reporting and verification and/or knowledge about innovation systems & value chain approaches will be an asset
• university degree in an area that is related to value the project/programme objectives

Other knowledge, additional competences

• good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, Access or other database programme)
• good knowledge of the European language widely used in the country, ideally a knowledge of German
• Knowledge of Oromiffa language is an advantage
• experience of project management and research experience in an area related to the value chain

willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

How to Apply

Application procedure:

Interested and qualified internal candidates shall submit their application letter along with their non-returnable recent CV (max. 3 pages) with letter of motivation (max. 1 page) to the following address:

Email: [email protected]

Note:

The name of the position for which the application is made should be clearly marked on the subject line with the position title. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

Applications from qualified women are encouraged.