Senior MEAL Officer at Oxfam
Oxfam Job Vacancy in Ethiopia:
Position: Senior MEAL Officer
Deadline: March, 27/2024
Do you have an MSc or BSc. in Economics, Development Studies, Statistics/Management, or another related field?
Do you have Proven ability & experience in program monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning (MEAL) – Minimum 5 years preferably in long-term, humanitarian, advocacy, and campaign programs and local contexts in Ethiopia, Knowledge of the Nexus approach is desirable.
The Role:
The senior MEAL officer is responsible for the development and implementation of MEAL tools and systems for Oxfam projects and programs. This includes conducting, managing, and documenting key discrete MEAL milestones, events, and processes, building partner MEAL capacity, MEAL internal and external reporting, and knowledge management between departments and partner affiliates to ensure Oxfam benefits from applied program learning. She/He is also responsible for leading/conducting different surveys, assessments, evaluations, post distribution monitoring for programs/projects as per Oxfam program quality standards, Core Humanitarian Standards as well and CAMSA minimum requirements and works with the field program teams, Other INGOs, partners, clusters and other local agencies and key line-local Government officials.
This role is also responsible for developing and coordinating the implementation of a comprehensive MEAL system to enhance our ability to demonstrate the impact of our long-term development program needs and humanitarian response in all interventions for both refugees, IDPs, and host community response programs.
What we are looking for:
This position will require to be an exceptional, dedicated, and highly motivated professional, with a strong commitment to Oxfam's values and beliefs with the following skills and competencies:
Essential
- Relevant qualification; MSc or BSc. in Economics, Development Studies, Statistics/Management, or another related field.
- Proven ability & experience in program monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning (MEAL) – Minimum 5 years preferably in long-term, humanitarian, advocacy, and campaign programs and local contexts in Ethiopia, Knowledge of the Nexus approach is desirable.
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
- Knowledge and practice of SAFE programming and international standards like Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), SPHERE, LEGS, etc
- Excellent computer skills and ability to work in a challenging and dynamic context.
- Willingness to work in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.
- Excellent English writing skills.
- Fluent English language, ability to communicate in Local language would be an added advantage.
- Commitment to overcoming poverty and suffering.
- Proven experience in gender analysis and integrating gender and safe programming(protection) into programs.
- Ability to work well under pressure and in response to changing needs.
- Ability to travel and to work in difficult circumstances.
- Fluency in English is essential.
Desirable
- Experience managing partners especially local NGOs.
- Experience in knowledge management and documentation of key learnings
- Experience working effectively within a large international agency including, in long-term and Emergency response settings.
- Research background and knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS or STATA)
- Good understanding of WASH, Protection, Gender and EFSVL programming in programming
- Prior experience training/accompanying/learning in the field.
- Experience leading strategy development and implementation monitoring in collaboration with staff
- Proven ability to synthesize and distill information from a variety of sources, to draw lessons from project documentation.
- Applicants with knowledge of the local language are preferable.
An ideal candidate for the role will also be/have:
We offer:
We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, a generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance, and a range of other benefits.