IMMEDIATE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Planning Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator (2 positions)
Duty Station: Sede Muja and East Belesa Area Program Offices
Duration of Contract: Up to October 31, 2026
Salary: As per the salary scale of the organization
Closing date: April 17, 2026
Purpose of the Job
Responsible for the overall coordination, planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of the overall DFSA-TRAIN project sectors at woreda level. He /She is responsible to coordinate program/project design, planning, monitor project implementation and to ensure the organization’s M&E system is properly applied. The position holder also provides training and technical assistance to government stakeholder staff in the area of monitoring and evaluation and project design. Moreover, he/she is responsible to build the capacity of project level FH staff and document, facilitate and disseminate lessons learned in a regular basis.
Principal Responsibilities:
Key Result #1 – Planning
- Draw up plans, proposals, and budget for new projects/extensions in collaboration with all stakeholders;
- Develops project planning and monitoring guidelines with the context of the project jointly with DFSA HO M&E team;
- Coordinates, prepares and documents annual and detailed implementation plans in collaboration with the DFSA HO M&E team, project staff and government stakeholders;
- Prepares concept notes and on the shelf proposals that can be used as input for future project/program development;
- Makes sure that annual operational plans are prepared in line with the agreed upon project proposals and compile justifications for any deviations from the plan;
- Makes sure that project planning endeavors are participatory that involves all stakeholders including primary beneficiaries;
Key Result # 2-Project implementation
- Play lead role in program/project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of all FH/Ethiopia projects in a specific project area he/she assigned to;
- Devises efficient system to ensure timely transfer of food to project beneficiaries;
- Responsible to handle the Social Accountability activities in his/her respective project;
- Facilitate and coordinate program implementation on the basis of the plan;
- Ensures the World-link 3 system is properly applied at project level and real time data is collected by animators using mobile apparatus distributed for the purpose.
Key Result #3 – Capacity Building Activities
- Identify capacity gaps of relevant partner staff in the area of project design, monitoring, evaluation and reporting fill the gaps as deemed necessary with the view of enhancing the capacity of local FH staff and partners;
- Make sure that all staff internalized the PIM and work in adherence to the rules, regulations and procedures set in it;
- Provides on the job training and technical backstopping to relevant partner staff and FH project staff on the technical aspect of World-Link 3.
Key Result #4 – Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting
- Based on the annual activity and budget plan, make regular field visit to check the proper implementation of all sectors and furnish monitoring reports to the project manager for timely decision making;
- Compile periodic progress reports (monthly, quarterly, annual) of all sectors and submit to the project Manager for verification;
- Keep proper documentation of project proposals, periodic reports, agreements and other documents related to project design, monitoring, evaluation and reporting both in soft and hard copy;
- Take the lead during DFSA-TRAIN project mid-term and terminal evaluation.
Key Result #5 – Coordination and Networking
- Liaise with government institutions and other NGOs regarding project design, monitoring, reporting and evaluation of activities;
- Liaise with Amhara Development Association (ADA) project staff to acquire technical support;
DUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor degree in management, Rural Development, Agriculture, or Economics, Natural Resource management or other related fields;
- Minimum of four years related experience in the field preferably in a similar program or INGO.