The Lutheran World Federation Word Service Ethiopia (LWF/WS Ethiopia) is a registered foreign charity which has been operating in Ethiopia since 1973 implementing various development and humanitarian projects in different parts of Ethiopia. LWF is currently looking for a highly motivated and competent professional to fill in the following post:
Background:
LWF Ethiopia implements various humanitarian and development projects in Fafen zone of Somali Region and Eastern Hararghe Zone in Oromia Region. Starting from 2007 and 2008 LWF has been assisting Somali refugees hosted in Awbarre, Shedder and Kebribeya refugee camps in Somali region. LWF’s main areas of intervention in those refugee camps are water provision and livelihoods assistance. LWF Ethiopia has a full-fledged project office and project team to implement this project.
In Fafen zone, LWF Ethiopia implements food security and livelihoods project. LWF Ethiopia also implements other short emergency response projects as the need arises. The food security and livelihoods project is a 3 years’ project. In Gursum woreda, LWF Ethiopia implements food security & livelihoods and women empowerment projects. The project is managed by the project team led by a team leader. The project office is in Gursum Woreda. To effectively coordinate and manage these various projects LWF Ethiopia is setting up a regional coordination office in Jijiga town. Among other staff the regional coordination office will have a regional PMER officer who will be responsible for coordinating and leading planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of projects implemented under the regional coordination office.
The Regional PMER officer will work under direct supervision of the Eastern Ethiopia Regional Coordinator. The Regional PMER Officer is responsible for the overall planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of projects under the regional coordination office. The Regional PMER Officer will work closely with the projects team in ensuring proper planning of projects, development and execution of M&E plans and timely and quality report submission to the country office in Addis Ababa. As the regional coordination office is a new set up the regional PMER officer is expected to design an M&E system. As such the regional PMER officer should be well experienced and equipped with the required knowledge and skill to set up the regional M&E system from scratch.
Key tasks and responsibilities
Terms of employment is one year with possibility of extension
Qualification
NGO Experience is advantageous