Medical Teams International Calling: 

Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.

 JOB SUMMARY                                                                                                                                                                                                   

The MEAL Officer will provide overall MEAL function and management for Dire Dawa Field Office, ensuring effective MEAL processes and procedures are in place that support high-quality programming advancing Medical Teams International’s (MTI) work in serving the poor and vulnerable.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

1.      Medical / Technical

• Supervision and Capacity Development:

• Supervise Data entry clerks.

• Provide training based on identified gaps.

• Provide coaching/mentoring of staff and on-the-job training to improve skills of the staff in MEAL.

• Deliver intermediate-level training to the MEAL and program team and conduct a training on qualitative techniques for data collection for interviewers. M&E: Monitor field level implementation systems, processes and tools ensuring quality and consistency in M&E collection and reporting

• Produce a comprehensive M&E plan for the field Office program and conduct regular monitoring of progress toward that plan

• Provide technical support in household survey sampling design, questionnaire development, enumerator training and implementation, including programming needed for electronic data collection

• Participate to the development of project proposals and reports, including need assessments, baseline and endline survey reports.

• Monitor, analyze and summarize data collected from surveys and project activities using different electronic data collection tools including DHIS2 and Kobo toolbox

• Conduct data quality assessments & data audits to ensure that the collected data is accurate and maintains the integrity of the project

• Conduct beneficiary interviews, focus group discussions, and quality improvement verification visits to the project sites as required by the program, which includes Abbreviated balanced score card

• Assess the quality of collected data for the indicators and ensure that data pitfalls and issues, are mitigated;

• Coordinate routine data quality audits conducted in different sites, compile results at the level of a project and develop actions plans to implement corrective measures and manage tools and methods for assessing data quality for all indicators.

• Collect and submit routine and regular quantitative reports to CO.

• Support the field office program teams in the preparation of donor reports

• Update the regular monthly PMT data for each grant.

• Submit the regular cluster reports for Health, Nutrition and other sectors as required

• Provide DHIS2 training for data entry clerks and program team

Accountability:

• Contribute to the establishment of an effective complaints, accountability and response mechanism to enhance feedback, trust and confidence with beneficiaries.

• Ensure data storage and systems for sharing are set up to protect confidentiality of personally identifying beneficiary data and adhere to generally accepted principles for data protection.

• Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding.

• Follow up with Filed program teams to ensure the implementation of activities in line with Do No Harm and the conflict sensitivity.

Learning:

• Support and organize collection of success stories, case studies and photos of activities for knowledge management

• Maintain a filing system for field level MEAL activities, reports and analyses in hard and soft copies, including backups

• Support the documentation of learning activities at field office level

• Collaboration and Coordination:

• Collaborates with Medical Teams Country Office Programs and technical team for data sharing, reporting, and quality improvement

• Coordinate with M&E counterparts in other organizations and information management working groups

• Collaborate with local RHB for ethics approvals for all surveys

OTHER DUTIES:

• Additional duties as assigned.

• Commitment to Medical Teams International Calling Statement and Core Values.

PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

This position requires frequent travel to health facilities located in remote areas with very basic living conditions.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our mission begins with how we build our team and work together. Through our commitment to enriching our organization with people of different origins, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of thinking, we are better able to leverage the collective power of our teams and solve the world’s most complex challenges. We strive for a culture of trust and respect, where everyone contributes their perspectives and reaches their potential as individuals and teams and collaborates to do the best work of their lives. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a journey, and we are committed to learning, listening, and evolving to become more diverse, equitable and inclusive than we are today. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to adhere to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policies.

Safeguarding & Code of Conduct

Medical Teams International is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity. We are committed to the core principles regarding prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary General and IASC. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members. As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and to adhere to Medical Teams International Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times. Team members are required to complete mandatory Children and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy, Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Policy, Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest Policy Training upon hire and on an annual basis.

NOTE:  The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by staff assigned to this job.  It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of staff in this position.  Duties, responsibilities, and skills are also subject to change based on the changing needs of the job, department, or organization. This description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned; The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by Medical Teams International as the requirements of the job change.

Department:      Medical

Team:   Program Teams

Reports to (position):     Health and Nutrition Manager

Location(s):        Dire Dawa with frequent travel to the field

Work Days & Hours:        Monday-Saturday, 40-48 hours/week, occasional weekends and public holidays

Travel:  Regular travel to implementation sites

Job Requirements

 EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Demography, Statistics, Social Sciences or related field or equivalent experience required.

 EXPERIENCE

•  At least 3 years of experience with monitoring and evaluation systems in a humanitarian or development context required

• Proven experience in collecting quantitative and qualitative data using various survey modalities and sampling methodologies, including development of collection instruments, training of enumerators, monitoring of field collection and data quality control.

• Experience managing and providing ongoing training to staff involved with data collection and reporting.

•  Experience with electronic data collection and management (Kobo and DHIS2 preferred).

•  Experience with HMIS data management and development of project monitoring systems

• Skills in IT, databases, statistical software and analysis, particularly in areas related to monitoring and evaluation.

 KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE:

• Sound theoretical knowledge and demonstrated skills of monitoring and evaluation systems including quantitative and qualitative data

• Knowledge of project cycle management

• Knowledge of CHS and SPHERE standards

•  Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative survey methods

• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies

• Knowledge of mHealth and digital data collection systems 

• Familiarity with grant management and institutional donor requirements related to proposals and reporting.

SKILLS:

•  Skilled at building and maintaining a high functioning, high performing work team

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong proposal and report writing skills.

• Professional working proficiency in English.

• Strong computer literacy skills in word processing, spreadsheets, data collection software, data analysis software and presentations

• Well-organized, with strong problem-solving skills and outstanding attention to detail

•  Strong and effective interpersonal skills in working with colleagues in a multicultural environment

ABILITIES:

• Self-directed, intrinsically motivated; proven capacity to multitask, work successfully in a team and be responsive to time-sensitive deadlines

• Ability to work collaboratively with others.

• Ability to work effectively and efficiently across teams and time zones while remote

• Ability to travel to project locations regularly

• Ability to present technical information in lay terminology 

How to Apply

Candidates should follow the following 3 steps while applying for the positions:

1. Fill out the mandatory application form using the following link: Online Application Form  and make sure you receive an automatic response acknowledging receipt of your application which means your application was successful.

2. Send your CV and application letter to ethiopiarecruitment@medicalteams.org clearly mark “Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer           ” in the subject line

3.Only candidates who only fill the online application form and send CV together with Application letter only will be considered for candidacy.

 All applications must be submitted on or before November 22 2023.

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for further assessment.

“We are an equal employment opportunity organization dedicated to our core values of Accountability, Courageous, Tenacious, Selfless and Not alone.”

Qualified women are highly encouraged to apply.

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Please include 3 references from current and former employers.

Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be shortlisted and contacted.

 Your application letter must include the following information.

Name of the position you have applied.

Date of application

Summary of your qualifications and experience

Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job

Permanent Address and present address (if different form permanent)