Job Summary

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability (MEA) Coordinator reports directly to the M&E Manager and is responsible for coordinating and supporting the implementation of all Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability (MEA) activities under the USDOS-funded Complex Emergencies Response Program. The position provides day-to-day technical oversight and coordination of field MEAL activities, ensuring high-quality data collection, analysis, reporting, accountability systems, and compliance with donor and organizational standards. The MEA Coordinator also provides technical supervision, mentoring, and capacity strengthening to M&E Officers and M&E Assistants across project locations to promote standardized MEA systems and continuous quality improvement.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Statistics, or other development-related subject preferred. 

Experience:

• 4 – 5 years' experience in leading programming, monitoring and evaluation functions in an international NGO or donor organization.

Language 

• Proficiency in English and Amharic

• Knowledge of the regional language is required

• Knowledge of any other national language is a plus

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Contract Duration: May 31, 2027

Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the M&E Manager and Program Managers to design, implement, and update MEL systems, ensuring programs have clear indicators, realistic monitoring plans, and effective tools for tracking progress.

• Maintain comprehensive project databases and information systems, supporting accurate data entry, storage, analysis, and reporting across all implementation sites.

• Lead and support baseline surveys, rapid assessments, end‑line evaluations, post‑distribution monitoring, routine monitoring, and data quality assessments to ensure timely, reliable, and high‑quality data collection and verification.

• Train, mentor, and provide technical supervision to Program Managers, M&E Officers, and Assistants on MEA concepts, data collection methodologies, reporting standards, safeguarding, and donor‑compliant monitoring practices.

• Design and revise survey instruments, logical frameworks, indicator tracking tools, data flow charts, and MEA manuals to strengthen standardized data collection and analysis procedures.

• Analyze project data using appropriate statistical methods and international standards, producing dashboards, analytical summaries, and performance reports that support evidence‑based decision‑making and adaptive management.

• Coordinate the implementation of the MEA framework in alignment with Samaritan’s Purse policies and USDOS/BPRM requirements, ensuring compliance with reporting schedules, documentation standards, audit readiness, and donor monitoring expectations.

• Oversee Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) by managing Feedback and Response Mechanisms, ensuring community feedback is systematically collected, documented, analyzed, addressed, and closed in a confidential and timely manner.

• Identify gaps in routine health data reporting from Woredas and health centers, supporting surveillance data collection and strengthening reporting pathways.

• Prepare and quality‑assure monthly, quarterly, semi‑annual, annual, and final donor reports, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with approved indicators and program achievements.

• Promote and uphold Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding Policy throughout all MEL activities, raising awareness among staff and partners and promptly reporting any safeguarding concerns.

• Carry out additional tasks and responsibilities with a generous and serving spirit for the benefit of Samaritan’s Purse.

Skills & Competencies

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be willing to abide by Samaritan’s Purse’s code of conduct and understand the principles of Samaritan’s Purse’s Statement of Faith, as well as be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Attention to detail, anticipation, and follow-up are values of the job function. 

• Demonstrated ability in understanding survey methodology and experience in implementing surveys with various sampling methodologies, data collection, management, and analysis, and familiar with Kobo toolbox, I-form builder, etc. 

• High-level expertise in Results-Based management, Logical Framework Analysis, and Result-Based Performance Monitoring and Evaluation.

• Proficiency in database development/management, SPSS, EPI-Info, Access, Excel, and skills in analyzing, interpreting, and communicating information to various stakeholders.

• Good knowledge of project cycle management and experience in proposal development and grant management for emergency programming.

• Demonstrated communication and analytical skills.

• Flexibility to work both in a team and independently

• Cultural sensitivity, patience, and flexibility

• Excellent oral and written communication skills, ability to work well with people, good judgment, and commitment to Samaritan's Purse mission, values, and ethics.

• Willingness to travel to different locations in Ethiopia

• Proven track record as a community trainer and capacity builder in M & E using a wide variety of training methods, facilitation and capacity building strategies, and organizational development.

REASONING ABILITY 

Analysis and Critical Thinking: Engaging with data, challenging biases and assumptions, posing thoughtful questions, pursuing a deeper understanding of evidence through reflection and perspective-taking, and making informed programming decisions. Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and run; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can be exposed to loud noises around the maintenance and construction workshops.

• May travel in country with exposure to communicable diseases, hot and humid weather conditions. 

• Work in a security context that is fluid

• Working indoors and outdoors

• Working in close proximity to others

SAFEGUARDING COMMITMENT

The employee is required to carry out his/her duties in accordance with Samaritan’s Purse Safeguarding policy and Code of Conduct.

Employees should remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills, which will enable him/her to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct his/herself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding Policy.

How To Apply

All interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position advertised by submitting their CV/Resume (maximum of 2 pages) and application letter (one Page only) via THIS LINK We only accept applications sent via our online-application form

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