📈 Jhpiego Ethiopia Job Vacancy 2025: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Advisor (RISE Program)
Jhpiego, an international non-profit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University, is urgently seeking a highly qualified **Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor** to join the central office team for the **Reaching Impact Saturation and Epidemic Control (RISE)** program in Ethiopia.
RISE is a multi-regional PEPFAR-funded project dedicated to accelerating **HIV epidemic control** and strengthening **Global Health Security (GHS)**, with integrated work in Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Nutrition (MNCH-N), TB, and Malaria.
🚨 Quick Job Summary
- Job ID: 2025-7438
- Position: **Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Advisor**
- Location: **Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ET)**
- Application Deadline: **November 30, 2025**
- Salary Range: **$22,966 – $33,563 USD per annum**
- Reports To: Senior MEL Advisor
🎓 Required Qualifications & Experience
Education & Experience:
- Master’s degree with at least **seven (7) years** of relevant experience; OR
- Bachelor’s degree with at least **nine (9) years** of relevant experience.
- Field of Study: Monitoring & Evaluation, Public Health, Sociology, Statistics, Demography, or related fields.
Essential Skills & Knowledge:
- Strong skills in **qualitative and quantitative methodologies**.
- Proficiency in **mobile-based electronic data collection systems** (e.g., KoboCollect, ODK).
- Proficiency with **data analysis software** (e.g., SPSS, STATA, R, NVivo, MAXQDA).
- Demonstrated experience in **training partners** and field teams on MEL systems and data quality assurance.
- Experience designing and conducting baselines, evaluations, and results-based monitoring.
- Knowledge of Ethiopia’s health programs (**MNCH, Nutrition, Public Health Emergencies**).
- Proven experience in **Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Knowledge Management**.
- Language: Fluency in written and spoken **English** is required; knowledge of Amharic and local languages is desirable.
- Desirable: Experience working with International NGOs.
🔑 Key Roles & Duties
The MEL Advisor will support the operationalization of a robust MEL system, ensuring the RISE project is implemented effectively and generates actionable learning. Key responsibilities include:
Performance Monitoring and Data Quality:
- Applying the project’s results framework, PIRS, and DHIS2 data to measure performance.
- Coordinating and conducting **periodic Data Quality Assessments (DQA)** using customized tools.
- Facilitating **joint field monitoring visits** with cluster teams to assess progress and functionality.
Data Systems and Analysis:
- Developing and managing **electronic data collection systems** (Kobo Collect, ODK), including form design and deployment.
- Disaggregating and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data by age, gender, and region.
- Leading the project **learning agenda** and integrating evidence into routine planning.
Capacity Strengthening:
- Providing **training, coaching, and mentoring** to partners and field staff on MEL concepts, tools, data quality standards, and electronic platforms.
- Building capacity of teams on **data analysis, visualization, documentation, and use of evidence** for adaptive management.
➡️ How to Apply
Interested applicants who meet the requirements must apply online through the official Jhpiego careers portal. Please submit all required documents as a single file.
Required Submission Documents (Single Upload):
- Cover Letter
- Resume/CV
- References
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For further information about Jhpiego, visit www.jhpiego.org.
**Equal Opportunity Employer Note:** Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics. The successful candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.
