Hiring of a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

Individual Consultant Selection

Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS)

Reference No.: ET-ESS-574158-CS-INDV

Hiring of Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

The Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) intends to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist under the Modernizing Ethiopia's Statistical System Project (MESSP) Preparation Grant, financed by the World Bank.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will support the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) in establishing and operationalizing the project's results monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning systems. The position will play a key role in tracking project performance, ensuring data quality, preparing progress reports, documenting lessons learned, and supporting evidence-based project management.

Duty Station: ESS Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Reporting: The Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will report to the Project Manager.

Contract Duration: Full-time assignment. The contract shall commence upon recruitment and cover the project preparation phase and subsequent implementation period. The initial contract period shall be one (1) year, renewable annually based on satisfactory performance and project requirements.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Interested candidates should possess:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Statistics, Economics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Data Science, or a related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation of donor-funded projects.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and data management skills.
• Experience working within national statistical systems will be an advantage.
• Excellent computer skills, including statistical and reporting software applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

The detailed Terms of Reference (ToR) can be obtained from the Ethiopian Statistical Service (ESS) upon...