Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (ARBE) at the African Union (AU)

The African Union (AU) is a continental body consisting of the 55 member states that make up the countries of the African Continent. It was officially launched in 2002 as a successor to the Organization of African Unity (OAU, 1963-1999). We are an Integrated, Prosperous and Peaceful Africa, driven by its own citizens and representing a dynamic force in the global arena.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (ARBE)

Req Id: 2739
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Job Grade: P02
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Employee Class: Short Term
AU Organ: The African Union Commission
Reports to: FSRP Project Coordinator 
Directorate: Agriculture and Rural Development
Division: Project Implementation Unit (PIU)

Purpose of Job

• The Food Systems Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa Project (FSRP) funded by the World Bank with the objective to increase the resilience of food systems and preparedness for food security in targeted parts of Eastern and Southern Africa.

Main Functions

• Under the overall guidance and supervision of the FRSP Project Coordinator; the M&E Officer will be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision and that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost effective and timely manner.
• The M&E officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities of the Project; assisting the FSRP Project Coordinator in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and will monitor the project activities on a regular basis, developing and maintaining the MIS of the Project and will be responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the project activities.

Specific Responsibilities

• Draft background papers, analysis, reports and studies on emerging issues related to the areas of responsibility as covered under the FSRP project.
• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures.
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project outputs.
• Recommend further improvement of the logical framework.
• Develop monitoring and impact indicator for the project success.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results.
• Monitor the sustainability of the project's results.
• Provide feedback to the FSRP Project Coordinator on project strategies and activities.
• Suggest strategies for Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
• Conduct capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system and develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the project.
• Provide input, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports to PIU.
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the FSRP Project Coordinator in preparing relevant reports.
• Support monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the project.
• Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Project to ensure effective implementation of M&E/MIS.
• Assist the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their use.
• Coordinate the technical work related to partnerships and demand-driven research at Member States and regional levels in responsibility.
• In close collaboration with the FSRP Project Coordinator and other staff in the PIU, organize international/inter-governmental meetings and conferences, advocate strategic partnerships, best practices, and increased policy dialogue and develop and negotiate effective working relationships/consensus and agreements with international and national partners
• Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation or related fields with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Or a Master’s Degree in monitoring and evaluation or related fields with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in working in the context of large and complex development projects. 

Required Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal skills 
• Sound planning and organisational skills
• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages, fluency in another AU language is an added advantage.

Leadership Competencies:

• Strategic Insight
• Developing Others
• Change Management
• Managing Risk

Core Competencies:

• Building Relationship
• Fosters Accountability Culture
• .Learning Orientation
• Communicating with Influence

Functional Competencies:

• Conceptual Thinking
• Job Knowledge Sharing
• Drive for Results
• Continuous Improvement Orientation

Tenure of Appointment:

• The Appointment will be made on a fixed term contract for a period of one (1) year, of which the first three (3) months will be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract may be renewed for a similar period subject to funding availability, satisfactory performance and agreed deliverables.

Gender Mainstreaming:

• The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Language:

• Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese, and Spanish) is mandatory and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage.

Remuneration
The salary attached to the position is an annual lump-sum of US$ 85,212.07 (P2 Step 5) inclusive of all allowances for internationally recruited staff, and US$  66,751.81  inclusive of all allowances for locally recruited staff of the African Union Commission.

Application Closing Date
11th July, 2025, 11h59 p.m. EAT.