Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency Vacancy AnnouncementPosition: Evaluations and Learning Director- Term of Employment: One year with possibility of extension- Duty Station(s): Addis Ababa- Required Number: One- Salary & Benefits: Competitive- Application Deadline: November 08, 2019ESSENTIAL DUTIES:• Lead the EL team to achieve maximum impact through actionable, insightful and collaborative project design, baseline and evaluation studies.• Lead the EL team to produce high-quality and timely baselines and evaluations of the ATA’s work with smallholder farmers, including partnering with a variety of consultants and research organizations• Synthesize and communicate learnings from evaluations and progress reviews to ensure continuous improvement of policy development, project planning and implementation, both within the ATA and with our partners• Act as a thought partner to help project teams develop meaningful results frameworks and monitoring & evaluation plans• Work with Project and portfolio management unit to create systems and capacity building initiatives for the effective and efficient management of projects in ATA• Work closely with researches to move from individual project evaluations to cross-project meta-analysis and modelling to understand the drivers of change in agriculture• Lead operations research within the framework of projects being implemented by ATA for generating and applying learning• Proactively coach and develop EL staffs and independent contractors (ICs)• Engage in GTP II evaluation and GTP III Planning of Transformation Agenda• Undertake other assignments as directed by the Implementation Support Senior Director.

Master's

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Master’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Economics, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Development Studies, Statistics or another relevant field.
• At least 10 years hands-on experience in managing a monitoring and evaluation system and/or impact evaluation, preferably in the fields of agriculture or rural development, based on planning frameworks such as logical framework, results framework, outcome mapping.
• Deep understanding of the theory and application of performance evaluation as well as impact evaluation, including best-practice tools and approaches.
• Hands-on experience with data management and analytical software such as SPSS/Stata.
• An understanding of Ethiopia’s agricultural system, with a broad perspective on how the entire system operates and how public, private, NGO and informal actors interact.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data gathering and analysis skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, start-up environment, with an emphasis on high performance, teamwork, accountability and results.
• Strong set of personal values including integrity, honesty and desire to be of service
• Fluency in English is essential;

10-15 years

• We invite all candidates meeting the required qualifications to send (i) a cover letter and (ii) CV (maximum 3 pages) at http://apply.ata.gov.et• Also, please DO NOT submit scans of certificates with your application form.• Women are highly encouraged to apply.• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.