Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Fixed Term, NOB, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Fixed Term, NOB, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia WFP - World Food Programme Addis Ababa NO-B, National Professional Officer - Locally recruited position level Speaks English Application deadline: June 24, 2026 (2 months) Apply Summary by Impactpool The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will support the development and implementation of Monitoring, Review, and Evaluation Plans aligned with WFP corporate standards. This role involves coordinating monitoring activities, managing decentralized evaluations, and contributing to policy development. The officer will also support the formulation of country monitoring and evaluation strategies and ensure the integration of protection and gender perspectives in all work areas. The position requires strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate complex M&E issues effectively. Candidate Requirements: DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 24 June 2026-23:59-GMT+03:00 East Africa Time (Addis Ababa) WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change. At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves. To learn more about WFP, visit our website: https://www.wfp.org and follow us on social media to keep up with our latest news: YouTube , LinkedIn , Instagram , Facebook , Twitter , TikTok . WHY JOIN WFP? WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment. WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities. A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe. We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement). Job title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Grade: FT-NOB Type of Contract: Fixed Term Contract Unit: RAM/M&E Ethiopia Country Office Duty Station: Addis Ababa Duration: Twelve (12) Months ________________________________________________________________________ JOB PURPOSE : Under the overall supervision of Head of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), the Programme Policy Officer (M&E) supports the development and implementation of Monitoring, Review and Evaluation Plans aligned to WFP corporate standards to generate quality evidence on the lives of beneficiaries and inform policy, strategy and programme design and implementation. This includes coordinating monitoring activities, managing or supporting the management of decentralized evaluations, supporting thematic/mid-term/outcome reviews and positioning WFP as a reliable partner for governments to build monitoring and evaluation strategies. The Officer also actively supports the formulation of country monitoring and evaluation strategies and contributes to policy development and various initiatives KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive, within delegated authority): Monitoring and Evaluation 1.    Regular review and updates to project results frameworks for alignment to corporate and donor requirements and operational contexts. 2.    Actively participate in the development of Country Office (CO) Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) plans that will provide the most relevant and strategic information toward achieving expected results as set out in the Country Strategic Plan (CSP), the Corporate Results Framework (CRF) and other global and regional plans, while meeting WFP’s Minimum Monitoring Requirements (MMR). 3.    Provide reasonable input to the CO budgeting process for M&E costs and advocate for appropriate M&E resources at the CO (financial and human). 4.    Actively participate in the formulation of the Country Office M&E Strategies including theories of change and support their operationalization. 5.    Contribute to evidence-based decision-making on programme design and implementation, through making M&E findings accessible, developing innovative, user-friendly and informative products such as reports, dashboards, infographics and other like products. 6.    Support the CO in addressing recommendations from monitoring findings to ensure that follow-up actions are taken as required. 7.    Contribute to building M&E capacity of WFP staff, (particularly monitoring staff) and Cooperating Partners (CP) and Third- Party Monitors (TPM) through training and information sharing. 8.    Provide oversight for the implementation of process, output and outcome monitoring activities for CSP program activities. 9.    Actively contribute the regular review and updates of M&E tools 10.    Provide leadership and guidance to junior staff members to enable high performance. 11.    Support the development and implementation of inter agency M&E systems and frameworks that align with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF)