POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

MEO/AGRA/05/2026

AGRA seeks to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer who will be responsible for the coordination and management of country results, progress tracking, and knowledge management activities for all AGRA Programs in the country. S/he will be member of AGRA Ethiopia located at the International Livestock Research institute, Addis Ababa Campus.

AGRA is an African-led institution that actively supports the drive towards inclusive agricultural transformation and sustainable food systems. We do this by empowering the continent’s 33 million smallholder farming households to transform their agriculture from a struggle to survive to profitable businesses. The continent’s farmers regularly face challenges, and we aspire to provide uniquely African solutions that respond to their agricultural and environmental challenges, leading to increased harvests for reduced hunger and more income.

Working in alignment with the development priorities of our focus countries, we enable farmers to access improved and high-yielding seeds, gain knowledge on sustainable farming, and linkages to profitable markets.

In our work, we aspire to build the alliances, partnerships, and networks required to drive an inclusive agricultural transformation. We work with our partners to create an equitable youth-friendly environment that harnesses the youth dividend on the continent to drive growth and facilitate open employment opportunities for young women and men. We achieve our key objectives through a focus on the following four areas of intervention:

1. Policy and state capability - We support governments in creating an enabling environment for private sector involvement in agricultural transformation.
2. Seed systems – We trigger higher productivity by increasing the availability and access to improved seeds by farmers allowing them to increase their harvests for food security and better incomes.
3. Sustainable farming – We support farmers in building resilient farming systems for sustained high yields through interventions such as mechanization and irrigation.
4. Inclusive markets and trade – We work to increase the linkages between farmers, and other market actors for a positive, sustained cycle of commercialization and reinvestment.

Implementing Our New Strategy Through People

People are the heart of our organization and remain the true drivers of our delivery and our impact. We work with incredible people and partners who have roots in farming communities across the continent combined with an inclusive and diverse workforce from over 24 nationalities. Our commitment to a call to action goes beyond ourselves as we arise to catalyze African Food Systems transformation by being Deeply collaborative, Executing Excellently, Sincerely Constructive and Increasingly Entrepreneurial aligned with our values of (I-RISE; Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Stewardship and Equity).

We are, therefore, looking for people who are passionate about Africa to join our innovative, growing, and multidisciplinary team. Together, we can grow Africa’s food systems improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Want to join us?

Overall purpose:

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer coordinates country M&E activities, including Country context data synthesis and reporting; grant awards support through country charters; grantee data synthesis, support & validation; and Grantee AMIS training and support. S/he will ensure results-based management, learning, and accountability in collaboration with the broader AGRA M&E structure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Coordination and Liaison

• Coordinate all country’s M&E activities in close liaison with the central and regional M&E teams to ensure alignment and consistency.

Grants Award Support

• Support country grants award processes with the development of Results Frameworks, KPIs, milestones and targets through country charters and grants committees to ensure measurable outcomes.
• Support the alignment of country grantees' investments to the country Results framework and AGRA's overall theory of Change to maximize impact.

Capacity Building and User Support

• Schedule and undertake trainings for country staff and grantees on AMIS use, with scheduled continuous user support to build capacity and ensure effective utilization of the system.

Grantee Reporting and Data Quality

• Review and approve reports in the AMIS system, including timely resolution of grantee data/report issues/quality to maintain data integrity.
• Carry out periodic data verification exercises to ensure the quality of grantee data and identify areas for improvement.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Compile, analyze and disseminate country program performance every quarter, or as prescribed including detailed context analyses to track progress and inform decision-making.

Evaluation and Special Studies

• Support coordination of evaluation and special studies in the country as scheduled in liaison with central and regional M&E teams to generate evidence and insights.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Advise internal and external stakeholders, including country program staff, grantees, partners, and administration, on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) issues, serving as the primary point of contact for related concerns.
• Build and manage external relationships while staying informed about key developments in partner institutions to foster collaboration.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing through reviews and reflection meetings, engaging units, providing necessary training, and ensuring seamless information exchange with both internal teams and grantees.

Data Management and Reporting

• Support the collation of AGRA data for quarterly and annual reporting of program results to ensure comprehensive and accurate reporting.
• Collaborate with the communications team to customize and package AGRA grantees' success stories and documents that detail evidence of successful models to meet stakeholder needs.

Collection and Documentation of Success Stories:

• Plan for the systematic collection of information and evidence from AGRA grantees to create compelling success stories that document the impact of demonstrated models on beneficiaries.

Academic and professional qualifications:

Education:

• Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, or other relevant field with additional training in results-based Monitoring & Evaluation and project management

Experience:

• Five years relevant experience with master’s or eight years relevant experience with Bachelor
• Experience in aspects of monitoring and evaluation in international development or an agriculture-related field.
• Experience working with a large multinational development agency in a coordination role is an advantage.

Skills:

• Ability to communicate in French will be an added advantage.

Duty Station: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Grade: HG 16

Minimum Base Salary: Birr 130,890 per month

Terms of appointment: This is a National Staff (NS) position, initial appointment is for three years with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon individual performance and the availability of funding. The ILRI remuneration package for nationally recruited staff in Ethiopia includes a very competitive salary and benefits such as life and medical insurance, offshore pension plan, etc.

Applications: Applicants should provide a cover letter and curriculum vitae; names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to be included in the curriculum vitae. The position and reference number CGO/AGRA/05/2026 should be clearly indicated in the subject line of the cover letter. All applications to be submitted online on our recruitment portal: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ on or before 16 March 2026.

AGRA/ILRI does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing or training).

To find more about AGRA, visit our Website at www.agra.org.

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at https://www.ilri.org/

Suitably qualified women are particularly encouraged to apply.

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