Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada

Ethiopia - Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor

3-6 months (In-country support)

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Overseas Volunteer Opportunity: Ethiopia

Volunteer Mandate Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (M&E Advisor)

Locations: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Start Date: April, 2026

Time commitment: six months, full-time assignment

Language Requirements: English (level 5 fluent)

Reporting to: CDF Canada Country Program Officer

The opportunity

Are you looking for a position where you can build a solid base of grounded experience that could kick-start a career in research, monitoring and evaluation? Are you a curious person with strong skills to learn quickly in new environments? Does the idea of doing applied research in a culturally diverse environment excite you?

The Project

The VOICE for Women and Girls project is a seven-year initiative (2020 – 2027) aimed at strengthening the performance of developing country partner (DCP) organizations and co-operatives in particular, to advance gender equality and economic empowerment of 50,000 women and men from marginalised communities, in particular young women, in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Malawi with a focus on action areas of the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP), namely:

Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and Girls, and

The growth that works for everyone.

The Project responds to the needs identified by women and men members of co-operatives and the wider community in the countries of operation and is designed to increase the capacities of individual producers and primary co-operatives to support more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient growth.

Our Partners

Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada is working with one partner organization, Ethio-wetland and natural resource association, which has close ties to primary level co-operatives. Supporting institutions, including apex co-operatives, co-operative colleges, and government/regulatory institutions are also being engaged to increase the capacity and prioritization of vulnerable groups. MEL volunteer is required in the country to work with staff from CDF Canada, our partner organizations, and local co-operatives to gather data, and convert that data into information and knowledge useful to all stakeholders, including the Canadian government.

Roles and responsibilities

As a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) volunteer, you will support the CDF Canada country project team to track, document, and report on project achievements within the VOICE for Women and Girls Project. Working under the Country Program Officer (CPO), you will manage data collection, analysis, and information management to produce high-quality communications for the Canadian government and other stakeholders. To ensure the project meets its final objectives, your role is aligned with Year 7 (Y7) specific outputs, including the refinement of methodologies and tools to identify gaps and support the Exit and Catch-up Strategy Report. You will travel regularly to project sites in the Abaya Woreda to collect and validate data, ensuring the Peer Mentorship Model is functioning effectively. Furthermore, you will track and report on the progress cooperative members, to evaluate the impact of entrepreneurship and leadership training. Your work will also involve supporting the implementation of the Entrepreneurship Tracking Tool and the Cooperative Development Toolkit to ensure accurate long-term reporting. By liaising with country partners, you will document best practices and lessons learned, feeding into the Mentorship Completion Report and demonstrating high-quality outcomes to the Canadian public

Experience and Qualifications

Basic requirements:

A degree in the Social Sciences, Agriculture, International Development or another relevant field

Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative social science research methods

Ability to conduct research and experience with project cycle management

Good knowledge and experience of assessing the impact of strategic innovation fund grant.

Experience with group facilitation and training

A commitment to gender equality, youth inclusion, and international volunteering

Flexibility, adaptability, excellent interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity

Excellent organizational and report-writing skills

Strong interpersonal and team working skills

Written and oral fluency in English

Additional experience considered an asset:

Knowledge of statistics.

Experience working with monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

Content development for adult education

Experience living and working internationally

Demonstrated ability to remain patient in difficult environments, manage expectations in low resource situations, and stay positive in the face of challenges

Terms and Conditions

This is a voluntary assignment. CDF Canada supports volunteers through the provision of a comprehensive package designed to cover a modest and healthy lifestyle, while allowing for effectiveness in the placement:

Return international and domestic airfare.

Ground transportation.

Accommodation.

Meal and incidental allowance.

Visa-related costs (if needed).

Travel insurance.

Vaccination-related costs (if needed).

Dedicated interpreter/translator (if needed and depending on the position and duration of the assignment).

Pre-departure support and orientation.

Support and orientation during the assignment.

Debriefing upon completion of the assignment.

E-volunteering

Depending on the nature of the placement, volunteers are encouraged to provide e-volunteering support to our local partners or CDF Canada before or after their placement. Volunteers also have the option of requesting support from an e-volunteer to help them with their work while they are in placement.

Engaging Canadians

CDF Canada provides technical and logistical support to young and experienced professional through volunteer assignments to apply and gain new skills and knowledge in international co-operative development. We ask each volunteer, regardless of placement duration, to share her/his experience during and/or upon completion of their assignment either in the country of assignment and in Canada. Experience may be shared through providing human interest stories and photographs that can be used for social media outreach; participating in organized talks at universities or other public engagement activities to share and tell their experiences to motivate others.

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