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Sahle Fantahun

Sahle Fantahun

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Expert

Highest degree :

Masters

Field of study :

Demography, Population and Development, Mathematics

Location :

East Africa

Citizenships :

Ethiopian

Experience :

20 Year(s)

Countries :

Ethiopia

Gender :

Male

Sectors :

Research and development

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Experience

MEL Advisor

Ethiopia

Jhpiego

February 2022

-

February 2025

 Manage and lead MEL team and support their professional development and learning  Establish Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Systems and Processes  Oversee data collection, ensure data quality & analyze data  Support the application of data for evidence-based decision-making, learning and dissemination of learning  Support the design of causal logic frameworks for prospective new projects with the organization

Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

Ethiopia

ACDI/VOCA

May 2017

-

December 2020

 Lead the design and implementation of M&E system for different projects in the organization including PMP, M&E frameworks, monitoring tools at each levels of reporting, e-database, M&E Standard Operational Procedures  Develop and manage online M&E database, and work with field staff to ensure the system is streamlined, accessible and contextually relevant across all the field staff  Synthesize and analyze program data for summary and thematic reports  Prepare routine reports periodically for the use of donor and other stakeholders  Conduct data quality assessment to ensure that all information required for submission to stakeholders is collected in a valid, reliable and timely manner  Ensure that donor, partner, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner  Lead the design and implementation project evaluations, special studies, assessments  Represent ACDI/VOCA interests during meetings related to M&E  Manage M&E staff delineating their responsibilities by grant/project specific in order to support programmatic activities and ensure these are monitored and evaluated in a timely, efficient and effective matter  Coordinate, develop and facilitate training materials and presentations for capacity building of M&E and other staff involved in M&E activities  Provide technical support and guidance to M&E and other staff in the areas of Participatory monitoring and evaluation methods (PM&E), design of baseline studies, refinement of indicators, development of data collection tools

MEAL Specialist

Ethiopia, Somalia

Save the Children

June 2016

-

May 2017

 Manage a team of M&E officer(s) and senior M&E Officer(s), delineating their responsibilities by grant/project specific in order to support programmatic activities and ensure these are monitored and evaluated in a timely, efficient and effective matter  Identify the M&E training needs of the M&E team and work with the team and other collaborators such as the Organizational Development Manager to plan and implement training that meets these needs  Coach, train, and mentor M&E Officers with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the M&E team and providing professional development guidance  Provide capacity building to M&E and other relevant staff in the areas of research, monitoring and evaluation as needed  Lead M&E system and process development, creating a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities  Define and implement the key project performance indicators (KPI) as well as monitor them throughout the duration of the projects  Propose strategies to increase data use and demand amongst Program staff.  Assist Program staff in clarifying project information needs  Support project/program staff on ways to properly document, organize and capture program progress  Manage M&E Officers while they create and revise tools and data collection procedures  Review the performance of existing management information systems to help identify potential modifications or resources  Advise ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data within Program field teams  Perform field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by Programs and to verify the accuracy of the reported data  Analyze changes and patterns in KPI indicator data and performance reports in order to make recommendations to Program staff  Ensure that donor, partner, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner  Conduct project evaluations, assessments, special studies

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor

Ethiopia

Land O'Lakes

May 2012

-

July 2016

 Develop Monitoring and Evaluation System of projects in the organization including PMP, M&E frameworks, monitoring tools at each levels of reporting, e-database, M&E Standard Operational Procedures  Develop data collection tools and guidelines for reporting and data compilation  Manage the implementation of M&E system  Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of M&E findings with program staff and implementing partners  Conduct data quality assessment and take corrective actions following the findings of the assessment  Undertake regular visits to the field to support implementation of M&E and to identify where adaptations and improvements might be needed  Provide technical support, train, and mentor M&E Officers with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the M&E team and providing professional development guidance  Generate timely periodic and ad hoc reports including quarterly and annual performance reports  Oversee quality control/monitor progress of study/consultants’ work.  Review and comment on content of study/evaluation reports  Assist organization staff to use project data to report and disseminate evidence of project work to the wider community, donors, host government, and other external stakeholders

Education

Demography (Population and Development)

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University

September 2006

-

July 2008

Masters degree in Demography (Population Studies) specialized in Population and Development

Mathematics

Ethiopia

Addis Ababa University

September 1999

-

July 2004

B.S. in Mathematics

Awards & Certificates

Strategic Planning

Ethiopia

Academy for Educational Development

2010

Developing Organization's Strategic Plan

Research Ethics

Virtual

Jhon Hopkins University

2021

Detailed Ethical Principles and Procedures in Research

Languages
English
Speak
Excellent
Read
Excellent
Write
Excellent
Amharic
Speak
Native
Read
Native
Write
Native
Skills

• MEL framework development & SMART indicator design • Quantitative & qualitative data collection and analysis • Report writing, knowledge management, and adaptive management • Impact evaluation methods (RCT, quasi-experimental, Outcome Harvesting, Mixed methods)

• Excel (advanced functions, pivot tables, dashboards) • SPSS | STATA | CSPro | NVivo | MAXQDA | Epi-info

• KoboToolBox | ODK | SurveyCTO | SurveyMonkey | CommCare • Google Forms | Microsoft Forms

• Power BI | Tableau | Google Data Studio | GIS Tools

• Asana | SharePoint | Google Workspace

Experience with financing agencies

USAID, GIZ,UNICEF