Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist (EMPOWER), (in Kyiv / Dnipro / Odessa / Lviv, full time) in Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Kyiv is seeking for a qualified professional for the project “Strengthening Communities in South and East Ukraine through Localized Action (EMPOWER)” to fill the position of the

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

(in Kyiv / Dnipro / Odessa / Lviv, full time)

(internal SAP code: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist)

Due to the widespread destruction of essential basic services in Ukraine, more than 14.6 million people, including 3.7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs), are in dire need of assistance, particularly in East and South Ukraine.

 To address the pressing need for comprehensive support, the Multi-Donor Action “Strengthening Communities in South and East Ukraine through Localized Action (EMPOWER)” is working closely with Ukrainian partners to provide protection, health, education, and essential assistance in selected regions of Ukraine with a focus on war-affected populations and vulnerable groups; among others veterans.

 The project is financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and receives co-financing from DG ECHO (EU) with a strong focus on the localization agenda, enabling local partners to expand and improve basic service provision and promoting local ownership.

 The project received commissioning for two new components in 2025 focusing on the implementation of measures for the social and economic reintegration of veterans into Ukrainian society as well as on procurement measures for covering energy and heat supply. 

 The project is part of the GIZ Ukraine Resilient Society Cluster. The duration of the Action is scheduled from 01.06.2024 to 31.12.2027.

 Profile and Tasks:

 As a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, you will be part of the M&E team of the GIZ EMPOWER Team as well as the Ukraine Cluster “Resilient Society” and play an important role in supporting internal monitoring obligations. You will support the existing M&E team to maintain and further develop a holistic results-based monitoring system. Together with advisors and project managers of EMPOWER as well as various Cluster projects, you will be working on collecting and analyzing relevant data to measure results and impact of the projects’ acitivties. You will be responsible for mediating between data requirements of GIZ, the commissioning parties and the project, thus ensuring correct aggregation of data and information. 

 Key responsibilities:

 Monitoring & Evaluation:

• Maintenance and further development of the monitoring and evaluation system of the project according to GIZ rules and standards in cooperation with other M&E colleagues;
• Identification, collection and analysis of relevant data needed and feeding them into the results monitoring systems of the project and cluster;
• Improving of the collection and presentation of data out of surveys; Collecting Monitoring data during visits into the field (if possible);
• Entering and compiling data from surveys for specific project output indicators (e.g. in the fields of provision of reintegration measures for veterans);
• Assessment and measurement of GIZ and sector wide aggregated indicators according to relevant project indicators, in line with impact and result monitoring;
• Close cooperation and task sharing with other M&E colleagues. 

 Compliance and Data Protection:

• Ensure compliance with operational data protection management in the project, by establishing a process and guiding the project in this regard; 
• Ensure compliance with GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation) in the GIZ cluster; 
• Cooperation with the GIZ data protection team. 

 Knowledge Management and Reporting: 

• Feeding all relevant M&E information into project reporting systems for reporting to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and DG ECHO (EU) 
• Documentation of Monitoring Field Visits;
• Preparing regular monitoring reports/presentations on progress and impact in the project for further use to higher-structure level and/or reporting;
• Ensuring the storage of project-relevant documents in GIZ internal filing systems Active participation in GIZ M&E expert networks.

 Other Responsibilities: 

• Other activities and tasks upon the instruction of the manager.  

Required qualifications, professional experience and personal competences:

• Graduate of Social Studies, Economics, Political Science, Data Management or in a related field; 
• At least 3 years professional experience in a comparable position; 
• Proven experience in development and management of monitoring and reporting in an organization in a similar international context with a focus on development projects; 
• Expertise on qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and their implementation, expertise in data aggregation, data management and data analysis, expertise in statistics;
• Proven experience in POWER BI; Proven experience in processing and presentation tools;
• Proven experience in operational data protection management; 
• Proven experience in reporting for donor and co-financing organizations; 
• Proven experience in the presentation of monitoring data and project results; Asset: Basic knowledge of and interest for the Ukrainian government’s reform agenda, in the field of Development policy, humanitarian aid, public services; 
• Very good working knowledge of IT technologies and computer applications (e.g. MS Office, especially MS Excel to calculate indicators); 
• We expect the candidates to be strong team players with the ability to work independently as well when needed.

 We offer: 

• Official employment, salary fixed in EUR, performance-related bonuses and 13th salary.
• Medical insurance, 29 vacation days annually.
• Language classes, hard and soft skills trainings.
• Individual and group psychological support.
• Possible flexible and remote work (depending on projects’ needs up to 10 days a month within Ukrainian border). 
• Meaningful and valuable work, international environment.

Employment conditions:

Full-time position with 40-hours working week. The duty station can be Kyiv, Dnipro, Odesa or Lviv. Starting in February 2026.The contract duration will be 12 months with the possibility of prolongation.

 GIZ is an equal opportunity employer and offers an attractive and challenging working environment with opportunities for skill enhancement.

 Application:

 We are looking forward to your application in English, comprising your CV and a Cover letter explaining your motivation to apply for the job until COB 20 January 2026, Tuesday. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the next stages of the recruitment process.

 Candidates are requested to submit their documents with the following title:

•  Surname Name_CV

•  Surname Name_Cover letter

 By sending the application you give the consent for the personal data processing for recruitment processes solely according to GIZ data privacy regulations. You can familiarize yourself with these regulations by the link Data protection | GIZ