Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability And Learning (MEAL) Manager - Arua
Closing: Apr 1, 2024
This position has expiredPublished: Mar 27, 2024 (2 months ago)
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Requirements
- The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in relevant field (development or social research preferably with a focus on monitoring and evaluation as well as compliance issues).
- A minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in relevant position.
- International NGO experience in similar role/with similar responsibilities is preferable.
- Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
- Demonstrated experience developing tools and systems for and building capacity of others in skills related to program tracking and documentation.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including logical models, conceptual frameworks, and assessment/evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience of implementing beneficiary complaint and feedback mechanisms.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Preferred knowledge of mobile data collection tools such as Kobo Collect and/or ODK.
- Familiarity with information management systems and analysis software is a plus.
- Effective, high-quality communication, writing, and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Ability to work under pressure, long work hours, and high workload.
- Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
- Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Languages: Excellent Communication skills in English required.
Responsibilities
Requirements
- The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in relevant field (development or social research preferably with a focus on monitoring and evaluation as well as compliance issues).
- A minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in relevant position.
- International NGO experience in similar role/with similar responsibilities is preferable.
- Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
- Demonstrated experience developing tools and systems for and building capacity of others in skills related to program tracking and documentation.
- Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including logical models, conceptual frameworks, and assessment/evaluation.
- Demonstrated experience of implementing beneficiary complaint and feedback mechanisms.
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
- Preferred knowledge of mobile data collection tools such as Kobo Collect and/or ODK.
- Familiarity with information management systems and analysis software is a plus.
- Effective, high-quality communication, writing, and interpersonal skills are essential.
- Ability to work under pressure, long work hours, and high workload.
- Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
- Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Languages: Excellent Communication skills in English required.
Accountability and Monitoring Systems
- Develop and/or update M&E tools, databases and reporting formats in close collaboration with the Sector Leads and Area manager.
- Conduct data audits and analysis to ensure high quality data, compile a report with relevant indicator data per grant, showing targets versus actuals and an action plan and send this to the Sector leads quarterly.
- Beneficiary counting: a quarterly gender and age disaggregated overview per grant per sector should be provided.
- Advise field staff on data management and storage in collaboration with IT.
- Manage an effective and sustainable feedback mechanisms to DRC from program beneficiaries/stakeholders.
- Contribute to the rollout and adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standards as a strategy to global standard measurement and accountability, and enable reporting against DRC standards and requirements.
Assessment, Learning, and Documentation
- Ensure relevant, timely, and quality support to the field offices on assessments and evaluations; i.e. support in developing the survey tools, data analysis and report writing.
- Attend and participate in Accountability and Learning events and provide/present project monitoring and learning updates, achievements, challenges.
- Provide documentation and dissemination of key findings stemming from monitoring, assessment, and other learning activities.
- Track and ensure organized, comprehensive electronic filing of documented findings/analyses.
- When appropriate/applicable, facilitate and participate in information sharing opportunities among DRC offices/partners/donors.
Staff Management and Capacity Building
- Provide effective leadership, management and support to the MEAL staff.
- Support programme managers to ensure that DRC interventions are properly planned, scheduled, coordinated and supervised. Support the Program Managers to lead teams and create a positive working environment.
- Support HR in the recruitment of MEAL staff and undertake performance development and appraisal for the MEAL staff.
- Develop MEAL budget and ensure proper management of the MEAL budget through consistent tracking of expenditures.
- Facilitate capacity building for other DRC staff (especially the MEAL and program team) on skills and knowledge related to M&E, accountability and learning. Relevant topics may include but not limited to, designing monitoring tools, monitoring budgets, analyzing monitoring data, conducting assessment/ evaluation, and implementing feedback mechanisms.
- Conduct visits to intervention areas to provide training, technical assistance, and support, as well as to ensure that accountability and learning tools and strategies are understood and being implemented effectively.
- Support program department heads in proposal development, in review of monthly, quarter and terminal internal and donor reports against the standards, indicators and work plans and; in review of different agreements as per the guide lines and policies.
- Provide MEAL-related technical assistance and advice to RIF investees on refugee impact, such as support developing impact management and monitoring systems.
Collaboration, Teamwork and Networking
- Work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues and partners to deliver on outcomes.
- Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to progress common agendas linked to programme quality and MEAL.
- Support organisational learning and accountability.
- Engage in organisational initiatives which promote collaboration and positive working practices, e.g. Global MEAL Networking Group, programme team meetings etc.
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