MEAL Officer - WB

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• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

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Position: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer (World Bank)

Reports to: MEAL Coordinator (World Bank)

Location: Aden and Lahj, Ad Dali’, Shabwah

ROLE PURPOSE:

The MEAL Officer role will provide essential support to the Sustaining Education and Learning (SEAL) World Bank funded project. The selected candidate must play a vital role in testing, implementing new tools that support the project in monitoring, evaluation and assessments. Furthermore, he/she is set to build capacity of other MEAL and Project staff and deliver against Save the Children’s operating standards. The MEAL Officer will support the MEAL Coordinator in strengthening monitoring and evaluations systems in place to ensure that project activities are implemented in a quality manner and are accountable to beneficiaries and donor. The position will assist in MEAL system design as well as support in report writing and Information management system.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

A. Monitoring:

• Develop/review Monitoring Checklist of project activities. Translate it into local language, if required.
• Capacity building of program staffs on project related M&E format/template/form of data collection; Output tracker and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT).
• Organize frequent field visit to monitor project activities / interventions against Quality Benchmarks/Quality Checklists and produce & share reports to concerned project management team based on quality and accountability findings and incorporate inputs from project team in action agreed plan.
• Support project staff to strengthen joint planning and monitoring with stakeholders.
• Assist the MEAL Coordinator in conducting situation analysis studies.
• Contribute to the quality of project design – reviewing log-frames, results frameworks, project plan, strategic plans, MEAL Plan, etc.
• Technical support in updating MEAL plans.
• Technical support in conducting baseline studies.
• Technical support in collecting quality data and analysis against the performance indicators and targets on periodic basis
• Technical support in Total Reach, Global indicators reporting of SCI.
• Ensure the quality of reporting data and verify those data and information from sources periodically on sample basis.
• Review & reflect whether the DIP is followed as per the plan or not during all staff meetings.
• Carry out follow-up monitoring visits to materialize agreed action in the action plan; also maintain ' Monitoring-Action Plan Tracker' at field level.
• Maintain close coordination with MEAL Coordinator on Quality and Accountability issues. Share all information (monitoring reports, CFM database preliminary inquiry reports) with MEAL Coordinator.

B. Evaluation:

• Assist the MEAL Coordinator in all formative and operational research.
• Support the evaluation team while conducting periodic evaluation of project intervention at field level, if required.
• Assist the MEAL Coordinator in preparing and conducting baseline studies.
• Ensure quality case studies through program team.

C. Accountability:

• Establish an effective functional system for complaints/feedback handling and response mechanisms at community level in the support of the MEAL Assistant.
• Ensure the Feedback Response Mechanisms (FRM) are functional and accessible to beneficiaries.
• Develop regular trend analysis of complaints at organizational level and share it with program team as per protocols.
• To assist MEAL Coordinator in carrying out preliminary first verification report in case of serious nature of complaints filed by beneficiaries/communities and support for investigation of that types of complaints as per FRM protocol.
• Make sure that the agreed action plans and FRM action plans are followed in timely manner.
• On quality and accountability issues, share all information (monitoring reports, FRM databases, preliminary verification reports, case studies, etc)
• Share MEAL findings & FRM issues in each monthly meeting as defined in the protocol.

D. Learning:

• Assist the MEAL Coordinator in developing quality reports and findings.
• Generate periodic reports, and share along with document, the key learning from the MEAL system.
• Ensure the key learning's are incorporated in upcoming plan and interventions.

E. Others:

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships with entire team members of the organization, colleagues, members and external partners, supporters and stakeholders.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Reporting:

• Produce and share MEAL monthly, quarterly, half yearly and cumulative yearly compile report to the MEAL Coordinator and project team through the proper channels.
• Ensure that all the data related to MEAL action Plan tracker & FRM database are recorded and updated in a timely manner through MEAL Assistant.
• Coordinate closely with the all SC staffs and report with updated complaints registered, their resolution process, Action plan tracker & other MEAL related issues.

Any other relevant tasks.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Social since , Statistics, Information management, Education or any relevant field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Minimum 3 years of progressive professional experience in M&E.
• Previous experience in World Bank projects.
• Experience with M&E methodologies; Facilitation, training, presentation and conducting of qualitative and quantitative research; developing and improving monitoring and data collection systems
• Experience in database management
• Experince in data analysis
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports.
• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Experience of training and capacity building
• Strong computer skills, including the use of Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• English proficiency is required
• Desirable
• Bright, analytical, independent and reliable person.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, and solve problems independently.
• Ability to identify and solve issues related to monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience with Education development programs, including knowledge of EMIS is preferred;
• Experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

“Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer. Women are strongly encouraged to apply”