The purpose of this position is to provide essential support to the project through setting up quality assurance system, build capacity project staff to deliver as per the agreed targets and quality as accountable to beneficiaries and donors. He/ She will lead the ensure strong monitoring and evaluation systems and ensure that the Response program quality, effectiveness and appropriateness to the need and situational context. This includes, establishing evidence-based knowledge to inform the program direction and effective monitoring system across all sectors of the development and humanitarian program, to ensure the quality of intervention. The NO MEAL will also lead on building the capacity of the grant MEAL staff.
Place of Work: Semera, Afar Region
Major Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Quality Program Support and MEAL Systems Management
Lead coordination of needs assessments, ensuring assessment findings are documented and analyzed.
Provide trainings and capacity building for project field-level staff and partners as required on MEAL. Support the Manager in ensuring the design and development evidence-based programs of a high quality that contribute to the response’s strategies and plans.
Maintain a database to ensure all project outputs and results are accurately recorded and coordinated to inform project staff.
Provide technical MEAL guidance and leadership to effectively and timely track program progress, effectiveness and impact for donors reporting requirements and for use in new project design.
Lead the design and coordination to conduct multi-sector need assessments, PDMs, onsite monitoring and evaluation.
Support Manager to ensure sound program design and implementation, meeting Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and prioritizing program quality and constant improvement towards a robust community centred approach.
Work with program and technical team to identify and proactively analyze available program data and/or gather additional external primary data, conduct secondary data reviews to ultimately identify trends to design innovative interventions to improve the implementation of future programs.
Organize the planning for project data quality audits and monitor and coordinate routine data quality audits conducted in different sites, compile results at the level of a project and develop actions plans to implement corrective measures.
Support in installing and configuring mobile data collection tools (OKD collect, Kobo collect, ONA collect, etc.) on smart phones or tablets and manage data on mobile servers (Kobo form builder, ONA form builder, etc.) Increase capacity of other staff in developing XLS form and setting up mobile data collection.
Implementation & Reporting Ensures the unified database of program outputs is maintained. Implements electronic, mobile data collection systems in MEAL processes.
Support MEAL and the project/program team on conducting statistical analysis including descriptive (univariate and bivariate data analysis) and inferential analysis using statistical software.
Implement accountability mechanisms at field level, e.g. complaints and feedback response mechanisms –assessment, design, implementation, and review.
Implement activities to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.
Work closely with field project staff to ensure that they have all the required information, material, and resources needed for their day-to-day work.
Ensure that regular monitoring and accountability (CFRM database) reports are received and communicated effectively to Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator and MEAL Manager.
Conduct internal evaluations when appropriate based on Search Evaluation Guidelines and Policies.
2. Documenting Learning
Lead the documentation of learning for program and share with the program and technical team for considering in the new designs and adjustment of ongoing implementation.
Promote learning in the project, particularly on issues of programme quality and contribute to quality assurance of projects.
Regularly produced and report on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information is available
Provides technical support in evaluations and other research activities, including engaging in ToR preparation, selection of consultants, review of evaluation design and data collection methodology, data quality assurance, data analysis, involvement of stakeholders and dissemination plan.
Ensure there is a system to document lessons learned and best practices, advise on and shape current implementation and inform future design.
Provide MEAL technical support to the PMs and the Information System Manager (ISM) in developing effective and standardized IM systems.
3. Other Responsibilities assigned by supervisor.
Disaster Management (DM)
Be aware of the emergency procedures in a response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented
4. Security Measures
Be familiar with WV security plan Follow security policies, rules, procedures and instructions
Follow WVI policies for project security management Represent WV in an appropriate and professional manner Contribute to a healthy team spirit and team work
Adhere to WV Child Protection policy and standards and stay committed to WV vision statement and core values;
About You
Required Educational Qualification and Work Experience:
BA/BSc Degree in Social sciences, Development Studies, Economics, and related fields.
Master’s degree is an advantage
At least 5 years demonstrated field-based experience with MEAL of project including experience working with Different International Donors funded projects including USG/BHA, UN agencies and EU proposal funding process.
Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, CommCare, ODK Collect are crucial as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SATA or other similar software.
Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.
Advanced writing skills in English.
Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies
Effective in written and verbal communication in English
Good understanding of working with the donor regulations
Good understanding of World Vision and Sphere relief standards, as well as the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct.
Strong capacity building and facilitation skills
Experience of working in humanitarian and development programmes
Experience developing project proposals and log frames
Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
Experience of training and capacity building; strong presentation skills
Experience developing and improving monitoring and data collection systems
Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets, attention to details
Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
Experience of representation and ability to represent WVE effectively in external forums.
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
University degree in a relevant subject area (statistics, monitoring & data management, social science, public health, economic development, or a related field) –master’s degree in the aforementioned fields is (preferable)
Hostile Environmental Awareness Training or other recognized personal security course. (Preferred)
Further complementary professional qualifications in MEAL, IM, etc is an asset.
Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications:
Minimum four (4) years of MEAL experience within the humanitarian sector, including experience working with BHA, ECHO, USG, UN agencies and EU proposal funding process.
Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with strong presentation and reporting skills.
Proven knowledge and experience of designing and delivering digitized and automated MEAL dataflows using KOBO and Power Bi, or similar software,
Self-motivated with excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills – able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking.
Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.
Advanced writing skills in English.
Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies