{"id":89846,"date":"2026-02-04T18:02:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/regional-meal-manager-east-africa-regional-division\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T18:02:53","slug":"regional-meal-manager-east-africa-regional-division","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/kenya\/job\/regional-meal-manager-east-africa-regional-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional MEAL Manager &#8211; East Africa Regional Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your main missions will be:<\/p>\n<p>Mission 1: Management<\/p>\n<p>\tLives HI\u2019s values in everyday work and acts as a role model. Promotes inclusion, accountability and safeguarding, and consistently demonstrates ethical behaviour.<br \/>\n\tUnderstands HI\u2019s strategy, explains it clearly to the team, translates it into concrete MEAL objectives, and leads the changes needed to achieve them.<br \/>\n\tOrganises and oversees the team\u2019s work, structures tasks and processes, monitors performance, and supports problem-solving. Sets annual individual objectives and conducts appraisals.<br \/>\n\tSupports staff development by creating conditions for engagement, professional growth and commitment to HI. Ensures that project teams receive appropriate technical and methodological guidance and support from MEAL team members and specialists based at headquarters or at region level.<br \/>\n\tEnsures compliance with the code of conduct and institutional policies, and promotes expected behaviours. Coaches and mentors team members.<\/p>\n<p>Mission 2: Strategy and steering<\/p>\n<p>\tDefines the MEAL part of the Operational Strategy, pilots the related action plan and the strategy monitoring tool:<br \/>\n\tHelps with the development of the operational strategy (StratOp) in line with HI strategy, StraTechs and Development plans (notably 3I and Emergency), including the development of the StratOp monitoring tool;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tDefines and oversees the regional and country declined MEAL action plan. Adjust based on results.<br \/>\n\tDrives the performance of his or her service.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tLeads the assessment of local partners&#8217; MEAL\/IM capacities and the resulting capacity building plans\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mission 3: Standards and expertise<\/p>\n<p>\tDesigns the program&#8217;s MEAL and IM systems and monitors their implementation and quality:<br \/>\n\tIs responsible for defining systems for monitoring, data collection, information management, evaluation, accountability to populations, learning and knowledge management that are adapted to the context of intervention and ensure compliance with HI standards;<br \/>\n\tEnsures that the systems put in place on the various projects are consistent with each other and with HI&#8217;s frameworks and standards and enable the consolidation of information for use in the region\u2019s global management.<\/p>\n<p>Mission 4: Operational implementation<\/p>\n<p>\tContributes towards improving HI&#8217;s response within East Africa Division:<br \/>\n\tIs responsible for the implementation of tools for measuring outcomes and impact that facilitate decision-making, learning and accountability; \u00a0<br \/>\n\tIs responsible for putting in place a system for ensuring accountability towards populations;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tContributes towards the articulation and application of HI&#8217;s institutional policies and crosscutting approaches;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tContributes towards defining and improving the quality of projects in line with HI&#8217;s global frameworks and technical standards:\u00a0<br \/>\n\tProvides technical support to the technical specialists and operational teams in establishing quality indicators, monitoring methods and data collection tools; \u00a0<br \/>\n\tContributes to the design and drafting of project proposals;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tIs responsible for ensuring that regular project evaluations take place.<br \/>\n\tEnsures quality control of projects based on the Project Quality Policy, raises alerts and recommendations.<br \/>\n\tContributes towards improving the quality of project management, as defined in HI&#8217;s Project Quality policy (PQP):\u00a0<br \/>\n\tProvides technical support to the project and partners teams for the implementation of monitoring, evaluation and accountability tools and methods; \u00a0<br \/>\n\tProvides technical support to operations managers, country managers and project managers for the application of PME policy and verifies its application. \u00a0<br \/>\n\tContributes towards the ownership of learning frameworks and methodologies by the programmes and by HI in general:\u00a0<br \/>\n\tIs responsible, for implementing processes and methods for collecting, analysing, modelling and ownership of the knowledge produced; \u00a0<br \/>\n\tProposes an analysis of the information collected and the knowledge produced to strengthen collective learning; \u00a0<br \/>\n\tEnsures the continuous improvement of learning frameworks and methodologies;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tEnsures access to relevant internal and external information for all staff.\u00a0<br \/>\n\tEnsures the external representation and promotion of HI&#8217;s expertise in the MEAL sector :<br \/>\n\tRepresents HI&#8217;s MEAL and IM expertise in all relevant regional networks;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tContributes towards advocacy on specific subjects (notably through the consolidation of evidence-based factors) in line with the StratOp and federal advocacy priorities;\u00a0<br \/>\n\tContributes locally to communication messages in line with the StratOp and federal communication priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Mission 5: Emergency preparedness and response<\/p>\n<p>\tLeads the emergency preparedness actions in the MEAL department and, in case of emergency, reorganizes the priorities of his\/her team according to the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure a rapid and effective response from HI.<\/p>\n<p>CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POSITION:<\/p>\n<p>\tThe security situation in the region varies from country to country, with some areas affected by tensions or travel restrictions, particularly in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. Appropriate risk management mechanisms are in place to ensure the safety of teams.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements<\/p>\n<p>\tYou have at least 5 years of relevant professional experience in the MEAL sector<br \/>\n\tYou have strong experiences in team management, capacity building, training and coaching: enable leadership, staff development and operational goal achievement,<br \/>\n\tYou are excellent in results and indicators monitoring, in project evaluation<br \/>\n\tYou are excellent in Information management strategy, data structuring and data quality, quantitative and qualitative data collection, qualitative analysis \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<br \/>\n\tYou have good capacity of planning and coordination of qualitative and quantitative surveys, dissemination of findings. On implementing accountability to populations systems: participatory, non-discriminatory and responsible approaches<br \/>\n\tYou are able to handle conflicts, you have strong interpersonal and intercultural skills, with good communication and negotiation skills<br \/>\n\tExcellent command of English is mandatory, knowledge of French is a strong asset<\/p>\n<p>Apply Through:<\/p>\n<p>apply.workable.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/apply.workable.com","_company_name":"Handicap International (HI)","_company_website":"http:\/\/www.handicap-international.org","_company_tagline":"MANDATE In Kenya, Handicap International works to improve the living conditions of people with disabilities and advance their rights with a special focus on refugee-related issues. Working in Kenya since 1992, Handicap International currently employs 80 local staff and three expatriates. 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