Job Description<\/p>\n
TITLE:\u00a0\u00a0Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator, SCI Zambia
\nTEAM\/PROGRAMME:\u00a0Programme Development & Quality
\nLOCATION:\u00a0Mongu
\nGRADE: 3
\nCONTRACT LENGTH:\u00a01 year
\nSafeguarding\u00a0:
\nSave the Children does not tolerate any form of exploitation, abuse, or harassment against any person. It is the responsibility of all employees and representatives to protect all people who come in contact with our organization. Save the Children commits to applying the same standards to all its employees and subject them to the same processes regardless of their position, influence, or reputation within or outside of the organization.
\nDiversity, Equity & Inclusion
\nSave the Children International\u2019s Diversity Policy, aims to promote equal opportunity in employment and to ban any kind of discrimination based on sex, age, social class, disability, HIV status, religion, race and ethnicity.
\nROLE PURPOSE:\u00a0
\nThe Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator will support the strengthening of the organizational capacity to design and implement effective monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems.
\nThe MEAL Coordinator will work closely with Technical Specialists, Project Managers, MEAL staff within SCI and other MEAL staff from implementing partners.
\nSCOPE OF ROLE:
\nReports to: Project Manager with dotted line to\u00a0Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Manager
\nStaff reporting to this post:\u00a0
\nRole Dimensions:
\nContext:\u00a0Development and Development-Humanitarian Nexus
\nPrimary Technical area:\u00a0Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning
\nKEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
\nProgramme Design:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Support the MEAL Manager in the preparation of frameworks such as logical models, log frames, result frameworks and Performance Measurement Plans (PMPs). Defining objectives, collection of survey data and establishment of targets and ensure that monitoring and evaluation components are well integrated in the implementation plans of new projects.
\nAssist in developing a unified monitoring system and reporting mechanisms for partner NGOs.
\nSupport provincial teams use participatory approaches in designing, implementing and managing accountability mechanisms by introducing such systems that facilitate beneficiaries to register timely complaints and give them access to share their feedback on SCI interventions.
\nIn collaboration with project\/programme staff conduct and facilitate situation analysis, develop monitoring systems for the project and carry out monitoring visits.
\nSupport fundraising, including contributing to proposal writing and review to ensure Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) activities and costs are adequately covered. Develop standard guidance for incorporation of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) costs into proposals in specific responses.<\/p>\n
Capacity Building:
\nProvide orientation\/training to MEAL\/program field officers from time to time as required<\/p>\n
Identify capacity building events for MEAL staff members for system strengthening and sharing of learning;
\nProvide guidance and build capacity, where required of the relevant staff of partners in monitoring and evaluation\/ research and documentation;
\nOrganize learning events and workshops for program units to document lessons learnt, good practices and areas of improvement;<\/p>\n
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\nTechnical Oversight:<\/p>\n
Provide technical support to Field MEAL officers to implement MEAL systems at province level including collating, compiling, analysing program learning and subsequent reporting on all SCI development and emergency response interventions.
\nTechnically backstop other MEAL team members in prioritizing monitoring visits, generating monitoring reports, conducting debrief sessions and developing action plans for program improvement;
\nSupport MEAL Manager in implementation of Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) in the field.
\nResponsible for MEAL coordination, capacity building and technical oversight for projects in the Western Province of Zambia (SUNII, GPE, IECCDE and any new projects arising);
\nProvide\u00a0direct\u00a0line management responsibilities for MEAL Officers from the projects listed as follows: SUNII, GPE\/IECCDE and any other MEAL Officers appointed to projects in Western or otherwise assigned.\u00a0This will include performance management (setting objectives, assessing performance, and providing coaching, mentoring, and training that aligns with SCI\u2019s Global MEAL Capacity Building Strategic Work-plan);
\nWill have dotted line management of MEAL focal points within projects where no MEAL Officer exists.
\n\u00a0Undertake frequent field visits for backstopping of technical MEAL teams.
\nSupport MEAL Zambia team on administrative tasks for the MEAL teams<\/p>\n
Accountability Mechanisms:<\/p>\n
Receive accountability data from field, analyse it and share it with MEAL Manager. Compile and analyse data on monthly basis and share it with program teams at various levels.
\nEnsure that MEAL is infused in all of SCI development response interventions to provide effective support to program units;
\nCarry out preliminary investigation of complaints of serious nature to facilitate management for informed decision making regarding constituting investigation committee;
\nAny other tasks assigned by the line manager.<\/p>\n
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
\nAccountability:<\/p>\n
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
\nHolds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities \u2013 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<\/p>\n
Ambition:<\/p>\n
Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
\nWidely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
\nFuture orientated, thinks strategically<\/p>\n
Collaboration:<\/p>\n
Builds and maintains effective relationships with their team, colleagues, members, external partners and supporters
\nValues diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
\nApproachable, good listener, easy to talk to<\/p>\n
Creativity:<\/p>\n
Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
\nWilling to take disciplined risks<\/p>\n
Integrity:<\/p>\n
Honest, encourages openness and transparency<\/p>\n
The post holder must commit to work in an international agency that respects racial diversity and fights racism in all forms; and to model positive behaviours and respect to all colleagues, partners and communities.
\nQUALIFICATIONS\u00a0
\nA minimum of Bachelor Degree in Public Health, Economics, Demography or Development Studies
\nEXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
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\nEssential<\/p>\n
Minimum of 3 years of programming experience within the aid sector, preferably linked to one of Save the Children\u2019s priority technical sectors (Child Poverty, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Health & Nutrition) and with the majority of that time focused on\u00a0project design, monitoring, evaluation accountability and learning work.
\nExperience and knowledge of monitoring systems, including robust and responsible data collection and use.
\n\u00a0Ability to prepare and facilitate capacity building MEAL trainings and workshops across projects and programmes (including remotely). Direct experience working with communities in participatory activities.
\nProven experience managing MEAL staff and dedication to developing staff capacity through training, supervising, coaching and mentoring.
\nProficiency in relevant data collection and analysis software e.g. SPSS, STRATA etc.
\nWilling to work in isolated rural areas with basic living conditions, in politically sensitive and occasionally volatile environments.
\nGood numeric skills and strong analytical skills.
\nShould be computer literate.
\nExcellent verbal and writing skills.<\/p>\n
Desirable<\/p>\n
Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant region\/context
\nExperience of promoting quality and impact through at least one cross-cutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement.<\/p>\n
Experience and knowledge of Save the Children\u2019s structure, mandate and child focus.
\nKEY COMPETENCIES\u00a0
\nTechnical competencies:<\/p>\n
Ensures linkages across portfolio ensuring quality and coherence of MEAL systems and evidence gathering
\nManages resources and capacities to develop and maintain quality MEAL systems
\nFacilitates strategic alignment of data to global priorities<\/p>\n
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\nGeneric Competencies<\/p>\n
Child Rights: Promotes an enabling environment for participation, and accountability to children
\nBe the Innovator: Promotes innovation to find new and better approaches to driving progress for children
\nDeliver Results at Scale: Promotes a clear focus on impact in project and programme design, management and oversight<\/p>\n
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