ROLE PURPOSE:

The 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.

The MEAL Coordinator will work closely with Technical Specialists, Project Managers, MEAL staff within SCI and other MEAL staff from implementing partners.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Project Manager with dotted line to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Manager

Staff reporting to this post:

Role Dimensions:

Context: Development and Development-Humanitarian Nexus

Primary Technical area:Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Design:

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.

Assist in developing a unified monitoring system and reporting mechanisms for partner NGOs.

Support 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.

Capacity Building:

Provide orientation/training to MEAL/program field officers from time to time as required.

Identify capacity building events for MEAL staff members for system strengthening and sharing of learning.

Technical Oversight:

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.

QUALIFICATIONS

A minimum of Bachelor Degree in Public Health, Economics, Demography or Development Studies

Minimum of 3 years of programming experience within the aid sector, preferably linked to one of Save the Children’s priority technical sectors (Child Poverty, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Health & Nutrition) and with the majority of that time focused on project design, monitoring, evaluation accountability and learning work

• 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.
• Assist in developing a unified monitoring system and reporting mechanisms for partner NGOs.
• Support 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.
• Provide orientation/training to MEAL/program field officers from time to time as required.
• Identify capacity building events for MEAL staff members for system strengthening and sharing of learning.
• 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.

• A minimum of Bachelor Degree in Public Health, Economics, Demography or Development Studies
• Minimum of 3 years of programming experience within the aid sector, preferably linked to one of Save the Children’s priority technical sectors (Child Poverty, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Health & Nutrition) and with the majority of that time focused on project design, monitoring, evaluation accountability and learning work