MEAL Assistant - National Only

Overview

Provide hands-on MEAL support for SEAL project activities and ensure accountability.

You have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social science, Statistics, Information management, Education or any relevant field.
• Minimum 3 years of progressive professional experience in M&E.
• Experience with M&E methodologies; Facilitation, training, presentation and conducting of qualitative and quantitative assessment; developing and improving monitoring and accountability systems.
• 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 MS Office apps and KOBOToolbox.
• English proficiency is required.
• 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.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• 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

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children International seeks to always be a child-safe organization by fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and improve their living standards of the child.

ROLE PURPOSE:

As a member of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Team, the MEAL Assistant provides hands-on support and leads on specific MEAL activities and deliverables, which will provide essential support to the Sustaining Education and Learning (SEAL) World Bank funded project.

The MEAL Assistant would play a vital role in piloting, testing, implementing activities that support the project in monitoring, accountability and learning plans.

The MEAL Assistant will support the SEAL team 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 also supports effective accountability systems with partners, including beneficiary complaints and response systems; and will contribute to program(s) learning framework, as well report on Information management system.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: MEAL Officer or MEAL Coordinator

Location: Aden/Lahj (1), Ad Dalea (1), Hayes – AlHodeidah (1)

ROLE PURPOSE:

As a member of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Team, the MEAL Assistant provides hands-on support and leads on specific MEAL activities and deliverables, which will provide essential support to the Sustaining Education and Learning (SEAL) World Bank funded project.

The MEAL Assistant would play a vital role in piloting, testing, implementing activities that support the project in monitoring, accountability and learning plans.

The MEAL Assistant will support the SEAL team 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 also supports effective accountability systems with partners, including beneficiary complaints and response systems; and will contribute to program(s) learning framework, as well report on Information management system.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

A. Monitoring:

• Implement Monitoring Checklist of project activities. Translate it into local language, if required.
• Collaborate with program staffs on project related monitoring and accountability routine activities; PRIME reporting and indicator performance tracking.
• Organize frequent field visit to monitor project Quality Benchmarks and observations and 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.
• Contribute to the quality of project design – reviewing log-frames, results frameworks, project plan, strategic plans, MEAL Plan, etc.
• Technical support in collecting quality data and analysis against the performance indicators and targets on periodic basis
• Ensure the quality of reporting data and verify those data and information from sources periodically on sample basis.
• 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, FRM database preliminary inquiry reports) with MEAL Coordinator.
• B. Evaluation:
• Assist the MEAL team in all formative, operational, and contextual assessments and situation analysis reviews.
• Assist the MEAL team in preparing and conducting profile studies.
• 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 are functional and accessible to beneficiaries.
• Develop regular accountability trend analysis of feedback 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.
• On quality and accountability issues, share all information (monitoring reports, preliminary verification reports, etc)
• Share MEAL findings & FRM issues in each monthly meeting as defined in the protocol.

D. Learning:

• Assist the MEAL team in developing quality reports and findings.
• Ensure the key learning's are incorporated in upcoming plan and interventions.

E. 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 , Statictics, Information management, Education or any relivent field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Minimum 3 years of progressive professional experience in M&E.
• Experience with M&E methodologies; Facilitation, training, presentation and conducting of qualitative and quantitative assessment; developing and improving monitoring and accountability systems
• 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 MS Office apps and KOBOToolbox
• 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.

(Embed counter-fraud and ethical controls in all operational processes, ensuring compliance with donor and legal requirements, while collaborating with Finance and Counter-Fraud teams to mitigate risks and conduct assessments for high-value programs)

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”

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