MEAL Coordinator, Ukraine

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Job Description

More than 3.6 million people have fled across borders to seek safety in the 1st month since the escalation of conflict in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and over 6.5 million Ukrainians are reported to be displaced. As the vast majority of the displaced are women, girls, and boys, this could become the worst humanitarian crisis Europe has seen in decades.

Between February 7-23, 2022, an IRC team undertook a scoping mission covering Poland and Ukraine to better understand the context, humanitarian and civil society landscape, and anticipated service gaps in the event of an escalation of conflict in Ukraine and consequent displacement into neighboring Poland. As of February 24th, the IRC has pivoted to an emergency response, and have identified partner agencies in Ukraine and Poland to facilitate immediate assistance that can be used where it is the most needed. Simultaneously, the IRC is establishing operations across Ukraine and Poland to complement partner response services either in breadth or scale.

Scope of work

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator will be the focal point for the start-up and maintenance of MEAL activities for the Ukraine response. This position is based in Lviv or Vinnytsia, Ukraine. The MEAL Coordinator will report to the Deputy Director of Program, with close coordination across all programme sectors. This position is responsible for measurement, and accountability, including and not limited to client responsiveness and feedback mechanisms, safeguarding mechanisms, measurement tools and systems to support partnership and program activities and reporting as well as any evaluation and learning activities.

The MEAL Coordinator is responsible to ensure that a monitoring, evaluation and accountability and data management system is in place, sufficiently resourced and successfully implemented from collection to visualization. And that MEAL data is contributing to improved learning and program quality. The MEAL Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that MEAL principles are integrated in every step of the project cycle, as per IRC’s corporate guidelines and contributes to the implementation of the evolving emergency response strategy.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of MEAL (including client feedback mechanisms) functions across multiple sectors and multiple geographical areas in complex environment.

• Shape and implement MEAL systems and approaches that meet IRC standards and practices, that meet project and program needs, enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors, and foster program quality and learning.

• Provide guidance to Sector Coordinators on the MEAL components of the Ukraine response and ensure updated MEAL plans are in place.

• Design, establish and maintain MEAL systems to support the Ukraine response and collect inputs from sector coordinators for the relevant MEAL documents required including:

o Feedback mechanisms,

o Safeguarding mechanisms,

o M&E systems

• Compile necessary MEAL documentation and reporting.

• Once programs and partnership are designed, begin to support sector Coordinators and Partnership Coordinators in the development of M&E plan and regular data collection and reporting.

• Reinforce integration of cross-sectoral priorities in MEAL, including gender, protection, safeguarding, disaster risk reduction, Diversity-Equality-Inclusion and Do No Harm.

• Supervise the MEAL team across multiple sectors and geographical areas: Set clear performance objectives; manage staff work plans; establish regular performance reviews; champion a positive working environment for professional development; foster an inclusive and respectful team climate, where all staff are valued and respected and can contribute to their maximum potential.

• Support the recruitment of country MEAL staff and support their onboarding.

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Other Duties

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to the Deputy Director of Program, and when liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.

• Ensure effective communication, coordination and information sharing between the Sectoral leads, under the management of the DDP, to facilitate an effective and integrated emergency response.

Requirements:

• A University degree in a relevant subject area (statistics, monitoring & data management, social science, public health, economic development, or a related field) – a technical degree together with additional relevant work experience may substitute for education;

• A minimum 5 years of working experience within Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and learning-related functions;

• Leadership experience and proven technical skills in setting up quality MEAL system that leads to evidence-based decision-making for multi-sectorial and multi-donor funded programs;

• 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;

• Strong management and social skills and proven track record to work with diverse groups of people in a multicultural environment;

• Self-motivated with excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills - able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking;

• 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;

• Knowledge of Tableau, PowerBi or GIS software are additional assets;

• A strong understanding of accountability and proven ability to build Client Feedback Systems is a distinct advantage;

• Willingness to travel to various regional and field-level offices -

• Fluency in English (written and speaking) in addition to Ukrainian

At IRC - we are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. In keeping with our core values of Integrity, Service, Accountability and Equality. IRC strives to maintain a work environment built on mutual respect in which all individuals treat each other professionally, and free of bias, prejudice, and harassment.

We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other human demographic.

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Added 1 year ago - Updated 11 months ago - Source: rescue.org