MEAL Officer (Partnership) for nationals only

Support implementation of MEAL systems and monitor program effectiveness

Save the Children

Monitoring & Evaluation

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Support implementation of MEAL systems and monitor program effectiveness

You have:

Bachelor's degree in Economics, Statistics, and/or Development or relevant Social Studies.
Fluency in written and spoken Ukrainian, Russian and, ideally, English.
At least 1 year of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of programs or relevant experience.
Prior experience working with partners.
Experience in Excel.
Good level of computer proficiency and ability to use SPSS and MS-Office.
Demonstrated report writing skills.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to meet deadlines.
Experience in Power BI, ODK, GIS is desirable.
Experience in data collection, data management, and analysis is highly desirable.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Overall functions:

Support the implementation of the SCI MEAL in Emergencies (MiE) Procedure and MiE System Quality Benchmarks, monitoring system/framework to report activities according to appropriate framework(s);
Develop standard monitoring tools in collaboration with Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Coordinator and programme staff;
Establish data flow mechanisms on standard tools including data collection, storage, analysis, interpretation and timely feedback to the intended stakeholders in collaboration with program staff;
Lead on conducting ongoing monitoring activities for reporting on projects’ outputs and outcomes as per projects’ frameworks in coordination with area office MEAL team;
Conduct regular field monitoring visits and provide structured feedback and recommendations to programme teams and relevant technical advisors, as well as partners.
Assist in designing and implementing qualitative and quantitative assessments as appropriate;
Provide training and capacity building to team members and partners whenever needed;
Undertake data quality assurance in the areas of operation, identifying sources of errors and inconsistencies and providing feedback that would help in data improvement;
Assist in capturing relevant learning associated with the response activities.

Partnership:

Liaise with partners to establish ways of working, build trust and ensure relationships based on the SCI localization principles;
Ensure that partners understand key concepts, steps and tools for the MEAL system and that these are used consistently across projects;
Ensure partner staff have the technical capacity to implement MEAL systems according to SC’s and international standards and supervise their application.
Provide mentorship to partner MEAL staff to position MEAL as a key function within the organization;
Provide management/leadership and technical support to partners and response staff in specified field sites to ensure that the MEAL system is operational in all areas;
Foster an organisational culture that embraces MEAL and understands its link to quality, adaptive and accountable programming at the field level.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (SCI 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 others to do the same
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
Future orientated, thinks strategically

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:

Integrity:

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Statistics, and/or Development or relevant Social Studies.
Fluency in written and spoken Ukrainian, Russian and, ideally, English.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

At least 1 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of programs or relevant experience.
Prior experience working with partners.
Experience in Excel.
Familiarity and comprehension with database designs and management.
Good level of computer proficiency and ability to use SPSS and MS-Office.
Demonstrated report writing skills.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to meet deadlines.

Desirable

Experience in Power BI, ODK, GIS
Experience in data collection, data management, and analysis is highly desirable.

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