Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator

Job Description

Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator

Company Name: Human Relief Foundation

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master's degree in an area of social science/ development studies or equivalent.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 5 to 8 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ Responsible to: Head of Programmes (doted reporting line to Country Director)
∎ Project Duration: 1 Year

Job Responsibilities:
∎ MEAL Framework Development and Promoting
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∎ Lead on the development and managing the overall MEAL system to the Humanitarian and development program, ensuring accountability to donors, project participants/ beneficiaries and related stakeholders.
∎ Provide day to day strategic and technical guidance and support to the project team members to implement the project activities with quality and quantity.
∎ Promote all aspects of MEAL to support the creation of an organisational culture which prioritizes quality programming.
∎ Build strong relationships with colleagues and provide support as required to ensure MEAL system is understood and supported at country level and Rohingya Response office level.
∎ Work closely with the programme teams to ensure that MEAL becomes an integral element of project implementation leading to enhanced quality, accountability, management, and impact.
∎ Monitoring and Quality Assurance:
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∎ Developed different and need base survey tools and conduct survey and need assessment for all projects as well as related activities with targeted areas with the close collaboration of the implemented partners.
∎ Develop monitoring tools in line with project proposal and ensure the quality for each project.
∎ Facilitate the staff development initiative for process monitoring and quality assurance.
∎ Develop the quality assessment tools and measures the quality and quantity.
∎ Conduct survey, Post Distribution Monitoring and need assessment for all activities with targeted areas with partners.
∎ Manage and support the team to ensure that the MEAL system operates effectively with the support and resources required and that there are clear links and reporting lines between the field and other program teams.
∎ Technical Support to the Partners:
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∎ Provide technical assistance/support to project team in designing a data collection tools, methods and progress monitoring techniques.
∎ Review the project activities plan, progress and report for each partner's organization according to the project proposal, log frame and detailed action plan.
∎ Supervise the implemented activities under partner organizations for ensuring the quality of schemes/shelters.
∎ Provide required technical support to front line staff to maintain the quality.
∎ Develop detailed activities plan & budget, implementation guideline for partner staffs.
∎ Ensure all the planned activities within the timeline for each partner.
∎ Ensure all deliverables of the project through reviews and disseminate findings among relevant stakeholders/sectors.
∎ Provide and ensure the support to implement the activities with standards as per project guideline and design.
∎ Support to the partners technical staffs/team for all activities as per guideline.
∎ Programme Development and Resource Mobilization
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∎ Ensure that MEAL is an integral part of the programme design stage and features in all proposal development.
∎ Ensure that MEAL resources are included in proposal development and work creatively to secure funding from diverse sources, to ensure that MEAL is integrated in emergency and development programmes in a sustainable way.
∎ Participate actively with the programme team to develop the competitive and wining project proposal.
∎ Promoting Learning for Strategy Development and Dissemination
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∎ Ensure that data brought together and findings from across thematic and operational regions to form a coherent basis for analysis of impact which promotes learning and strategy development for the whole organisation.
∎ Lead on monitoring and improving the synergy and integration of thematic programmes to enhance delivery of outstanding results for the Rohingya & the Host communities.
∎ Communicate top level learning / analysis reports and monitoring data to ensure that management can make informed decisions on a timely basis to scale up and face operational challenges.
∎ Ensure proper dissemination of the leaning to replicate into organizational development process and resource mobilizations.
∎ Coordination and Networking:
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∎ Maintain effective communication, coordination, and collaboration with GoB/NGOs officials like RRRC Office, CiC, Site management, Cluster/Sectors, DC/UNO office, relevant government departments (Under Ministry of MoDR, MoSW and DSS etc.) and local representative.
∎ Participate in different meeting, training workshop organized by GoB, UN agencies, NGOs, Sectors, and other stakeholders.
∎ Maintain the effective coordination and communication with Partners organization.
∎ Participate regular staff meetings (Weekly, Monthly and need base).
∎ Ensure good relations with project teams and other relevant stakeholders in the project locations.
∎ Accountability and Safeguarding:
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∎ Represent the organization to key stakeholders and provide them with information about project objectives, risks, constraints, and progress.
∎ Support the development and implementation of the organizational advocacy strategy in line with the goals and objectives of the project and the wider aims of the organization.
∎ Maintain gender-sensitive approach in all stages of programme implementation.
∎ Maintain programmatic sensitivity to cultural norms of Rohingya and Host population.
∎ Ensure active consultation and engagement with different stakeholders.
∎ Create CRM for all areas of programme activity.
∎ Integrate protection safeguarding measures throughout programme design.
∎ Other
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∎ Other responsibilities & duties as required by line Manager.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Recommended a minimum 05 to 08 years management and/or MEAL experience in a both humanitarian and development contexts, preferably in the Rohingya Response Program in Cox's Bazar
∎ Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
∎ Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
∎ Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets.
∎ Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
∎ Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
∎ Previous deployments in complex humanitarian crisis situations
∎ Previous experience in the Cox's Bazar
∎ Remote management/contingency planning
∎ Understanding of Chittagonian language is a plus.
∎ Fluency in English, both verbal and written, preferred.
∎ Commitment to HRF values

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 22 May 2021

Company Information:
∎ 17 May 2021
∎ Human Relief Foundation

Category: NGO/Development

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