Senior Specialist, MEAL, Food, Security Skills & Livelihood, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Senior Specialist, MEAL, Food, Security Skills & Livelihood, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: 18 to 60 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Cox's Bazar Sadar)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Bachelor/Honors

Bachelors Degree in social sciences, economics, statistics, business studies, URP, development studies or any relevant field from any UGC approved reputed university or institute

• At least 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age 18 to 60 years

• Candidates having prior relevant experience will be preferred

• Survey design and questionnaire development skills

• Report writing skills

• Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and SPSS,KOBO, GIS, Power BI, Programming Language (R, Python), Graphics Design.

• Idea of developing mobile based questionnaires

• People management skills

• Strong communication and presentation skills, Tableau, Power Bi, GIS, Dashboard Design

• Gender friendly attitude

• Ability to work under pressure and Innovation

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise their potential.

This position will be the technical focal of ensuring M&E supports to all FCDO programme partners align with the Livelihood and Skill Development Sector (LSDS) under the supervision of Program Coordinator (FSSL). Support Research, Evaluation and Learning activities in HCMP. Ensure the design of overall monitoring and evaluation process of the Humanitarian Crisis Management Programme. Manage & strengthen reporting channel, recording and reporting system, and preservation of data and reports for periodic monitoring of programme areas.

Strategic

• Participate in strategic planning and assist in preparation and reporting plan of all FCDO partners.

• Support LSDS in preparation of logical frameworks and align with sector objectives and BRAC strategy

• Provide quality assurance review of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework of Livelihoods and Skills Development Sector and of the results reporting in the Rohingya refugee response

Operational

• Engage in the process of developing and implementing appropriate tools/methodology to monitor assigned programs

• Collect data for FCDO Donor from Livelihoods and Skills Development Sector Partners initiatives in prescribed templates on regular basis.

• Support the Livelihoods and Skills Development Sector Coordinator in preparation of the substantive and analytical support to assure the quality documents, reports, as well as analytical results.

• Support research and development of data and research tools and methodologies for Camp and Host/Local Community level needs, gaps and impact analysis related to Livelihoods and Skills Development initiatives.

• Analyse data to prepare the reports of studies under LSDS ansd FCDO donor requirements

• Communicate of study results through presentations to stakeholders

• Prepare learnings documents from the studies based on stakeholder feedback

• Conduct periodic verification of activities with checklists (MIS verification) of various sectors to ensure data quality

• Ensure that all projects under the sectors have strong accountability system which includes all three components of information sharing, participation, and complaints and feedback for the program participants

• Provide regular support to project team in the areas of accountability, e.g., information sharing and feedback/ complaint mechanism

• Facilitates the process of proper documentation, dissemination, and application of learning in the project cycle management.

• Provides technical inputs (e.g., review the ToR, data collection tools, draft report etc.) to the project team to conduct baseline, evaluation and research study etc.;

Learning and Knowledge management

• Support continuous analysis of MEAL information in coordination with other partners; and identify potential problem and inputs to improve the overall programming and operations align with LSDS.

• Assist to jointly conduct reflection and learning sessions regularly with the various sectors and functions

• Ensure the study reports (baseline, end line, final evaluations, etc.) are uploaded in the align with LSDS MIS.

• In collaboration with LSDS-Knowledge Management Officer and guidance from the LSDS- Sector Coordinator develop 5W data collection tool, introduce web-based data collection system, create, maintain and regularly update interactive Dashboard for monitoring the Sector partners activities to identify gaps and duplications in the response.

• Contribute together with LSDS- Knowledge Management Officer in knowledge sharing (including through supporting training and peer exchange) amongst relevant actors on issues related to LSDS strategic framework, data collection and any other IM relevant tools.

• Visit LSDS partner activities regularly and provide field report to LSDS Coordinator on monthly basis.

• Create IM and IEC products for the LSDS when required.

Administrative

• Supervise the MEAL Officers of Partner Orginazation of the LSDS sector in data collection, quality assurance.

• Ensure the supervisees are complying with organizational and LSD Sectoral policies

Safeguarding

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme`s goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action. 

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

· Mobile bill

· Weekly 2 holidays

· Festival Bonus

· Health & Life Insurance

· Paternity/ Maternity leave

· others as per Organisation policy.