SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: FFP Project chief of party 

Dimensions: Save the Children works in 9 regions in Ethiopia with a current staff complement of approximately 1,800 staff and current expenditure of approximately $90+ million each year.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Management and Leadership

• Provide overall supervision and leadership on the MEAL functions and strategy for FFP project
• Prove supervision, mentorship and professional development to MEAL and project staffs of the project so that staffs have the required capacity and enthusiasm to undertake their responsibilities
• Provide oversight of MEAL budget and ensure effective and timely utilization for the appropriate MEAL activities
• Be the key link among the project MEAL staffs, project operations team and respective thematic team at Addis Ababa
• Ensure MEAL evidences (IPTT, project performance/action trackers, etc) are used for management decision making and continuous performance improvement 

MEAL System Development and Management

• Undertake responsibilities for the roll-out of the MEAL system in specified to FFP implementation area
• Ensure that project MEAL and project staff understand the various steps and tools for the MEAL system and that this is used consistently across projects areas
• Ensure the project is using Quality Benchmarks as part of their day to day implementation and quality monitoring practices
• Support on the design and roll-out of standardized monitoring tools and methodologies as required by the project team
• Ensure functional accountability mechanisms are in place as the four pillar of accountability (Information sharing, participation, establishing and implementing Compliant and Feedback Mechanisms (CFM), and staff capacity building.
• Ensure that regular monitoring/MEAL reports are received and communicated effectively to project management team and other relevant bodies in the national office
• Ensure periodic report are as per the standard quality, standard template, time frame and communicated accordingly
• Ensure communities and children know their rights and entitlements, have access to project information and participate in decisions that affect them
• Ensure communities and children have access to safe and responsive mechanisms to handle their complaints and feedback

Learning and Knowledge Management

• Support the project in the identification of learning objectives and evidence gaps.
• In close collaboration with project team, facilitate in generating, storing and sharing knowledge (most significant change story, meta-analysis, research/evaluation summary reports, etc).
• Ensure utilization of learning and knowledge generated in decision making and project improvement (maintain up to date action tracker and monitor the utilization and application)

Technical Support and Capacity Building

• Undertake continuous staff capacity assessment and develop capacity building plans
• Provide training and capacity building for field-level staff as required
• Ensure relevant staffs received proper orientations, inductions, training to help them deliver their MEAL responsibilities
• Sets standard and agreed performance objectives for all direct reports
• Conducts at least 6 One-to-ones on monitoring meeting in a year and have documents as evidence
• Conducts midterm performance review at midyear for direct reports
• Conducts end line performance evaluation for direct reports, documents and submits to HR

BEHAVIORS (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;