Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Planning, MEAL System Development and Management

•   In collaboration with the Operations Manager, actively participate in the SWAN projects design and proposal discussions, including support on theory of change development, log frame design, and budgeting for MEAL;

•   Support the assessment of the existing climate risks and conflict crises for designing of anticipatory humanitarian and proactive climate actions strategic programming framework for SWAN Rapid Humanitarian Response Mechanism, and anticipatory action proposals development

•  Render any other technical support to the Operations Manager, SC PDQI around designing and development of processes and initiatives to support strategic planning, projects development, evaluation and learning as required;

•  Assist the Operations Manager and the project team for quality delivery of the programme, setting up MEAL system for accountability and documenting learning;

• Work with the Operations Manager and participate in periodic assessments including climate risk and conflict hazards, HEA analysis, rapid needs assessment, market and feasibility assessment, PDM/KAP surveys, mid-term and end line surveys or final project evaluation in line with consortium members’ policies and standards;

. Support the Operations Manager and consortium members, and partners in preparing donor reports, monthly, quarter, annual and other periodic reports in line with the reporting schedule and MEAL Framework; and ensure that good quality data is presented for report writing including donor/EHF reports:

• Support in collecting, consolidating and submitting the IPTT report monthly from partners;

•  Work with the MEAL TWG and partners programme team to develop a culture of programme quality and knowledge-driven programming, providing support to management for evidence-based decision making processes;

Data Management for Quality and Learning

• Support in setting up and rolling out of electronic and hard file data management systems and protocols to allow easy access to key performance information by all key stakeholders in the project;

•  Assist in using robust ICT systems and ME information management systems, and e-learning platforms such as mobile based applications of KoBO, Mobenzi, LMMS, intranet, communities of practice, etc. in beneficiary registration and data collection in line with the Project MEAL framework, data storage and dissemination for wider learning across teams respectively;

•   Support in the development of SWAN consortium project and partner databases and other data management processes including filing, update MEAL frameworks, ensuring that all records are properly organized and stored;

• In consultation with the Operations Manager, actively engage in collating, analysis and updating of data as guided by project indicators periodically; and in partner data validation/ data quality audits.

•  Support in the design and implementation of periodic projects review meetings and lessons documentation practices

Learning and Knowledge Management

•  Work with the Operations Manager to organize regular project familiarization and validation workshops, biannual SWAN project review and learning events/forums;

•  Support to establish MEAL innovative learning, sharing and knowledge management practices within consortium partner’s through organizing MS team view, face book, MEAL platform group; SWAN project MEAL folders at O or N-Drives as documentation, sharing, learning and knowledge management practices both in hard and soft copies;

• Support in the management and updating the consortium database of PDM surveys, assessments, final evaluation surveys and end-term results and learning from review and reflection workshops, and other programmatic learning processes and products;

•  Collect and document best practices, case and success stories for implemented multi-sectoral responses with the support from partners field offices based on MEAL TWG guidance, and being in line with the EHF communication and visibility guidelines; and assist the project team in documenting lessons learnt;

•  In liaison with the Operations Manager, facilitate learning and sharing through review meetings and other relevant platforms among partners and SWAN project grantees and sub grantees;

• Work with the Operations Manager in preparing and disseminating SWAN project summary report of the key findings and learnings from the major MEAL exercises such as assessments (PDM and accountability), surveys and evaluations, review meetings, field visits, reports, organized events as key lessons learned, and knowledge management practices (Best practices, successes, failures, areas of improvement, advocacy, influencing) for PMT, steering committees and field project managers.

Collaboration and Coordination

 . Support SC partnership and award team in partner review processes and reporting;

• Support the Operations Manager in organizing quarterly MEAL TWG meetings to coordinate MEAL system implementation (harmonize practices, joint response, avoid overlap of beneficiary, approaches, standardized assistance packages, cross learning, reaching at scale) and provide oversight of the execution of MEAL processes and consortium plan to deliver large scale humanitarian response NFI provision and cash programming;

•  Support to organize quarterly consortium coordination meetings to review progress; exchange experiences and key learning, and to gauge overall consortium coordination; joint monitoring visits with local and regional government representatives to track progress and draw out lessons;

. Representing SC and SWAN consortium, and building strong relationships with project 

Job Requirements

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Technical Skills, Experience and Knowledge:

This role will require a range of skills, experience and knowledge.

Experience:

·Bachelor Degree with a minimum of 8 years’ of experience in international NGOs in humanitarian and development programming with consortium approach on MEAL, Program Development and Program Quality Manager and Advisor positions

·  Practical experience in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of anticipatory humanitarian and climate action, monitoring and evaluation, DRM concepts, partnership and localization agenda

·  Strong technical competence and experience in development of MEAL systems and strategies, quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation methods, data analysis, reporting and understanding of contemporary trends and debates in the field including innovative M&E;

· Practical experience of mainstreaming gender in development, advocacy or humanitarian work

·   Demonstrated experience coordinating MEAL with partners, ideally in a Consortium structure and knowledge management frameworks;

·  Proven experience of upward and downward accountability approaches and mechanisms;

· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in English clearly both verbally and in writing and with all levels of staff;

· Demonstrated experience coordinating MEAL with focus on supporting capacity building (advise, train, mentor and coach others on MEAL) of local partners;

•   Research background and knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS or STATA), and excellent understanding and practical experience with MS Office application;

•  Background on database management, experience in working with quantitative and qualitative data;

· Team management experience desirable

Desirable

•  MA degree in Social Science including Development Study, Agricultural Economics, Economics and Statistics relevant field of study from a recognized university.

•  Good understanding, familiar with humanitarian concept, anticipatory and DRM concepts, and familiar with and abide by the International standards, the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), SPHERE, LEGS, NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, including safeguarding;

• Good understanding of WASH, ES and NFI, Health and Protection programming in IDP, returnee IDP and host community responses programming.

• Adequate experience and understanding on nexus programming (Humanitarian-Development-Peace Building)

How to Apply

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