The purpose of this position is to provide essential support to Gambela through setting up quality assurance system, build capacity project staff to deliver as per the agreed targets and quality as accountable to beneficiaries and donors. He/ She will lead the ensure strong monitoring and evaluation systems and ensure that the projects program quality, effectiveness and appropriateness to the need and situational context. This includes, establishing evidence-based knowledge to inform the program direction and effective monitoring system across all sectors of the development and humanitarian program, to ensure the quality of intervention.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Quality Program Support and MEAL Systems Management

• Lead and coordinate the needs assessments in line with established system and or donor related guidelines at his operational area; analyze and interpreted findings and ensure findings are documented

• Under the leadership of his supervisor, ensure the design and development evidence-based programs of a high quality that contributing to the response’s strategies and plans.

• Ensure that proposals and concept notes are aligned to donor requirements and WV`s new partnership initiative including OIOS

• Arrange and provide capacity buildings including trainings, coaching and other for project field-level staff and partners as required.

• Adapt and establish database to ensure all project outputs and results are accurately collected and recorded and coordinated to inform project staff.

• Provide technical MEAL guidance and leadership to effectively and timely track program progress, effectiveness and impact for donors reporting requirements and for use in new project design.

• Lead the design and coordination to conduct multi-sector emerging need assessments, PDMs, onsite monitoring and evaluation.

• Under the leadership of his supervisor, ensure operationalization of sound program meeting Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and prioritizing program quality and constant improvement towards a robust community centered approach.

• Work with program and technical team to identify and proactively analyze available program data and/or gather additional external primary data, conduct secondary data reviews to ultimately identify trends to design innovative interventions to improve the implementation of future programs.

• Plan and organize project data quality audits, monitor and coordinate routine audits across different sites, compile results at the project level, and develop action plans to implement corrective measures.

• Support in installing and configuring mobile data collection tools (OKD collect, Kobo collect, ONA collect, etc.) on smart phones or tablets and manage data on mobile servers (Kobo form builder, ONA form builder, etc.) Increase capacity of other staff in improved system including setting up mobile data collection.

Implementation & Reporting

• Support the project team during implementation to ensure standards are met.

• Ensures the unified database of program outputs is maintained.

• Implements electronic, mobile data collection systems in MEAL processes.

• Support MEAL and the project/program team on conducting statistical analysis including descriptive (univariate and bivariate data analysis) and inferential analysis using statistical software.

• Implement accountability mechanisms at field level, e.g. complaints and feedback response mechanisms –assessment, design, implementation, and review.

• Implement activities to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.

• Work closely with field project staff to ensure that they have all the PDM Tools, material, and resources needed for their day-to-day work.

• Ensure that regular monitoring and accountability reports are received and communicated effectively to Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator and MEAL Manager.

• Engage during internal evaluations whenever appropriate

Documenting Learning

• Promote learning in the project, particularly on issues of program quality and contribute to quality assurance of projects. Regularly produced and report on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information is available.

• Lead the documentation of the project and share with the program and technical team for the redesigns and adjustment of ongoing implementation.

• Provides technical support in evaluations and other research activities, including engaging in ToR preparation, selection of consultants, review of evaluation design and data collection methodology, data quality assurance, data analysis, involvement of stakeholders and dissemination plan.

• Ensure there is a system to document lessons learned and best practices, advise on and shape current implementation and inform future design.

• Provide MEAL technical support to the PMs and the Information System Manager (ISM) in developing effective and standardized IM systems.

Other Responsibilities assigned by supervisor.

Disaster Management (DM)

Be aware of the emergency procedures in a response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented

Security Measures

• Be familiar with WV security plan

• Follow security policies, rules, procedures and instructions

• Follow WVI policies for project security management

• Represent WV in an appropriate and professional manner

• Contribute to a healthy team spirit and work

• dhere to WV Child Protection policy and standards and stay committed to WV vision statement and core values.

Job Requirements

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• University degree in a relevant subject area (Social science, statistics, monitoring & evaluation, public health, economic development, or a related field) –Master’s Degree in the aforementioned fields is (Desirable)

• Hostile Environmental Awareness Training or other recognized personal security course. (Preferred)

• Further complementary professional qualifications in MEAL, IM, etc is an asset.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Minimum four (2) years of MEAL experience within the development / humanitarian sector, including experience working with BHA, ECHO, USG, UN agencies and EU proposal funding process.

• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with strong presentation and reporting skills.

• Proven knowledge and experience of designing and delivering digitized and automated MEAL data flows using Comm Care and Power Bi, or similar software, and experience of GIS mapping is preferred.

• Self-motivated with excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills – able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking.

• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.

• Advanced writing skills in English.

• Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years demonstrated field-based experience with grant acquisition and management including experience working with USG, UN agencies and EU proposal funding process.

• Experience in project concept/proposal writing to a high standard.

• Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, Comm Care, ODK Collect are crucial as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SATA or other similar software.

• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.

• Advanced writing skills in English.

• Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies

• Effective in written and verbal communication in English

• Good understanding of working with und the donor regulations of USAID/BHA, EU, UNOCHA, etc

• Good understanding of World Vision and Sphere relief standards, as well as the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct.

• Strong capacity building and facilitation skills

• Experience of working in humanitarian and development programs

• Experience developing project proposals and log frames

• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability

• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations

• Experience of training and capacity building; strong presentation skills

• Experience developing and improving monitoring and data collection systems

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching

• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets, attention to details

• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in

• Experience of representation and ability to represent WVE effectively in external forums.

• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only

How to Apply

Candidates meeting the above qualifications are encouraged to apply only through THIS LINK