MEAL Specialist - Humanitarian, April 2024

ROLE PURPOSE:

The job Holder will be responsible for coordinating the monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning efforts of Humanitarian projects to ensure high quality programming for children, youth, partners and donors. In close collaboration with Central MEAL teams, the MEAL Specialist will play leading role in coordinating the implementation of strategies to ensure proper planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation, accountability mechanisms of the program and the timely dissemination of best practices & lessons learnt. She/he is responsible to ensure that the delivery and quality of the programs is in line with SCI’s Minimum Operating Standards, Donor requirement, SC MEAL Framework and specific programmatic approaches designed by the projects

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: HEAD of MEAL

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Programme Support at Country Office level:

Ensure minimum standards of humanitarian projects are maintained in accordance with SCI MEAL in emergency procedure and Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Provide technical support to Project Managers/Coordinators on developing and implementing Humanitarian M&E plan, Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) & Logical/Result Framework.

Lead the implementation of accountability mechanisms including accountability assessment, set up CFRM, manage, analysing, and presenting feedback data for action.

Support technical sector specialists to ensure that projects are carried out with DO NOT HARM and protection principles with participation from all disaster-affected communities (including children), that information is shared with affected communities (through traditional and high-tech solutions).

Coordinate and oversee the development and maintenance of appropriate databases to accurately track data collected from various interventions across program activities.

Compile and produce quality organizational reports as per the donor and partners requirements; documentation/sharing of success stories, best practices and lessons learned on a regular basis

Undertake field visit to monitor and supervise project implementation, identify bottlenecks and success stories

Supporting project teams to implement baseline, mid-term and final evaluations, as well as country-level data analysis and participate in formative & operation researches, joint projects monitoring and reviews / lessons learning workshops/events.

Closely work with the Central MEAL team and other field level MEAL staff on the design and rollout of standardised monitoring tools and methodologies.

Perform other duties as and when delegated by the line managers

Capacity Building:

Identify learning and training opportunities for MEAL staff, humanitarian staffs and work as a mentor for less experienced staff.

Conduct training and awareness raising activities for operations technical staff at field level regarding MEAL priorities and quality standards.

Representation, Advocacy & Organisational Learning:

Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and government, and support Inter-agency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve supporting coordination-working groups, participating in inter-agency coordinated joint MEAL activities (for instance, inter-agency RTEs).

Lead on accountability activities, including the development and use of information materials and the establishment of a pilot complaints response mechanism.

Promote learning throughout the area office, particularly on issues of programme quality. Regularly produce and report on best practices and case studies.

Work with communication team to document and share progress and achievements of the humanitarian programs in the country office

General:

Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our 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

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)

Accountability:

Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values

Ambition:

Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same

Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

Future orientated, thinks strategically

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

Job Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum BA degree in an area of social development or equivalent.

At least 8 years’ experience of working in humanitarian programmes with experience of developing M&E plans, training staff, capacity building, quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting and/or other aspects of M&E in emergency contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: health and nutrition education, protection, Child rights governance, and child poverty

Previous working in MEAL in emergency response experience is an asset

Demonstrable statistical data analysis experience using MS Excel, SPSS or STATA

Extensive experience using electronic data collection such as Tangerine, ODK or KoBo platforms

Experience working through systems of community participation and accountability

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

Knowledge and/or experience of working on accountability initiatives, such as child participation, information sharing and complaints response mechanisms.

MS Office applications, Word, Excel, Power Point, Spread sheets and other Statistical software

Ability and willingness to travel to field sites and work in remote locations, often for prolonged periods of time

Experience in and proven ability to support, train and mentor staff and partners in monitoring and evaluation methodology

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching

Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets

Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner

Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Fluency in English (both verbal and written

Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children strategy, vision, mission, values and principles, good understanding and commitment to principles of child rights and child protection

How to Apply

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

More Information

Job City Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa

Save the Children

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm.

We do whatever it takes for children – every day and in times of crisis – transforming their lives and the future we share.

The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization that promotes children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries.

It was established in the United Kingdom in 1919 in order to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

In addition to the UK organisation, there are 29 other national Save the Children organisations who are members of Save the Children International, a global network of nonprofit organisations supporting local partners in over 120 countries around the world.

In 2015, we reached over 62 million children directly through our and our partners' work.

Save the Children has led global action on children’s rights for more than 90 years.

1919 Eglantyne Jebb established the Save the Children Fund to feed children facing starvation after the First World War

1924 the League of Nations adopted Eglantyne’s charter on children’s rights

1939–1945 During the Second World War, we worked to safeguard children directly affected by the war. We continue to do this in conflict-affected regions

1977 A number of Save the Children organisations formed an alliance to coordinate campaigning work to improve outcomes for the world’s children, sowing the seeds for Save the Children as a single global movement for children

1989 The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

194 countries have signed up to this legally binding convention

2004–2009 Save the Children’s largest humanitarian operation, in response to the Indian Ocean tsunami. Our tsunami response programme received funding of US$272 million, largely through generous donations

2009 Save the Children launched EVERY ONE, our largest ever global campaign, to prevent millions of mothers and young children from dying

2012 Our work once again touched the lives of over 125 million children worldwide and directly reached 45 million children.

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