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Job Title | Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning(MEAL) Coordinator – INSPIRE |
Code | 0252 |
Place of Work | Semera |
Program/Unit | INSPIRE |
Monthly Salary in ETB | As per the scale of Save the Children |
No. of Positions | one |
ROLE PURPOSE:
The MEAL coordinator role will provide essential support to INSPIRE project by supporting leadership and management, roll-out of the MEAL system and building capacity at the field level to deliver against SCI’s Minimum Operating Standards in the project intervention areas of Afar region. He/She will build systems and staff capacity to ensure that INSPIRE project is of high quality to beneficiaries and donors and learning is institutionalized for program improvements. This position will be responsible for entire MEAL related activities of the project undertaken in Afar region, as per the project and organization structure.
Reports to: Project manager at Semera while there is a functional relationship with CO MEAL Specialist
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Management and Leadership
· Provide overall supervision and leadership on the MEAL functions and strategy delivery at project level
· Prove supervision, mentorship and professional development to project staffs so that staffs have the required capacity and enthusiasm to undertake their responsibilities
· Ensure MEAL evidences (IPTT, project performance/action trackers, etc) are used for management decision making and continuous performance improvement and be part of the project level management team members/
· Ensure project is using Quality Benchmarks as part of their day to day implementation and quality monitoring practices
· Lead the process of regular post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) and produce quality reporting
· Support on the roll-out of standardised project monitoring tools and methodologies as required by the field level teams.
· 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 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 feedbacks
Learning and Knowledge Management (LKM)
· Lead the implementation of LKM framework in the project and support there is a functional LKM system and capacity in the project.
· Support 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 project action tracker and monitor the utilization and application)
Technical Support and Capacity Building
· Undertake continuous staff capacity assessment and develop capacity building response plans and provide trainings and capacity building for staff as required
· Ensure relevant staffs received proper orientations, inductions, training to help them deliver their MEAL responsibilities
Project evaluations, assessments and other studies
· Follow up the project periodically assess and update changes in children needs (especially most vulnerable/ deprived children)
· Ensure evaluations are undertaken as per the threshold and project maintain up-to-date evaluation trackers to monitor delivery and action planning
· Lead/participate in project baseline, periodic evaluations, researches and assessment activities in his/her areas of jurisdiction
Other,
· Perform any other activities based on line manager’s assignment
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
SKILLS AND ABILITIES