INTRODUCTION
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Save the Children offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development. If you are interested to work in an organization that is determined to achieve dramatic change for the most vulnerable children, we encourage you to look through the job profile below.
Job Title | Senior Evidence and Learning (SEL)Manager (re-advert) |
Code | 0044 |
Place of Work | Addis Ababa |
Program/Unit | MEAL |
Monthly Salary | As per the salary scale of the organization |
No. Of Positions | 1(One) |
Length Of Contract | 1 year with possibility of extension |
Role Purpose:
To design and implement a system for gathering, interpreting and managing multiple forms of indicative information and resource documents necessary for learning along with managing the knowledge/evidence base generated necessary for the successful design and implementation of Save the Children programmes. He/she rolls out support for Thematic Areas to meet/exceed the M&E Minimum Operating Standards in evidence and learning including working with the Head of MEAL and DCD PDQ to ensure SEL leadership by thematic sector leaders or their designates. Also develop and implement minimum requirements related to learning and evidence as part of the overall MEAL strategy and systems, ensuring that such systems are institutionalized at appropriate levels including thematic sectors and geographic areas. Also, support thematic sectors, the program development unit, and individual or groups of programs with research design and implementation with a focus on baseline and end line evaluations as well as operations research.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Leadership and Management
· Provide overall supervision and leadership on the evidence and learning (EL) functions and strategy in the country office
· Provide leadership and supervision to subordinates on EL and research
· Provide support and advise the Head of MEAL in leading, design and implementation of comprehensive MEAL system in the CO
· Provide supervision, mentorship and professional development to staffs on MEAL/EL system
· Ensure MEAL evidences (IPTT, project performance/action trackers, output tracker, etc) are used for management decision making and continuous performance improvement and be part of the Hub level management team members
· Provide leadership on the EL system of the country office and MEAL evidences are used for programme improvement
· Act as a point person for Ethiopia CO in the global Learning and Knowledge Management initiatives and engage as a member of global learning team
· Coordinate CO community of practices and/or other learning platforms for MEAL and other thematic based community of practices/learning platforms ensuring their functioning
System Design and Roll-Out
· Working closely with the Head of MEAL, design SCI’s approach to learning and evidence management, setting down the minimum requirements (following SCI MOS) and ensuring that it complements and forms an integral part of the overall MEAL system
· Ensure that a learning culture is fostered within the organisation and EL is an integral element of programming and staff engagement/development
· Working with the GIS & Data Management Coordinator, develop the associated tools required to implement the EL minimum requirements to ensure that roll-out is standardized in Addis and in other operational areas where relevant (e.g. databases, maps, action plans)
· Work closely with PDQ team members to promote understanding of the importance of EL to achieve quality programming
· Work with the Head of MEAL and DCD PDQ to ensure that the EL strategy is implemented
· At the Addis level, be a key link between the PDQ and Programme Operations teams, to ensure that EL is promoted as a key tool in programme management and strategy development through the MEAL Managers/Coordinators, support field offices to prioritise EL and identify entry points
System Management
· Play a leading role in planning and managing research, studies and evaluations of all the programs of the CO
· Keep track of all project evaluations and, in coordination with technical / project managers, design evaluation TORs, provide technical guidance on inception reports, provide briefings to consultants and provide logistical support to ensure evaluations happen smoothly
· Ensure high quality and systematic synthetization, dissemination (internal and external) and maintenance of research, studies and evaluation outcomes: evidences and lessons learnt
· Ensure that learning is accessed and used as an integral part of programme implementation including specifically assisting projects/programs with learning components
· As required provide trainings to raise awareness on the importance of learning
· Oversee Research Fellows/ Consultants (to be recruited) to lead the management and coordination of in-house studies as required
Programme Development
· With the Head of MEAL and Hub-MEAL Managers, feed into programme and proposal design to ensure that new programme design is based on previous learning
· Specifically participate in the development of Operations Research strategies for programs that call for it
· Make sure that technical advisors have easy access to learning documents for reference purpose
Communication and Reporting
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