MEAL Coordinator

The role of the MEAL coordinator is to establish and implement systems to promote evidence-based decision-making, and program and project performance; support and strengthen the capacity of MEAL staff; promote program accountability and learning; provide advice on strategic objectives by supporting service delivery to beneficiaries through effective and innovative communications; ensure compliance with donor requirements and standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Developing MEAL framework

• In close collaboration with the Program Manager, lead the MEAL system and process development, by creating a framework and procedures according to the projects’ strategies and log frames.
• Define the detailed responsibilities of the MEAL team
• Lead the training of MEAL staff
• Maintain and further develop qualitative and quantitative practices and processes.
• Put in place systems and mechanisms for collecting data to monitor the development of defined indicators under the comprehensive reporting framework;
• Propose any relevant adjustments for the set-up of the MEAL Department to the line manager;

Implementing the Monitoring & Evaluation plan per project

• Contribute to defining methodologies and tools for assessment, monitoring, and evaluation exercises for each project, including data collection and analysis tools and processes, in coherence with mission policies;
• Keep track of all projects and grants monitoring and evaluation schedules and implementation of monitoring and evaluation procedures;
• Ensuring quality, accuracy, and confidentiality of data and the serious follow-up of available guidelines.
• Ensuring good communication with operational teams on the preparation of activities, implementation, results, and aims of the MEAL team.
• Report immediately any incident report – transmitted by the managed teams – to the line manager, while ensuring the confidentiality of it.
• Conduct field visits frequently when security permits to community project sites to monitor community/stakeholder participation, and project activities, provide technical assistance, and troubleshoot.

Providing grant proposals and reports with accurate quantitative and qualitative data

• Support in the development of proposals and reports by collecting and analyzing quality and accurate data and by keeping an organized archive system for MEAL-related activities;
• Participate in the preparation of results frameworks, performance monitoring, and evaluation plans for new projects including the harmonization/standardization of indicators, data collection methodologies, timelines, and measurement tools;
• Send regular reports on the MEAL team activities to the line manager;
• Produce timely MEAL reports including narrative, statistics, data analysis, and proper recommendations according to the MEAL work plan reporting schedule;
• Contribute to other necessary reports upon request from the line manager

Capacity Development and Institutional Knowledge Building

• Organize regular lessons learned sessions with the implementation teams by presenting the results of evaluations and formulating recommendations/lessons learned;
• Participate in strengthening MEAL capacities through gathering of experience and sharing of best practices.
• Develop evaluation tools sampling methods and protocols
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative surveys of program impact to ensure the project goals are being met to enable Beyaz Eller to constantly improve the quality of program implementation.
• Support the deployments of renewed MEAL policy in the implementation area.

Team management

• Follow up his/her team according to the HR policy missions’ Standards (daily management, performance evaluation, leaves management, etc.);
• Ensure performance evaluation of his / her team, and set up and follow up individual or team objectives
• Train his/her team and be proactive regarding internal or external training opportunities;
• Ensure a good communication, coordination, and information level of each member of the team through regular coordination meetings (or other if needed)
• Ensure an efficient coordination with the other departments
• Participate in the hiring process for MEAL; as needed

Any other duties that may be assigned by the line manager

Note: the above-mentioned responsibilities are key ones, there might be other duties to be appointed by the direct manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

• University degree in Development Studies, Humanitarian Assistance, Public health, Statistics or related field;
• At least 5 years of professional experience in humanitarian assistance, including a minimum of 3 years in MEAL;
• Very good analytical and writing skills
• A critical mind, and ability to ask questions and analyze situations.
• Strong understanding of project cycle management
• Good management capacities and team leadership spirit
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills;
• Strong communication and reporting skills;
• Ability to solve problems in the field with staff, local committees and beneficiaries.
• Ability to manage remote teams.
• Good command of spoken and written English and Arabic.
• Excellent command of Excel and other database applications and ability to use software for database design
• Experience in programming Microsoft Excel and Access Databases
• Prior experience in SPSS, KOBO, or equivalent systems

Minimum Skills

• Three years of experience in a similar position.
• Experience in international non-profit organizations, relief organizations.
• Good level / English