MEAL Manager (national position)

General-purpose of the position

The MEAL manager is responsible for ensuring that M&E reporting and data sets are in line with mission-wide reporting requirements. Assess training needs and engage MEAL team staff to roll out the training program.

Tasks and Main Responsibilities

• Supports Project Managers (PMs) and Sector Coordinators in developing and maintaining updated project-specific M&E Plans, tools and frameworks in line with programmatic needs.
• Supports PMs in preparation of reporting, evaluations, and planning meetings.
• Ensures MEAL reporting and data sets are consistent with mission-wide reporting requirements, of high quality and on time.
• Ensures that MEAL activities are applied across all projects, and comply with the MEAL Plans.
• Manages MEAL Team with direct line management of MEAL team members. Provide M&E induction training.
• Facilitates building of project and MEAL team members in planning, the value of MEAL and technical skills. Accountability, knowledge sharing and organizational learning.
• Supervises development and implementation of Accountability and Complaints Response Mechanism, including visibility and information sharing, receipt and logging of complaints, and provision of appropriate responses.
• In close coordination and cooperation with HoB, takes lead on preparing and organizing learning and information sharing workshops between MEAL and project teams.
• Develops and supervises the logging and follow up on MEAL related feedback in a Program Feedback Tracker.
• Engages with project teams, sector coordinators & HoB to support the dissemination of project lessons.
• Contributes towards review, revision and development of data collection tools, methodologies, and standardized reporting templates.
• Ensures that M&E reports are submitted to Programs to fulfil donor reporting requirements.

Position Requirements

Professional requirements

• Advanced university degree in relevant study.
• Minimum of 5 years in humanitarian and/or development context & 3 years as MEAL manager;
• Experience in leading the MEAL development and roll-out for multi-sector programming;
• Experience in leading monitoring and evaluations for core donors (OFDA, UN, ECHO, etc.);
• Experience with team management/supervision and capacity building of teams;

Personal requirements

• Essential computer literacy (word, excel and internet)
• Leadership, people management and development, teamwork and cooperation
• Strategic Vision & Service Orientation.
• Understanding of humanitarian operations principles, standards and best practices