MEAL Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) officer.

The Opportunity

Save the Children International Kenya- Wajir Office, has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) officer. The role holder will be expected to support the delivery of the drought humanitarian response in North Eastern Kenya. S/he will be expected to support Humanitarian MEAL system design and implementation, evaluations, MEAL budgeting, recruitment as well as support proposal writing and log frame development usually at a provincial or sub-national level. In most circumstances, the post holder will be expected to mentor and/or capacity building existing country programme staff. In the event of a major humanitarian emergency, the role holder will be expected to work outside the normal role profile and be able to vary working hours accordingly.

Contract Duration: 12 Months (Humanitarian)

No of Vacancies: 1 Wajir

Location: Wajir

Nationality: Kenya National only

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Significant years of experience working internationally in humanitarian programmes

• Education to BSc/BA/BEng level in a relevant subject or equivalent field

• Significant experience of undertaking a MEAL related role in humanitarian

• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability

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

• Experience of training and capacity building

• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.

• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals

• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports

• Excellent communication and influencing skills

• A high level of written and spoken English

• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

• Preferably has ever worked or is currently based in Wajir

Desirable

• Language skills in English and Kiswahili
• Specific experience of managing BHA, ECHO and other major project

The Organisation

Save the children international 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 realise 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.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy. A copy of the full role profile can be found at https://kenya.savethechildren.net/careers

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best-qualified talent.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process, nor request for medical examination or records and does not act through recruitment agents whatsoever.