Social Development Direct
Context and Role
The war in Ukraine has led to millions of displaced, traumatised, and vulnerable persons inside Ukraine and in surrounding countries. The Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub has been funded by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), via Save the Children and Plan International, to support safeguarding across the humanitarian response. Safeguarding Resource and Support Hubs are being established in Poland, Moldova, and Romania (plus Ukraine if / when the situation allows). Collectively known as the Safeguarding Resource and Support Hub Eastern Europe, it provides safeguarding advice, guidance, materials, and resources for use by organisations working on the emergency response and the longer-term recovery and reconstruction. Social Development Direct is the consortium technical and delivery lead, working closely with partners including CLEAR Global, Terre des Hommes and International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA).
This is an exciting opportunity to join an impactful and innovative programme that is expanding its geography into the Eastern Europe (EE) region. The MEL Lead position is based in Eastern Europe, in either Moldova, Romania, Poland or Ukraine, with occasional travel within Europe. The MEL Lead will be responsible for establishing, designing, and delivering the MEL system for RSH Eastern Europe, including oversight and leadership of the design and delivery of the programme log frame/results framework, Theory of change, monitoring systems, donor reporting and programme learning. This role will work closely with the programme management team, MEL officer and national hubs (Moldova, Romania and Poland).
Person specification
- Have minimum 8 years of experience working in monitoring, evaluation and learning. Particularly in designing, implementing and managing MEL systems, working with multilateral, bilateral or non-governmental development organisations.
- Experience working in the international development or humanitarian sector.
- Expertise in both quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and visualization.
- Planning and managing processes, and being able to stick to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Fluency in written and spoken English, and fluency in Polish, Romanian, Ukrainian or Russian.
- Have proven management experience with the ability to work autonomously to a high level of delivery.
- Understand the importance of gender equality and social inclusion, and be able to demonstrate commitment to feminist values, including disability inclusion and working with minority groups.
- Be able to work under pressure and pick-up new tasks and processes quickly, as well as experience and confidence in problem solving and risk mitigation.
- Excellent communication, networking, and facilitation skills.
- Be able to collaborate respectfully with colleagues and stakeholders from a variety of experience levels, backgrounds, and cultures.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentational skills to communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences.
- Be committed to the highest standards of conduct with regards to safeguarding, and to the RSH core values (see annex).
- Be willing to travel to different countries in Eastern Europe to support Hub colleagues.
How to apply
To apply
If you are interested in joining our dynamic team, please email your tailored CV with a cover letter by email to [email protected]. We will be reviewing applications and interviewing on a rolling basis, so please apply at your earliest convenience. The deadline for applying is 30th July 2022, but we will review applications on a rolling basis so apply early to not miss out. Please use this email subject line: ‘RSH MEL Lead – Your Name’.
Social Development Direct’s organisational vision is a just and equal world founded on gender equality and social inclusion. Our mission is to provide excellence in social development to support policies, laws, social norms, and institutions that advance social, economic, and political justice for all. We are committed to creating a safe, diverse, and inclusive workplace and encourage people from minority and non-dominant backgrounds to apply.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis. Please let us know if you would require any assistance to attend the interview or complete an assessment.
Due to the high volume of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted candidates.