Action Against Hunger Roving MEAL Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
Action Against Hunger Roving MEAL Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia
General Assignments / scope of the RoleThe Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for the overall field monitoring activities of the mission and standardizing the mission’s field monitoring system.
S/he will ensure proper implementation of the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities, monitor project activities throughout the mission, and contribute for the overall quality of Activity Progress Reports.
The Roving MEAL Specialist role’s purpose, engagement and delivery is
Objective 1: Implement the monitoring and evaluation activities
The Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for
Support programme team and partners to implement quality emergency response program in line with respective donor expectations, Action Against Hunger guidelines and standards and Core Humanitarian Standards.
Ensure that MEAL standards of the project and the mission are implemented and respected across the mission;
Undertake continuous field monitoring visits in Action Against Hunger and partners’ project sites and draft reports on the visits, including action points and recommendations taken;
Conduct periodical field monitoring visit in to Action Against Hunger partners project implementation sites and prepare reports on the visit, including actions and recommendations taken;
Collect Action Against Hunger partners’ monitoring data (field monitoring reports, APRs), review and compile and share to the country office and project staffs
Support the humanitarian response programme and MEAL team at field level to identify MEAL priorities on Action Against Hunger’s directly implemented projects.
Support field level MEAL team to ensure standard data collection tools, quality data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Update the survey tracker on monthly bases and share for the wider Action Against Hunger community.
Provide technical guidance to project teams with planning the design and implementation of PDMs, exit interviews, baseline/midline and other data requirements to support programme analysis, the development and use of monitoring tools and instruments (e.g., objective/target setting, monitoring formats, etc.), as well reporting on programme progress.
Undertake continuous monitoring and technical support visits to programme implementation areas to assess progress against agreed MEAL system and recommend corrective actions as appropriate.
Support the programme team in the consolidation of periodic quality reports to internal and external purposes.
Objective 2: Effectively implement the accountability system
The Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for:
Conduct community consultation on the preferred accountability system in the project implementation sites
Ensure clear, timely and relevant project information are shared for communities and beneficiaries;
Ensuring project beneficiaries know about the project activities, their entitlements, targeting criteria, selection criteria and feedback and complaint mechanism;
Ensuring communities and project beneficiaries actively participated throughout the project period;
Objective 3: Strengthen relevant MEAL capacity in partners
The Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for:
Support in ensuring effective common understanding between Action Against Hunger and partners’ on MEAL objectives and frameworks and organize orientation/workshops / training.
Assist partner organization MEAL and programme staff in the design of their functional MEAL systems which are aligned to the requirements of the individual projects and overall Action Against Hunger MEAL objectives and requirements.
Support Partners’ MEAL team to ensure quality data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Support the MEAL TA in organizing peer Learning sessions/community of practice to share programme strategies and best practices including new innovations.
Organize relevant training and other capacity-building events for partners to carry out the MEAL activities properly.
Objective 4: Effectively and efficiently, utilize communication, coordination and partnerships
The Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for:
Maintain effective and efficient relationships with individual project staffs, Action Against Hunger partners and contacts through networks, based on mutual rapport and respect;
Initiate regular communications timely with Action Against Hunger partners to collect relevant MEAL and project data on monthly basis;
Estimate the resources needed to achieve MEAL activities, communicate partners for joint implementation of MEAL activities and work plans or objectives and to deliver them in the most efficient and cost effective way;
Set and communicate realistic timelines for achieving tasks, working out how best to adapt as priorities change or unforeseen circumstances arise;
Seek better ways of doing things, taking into account the possible implications;
Look inside and outside Action Against Hunger and Action Against Hunger partners for new ideas and evaluate them for own work;
Objective 5: Reporting
The Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for:
Update Action points tracked Monthly and
Prepare field monitoring visit reports timely and share,
Objective 6: Learning
The Roving MEAL Specialist is responsible for:
Facilitate experience sharing and review meetings at the project level among project staffs and Action Against Hunger partners;
Establish a system for gathering, organizing, documenting and sharing of learnings and best practices of Action Against Hunger partners;
Producing success stories and share for learning and program implementation improvement;
Document and share best practices and learnings through publications, web sharing and other means within the mission;
Supervisory Responsibilities
Technical supervision for Senior MEAL Officer at field offices
Gender Equality Commitments
Foster an environment that supports values of women and men, and equal access to information.
Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion. race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.
Required Skills & Competencies
Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and culturally sensitive
Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills
Skills on at least one statistical data analysis software (MS Excel, SPSS, etc.)
Microsoft Office Skills (Outlook, Excel, Power Point, Word)
Knowledge of project cycle management
Commitment to ACF mission, values and policy
Experience in humanitarian MEAL
Experience in monitoring and evaluating donor (i.e. ECHO, OFDA, SIDA, PRM, and EHF) funded activities preferable.
Experience in designing and leading internal and external evaluation preferable
Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for program teams preferable
Familiarity with Management Information Systems (Databases) and GIS preferable
Previous experience with nutrition, WASH, food security and livelihoods programming.
Previous experience with cash based interventions (i.e. cash for work, cash transfers or cash vouchers)
Experience with mobile data collection processes and platforms (preferably Kobo ToolBox).
Experience with GIS and spatial analysis
Familiarity with Management Information Systems (Databases)
How to Apply
If you are interested, please send your application composed of none returnable CV, Covering Letter with “Roving MEAL Specialist” written in the subject line, and three references, applicants to the following addresses:
Through www.ethiojobs.net
OR
Directly In Person to Action Against Hunger Addis Ababa office after Washington DC square to Mayor Muriel Bowser Street, Wollega – Gimbi, Gambella, Waghimra – Sekota, Harergue - Harar, Borena – Yabello and Somali Gode offices,
Deadline: Friday, 31 July 2020 before 5:00 pm
“Female Applicants Are Highly Encouraged”
NB
Only short listed applicants will be, communicated on and selection process includes technical test and an interview.
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