Cohere Head of MEAL Jobs in Kenya

Cohere Head of MEAL Jobs in Kenya

About us

Cohere is an international NGO of 50+ employees registered in Uganda, Kenya, and the United Kingdom that specialises in building holistic partnerships with Refugee-Led Organisations (RLO) in refugee-hosting areas.

Currently, we operate in 5 different locations across East Africa and have partnered with more than 40 RLOs. We support RLOs in strengthening their professional capacity, establishing social enterprises, and accessing resources to implement, sustain and scale out humanitarian response activities.

With our RLO partners, we aim to support refugees to lead fulfilled and dignified lives and transform the humanitarian and development sectors towards more community-led responses.

In recent years, refugee-led organisations have finally received some recognition for the critical work they do as first responders to refugee crises as well as crises faced by the wider community, such as COVID-19, Ebola, and famine. RLOs are also key actors in promoting the integrated development of refugee-hosting areas all over the world.

Recognition of their work, however, and the number of new RLOs emerging as key players and humanitarian actors have not been enough to shift meaningful humanitarian funding to RLOs. RLOs still receive less than 1% of the international aid allocated to refugee responses.

What is more, there are systemic barriers preventing refugees from playing a meaningful role within the refugee response as a whole, such as within humanitarian organisations, and within decision-making processes where decisions are made about the futures of refugee communities.

Beyond allocating funding to refugee leaders there are numerous opportunities for reforming the humanitarian sector as a whole so that the way we respond to forced migration crises globally is more appropriate, effective, and sustainable.

Cohere is one organisation that also needs to reform to be fit for purpose in playing a key role in these critical changes. We are part way through a five-year process that will enable our organisation’s work to be informed, guided, and led by the people whose lives we affect through our work.

We are committed to continuing this journey in a transparent manner so that we can share the process with the rest of the sector.

Job description

Cohere is looking to recruit for the position of ‘Head of MEAL’ either in Uganda or Kenya who will have a leading role in the design, development, and implementation of the organisation´s MEAL as well as a meaningful contribution to the progress of Cohere by building new localization indicators in adherence with Cohere’s vision and mission.

The Head of MEAL will also, in coordination with the team, participate in the development, monitoring, and reporting of indicators holding COHERE accountable for its commitment to refugee leadership over each step of the organisation’s decision-making processes around our programs, structures, and policies.

Responsibilities

Pilot the implementation of Cohere's MEAL strategy

Lead the development and management of the organisation´s MEAL system

Provide guidance in the development of contextualised and quality MEAL tools

Provide guidance in data management including data collection, collation, analysis, and reporting to MEAL and programme teams

Co-develop and oversee the implementation of data quality check mechanisms

Provide methodological support to MEAL and programme teams

Co-create effective and harmonised channels of data flow among different teams in the organisation.

Ensure the incorporation of the organisation´s learning generated through MEAL activities into the programme and strategic planning and revision processes.

Coordinate MEAL-related collaboration between leadership, programme, and partner staff across all relevant teams.

Lead the design of MEAL capacity-strengthening training for internal teams as well as external community-led partners.

Act as a focal point for external evaluations where relevant.

Ensure Cohere’s exemplarity and synergy between its operations and advocacy.

Organise indicators co-design sessions with RLO

partners to ensure RLO partner ownership over COHERE’s framework of success.

In relation with RLO partners, lead the development and implementation of the organisation’s MEAL strategic plan

Provide guidance in the design and implementation of programme-based theories of change and results frameworks, and their alignment to the organisation's overall strategic objectives, by ensuring

Refugee ownership of the COHERE’s programs and initiatives

Equitable partnerships and excluding tokenistic practices

Inclusivity of COHERE’s workplace culture in regards to DEI principles.

In close relation with the Head of Advocacy, follow the evolution and emergence of power shift indicators in programs and workplace cultures from meaningful-participation supporters(States such as New Zealand, Canada, US, aid agencies and organizations, RLOs, academics, and companies), Transpose and adapt these to COHERE. This will imply a strong part of the online watch, literature review, and one-to-one conversations with M&E officers of partners, like-minded organisations, academics, and leaders of the meaningful refugee participation movement.

Generate data that will feed into COHERE’s advocacy strategy to shift power, and that will position COHERE as leading by example on the thematics it advocates for.

Work closely with the Head of Communications to ensure data-driven editorial content.

Essential requirements

Graduate or Postgraduate degree or equivalent in terms of experience in an RLO or CBO, in a field related to project and MEAL management, international development, statistics, demography, data management, and other relevant areas.

Proven progressive responsibility in a similar position.

Proven experience in Project cycle and MEAL management

MEAL strategy and system design and implementation

Data management including data collection, analysis, and interpretation

Conducting data quality assessments and designing effective pathways for results sharing

Research and report writing

Data collection tool design and use

Design and delivery of MEAL capacity-strengthening training

Community engagement in MEAL activities

Design and implementation of MEAL plans results framework and theories of change

Excellent writing skills

Strong interpersonal skills and empathy, particularly with regard to working with vulnerable people

Willingness to travel within Uganda/Kenya and other countries if necessary

Excellent knowledge of MS Office

Reliability and self-reliance

Strong critical and analytical thinking

Strong interest in localization and refugee leadership

Motivation to cultivate and share knowledge

Responsible and systematic work approach

Enthusiasm and self-initiative

Desired requirements

Experience or strong understanding of challenges faced by refugees and other marginalised communities in East Africa.

Experience in working in M&E for an RLO or refugee-led initiative or a CBO working on forced displacement.

Notable initiative and ability to take ownership of projects, manage multiple deadlines, and work effectively independently and collaboratively in a team environment;

Cultural competence and intelligence, ability to work well in a diverse, multicultural workforce;

Exceptional willingness to ensure meaningful participation, inclusion, and engagement for all team members and external partners;

Experience in working within a refugee context including challenging fieldwork conditions

Experience working with a diverse team of people from different backgrounds

What we offer

Working in an international team of visionary and motivated individuals

Opportunities for personal and professional growth
Health insurance

Participating in extensive national and international networks within the humanitarian and development sector

25 days of annual leave

Opportunity to work remotely

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Cohere Head of MEAL Jobs in Kenya

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