MEAL Coordinator – Replacement (Bale Field Office)

Under the direct supervision of the Head of the Field Office, the MEAL Coordinator will support all Bale Field Office Awards MEAL-related activities with quality and accountability. Detail areas of role and responsibilities would be MEAL Coordinator for Bale Field  Office as a general, which will be implemented in Save the Children Bale  Field  Office.   He/She will be responsible to ensure that the delivery of the programs is in line with the SC MEAL  approach/standards, Donor requirements, SC MEAL Framework, and specific programmatic approaches. He/She will ensure & strengthen that a strong MEAL system is in place so that the implementation of the programs is of high quality to be accountable to beneficiaries, partners, and donors. He /She will play people development  roles(two MEAL Officers)

• Develop and implement a work plan for rolling out the MEAL system at the program and Field  Office levels.
• Provide technical support to MEAL Officers and Program staff on developing and implementing M&E plans.
• Support program staff to collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collate/organize data received for reporting to the Project Office.
• Closely work with the MEAL team at SCI CO, CO Tas, Program managers, and FO-level MEAL staff on the design and roll-out of standardized monitoring tools and methodologies.
• Provide technical assistance and capacity building for program staff and partners’ staff on the development and use of MEAL tools and methodologies.
• Ensure that regular reports are generated from monitoring data and that findings are communicated effectively to appropriate persons and units.
• Conduct qualitative M&E (against international standards through participatory methodologies (including child-friendly methodologies).
• Support and participate as required in all other aspects of MEAL, for example, surveys, baselines, evaluations, joint projects monitoring, and reviews/lessons learning workshops/events.
• Implement accountability activities, including the development and use of information materials and the establishment of a pilot complaints response mechanism. This may include the management of an Accountability Assistant, ensuring that complaints are logged and addressed in a professional and timely manner and that serious complaints relating to abuse, exploitation, and corruption and referred to appropriately.
• Provide inductions to new staff on MEAL and work with all staff in the organization to increase capacity in Accountability through training and direct support.
• Promote learning throughout the area office, particularly on issues of program quality and accountability.
• Regularly produce and report on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information is available, including for the forthcoming communications strategy
• Ensure that children, women, and other vulnerable community members are included in all MEAL activities
• Supporting Filed Office with quality  and timely donor, government, and internal report organizing
• Being part of FO SMT member, will assist the head of the field office in Organizing the monthly and aadhaock meetings
• Coordinating need assessment, developing response plans, attending cluster meetings, and liaising with Health, ESNFI, and WASH cluster partners for the SWAN consortium project activities/presence.
• Genretaing laesssons learned(Program case story and success staores ) , and ACCM with FO , AO and CO team
• Led staff on rapid and contextual needs assessment
• Prvsining of effective communication vertically and horizontally
• Capturing and storing  program quality data, generating  information for impacts

Reporting Requirement

• Preparing quality and timely  FO MEAL  report to the  Area Office MEAL focal, CO MEAL unit on demand and Head of Filed Office (HoFO) detailing all MEAL  activities.

Job Qualifications:
Essential

• A minimum of 5 years experience in MEAL  and preferably in the INGO environment, including significant field operations experience running both development and emergency programs;
• BA Degree or equivalent in MEAL,  statistics, Development Studies, or other related  fields;
• Field-level experience in MEAL for INGOs in international development and emergency programs
• Knowledge of key institutional donors and their compliance requirements in respect of the MEAL system
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation, and coaching.
• Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, the definition of a clear way forward, and ensuring quality and accountability
• Commitment to Save the Children values.
• Ability and willingness to change work practices and hours in the event of major emergencies including traveling at short notice and for extended periods of time
• Highly organized with good administration skills for order and information management, able to develop filing systems.
• Ability to use updated software applications and databases to  analyze and intemperate data for information
• A high level of computer literacy (word, excel, PPT, etc)
• Desirable;
  Excellent communication & interpersonal ssssss
  Computer skills, especially Microsoft Office
  • SC Values are Accountability, Ambition, Collaboration, Creativity, and Integrity.
• To meet the value system, the post holder is expected to demonstrate the following competencies on an ongoing basis.
  • Leading Delivering result: Takes personal responsibility and holds others to account to deliver our ambitious goals for children, continually improving our own performance or that of the team/organization.
  • Thinking applying technical and professional expertise: Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practices within and outside the organization.
  • Engaging
  • Working effectively with others: Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.
  • Communicating with Impact: Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust with others Holds suppliers accountable to deliver on their responsibilities

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and takes responsibility for their own personal development
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members, and external partners, and supporters
• Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence
• Displays consistent excellent judgment.