MEAL Officer

About the Role – Purpose:

The Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer is responsible for supporting Concern Somali Region team in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities in accordance to Concern MEAL system. This position is responsible for data management (data collation, entry, analysis, interpretation and reporting), developing different reporting formats and checklists, updating and maintaining databases and proper project documentation for accountability and learning. Responsible for making sure that appropriate Compliance Response Mechanism (CRM) put in place, complaints are welcomed and handled as per the procedure in place.

The jobholder will be responsible for documentation and sharing of key learning for the improvement of the project. He /she will play a role in the implementation of gender transformative training for Somali area coordination office and in the implementation of gender sensitive programming, including Concern’s engaging men and boys’ approach.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support Somali Region team in the management and implementation of field-level M&E data collection activities.
• Support staff in the collection of activity- and output-level monitoring data during activity implementation.
• Carry out data collection where it is an M&E responsibility in M&E plans.
• Ensure that M&E systems are being implemented to plan at the field level and communicate any issues or inefficiencies that arise to the project Manager and MEAL units in a timely and proactive manner.
• Support training for external enumerators or partner staff that conduct baseline, midterm, and end line surveys (including ethics and safety, sampling and respondent selection, device use, as well as survey contents).
• Field manages external enumerators or partner staff in conducting baseline, midterm, and end line surveys.
• Support program staff in accessing and utilizing data.
• Develop or use standard monitoring tools.
• Support joint monitoring efforts with stakeholders.

Gender mainstreaming

• Carry out gender analysis and gender related assessments.
• Oversee the development and monitoring of gender sensitive indicators.
• Carry out gender training for staff relating to attitudes, behaviour and programmatic implementation.
• Regularly monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of programmes on gender mainstreaming, take appropriate and timely action and extract lessons learned for future program development and implementation.
• Document best practices on the implementation of gender mainstreaming.
• Support the programme teams in the implementation of Concern’s Engaging Men and Boys Strategy.

Digital Data Gathering

• Support the MEAL Coordinator in administrating the country’s DDG system.
• Provide field-level support to programme staff in device management and utilization of the Concern DDG application.

Accountability and Learning

• Make sure that CHS commitments are adhered and standards are met during project implementations and monitoring.
• Make sure that appropriate CRM mechanisms are put in place and complaints are handled as per CHS standard and guideline.
• Support Progress Review and Results-Based Review of the projects.
• Carryout documentation and sharing of project impact and learnings.
• Actively promote sharing of learnings from baselines, end-lines, reviews and evaluations internally and externally.
• Support project learning reviews and donor reports, as required.

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager for the accomplishment of Programme objectives.

Emergency response

Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively in order to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Programme is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Gender Equality

• Demonstrate understanding of Concern Ethiopia’s Gender Equality Strategy
• Contribute to ensuring that Concern Ethiopia is a place where men and women are treated equally and with dignity and respect
• Demonstrate gender equality awareness and gender sensitivity and an ability to integrate a gender equality perspective into tasks and activities.

Accountability

• In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E).
• work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed.
• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.

 

Safeguarding

• Able to seek appropriate advice and report concerns and feel confident that they have been understood.
• Understands local safeguarding structures and arrangements.
• Practice in a manner that seeks to reduce the risk of abuse, harm or neglect.
• Identifies and refers to appropriate services any other associated persons including carers, family members and children at risk.
• Able to document safeguarding concerns, and maintain appropriate record keeping, recording the wishes and views of the adult or child at risk, differentiating between fact and opinion.

Person Specification:

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Degree or equivalent in Social Science (research related), Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Nutrition/Health Monitoring, Public Health or related fields.
• 3-4 years relevant experience.
• Good technical/programme knowledge in area of responsibility.

 

Competencies:

Candidates are expected to demonstrate abilities in all the following priority competency areas (the highlighted 5

competencies in bold are most critical):

Managing Yourself	Planning and decision-making
Leadership	Creativity and innovation
Communication and working with others	Influence, advocacy and networking
Delivering results	Change

 

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity or origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date. Concern reserves the right to interview and select the chosen candidate before closing date for receipt of applications, so early application is strongly recommended.

Important information:

Concern has an organizational Code of Conduct with three Associated Policies: The Programme Participant Protection Policy, the Child Safeguarding Policy, and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy accessible here. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation, and to clarify the responsibilities of Concern staff, consultants, visitors to the programme and partner organizations, and the standards of behavior expected of them. In this context, staff have a responsibility to the organization to strive for, and maintain, the highest standards in their work, in accordance with Concern’s core values and mission. Any candidate offered a job with Concern Worldwide will be expected to sign the Concern Staff Code of Conduct and Associated Policies as an appendix to their contract of employment.

By signing the Concern Code of Conduct, candidates acknowledge that they have understood the content of both the Concern Code of Conduct and the Associated Policies and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these policies. Additionally, Concern is committed to the safeguarding and protection of adults and children in our work. We will do everything possible to ensure that only those who are suitable to work or volunteer with adults and children are recruited by us for such roles. Consequently, working or volunteering with Concern may be subject to a range of vetting checks, including criminal background checking.

During this job application, you will provide Concern with your personal data. Concern takes its responsibilities towards this personal data very seriously and is committed to complying with all relevant data protection legislation.

 

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefit package
• Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)
• 20 days annual leave

26 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 18 weeks (unpaid) parental leave