MEAL Coordinator

• Ensure the implementation country MEAL strategy and reporting mechanism
• Support and establish system for collecting ongoing programme data, and coordinate data analysis
• Support EPI and SBCC officers to understand MEAL system and become familiar with MEAL requirements for their project.
• Ensure MEAL systems are harmonized throughout project sites from data collection to database.
• Train MEAL and Project staff on MEAL/Data tools, data collection and analysis and basic surveying and sampling techniques.
• Line-manage the MEAL/Data staff and any additional temporary or surge capacity MEL staff, including recruitment, day-to-day management, development and training, appraisals, etc.
• Ensure line managed staff receive supervision, mentoring and training to develop their personal and professional skills, knowledge and understanding.
• Attend relevant external coordination with Department of health, EPI, MEAL Working groups and other relevant stakeholders and feedback information, as applicable, to appropriate managers and staff.
• Supports project teams in developing quality standards for all key program interventions to strengthen the compliance and quality aspects. Prepares or adapts monitoring tools for key activities in collaboration with country MEAL Head/Team lead.
• Promotes and strengthens the understanding of the importance of MEAL within the organization
• Provides technical support in operating accountability mechanisms and its promotion/visibility amongst the project participants, especially the Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (FCRM) to ensure accessibility by beneficiaries and stakeholders.
• Oversees the receiving of complaints and feedback via the established channels, the recording of complaints in the complaints log, and ensures that complaints are handled confidentially and in line with the defined timeline
• Ensures that complainants receive timely feedback about the status of their complaint. Refers to investigations or follow-up monitoring related to complaints based on Country Managements Decision
• Provides technical support to engage external consultants for MEAL activities, including engaging in ToR preparation, selection of consultants, review of activity design and data collection methodology, data quality assurance, data analysis, involvement of stakeholders and dissemination plan.
• Develop MEAL Framework and Indicators Tracking Table-ITT for all Health projects in the region and frequent follow ups with team to regularly update.
• Ensures the unified database of program outputs is maintained. Implements electronic, mobile data collection systems in MEAL processes.
• Conducts data and feedback analysis, secondary sources overview when adequate and prepares adequate reports. Helps design and review data collection/tracking tools/formats/databases to ensure data quality, reliability and consistency throughout project implementation.
• Ensure archival of MEAL documents for audits, with enlist MoVs for all active projects.
• Manages and supervises MEAL team to ensure they deliver on all internal and external MEAL requirements in a timely manner and with high quality information.
• Reviews existing structure dedicated to MEAL; sets objectives for the employees; assesses the workload and performance of MEAL employees.
• Facilitates recruitment of staff dedicated for MEAL processes. Updates job description of MEAL staff and in cooperation and support of Country MEAL Head and Emergency Response Coordinator to ensures division of roles between MEAL personnel and other staff.
• Identifies MEAL capacity development needs of Partners staff, and provides tailor-made, practical trainings to project staff based on capacity needs assessment. Ensure that all MEAL unit, project team members and implementing partners’ staff understand and know how to use MEAL tools. Train MEAL unit, related project team members and implementing partners in assessment methodologies and tools
• Ensures that appropriate resource is available for activities and personnel related to the functions of MEAL department, including by preparing the MEAL budget section of all new proposals.

Declaration:

Our organization has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. It also adheres to strict child-safeguarding principles.

All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.