Apply: Concern Worldwide MEAL Advisor

By Development Diaries
November 15, 2021

Deadline: 28 November, 2021

Location: Sudan

Concern Worldwide is seeking applications from eligible applicants for the post of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) Advisor.

Concern Worldwide is an international humanitarian organisation dedicated to tackling poverty and suffering in the world’s poorest countries.

Responsibilities

Support programme director and programme team in developing quality programme proposals by providing technical support in situational analyses for programme development and reviewing secondary data relevant to the programme
Conduct partner and other stakeholder’s consultative meetings and guide the organisation’s staff and partners involved in programme development process
Provide technical inputs based on the consultative meetings with partners, staff and stakeholders in the areas of surveys, assessments, database, documentation and knowledge management, theory of change, log frame and result framework
Participate in proposal writing in line with donor and Concern Worldwide guidelines
Work together with senior managers in Sudan country programme and technically contribute to countrywide plan for new developments including strategic planning processes, sector strategies, and prepare for effective emergency response action plans by providing technical inputs, analysis, feedback, documenting processes and lessons learnt
Contribute to the overall programme quality assurance in line with the relevant programme commitments and organisational policies by applying the organisation’s established MEAL system
Review and adjust the MEAL processes and tools involving technical advisor at the organisation’s headquarters
Continually monitor the external environment and internal developments to see what is changing, both internally and externally, and propose adjustments to programme plans or new interventions, as necessary
Support the programme teams in the country in reviewing and adjusting monthly, quarterly and annual work plans and budgets based on log and result frameworks and respond to indicators as per the planning and budgeting cycles to improve performance against targets
Provide indicator updates for clusters
Support the programme directors in mainstreaming equality, gender, disaster risk response (DRR), climate change and HIV and AIDS across the Sudan programmes
Contribute to ensuring the integration of accountability throughout the programme and workplace and the preparation of effective emergency response (PEER) action plans
Take lead and contribute to the design and use of necessary tools to ensure compliance with international humanitarian standards
Lead and support teams in meeting accountability commitments and best practices especially in relation to complaints response mechanism (CRM)
Lead in the development of key documents such as baseline/endline surveys, case studies, and reports, ensuring quality products and contribution to learning and dissemination to stakeholders and wider humanitarian community
Lead in design and direction and implementation of evaluation (external and internal) in line with accountability commitments and programme plans
Participate in coordination meetings and give formal and informal presentations about the organisation’s work in West Darfur, West and South Kordofan states
Carry out any other related duties as may be assigned

Requirements

Third level qualification in Development Management, Statistics, International Development, Rural Development, Community Development, or a relate field
Postgraduate qualification in Project Design and Management or a relevant field (desirable)
Five years, minimum, of international experience with an NGO in a resilience, early-recovery or development context
Experience in budgeting, monitoring, and reporting expenditure with the use of management accounts, log frame indicators and other tools to support teams to develop proposals and adjust planning for full expenditure
Experience in designing and conducting assessments, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), surveys and evaluations based on set quality methods, international humanitarian quality standards, and donor compliance mechanisms
Experience of working in an emergency and/or post conflict environment, particularly in Africa (desirable)
Strong skills in monitoring programme performance and ability to advise, support and adjust to reach set goals, objectives and strategic aims
Good knowledge of project cycle management, equality, HIV and AIDS, and mainstreaming approaches, preferably in protracted humanitarian context
Knowledge and experience in a range of participatory and gender-sensitive approaches and their application of MEAL processes
Strong skills and knowledge in data analysis, processes and interpretation linking to technical adjustments to improve programme performance and quality
Excellent communication, networking and persuasion skills
Very good mentoring and capacity building experience