Deadline: 08 November, 2021
Location: Adamawa, Nigeria
The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has opened applications for the role of MEAL Team Leader.
DRC provides direct assistance to conflict-affected populations including refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Responsibilities
- Based on the project proposals, implementation plan, and donor reporting requirements, support the MEAL coordinator in the development and implementation of a system for capturing and documenting data and relevant information on project activities, beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes, and impacts
- Ensure an effective rollout of MEAL collection and reporting systems at the base level through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support, as needed
- Conduct training for base project staff on MEAL in line with identified capacity needs and provide ongoing mentoring support in consultation with the MEAL coordinator
- Work with the various project teams to ensure that all information and data is collected, documented, and collated in an accurate and timely manner
- Contribute to regular reviews of the MEAL system itself, making improvements, as needed and recommended, in consultation with technical managers, MEAL coordinator, staff, and partners
- Lead in compilation of regular monthly and quarterly base-level reports using data provided by base project teams and ensure data verification prior to use
- Provide base-level project data to help with donor monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting
- Coordinate with the donor-contracted evaluation team for conducting of activities at base and community levels
- Support coordination of overall project review and evaluation activities, as required
- Support creation of a system for ensuring that information obtained is also shared with communities, women, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism
- Ensure beneficiary accountability mechanism is logged and addresses complaints in a timely manner
- Ensure programme managers are aware of delays in acting on any complaints or information requests
- Supervise MEAL unit team in Adamawa
- Provide technical and programmatic leadership for MEAL assistants and officers and other stakeholders
- Set performance objectives and annual appraisal for MEAL unit staff
- In consultation with area manager, country MEAL coordinator and technical managers, facilitate and compile case studies, change stories and lessons learnt on a regular basis
- Analyse information about the base-level programme/projects and make recommendations for improvement
- Ensure key base-level lessons and challenges are documented and shared with staff and partners
Requirements
- Training in quantitative methodologies, including database management
- Four years, minimum, of direct monitoring and evaluating experience related to protection, WASH, shelter, food security, livelihoods community liaison and peace building initiatives
- Strong analytical skills and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment
- Demonstrated ability and understanding to design, commission, and manage assessment methodologies and techniques such as focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and observations
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to analyse data and summarise it for a range of different audiences
To apply and for more information, click here.
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