IMSA Model Development MEAL Manager

at  Hope for Justice

Hope for Justice is a charity working to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery with an effective and proven multi-disciplinary model. Our wholly owned social enterprise, Slave-Free Alliance, provides services to global companies and public bodies seeking to protect their operations and supply chains against the risks of modern slavery and labour exploitation. We have active programmes in the UK, USA, Ethiopia and Uganda, reaching approximately 200,000 adults and children a year. Hope for Justice and Slave-Free Alliance have staff and volunteers involved in operational support, fundraising or other initiatives in Australia.Hope for Justice exists to bring freedom from human trafficking and modern slavery by identifying victims, supporting survivors and preventing exploitation. If you’re looking to make a difference, this is the place for the you.Hope for Justice is committed to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. We are a global organisation with staff from a wide variety of backgrounds, and ensure through our recruitment processes that we continue to welcome candidates from all walks of life. If you feel that your skills and experience fit one of our advertised roles, and you share our values and mission to end slavery, then we strongly encourage your application regardless of your background.

POSITION:

We are seeking an experienced MEAL Manager to lead the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning of the Independent Modern Slavery Advocacy® (IMSA®) model development, a collaborative project led by Hope for Justice, The Snowdrop Project, British Red Cross, St Mary’s University and SOHTIS. You will work within the IMSA Model Hub, within Hope for Justice, working with the IMSA Model Hub Manager and IMSA Model Development Manager, to establish and execute appropriate MEAL processes, to underpin this ambitious pilot. The ideal candidate for this position, will bring previous experience of building and delivering MEAL processes and systems, be excited to work on this innovative project, contribute to bringing about systemic change in the UK’s response to survivors of Modern Slavery. You will have keen attention to detail, be able to craft a vision for rigorous MEAL systems and proven experience and expertise in MEAL related technologies, such as Power Bi; Excel; Tableau; Case Management systems and MEAL plans, logic models or MEAL DPro.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Implement the MEAL processes and systems, supporting adaptive management thereof. Manage and implement MEAL strategy, system development and related activities to track progress against goals and objectives of the IMSA Model Stage Two development – the pilot.
   Support UK Programmes to utilise case management and MEAL systems data for reporting.
   Keep accurate and confidential records of all MEAL data and activities.
   Responsibility to ensure data management is GDPR compliant and in line with data security and privacy policies.
   Work with UK Programmes teams to maintain and mitigate risks as detailed within the IMSA Model work plan.
   Accountable to the IMSA Model Project Board and subject to offering MEAL expertise and recommendations.

FOR ALL ROLES:

Understand and uphold the standards outlined in the Hope for Justice Safeguarding policies, acting with due care and attention to safeguard the wellbeing of anyone that comes into contact with our work and reporting concerns if they do arise.
Work at all times in line with HFJ policies and procedures and the wider strategy, culture, and ethos of Hope for Justice.
Uphold the IMSA Model values, governance and principles.
Respond to ad hoc assignments requested from time to time.

ROLE DETAILS

Job type: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: Up to £43,000 based on experience
Closing date: 21st February 2025
Applications will be reviewed and interviews held on a rolling basis. The advert may be removed prior to the closing date if the position is filled. If you are interested in this role please ensure to submit your application as soon as possible.
Location: Manchester (Hybrid working)
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which include criminal records checks, in line with our Global background checks policy – to view this please click here. Hope for Justice participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme, as part of the referencing process we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
We would like to inform you that due to the high number of applicants we receive, we regret that we are not able to respond individually to all applicants. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further steps in the selection process, thank you for your understanding