Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Learning (MEAL) Coordinator at World Vision

Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

31 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Nov, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Monitoring And Evaluation, Data Collection, Capacity Building, Budget Management, Data Analytics, Cross-Cultural Sensitivity, Stakeholder Engagement, Training Facilitation, Report Writing, Project Management, Humanitarian Standards, Feedback Mechanisms, Research Coordination, Community Engagement, Technical Expertise, Log Frame Development

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Monitoring and Evaluation, Lead/ Coordinate/ Ensure that project monitoring and evaluation activities are conducted on time- these include assessments (surveys), baselines, routine monitoring, and end lines/ evaluations Collaborate consortium monitoring, evaluation and accountability learning systems ensuring synchronization with existing cluster, state FCDO and internal partner MEAL requirements Coordinate with consortium partner MEAL leads and officers to maintain updated log frames, M&E plans and indicator tracking tables with relevant age and gender disaggregation’s. Oversee implementation of consistent and coherent data collection across the consortium using standardised approaches, tools, and reporting templates consistent with the donor results reporting requirements and humanitarian industry standards such as the Core Humanitarian Standards Provide support and technical expertise for the Operations/Programme Unit during the project design phase to ensure log frames, budgets and M&E resources and other project documentation are in place in accordance with donors and WV DME formats and standards. Track consortium s progress, against the results matrix and theory of change and share progress reports with the PMU. Review data collected/submitted by consortium partners and ensure the data meets acceptable quality reflecting the levels of activity implementation. Ensure that data collected reflects impact, and provides complementing evidence through change/ impact stories in collaboration with communications Achieve inclusive MEAL processes ensuring representative samples/ participation of all categories of groups of participants including persons living with disability. 2. Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Collaborate with partners AAP leads to integrate Consortium AAP into existing platforms Lead routine (refresher) trainings with implementing staff/partners Conduct periodic satisfaction surveys, analyse, and present results to the PMU and consortium members. Achieve participation of all groups and gender in project monitoring and evaluation processes cognizant of differences in needs and social status. Achieve functional feedback and complaints response mechanisms accessible by all groups and gender. Learning Organise learning events with partners and community stakeholders Analyse periodic monitoring reports and produce general thematic based recommendations for the consortium and specific Lead/ Coordinate research in collaboration strategic partners and institutions. 3.. Reporting and Administration ate consortium partner periodic reports as per the approved M&E plan cycles- and use the reports to generate consolidated monthly, Quarterly, semi and annual reports Review monthly, semi and annual project progress reports to ensure quality, minimize double counting and completion of progress metrics for program outcomes and outputs Ensure the consortium data meets the minimum data quality and disaggregation reporting standards- age, gender, disability, location. Organize data review/ validation forums with stakeholders/ partners. Responsible for budget management of MEAL activities complying with under and over-expenditure thresholds. Perform other departmental duties as delegated by Project Director. III. ICT4D and Knowledge Management Support partners to use existing industry acceptable technologies such as mobile data collection, GIS, on-line aggregation platforms, and digitised AAP to achieve efficient and effective data collection. Operationalize Consortium and PMU Dashboards tracking real-time status of partners implementation and reach Ensure electronic project final reports are uploaded/ saved/filed on BOX-BE, Horizon Reimaged, TEAMS or adopted platform. IV. Capacity Building Orient partners and staff to MEAL officers on different consortium MEAL tools, approaches and expected deliverables Identify training needs and opportunities based on staff capacity building needs and officers and liaise with P&C to achieve training objectives Organize and facilitate trainings on the consortium M&E system and tools for capacity development of Zone M&E Coordinators, WV program staff and implementing partners Collaborate with the lead in recruiting M&E officers for projects and managing external M&E technical assistance in zone as is beneficial/needed Adhere to WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policy and standards. To be aware and prepared to implement WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan under the context of Afghanistan interventions. KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or Certification Bachelors in Humanities, Science, Economics or Business studies, Public Health, Development Studies, Statistics. Post graduate certifications/ qualifications in M&E are an added advantage Required Professional Experience At least 6 years’ context experience working in Afghanistan with programming areas- Herat, Badghis, Ghor and Faryab or within Afghanistan. Required Language(s) Dari or Pashto Required travel and/or work environment accommodations Within the country and outside the country Position’s physical requirements Resilience Preferred Experience, Knowledge and/or other Qualifications A minimum of 4 years multi-sectoral MEAL experience in sectors of: Water and sanitation hygiene, protection, health and nutrition, Protection and food and livelihoods security including Cash and Voucher programming Written and oral English skills. (Ability to express ideas clearly and effectively, both in spoken and written English) and previous experience in reporting for key donors- FCDO, EU, BHA, or UN agencies Understanding of external engagements with partners, the humanitarian architecture, and major donor agencies MEAL requirements Experience with diverse M&E systems designs, consolidation of different back-end data points and major donors integrating physical and remote community engagement approaches Exceptional understanding of business office software and applications- MS Office, Outlook, Skype, TEAMS, Zoom Data analytics using packages such as SPSS, Excel, GIS etc. Demonstrated experience in developing assessment tools (e.g., questionnaires, focus group discussions), data collection methods and analysis. Hands-on experience using mobile data collection platforms- from questionnaire design and coding, field-level testing, data collection, upload and analysis using KOBO collect, ODK, SMAP, ONA etc. Strong capacity building and facilitation skills. Cross-cultural sensitivity, gender and social inclusion, flexible world view, emotional maturity, and resilience. A self-starter who can work independently under pressure and manage work tasks without direct supervision. Experience working with partners and ability to maintain performance expectations and healthy social interactions in psychologically stressful environments and physical hardship conditions with limited resources. Experiencing rolling out Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible world view, emotional maturity, and physical stamina. Fluency in English and local languages. MEAL trainings- SPHERE, Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), Data analytics Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so. As a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Learn more about our work at wvi.org. Our organisational culture reflects a "Partnership" of World Vision offices in 100 countries and 33,000+ staff working towards one vision: life in its fullness for every child. A career with World Vision is a God-given calling, and we believe that every staff member has been brought to World Vision for God’s purposes. Whether working from home, in an office, or with children and community members, we celebrate and embrace each staff member’s diverse background and talents – knowing that together, we can make a difference. Together, #WeAreWorldVision. Learn more about our culture. Our people are our greatest asset. Each staff member brings their unique experience and God-given talents to the organisation – and in return World Vision provides employees a competitive "Total Rewards" package tailored to the context in which they work. Learn more about benefits. Have questions about applying to a job with World Vision? See our Frequently Asked Questions.

Responsibilities

The MEAL Coordinator will lead and coordinate project monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring timely assessments and data collection. They will collaborate with partners to maintain updated M&E plans and oversee data quality and reporting.