MEAL Manager - NWS

Job Description

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager - North West SyriaWithin the Syria mission and under the supervision of the Field Coordinator, the Mission MEAL Manager supports the MEAL Coordinator to ensure that the mission staff implements the MEAL strategy of the mission. He/she:

• Contributes to the centralization and harmonization of MEAL tools and processes on the mission
• Provides methodological support to all program teams on technical questions linked to MEAL and cross-cutting issues such as design of M&E plan, quantitative and qualitative data collection, the measure of indicators, complaint response mechanism, do no harm analysis, etc.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, looks over the quality and relevance of internal monitoring and evaluation activities, recommendations, and analysis produced by his/her department (studies, maps?)
• Provides support training to program teams within his/her fields of expertise Contributes to institutional knowledge building and improvement of MEAL methods and techniques.

Strategic orientationParticipate in developing a sector-based strategy (M&E, accountability, gender, do no harm) in accordance with SI?s policies and priorities for the intervention countryParticipate in programming work.Training and technical support

• Develop program teams? capacities in the department?s field of expertise: data collection and analysis (method, format, software, etc.), a measure of indicators, complaint response mechanism, do no harm analysis, etc. Develop training modules along with the MEAL Coordinator.
• Provide program teams with technical and methodological support for M&E activities, data management (questionnaire design, sampling, data entry, extraction of useful data and interpretation), and integration of cross-cutting issues.
• Support program teams in creating or adapting tools for: indicators monitoring, impact monitoring (M&E plan and survey tools), or risk analysis.

Monitoring and Evaluation of SI programs

• Contribute to the elaboration, review, and harmonization of M&E tools, and data management, especially in M&E Plans.
• Check the relevance of reports, analyses, maps, and recommendations produced.
• Propose adjustments, and new activities to improve the quality of the operations or approaches, in consultation with PMs and program / technical coordinators.
• Upon ad hoc request from the program / technical coordinator, perform advanced analysis.
• Contribute to terms of references for external evaluations and studies.

Accountability

• Support the design and rollout of complaints response mechanisms.
• Check that the key principles of the mechanism are respected.
• Produce regular analysis of the complaints and feedback received.

Institutional Knowledge Building (IKB)

• Build on the institutional knowledge of M&E activities and missions? results (lessons learned and recommendations) and make sure these are known by PMs.
• Support recommendation tracking process and work on action plans.
• Use SI?s IKB tools to document MEAL tools and methodologies/approaches.
• Produce a detailed handover report in the approved SI format at the end of the employment.

HR management/Capacity Development

• Make sure that new staff is briefed on MEAL?s roles and responsibilities.
• Participate in the evaluation and in the assessment of the performance of collaborators under his/her supervision
• Identify training needs

Reporting / communication / representation

• Participate in writing project proposals and report paragraphs on crosscutting issues and MEAL.
• Make sure the proper formats and delays are respected.
• Represent SI when asked and/or delegated to do so.
• Upon request, develop articles, case studies, and success stories.
• Share with the appropriate authority any information on the security context and any event which may have consequences on SI activities and team safety

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