Human Resources Officer

MEAL Manager


Job Title: MEAL Manager

Line Manager : Deputy General Manager for Humanitarian Affairs


Department : MEAL

Job Purpose

Syria Civil Defense are look for a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Manager to ensure professional, high-quality collection, retention and communication about the programmatic activities and results. The MEAL Manager will also play an important role in improving information management and data quality, and in strengthening knowledge sharing and learning across the organization and with the international communities. The MEAL Manager will assume responsibility for full-cycle monitoring and evaluation of programs, developing appropriate methodologies and tools to design evaluations.

Responsibilities

Administrative tasks:

  • Develop, implement, and assess monitoring frameworks for all partnerships and projects, as well as for funding proposals
  • Develop the overall framework for project M&E systems in collaboration with donor and senior project staff, including requirements, reporting, baseline, and evaluation surveys; develop and monitor project management plan to systematically document performance
  • Facilitate design of “SMART” objectives, logic models, monitoring frameworks, and evaluation plans during annual work-planning process
  • Ensure the alignment of M&E activities with program goals
  • Contribute to the development of annual work plans to identify project targets and ensure inclusion of M&E activities
  • Maintain existing indicator tracking tools; develop additional databases and tracking tools as needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions

· Providing proposals and work development initiatives for the department

· Respecting and implementing policies related to protection from sexual abuse, exploitation, and child safeguarding.

Special tasks:

  • Analyze data for accuracy, flag validation or quality issues, and contribute to system fixes
  • Aggregate and analyze data to contribute to management decision-making and reporting
  • Ensure quality and timely submission of quarterly reports; manage preparation of additional reports for donors as required
  • Generate monthly indicator reports for tracking progress against key indicators as needed
  • Ensure a unified approach to partner self-assessment and programmatic close-out reporting
  • Conduct field visits for data validation and to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets; coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data; capture and document lessons learned; and champion the scaling up best practices
  • Provide technical leadership and support to project and partner staff in planning and implementing M&E systems and activities, data-based program decision-making, and results reporting; provide training as needed
  • Support the development, design, and writing of proposals and concept notes for related programming information management and reporting
  • Create and integrate graphics in reports and information products to help visualize data in a meaningful way
  • Edit content and presentation of all reporting and deliverables before submittal to ensure superior quality and professionalism
  • Coordinate responses to requests for information
  • Contribute to developing and reporting of project reviews, assessments, surveys, and other analytic or evaluation processes and products
  • Support recruiting, interviewing, and training new M&E staff and/or consultants

Note: the above-mentioned responsibilities are illustrative ones. Any other future responsibilities/accountabilities may be assigned to the job depending on the department’s organizational chart/ title and needs.**

Qualification (Education/Work Experience)

A. Essential:

  • University degree.
  • At least 5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, including two years of supervisory experience.
  • Arabic language: Native English language: Very good level

B. Desirable:

  • Master’s degree
  • 7 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation, including 4 years of supervisory experience.
  • Arabic language: Native English language: Advanced level

Core & Technical Competencies

Core Competencies:

  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Stakeholders Orientation
  • Teamwork
  • Planning and Organizing
  • Accountability
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning
  • Technological Awareness.

Managerial Competencies:

  • Leadership
  • Building Trust
  • Vision
  • Managing Performance
  • Empowering Others
  • Empathy
  • Leadership with Guidance
  • Judgment/Decision-making.
  • Active Listening

Technical Competencies:

  • Good computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint).**
  • Advanced level in PowerBi**
  • Experience in writing reports
  • Experience in SPSS program
  • Experience in working with NGOs in the field of M&E
  • Experience in data management and analysis.

How to apply

  • If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill out the application form on this and attach your CV and a covering letter explaining your background, suitability for the role, and interest in what we do.
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Closing date for application: 18 Oct 2021.

The Syrian Civil Defense believes in achieving diversity in its workforce, by encouraging all qualified applicants, male and female, to apply for the vacancies announced.

The Civil defense’s employees and volunteers are obligated not to practice sexual exploitation and abuse, in exchange for the services they provide, in addition to assuming their responsibilities to protect children from harm and abuse and to ensure a safe environment for them, and to work to create a safe work environment for everyone free from any form of harassment, abuse, exploitation or misconduct during work that diminishes the dignity and safety of the volunteer or employee.

Only shortlisted applicants who meet the required job qualifications will be contacted.

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