MEAL Coordinator

Major Responsibility

MEAL Systems Management & Quality Program Support

• Work with BHA multi-sector project staff to ensure BHA Technical Guidance for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting for Emergency Activities are on place (ITT, Theory of change, Data collection, process Monitoring, Reporting etc.).
• Ensure proper branding of BHA Multi-sector project in Program Deliverables (Public Communications, Project Sites, & project events)
• Lead coordination of needs assessments, ensuring assessment findings are documented and analyzed.
• Support the NPH MEAL Coordinator in ensuring the design and development evidence-based programs of a high quality that contribute to the responses strategies and plans.
• Maintain a database to ensure all project outputs and results are accurately recorded and coordinated to inform project staff.
• Provide technical MEAL guidance to effectively and timely track program progress, effectiveness and impact for donors reporting requirements and for use in new project design.
• Lead the design and coordination to conduct multi-sector need assessments, PDMs, onsite monitoring and evaluation.
• Work with BHA Multi-sector Project Manager to ensure sound program design and implementation, meeting Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and prioritising program quality and constant improvement towards a robust community centred approach.
• Work with program and technical team to identify and proactively analyse available program data and/or gather additional external primary data, conduct secondary data reviews to ultimately identify trends to design innovative interventions to improve the implementation of future programs.
• Organise the planning for project data quality audits and monitor and coordinate routine data quality audits conducted in different sites, compile results at the level of a project and develop actions plans to implement corrective measures.
• Support in installing and configuring mobile data collection tools (OKD collect, Kobo collect, ONA collect, etc.) on smart phones or tablets and manage data on mobile servers (Kobo form builder, ONA form builder, etc.)
• Ensure application of donor compliance (E.g. CP & safeguarding, PDM, etc)
• Increase capacity of other staff in developing XLS form and setting up mobile data collection.

Implementation & Reporting

• Compile & ensure alignment of monthly operational plan with BHA Multi-sector project PD, and DIP. Moreover, ensure alignment of BHA Project Procurement plan towards project objective.
• Coordinate & collaborate with BHA project Manager & sector coordinators, and produce quality reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly).
• Ensure M&E deliverables of BHA Multi-sector Project (Baseline report, Semi Annual report, Close Out Report, Inventory, Final Evaluation Report, and Final Pragmatic Report)
• Ensures the unified database of program outputs is maintained. Implements electronic, mobile data collection systems in MEAL processes.
• Support MEAL and the project/program team on conducting statistical analysis including descriptive (uni-variate and bi-variate data analysis) and inferential analysis using statistical software.
• Implement accountability mechanisms at field level, e.g. complaints and feedback response mechanisms assessment, design, implementation, and review. Implement activities to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.
• Work closely with field project staff to ensure that they have all the required information, material, and resources needed for their day-to-day work.
• Ensure that regular monitoring and accountability (CFRM database) reports are received and communicated effectively to Humanitarian Accountability Coordinator and MEAL Manager.
• Support MEAL Manager conduct internal evaluations when appropriate based on Search Evaluation Guidelines and Policies.

Documenting Learning

• Ensure presence quality documents at all project sector (M&E plan, ITT data, organise selection criteria of beneficiaries, Project distribution list & report (NFI, FI, Medical equipment, etc), and Model for Project Items
• Promote learning in the project, particularly on issues of programme quality and contribute to quality assurance of projects. Regularly produced and report on best practices and case studies; ensure new analysis and information is available
• With collaboration of NPH/Tigray MEAL coordinator provides technical support in assessments for new project opportunity, e.g. data collection, data quality assurance, data analysis, and facilitate involvement of stakeholders.
• Ensure there is a system to document lessons learned and best practices, advise on and shape current implementation and inform future design.
• Provide MEAL technical support to the PMs and the Information System Manager (ISM) in developing effective and standardised IM systems.

Other Responsibilities

• Disaster Management (DM), be aware of the emergency procedures in a response and ensure that necessary preparedness measures have been implemented.
• Represent WV in an appropriate and professional manner.
• Contribute to a healthy team spirit and teamwork.
• Adhere to WV Child Protection policy and standards and stay committed to WV vision statement and core values.
• Security Measure
• Be familiar with WV security plan.
• Follow security policies, rules, procedures and instruction.
• Follow WVI policies for project security management.

Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification

• BA/MA/BSc/MSc in relevant field of study ( statistics, social science, public health, economic development or related field
• Further complimentary professional qualification in MEAL,IM is an asset

Required Professional Experience

• At least 5 years demonstrated field-based experience with grant projects , experience working with USG/BHA Projects is preferable,
• Experience in project concept/proposal writing to a high standard.
• Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, Comm-care, ODK Collect are crucial as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SATA or other similar software.
• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.
• Advanced writing skills in English.
• Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies
• Effective in written and verbal communication in English
• Good understanding of working with and the donor regulations of USAID/BHA, EU, UNOCHA, etc
• Good understanding of World Vision and Sphere relief standards, as well as the Red Cross and NGO Code of Conduct.
• Strong capacity building and facilitation skills
• Experience of working in humanitarian and development programmes
• Experience developing project proposals and log-frames
• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
• Experience of training and capacity building; strong presentation skills
• Experience developing and improving monitoring and data collection systems
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets, attention to details
• Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in
• Experience of representation and ability to represent WVE effectively in external forums.
• Hostile Environmental Awareness Training or other recognised personal security course
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Minimum four (2) years of MEAL experience within the development / humanitarian sector, including experience working with BHA,
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with strong presentation and reporting skills.
• Proven knowledge and experience of designing and delivering digitised and automated MEAL data flows using Comm-care and Power Bi, or similar software, and experience of GIS mapping is preferred.
• Self-motivated with excellent organisation, planning, and analytical skills - able to work without close supervision, including prioritising work and multi-tasking.
• Very high attention to detail, with experience refining and editing professional-level content.
• Advanced writing skills in English.
• Experience in large scale humanitarian emergencies

Travel and/or Work Environment Requirement

• 100% field based with frequent travel to project sites