Save the Children,Senior MEAL Specialist SCOPE Jobs in Rwanda

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Rwanda Country Programme, Kigali Rwanda
 BACKGROUND:
Save the Children is the world’s
leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We
work together, with partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats ch

ildren and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children works in thirteen districts in Rwanda with a current staff
complement of approximately 134 staff.

SC Rwanda Country Office seeks to hire
qualified, committed and experienced national to fill the following
position: 
Position:  Senior
Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Specialist
Place
of Work:
Kigali
Reports
to:
Staff
directly reporting to this
post:
Time
frame:                                
                                     
Head
of MEAL
None
Open
Tentative start date:     
                     
 2nd May 2016
PURPOSE OF POSITION:
Save the Children is seeking a Senior
MEAL Specialist for a USAID-funded school-community partnerships for education
project, which aims to support the Rwandan Education Board to create and
roll-out a school-community partnership model to complement improved reading
and writing instruction delivered in schools. The Senior MEAL Specialist will
oversee the design, establishment and implementation of the project learning
agenda that will include baseline assessment, internal midterm performance
evaluation, and coordination with external end line assessment team, and ensuring
a culture of adaptive learning across the project. Other key areas include a)
Development and implementation of the project Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL) systems; b) assisting in the compilation and
analysis of program data and learning; c) providing of technical assistance in
designing and implementing studies, research, and surveys, d) set-up and
implement accountability to beneficiaries mechanisms, monitor programme
quality, raise red flags and support programme learning.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Planning and Reporting
  • Participate
    in programme development and planning activities, including budget
    planning with respect to MEAL activities
  • Work
    with USAID’s Agreement Officer Representative to design an M&E plan
    that works with USAID’s AidTracker Plus
  • Lead
    the MEAL roll out plan within the programme
  • Compile
    and provide required data for reporting to donors and SCI requirements
  • Ensure
    all projects meet SC MEAL essential standards
  • With
    support from other programme staff, identify MEAL activities supply needs
    and coordinate with the logistics team to ensure materials arrive in good
    time.
 Quality Monitoring
  • Work
    closely with the programme team to develop Programme Quality Benchmarks
  • Use
    process, output and outcome level quality Benchmarks as reference to
    undertake field monitoring visits, focusing on program quality aspects,
    discuss with relevant staff and share reports with relevant colleagues
  • Work
    with the programme team to develop data collection tools
  • Support
    and work with program team to regularly collect data related to project
    indicators in collaboration with the SCI Senior MEAL Specialist, including
    the pilot of SMS data collection through SEOs, and if successful, its
    national rollout
  • Perform
    regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by Program
    staff and to verify the accuracy of reported data
Management Information System
  • Manage
    the project’s MIS system and ensure quality data is collected
  • Compile
    and analyze quantitative and qualitative program data and lead subsequent
    reporting at the program level;
  • Ensure
    timely uploading of progress information into USAID’s AidTracker Plus
    system and USAID’s Development Experience Clearinghouse
Accountability
  • Receive
    accountability data from field, analyse it and share with the Country
    office. Compile and analyze data on a monthly basis and share it with
    program teams at various levels.
  • Ensure
    children’s participation, reporting back to children, and child-led MEAL.
  • Support
    the programme team to set up Complaint and Feedback Mechanism to respond
    to complaints/concerns/feedback from beneficiaries and maintain the
    database of responses.
Evaluations and Research
  • In
    collaboration with the URCE research team, other project members, and
    consultants, design and coordinate evaluations and research activities and
    ensure effective and ethical data collection.
  • Supervise
    the development of data collection tools proposed for evaluation
    activities
  • Perform
    all types of quantitative analyses (descriptive and inferential analyses)
    using appropriate software (SPSS and/or STATA) as necessary for project
    research and evaluations.
Learning
  • Work
    with program teams to utilise data from trackers for quality improvement;
  • Document
    good practices, lessons learned and feedback captured from program
    participants (adults and children) to influence and guide the design and
    implementation of our programmes – (action research);
  • Organize
    learning events and workshops for program units to document lessons
    learnt, good practices and areas for improvement.
Capacity Building
  • Identify
    capacity gaps and work with the Chief of Party to build the capacity of
    the program staff, especially the MEAL Officer, as well as partners to ensure
    smooth implementation of quality MEAL systems, effective participatory
    evaluations and for improved partner capacity over time;
  • Provide
    orientation/training to MEAL/program field staff from time to time.
    Identify learning and training opportunities for MEAL and other staff and
    work as a mentor and role model for staff.
Child Safeguarding
  • Understand
    the provisions of the Child Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and
    Local/Country Procedures and conduct oneself in accordance with the rules
    of the Child Safeguarding Policy, in personal and professional lives –
    which includes reporting suspicions of child abuse.
  • Ensure
    that all project activities carried out are considered in relation to
    prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious
    complaints in line with the child safeguarding policy.
  • Promote
    the message of child safeguarding to colleagues in other organizations and
    government ministries, children in their own and beneficiary families, and
    community members in general and be vigilant about observing possible
    child abuse/harm in their personal and professional lives.
  • Support
    the process of ensuring that child safeguarding and child protection
    mainstreaming are integrated into all M&E frameworks through
    measurable output and outcome indicators; and support the process of
    piloting and scaling up local level beneficiary complaints’ mechanisms in
    relation to staff conduct, with an emphasis on the Child Safeguarding
    Policy and measure to prevent sexual exploitation of women and children.
General:
  • Comply
    with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to code of
    conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant
    policies and procedures. 
Perform other duties as assigned by the
Chief of Party.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
–  Holds self-accountable for
making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling
Save the Children values
–  Holds the team and partners accountable
to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in
the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
–  Creates a managerial
environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child
safeguarding.
Ambition:
–   Sets ambitious and challenging
goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own
personal development and encourages their team to do the same
–  Widely shares personal vision
for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
–  Future orientated, thinks
strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
–  Approachable, good listener,
easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues,
members and external partners and supporters
–  Values diversity and different
people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
–  Develops and encourages new and
innovative solutions
–  Cuts away bureaucracy and
encourages an entrepreneurial approach
Integrity:
–  Honest, encourages openness and
transparency, builds trust and confidence
–  Displays consistent excellent
judgement
–  Acts in the best interests of
children
QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential
·   Minimum of Master’s degree in Statistics, Development Studies or
any social sciences discipline oriented to monitoring and evaluation methods;
·   At least 5 years of experience working in planning, monitoring,
evaluation, research, and accountability in an NGO or research setting;

    Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills,
including planning/participating in evaluations;
    Experience in program data management, use of data
management electronic devices such as Tablets or Personal Data Assistants
(PDAs) is highly desirable;

·   Proven experience in a technical capacity involving conducting
evaluations/research or leading evaluation/research teams and drafting
technical reports;

  • Proven
    experience with robust quantitative and qualitative data collection and
    analysis;
  • Experience
    conducting interviews and focus group discussions with young people,
    children, and  communities;
  • Strong
    capacity and creativity in leading and facilitating participatory
    methodologies to meaningfully engage beneficiaries and receiving their
    feedback, including children;
  • Proven
    capacity to supervise, train and coach staff;
  • Ability
    to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity;
  • Excellent
    spoken and written communication skills in English and Kinyarwanda;
  • Commitment
    to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of
    the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to
    underpin our support.
  • Specific
    experience of designing and managing USAID or other US Government projects
    is desirable
  • Previous
    experience of managing a team and managing M&E is desirable.
Interested candidates should send an
application letter plus updated Curriculum Vitae in English, including 3 names
of professional referees to HR-Rwanda@savethechildren.org.
The deadline for receiving applications is 28th March 2016.
 Please mention Senior MEAL
Specialist (SCOPE)
as subject of your mail.
         
                     
    *Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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