Save the Children,MEAL Specialist (Humanitarian Response)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 children 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 qualifi

ed, committed and experienced National
to fill the following position:

Position: MEAL Specialist
(Humanitarian Response)
Place
of Work:
Kirehe/Mahama
Reports
to:
Staff
directly reporting to this
post:
Time
frame:                                
                                     
Head
of MEAL
None
12
months
Tentative
start date:
 
                            15th
September 2016
CHILD
SAFEGUARDING:
Level
3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have
regular contact with or access to children or young people.
PURPOSE
OF POSITION:
The
MEAL Specialist, under the supervision of the Head of MEAL, will be
responsible for ensuring effective implementation of the MEAL system of the
Rwanda Humanitarian Response programme. Key areas include a) Development and
implementation of the project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and
Learning (MEAL) systems; b) compilation and analysis of program data and
learning; c) provision of technical assistance in designing and implementing
studies, research, surveys and evaluations relevant to humanitarian response,
d) manage accountability to beneficiaries mechanisms, monitor programme
quality, raise red flags and support programme learning.
SCOPE
OF ROLE:
Reports
to:
   
Head of MEAL (direct line manager for technical work), 
 Kirehe
Field Office Manager (dotted line for administrative purposes)
Number
of direct reports:
MEAL
Officer
KEY
AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
  • Review
    the completeness of health, protection, education, and other thematic
    areas quality benchmarks in light of the current program activities
  • Continue
    the electronic data collection initiative in the emergency response with
    the specific feature of the unique beneficiary identifier (UNHCR unique
    ID) included on all data forms
  • Working
    with MEAL team at the country office to support technical programme
    colleagues in their development of sector log frames, and monitoring and
    evaluation frameworks and plans. 
  • Lead
    the development of MEAL systems (such as output trackers, complaints and
    feedback mechanism, indicator performance tracking tables, etc.) and their
    roll out.  Support sector technical staff to carry out monitoring and
    evaluation of project activities as agreed in MEAL frameworks and plans
    and to strengthen integration between sectors.
  • With
    the support from sector technical advisors, lead on the development of
    specific sector log frames and sector toolkits
  • Set
    up systems to manage complex information generated by MEAL activities,
    such as complaints and feedback databases and qualitative outcome
    monitoring data systems
  • Conduct
    statistical and qualitative data analysis and present and disseminate
    information to inform programme management at all levels of management
    within the response
  • With
    support from technical programme colleagues, support fundraising,
    including contributing to proposal writing and review to ensure MEAL
    activities and costs are adequately covered. Utilizing MEAL Framework,
    ensure incorporation of MEAL costs into proposals in specific responses.
  • Lead
    planning, implementation and follow-up of evaluations (real time
    evaluations of humanitarian action etc.). Participate in evaluations where
    required.
  • Support
    sector technical leads to develop MEAL plans and required tools. Capacity
    build technical field staff in carrying out the work.
  • Support
    accountability mechanisms at field level, such as complaints and feedback
    mechanisms – working on community assessment, design, implementation,
    review etc. Ensure that activities are carried out to handle complaints
    and feedback in line with child safeguarding policy and Core Humanitarian
    Standard.
  • Support
    technical sector managers and/or advisors to ensure that projects are
    carried out with participation from children and target communities, that
    information is shared with affected communities (through traditional and
    high-tech solutions) and that they solicit and respond to community
    feedback.
  • Train
    emergency response MEAL and programme staff on the Core Humanitarian
    Standard (CHS) and ensure its 9 nine commitments are maintained in
    accordance with the CHS. For instance, with support from senior
    colleagues, work with sector technical specialists to ensure quality
    monitoring systems and accountability are set up to ensure adherence of
    programmes to CHS.
Use
of ICT4MEAL
  • Support
    and keep the momentum for the roll out of electronic data collection for
    MEAL in the humanitarian response programme
Communicating
with Communities (CwC)
  • Represent
    Save the Children in the inter-agency Communicating with Communities (CwC)
    Working Group, coordinating with other actors and ensuring that children
    on the move are included in the inter-agency CwC agenda, materials and
    platforms, along with the CwC Officer.
  • Lead
    on coordinating sectoral information on SC programmes for refugees and
    migrants across Greece.
Capacity
Building:
  • Identify
    learning and training opportunities for MEAL and other programme staff and
    work as a mentor and role model for staff.
  • Conduct
    training and awareness raising activities for programme technical staff at
    field level regarding MEAL priorities and quality standards
  • Train
    junior MEAL staff in programme data analysis using MS Excel, SPSS or STATA
  • Lead
    on Excel trainings for junior MEAL and programme staff to facilitate data
    compilation and analysis
Representation,
Advocacy & Organisational Learning:
  • Ensure
    that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other
    agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums,
    advocating for the specific needs of children. This may involve taking the
    lead in coordination working groups.  Participate in Interagency
    coordinated joint MEAL activities.
  • In
    collaboration with Save the Children MEAL colleagues at the Country
    Office, feed in learning, experiences and evidence to relevant global
    advocacy objectives lead on response-specific learning activities. 
    For instance, support planning of After Action Review workshops, prepare
    lessons learnt reports and conducting accountability mechanism pilots.
    Take steps to document lessons learned for wider dissemination.
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
  • 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
QUALIFICATIONS
AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential
  • At
    least four years of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning
    experience
  • Previous
    MEAL in emergency response experience is an asset
  • Experience
    or knowledge of working in emergency response program countries or
    conflict areas.
  • Master’s
    degree in statistics, education, research methods or any other relevant
    subject
  • Demonstrable
    statistical data analysis experience using MS Excel, SPSS or STATA
  • Extensive
    experience using electronic data collection such as Tangerine, ODK or KoBo
    platforms
  • Experience
    working through systems of community participation and accountability
  • Demonstrated
    monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in
    evaluations
  • Ability
    to work both in an advisory and in support capacity
  • Proven
    capacity to supervise, train and coach staff
  • Fluent
    in English and Kinyarwanda
Commitment
to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good
understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability
to ensure this continues to underpin our support
CHILD
SAFEGUARING POLICY
:
Any
employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on
behalf of SCI must sign the Child Safeguarding – Declaration of
Acceptance  Form
] and comply with the SCIs Child Safeguarding Policy
which is a statement of SCI’s commitment to preventing abuse and protecting
children with whom it comes into contact. 
  • This
    extends not only to children with whom SCI and its partners work directly,
    but also includes children whom staff are responsible for.  SCI
    believes that the situation of children must be improved through the
    promotion of their rights supported and demonstrated by all members of
    staff. Save the Children International’s Code of Conduct sets out the
    standards which all staff members must adhere to.
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 14th September 2016.
            
Please mention MEAL Specialist (Humanitarian Response) as subject of
your mail.
                                 
*Note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.     
   

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