Job Description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places.

Come join our 33,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

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Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer

The Role:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Officer will provide technical monitoring and verification support to the projects that s/he has been assigned to. The incumbent will closely work with the project coordinators and managers to set the M&E plan, Indicators Tracking Table (ITT), and accountability systems. S/he will monitor and evaluate project performance targets in line with project objectives to ensure that the objectives and intermediate outcomes are achieved. The incumbent will be responsible for guiding the overall implementation of MEAL-related activities within the projects and providing timely and relevant information to the project staff. S/he will also be required to support and guide MEAL activities across the partners where applicable, and also ensure that government key staff are adequately engaged in the ongoing MEAL activities. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide effective, innovative, and strategic leadership of MEAL for the projects assigned
• Design and implement project MEAL systems such as M&E plan and ITT, output tracker database, Accountability to Affected Population (AAP) complaint response systems (online Toll-free and Interactive Voice Recording (IVR) systems, Complaints and Response Mechanisms (CRM) committee, feedback/complaint tracking CRM database, tracking/ extracting complaints/feedback/issues and report to relevant unit in the project) in alignment with the World Vision DME Learning through Evaluation and Accountability Planning (LEAP) framework and Humanitarian Accountability Standards.
• Provide training to staff on MEAL systems and set action plans on the way forward.
• Develop ongoing monitoring & verification checklists, and tools and train project staff on the utilization of the tools/checklists.
• Conduct periodic post-implementation/distribution monitoring (PDMs) and produce reports and recommendations to inform project performance and informed decisions.
• Coordinate as well as participate in assessments, analysis, and dissemination of reports as per the agreed project guidelines. In addition, ensure timely and quality project reports are submitted by the project teams in the agreed format and are in line with donor reporting requirements.
• Ensure projects carry out routine activity monitoring for compliance as well as outcome monitoring of project results
• Ensure monitoring and program accountability strengthening for staff and community structures are undertaken.
• Ensure that M&E capacity development and awareness among relevant World Vision staff and key stakeholders is enhanced.
• Training enumerators during data collection and making effective supervision.

Experiences and Qualifications

• BSc degree in Social Sciences/ Statistics/ Community Development/ Development Studies/ Monitoring & Evaluation or related field.
• Minimum of three years working experience in community-based programming, local government or work with NGOs or humanitarian agencies, of which at least two years must be in monitoring & evaluation.
• Ability to do analysis using qualitative and/or quantitative methods including the use of participatory methods and tools for planning, monitoring & evaluation.
• A proven knowledge and skills in the use of data collection and analysis systems and tools, for instance, kobo automation, SPSS, and other data analysis software.
• Knowledge of the SPHERE standards, Core Humanitarian Standards; other international humanitarian standards, and other capacity-building skills.
• Computer literacy is required; working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and statistical packages such as SPSS, KOBO, and NVIVO.
• Ability to make frequent field visits, monitoring, verification, and reporting.

Skills Required

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