MEAL Specialist (Somali Nationals)
Action Against Hunger, Somalia
Job Description
Purpose:
The MEAL Specialist will develop the Monitoring and Evaluation system/framework, oversee its implementation and analyze the metrics for Action Against Hunger Somalia projects to assess the impact and quality in support of project design, implementation and reporting. The projects need to align to the Core Humanitarian standards as well as Action Against Hunger internal rules and regulations.
KEY ACTIVITIES IN YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDE:
- Review and design appropriate information collection tools and methodologies including ToRs, questionnaires, data entry tools, coding and upload in online platforms.
- Ensure that all the designed tools, methodologies and other MEAL activities are in line with Action Against Hunger policies, cluster’s guidelines and other humanitarian standards such as CHS and Sphere etc.
- Take the lead on conducting requisite evaluations, Post Distribution Monitoring (PDMs), beneficiary Satisfaction Surveys, Post Implementation Monitoring and other related household, FGD, KII qualitative and quantitative assessments in all relevant project locations as per agreement project MEAL plan.
- Provide leadership and guidance in survey and assessment process, ensuring the full participation of all parties from planning through data collection to reporting and drawing of conclusions and recommendations.
- Contribute in developing, updating, upgrading country MEAL strategy, developing structure.
- Provide input to donor proposals and reports as required and ensure that data is correctly presented in such documents and accurately reflects the situation on the ground.
- Support in the development and operationalization of a consortium knowledge management and learning strategy.
- Provide input to donor proposals and reports as required and ensure that data is correctly presented in such documents and accurately reflects the situation on the ground.
- Conduct capacity building trainings (where needed) for ACF and implementing partners
Our Core values.
In this position, you are expected to demonstrate Action Against Hunger-USA’s five core values
Respect- we work with compassion and dedication, treating everyone the same way we expect them to treat us.
Integrity-: we believe that being honest and fair is integral to every aspect of our work. conducting our work with a spirit of sincerity, truthfulness and transparency is imperative.
Creativity-we encourage new ideas, embrace innovative solutions, and create opportunities for meaningful and exciting ways to do our jobs and provide solutions to address the needs of the populations we serve.
Excellence- we strive to provide services that meet and even exceed the expectations of our stakeholders (populations in need, staff, communities and donors).
Empowerment- we are committed to fostering an environment in which our staff, partners and communities where we work have the space to grow, develop and feel confident about participating.
Gender Equality Commitments
- Ability to foster an environment that reinforces values of women and men, and equal access to information.
- Provide a work environment where women and men must be evaluated and promoted based on their skills and performance.
- Respect beneficiaries’ women, men, children (boys and girls) regardless of gender, sex orientation, disability, religion. race, color, ancestry, national origin, age, or marital status.
- Value and respect for all cultures.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline (preferably in Social Science, Economics, or Statistics).
- Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports.
- At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation.
- Knowledge of major quantitative amp; qualitative monitoring methodologies and proven ability to design monitoring instrumentation tools.
- Extensive knowledge in (quasi-) experimental program evaluation designs.
- Broad experience in the design and implementation of capacity building activities in Mamp;E.
- High level of proficiency in Windows Excel and/ or Statistical Software (SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, ODK)