Consortium Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL)Coordinator
Action Against Hunger, Somalia
Job Description
Action Against Hunger-USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network, which provides humanitarian relief in over 40 countries worldwide in the sectors of nutrition, health, water/sanitation, and food security. Action Against Hunger-USA, an independent NGO, currently manages operations in 8 countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Haiti, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Somalia. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $70 million in programs, and approximately 1700 staff based in in the various country offices and the three Head Quarter Locations of New York City, Washington D.C, Nairobi. Additional growth is anticipated.
Summary of position
Provide oversight for all program’s planning, evaluation, knowledge management, monitoring, and evaluation. The MEAL coordinator develops and oversees monitoring systems to track the success of program implementation, identifies performance indicators, develops quality assurance strategies, and builds the capacity of consortium on Mamp;E. The position will also improve data systems - collection, storage, and use to increase the effectiveness and scalability of Mamp;E systems and conduct and oversee the analysis of data from day-to-day Mamp;E activities. Additionally, the MEAL Coordinator will prepare high-quality reports for internal and external audiences.
KEY ACTIVITIES IN YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDES
Management amp; Support functions
- Lead the development, updating, and upgrading of Consortium MEAL strategy, developing structure, process, and procedures for the effective and efficient tracking of the consortium’s programs.
- Participate in regular project review exercises and technical working group meetings.
- Provide information as required to the respective technical clusters and donors in relation to humanitarian data and proactively alert the consortium on any data of concern.
- Support the MEAL component of Donor proposals and reports, ensuring good quality data.
Development of data collection tools, methodologies and systems
- Review and design appropriate information collection tools and methodologies including ToRs, questionnaires, data entry tools, coding and upload in online platforms
- Develop appropriate project MEAL tools and methodologies, identify priorities for project MEAL and follow up on the timelines.
- Ensure that all the designed tools, methodologies and other MEAL activities are in line with MOH guidelines, cluster’s guidelines, and other humanitarian standards such as CHS and SPHERE.
Quantitative amp; qualitative surveys
- Take the lead on ensuring partners conduct requisite evaluations, Post Distribution Monitoring (PDMs), beneficiary Satisfaction Surveys, Post Implementation Monitoring, FGD, KII qualitative and quantitative assessments as per the agreement project MEAL plan
- Provide leadership and guidance in the survey and assessment process, ensuring the full participation of all parties from planning through data collection to reporting and drawing of conclusions and recommendations.
- Coordinate ‘lessons learned’ assessment and ‘recommendations development’ workshop/meetings following each assessment documenting key areas for improvement/amendment at the next assessment, ensure findings are used to improve the process of the next survey and create recommendations for program
Learning and project quality
- Support in the development and operationalization of a consortium knowledge management and learning strategy
- Support Consortium MEAL and program teams to better document and integrate knowledge and learning in program implementation through the development of appropriate tools and guidance notes.
- Organize and facilitate internal and external learning events and participate in the development of review and closure meetings.
Digitalization of Reporting Systems
- Ensure digitalization of Consortium data at all levels (community to Regional referral facilities) for near real-time data transmission for timely decision making
- Ensure interoperability of the consortium data systems with MOH and partners’ systems
- Ensure system provided live dashboards and heat maps, and other visualizations
Operational Research and knowledge sharing
- Support operational research for a better understanding of the effectiveness of initiatives being undertaken by the consortium
- Conduct outcome studies to enhance understanding of the impact of the Consortium’s intervention
- Lead development of abstracts, posters, and articles for presentation in peer review fora, and/or publication in peer review journals.
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