2023-04-17

MEAL Coordinator – Hargeisa

Hargeisa
Posted on April 17, 2023

Action Aid International

MEAL Coordinator – Hargeisa

ActionAid is a Global Federation working to end poverty and injustice with thousands of communities and millions of people across the planet….

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Position: MEAL coordinator

ActionAid International Somaliland (AAIS) is looking for a committed and inspirational MEAL coordinator who combines a passion for social justice with proven experience in quality delivery of MEAL while adhering the organizational strategies and humanitarian principles.

The Role:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator will provide program management and ensure the technical quality of all MEAL staff. The MEAL Coordinator will be responsible for all MEAL-related program actions (design/proposal development, project start-up, implementation and close-out), providing technical MEAL leadership for all program sectors with specific attention to data quality and use. S/he will address identified needs through capacity building and technical support on data collection methods, data analysis, data quality assurance and result-based management. The MEAL Coordinator will conduct frequent visits to field operations to assess the quality of the program, and MEAL work, ensure understanding and compliance with MEAL procedures and provide guidance and coaching to staff. The MEAL Coordinator will support program development, to ensure that all MEAL activities are adequately planned, budgeted for, and resourced. The MEAL Coordinator will also play a key role in organizational culture change and strategic planning, to ensure that data (from monitoring, evaluation, feedback, context analysis, and gender analysis) is consistently used to drive improvements in programming, and to ensure that a culture of continuous learning is developed in the Country Program.

The MEAL Coordinator reports to the Country Programme Manager and is based in Hargeisa, with regular travel to the field sites.

Also, refer to the attached ToR for more information.

MEAL Coordinator JD_Somaliland (final)

Skills and Qualifications

Significant 5 years of experience working internationally in humanitarian programmes.
Master’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies or other relevant areas
Significant experience of undertaking a senior MEAL-related role in a humanitarian context
Previous experience of managing a team and managing projects
Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
Experience of training and capacity building
Some experience in representation and ability to represent ActionAid International effectively in external forums.
Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
Ability to write clear and well-argued assessments and project reports. A high level of written and spoken English
Excellent communication and influencing skills
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Commitment to the aims and SHEA policy of ActionAid International and other humanitarian policies such as Accountability to Affected People (AAP), Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), Do No Harm principle, etc.
Committed to HBRA and promotes feminist leadership.
Has experience in working statistical packages including but not limited to STATA, SPSS and R and excellent knowledge of EXCEL and data collection tools such as Kobo collected and ODK.

Desirable

Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts.
Knowledge of consortia working
Experience in both implementation and design desirable
Experience with beneficiary communications desirable

How to apply

Interested and qualified individuals should please submit a two-page CV and a one-page motivation letter detailing how you qualify for the role to: Admin.Somaliland@actionaid.org latest by 29th of April , 2023.

ActionAid International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and strives to promote diversity. All applications will be considered on their individual merit. ActionAid has articulated a strong stand on gender justice and safeguarding through its child protection and anti-sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse policies which all staff are expected to abide by.

An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate. Suitably qualified women are highly encouraged to apply.

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