MEAL Officer - SDC, Yobe
JOB TITLE: MEAL officer – SDC, Yobe
TEAM/PROGRAMME: PDQ (MEAL team)
LOCATION: Yobe
GRADE: 4 CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 year
Fixed Term
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children International (SCI) is a leading independent international organization creating lasting change for children in need around the world. SCI works in over 120 countries globally, including Nigeria, helping children to survive, learn, and be protected. We are working with the government to improve children’s education, health, nutrition, protection and economic opportunities, and in times of acute crisis, mobilizing rapid life-saving assistance to help the children to recover from the effects of war, conflict and natural disasters.
Save the Children, in partnership with SDC and BHA aims to improve the socio-economic resilience, peace, and justice for displaced persons, returnees, and vulnerable host communities in Yobe State, Nigeria. It addresses their critical needs in livelihood, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH), disaster risk reduction and access to justice and peace building. Through an integrated approach, the project focuses on enhancing agricultural productivity, providing sustainable livelihood opportunities, ensuring access to safe water and sanitation, strengthening community disaster risk reduction, access to justice and peacebuilding mechanisms within the communities.
The MEAL Officer will be responsible for establishing and managing a robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) system for the Project. Core duties for the position include designing and implementing a MEAL system in accordance with Save the Children International (SCI) standards.
The position holder leads or supports evaluations/assessments, monitors program progress and quality, documents lessons learnt, establishing and managing Accountability systems as well as contributes to documentation and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive and participatory MEAL processes, including children`s involvement, is crucial.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Senior MEAL Manager
Staff reporting to this post: NIL
Budget Responsibilities: NIL
Context: Humanitarian
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Monitoring and Evaluation
• Support and participate in the design of program monitoring and evaluation tools (registers, reporting templates, databases, etc.), systems, and processes, and ensure they align with SCI and donor requirements.
• Lead the development of the project MEAL plan and Performance Indicator Reference sheet
• Lead accurate and timely data collection efforts for the project.
• Analyze project data to generate actionable insights and recommendations.
• Conduct periodic monitoring and accountability activities, including quality benchmarks and data quality assessments.
• Document and report data collection and analysis findings, ensuring comprehensive and informative reports.
• Maintain project database and update the SCI’s Project Reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system monthly to reflect project progress and achievements.
• Oversee program implementation to ensure adherence to standards and protocols.
• Prepare monthly IPTT (Indicator Performance Tracking Table) monitoring reports based on analyzed data.
• Support data management for assessments, situational analysis, surveys, evaluations, and research as needed.
Accountability
• Ensure the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.
• Conduct periodic community feedback and stakeholder meetings to gather input, feedback, and insights on the program, enhancing community engagement, and promoting transparency and accountability.
Knowledge Management & Learning
• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Support in the dissemination of research findings, learnings, best practices, new methods, and innovation through internal and external webinars, brown bags, workshops etc. with all staff and relevant community of practices
• Support in the archiving of Project Documents in the Resource Centre
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project.
Safeguarding
• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
• Support in ensuring Accountability information sharing activities includes safeguarding
• Support in ensuring all project MEAL volunteers are trained on safeguarding
General
• Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.
BEHAVIOURS (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.
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their personal development and encourage their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
• Minimum of B.Sc or equivalent qualification in, Economics, Statistics, Development studies, public health, Epidemiology, Social Work or Demography, Computer Science, or any related courses.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential:
· At least 3 years of experience in MEAL for humanitarian/development projects
· Excellent analytical skills and ability to effectively use Microsoft Office package.
· Good personal organizational skills, including time management, being flexible and the ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.
· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.
· Ability to develop data collection tools on Kobotool box, commcare, and/or other ODK (Open Data Kit) applications.
· Experience in report writing and documentation.
· Fluency in English, spoken and written.
· Experience in knowledge and database management.
Desirable
Good Knowledge of the local area (Yobe) and local language (Hausa)
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety and Security policies and procedures.
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