MEAL Officer Full Time NEW

About the Role – Purpose:

• The Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer is responsible for supporting Concern Somali Region team in the area of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities in accordance to Concern MEAL system. This position is responsible for data management (data collation, entry, analysis, interpretation and reporting), developing different reporting formats and checklists, updating and maintaining databases and proper project documentation for accountability and learning. Responsible for making sure that appropriate Compliance Response Mechanism (CRM) put in place, complaints are welcomed and handled as per the procedure in place.
• The jobholder will be responsible for documentation and sharing of key learning for the improvement of the project. He /she will play a role in the implementation of gender transformative training for Somali area coordination office and in the implementation of gender sensitive programming, including Concern’s engaging men and boys approach.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support Somali Region team in the management and implementation of field-level M&E data collection activities
• Support staff in the collection of activity- and output-level monitoring data during activity implementation
• Carry out data collection where it is an M&E responsibility in M&E plans
• Ensure that M&E systems are being implemented to plan at the field level and communicate any issues or inefficiencies that arise to the project Manager and MEAL units in a timely and proactive manner
• Support training for external enumerators or partner staff that conduct baseline, midterm, and end line surveys (including ethics and safety, sampling and respondent selection, device use, as well as survey contents)
• Field manage external enumerators or partner staff in conducting baseline, midterm, and end line surveys
• Support program staff in accessing and utilizing data
• Develop or use standard monitoring tools
• Support joint monitoring efforts with stakeholders

Gender mainstreaming

• Carry out gender analysis and gender related assessments
• Oversee the development and monitoring of gender sensitive indicators.
• Carry out gender training for staff relating to attitudes, behaviour and programmatic implementation
• Regularly monitor, review and evaluate the implementation of programmes on gender mainstreaming, take appropriate and timely action and extract lessons learned for future program development and implementation.
• Document best practices on the implementation of gender mainstreaming.
• Support the programme teams in the implementation of Concern’s Engaging Men and Boys Strategy

Digital Data Gathering

• Support the MEAL Coordinator in administrating the country’s DDG system
• Provide field-level support to programme staff in device management and utilization of the Concern DDG application

Accountability and Learning

• Make sure that CHS commitments are adhered and standards are met during project implementations and monitoring
• Make sure that appropriate CRM mechanisms are put in place and complaints are handled as per CHS standard and guideline
• Support Progress Review and Results-Based Review of the projects
• Carryout documentation and sharing of project impact and learnings
• Actively promote sharing of learnings from baselines, end-lines, reviews and evaluations internally and externally.
• Support project learning reviews and donor reports, as required.

Gender Equity 

Ensure that all HR policies and procedures relating to Concern Ethiopia’s gender equality strategy are implemented

Ensure that all gender sensitive policies and procedures are fully adhered to during recruitment processes

Contribute to promoting a gender sensitive working environment within Concern Ethiopia Emergency response

• Concern is committed to responding to emergencies efficiently and effectively to help affected people meet their basic needs, alleviate suffering and maintain their dignity. To this end, when emergencies strike and the Ethiopia Program is to respond, all staff are required to actively participate in the response, regardless of location and contribute to the efforts aimed at achieving the humanitarian objective of the organization.

Safeguarding

• Ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from exploitation by working on the adherence of CONCERN Code of Conduct (CCoC) with three Associated Policies; the Programme Participant Protection Policy (P4), the Child Safeguarding Policy and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy.
• Ensure program participant Protections by adhering standards of the safeguarding policy when program participants be in contact with CONCERN during different trainings, meetings, workshops and contractual works.
• Assess the safety and security of different meeting, workshop and training venues in collaboration with project  HR unit

Accountability

• In line with Concern’s commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS):
• actively promote meaningful community participation and consultation at all stages of the project cycle (planning, implementation, M&E);
• work with relevant colleagues to ensure that the Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) is functional and accessible, that feedback and complaints are welcomed and addressed;
• Work with relevant colleagues to ensure that information about CRM, safeguarding and expected staff behaviour is disseminated among programme participants and communities.  

Person specification:

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in such as social science (research related), Monitoring and Evaluation, statistics, Nutrition/Health Monitoring, Public health etc. and other relevant fields of studies (related to M&E, development, research, data analytics, etc.
• Experience in humanitarian programming in addition to development programming is an advantage
• Clear understanding and experience in directly implementing primary quantitative data collection (surveys, etc.)
• Clear understanding and experience in directly implementing primary qualitative data collection (key informant interviews, focus group discussion, participatory qualitative methods, etc.)
• Clear understanding and experience of quality assurance in data collection
• Ability to provide technical advice and support
• Experience of providing training and capacity building to programme and M & E staff
• Excellent communication skills; able to work as part of a team and establish relationships with field offices
• 3-4 years relevant experience
• NGO experience is a plus.

Competencies

Candidates are expected to demonstrate abilities in the following priority competency areas (highlight 3-4 competencies in bold as appropriate):

We encourage all eligible candidates, irrespective of gender, ethnicity or origin, disability, political beliefs, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status to apply to become a part of the organization. Concern is against all forms of discrimination and unequal power relations and is committed to promoting equality.

If this role sounds right for you, please apply with your CV and cover letter. Please be aware we may offer positions before the closing date. Concern reserves the right to interview and select the chosen candidate before closing date for receipt of applications, so early application is strongly recommended.

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefit package
• Excellent medical benefits (100% cover including dependents)
• 20 days annual leave
• 26 weeks (paid) maternity leave, 18weeks (unpaid) parental leave.