Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Coordinator - Benue (Adikpo)
JOB TITLE: Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning Coordinator, Benue (Adikpo)
TEAM: Programme Development and Quality
GRADE: 3
LOCATION: Benue (Adikpo)
POST TYPE: National
Contract Length: 1 year (Renewable)
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children International Nigeria is as Grant Agent for the GPE Accelerated funding to implement Refugee Education intervention. This is an 18-month project in Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross-River and Taraba. The project aims at improving learning outcomes and participation of refugee and host-community girls and boys, including girls and boys with disability in a safe and gender-inclusive learning environment.
The MEAL Coordinator will lead all MEAL activities for the project. This includes, leading in the development and implementation of the project MEAL plan and ensure all data reporting requirements for both donor and SCI are met. S/he will lead the collection, management, analysis and use of project performance monitoring data in line with the project Performance Monitoring Plan in order to continually identify areas for improved program design and implementation. The MEAL Coordinator will also lead in providing technical support to project partners.
The position holder will support evaluations/assessments, monitor program progress and quality, document lessons learnt, and contribute to periodic monitoring and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive, and participatory MEAL processes, including children's involvement, is crucial.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Head of MEAL
Staff reporting to this post: None
Indirect: MEAL Officers
Role Dimensions: Matrix reporting to the Program Manager
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Monitoring and Evaluation
Provide technical leadership, support and capacity building on MEAL to the project implementation team.
Ensure that the project delivers on all internal and external MEAL requirements in a timely manner and with high quality information.
Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
In collaboration with the programme & technical team, develop and implement project MEAL plans, quality benchmarks, research, assessments and evaluations to support evidence and learning agenda as well as a process for knowledge sharing between SCI, stakeholders and partners in the state.
Support project staff to track quality benchmarks, collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collate/organize data received for reporting purposes.
Ensure relevant data is entered in SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system in a timely manner.
Lead project data review meetings to identify performance trends and support the project team to identify areas for improvement or adaptation.
Work with government and other stakeholders to support adequate dissemination of project data.
Accountability
Ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
Establish 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.
Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI 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.
Ensure Safeguarding and PSEA are part of every training agenda.
Ensure that safe programming is embedded into all MEAL field visits
Staff Management & Coaching
Coaching and mentoring of project MEAL team to achieve project deliverables.
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.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling 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
Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
Designing more effective admin and data management systems.
willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in Education, Demography, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related courses.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Essential
At least 5 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
Experience in implementing Education and/or Child Protection projects in development contexts program is an added advantage.
Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software
Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.
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.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
TEAM: Programme Development and Quality
GRADE: 3
LOCATION: Benue (Adikpo)
POST TYPE: National
Contract Length: 1 year (Renewable)
CHILD SAFEGUARDING: Level 3- The responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with children or young people and, in the overseas context all posts are considered to be level 3 posts in view of potential situations which may allow staff unsupervised access to vulnerable children and young people.
ROLE PURPOSE:
Save the Children International Nigeria is as Grant Agent for the GPE Accelerated funding to implement Refugee Education intervention. This is an 18-month project in Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Benue, Cross-River and Taraba. The project aims at improving learning outcomes and participation of refugee and host-community girls and boys, including girls and boys with disability in a safe and gender-inclusive learning environment.
The MEAL Coordinator will lead all MEAL activities for the project. This includes, leading in the development and implementation of the project MEAL plan and ensure all data reporting requirements for both donor and SCI are met. S/he will lead the collection, management, analysis and use of project performance monitoring data in line with the project Performance Monitoring Plan in order to continually identify areas for improved program design and implementation. The MEAL Coordinator will also lead in providing technical support to project partners.
The position holder will support evaluations/assessments, monitor program progress and quality, document lessons learnt, and contribute to periodic monitoring and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive, and participatory MEAL processes, including children's involvement, is crucial.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Head of MEAL
Staff reporting to this post: None
Indirect: MEAL Officers
Role Dimensions: Matrix reporting to the Program Manager
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Monitoring and Evaluation
Provide technical leadership, support and capacity building on MEAL to the project implementation team.
Ensure that the project delivers on all internal and external MEAL requirements in a timely manner and with high quality information.
Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
In collaboration with the programme & technical team, develop and implement project MEAL plans, quality benchmarks, research, assessments and evaluations to support evidence and learning agenda as well as a process for knowledge sharing between SCI, stakeholders and partners in the state.
Support project staff to track quality benchmarks, collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collate/organize data received for reporting purposes.
Ensure relevant data is entered in SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system in a timely manner.
Lead project data review meetings to identify performance trends and support the project team to identify areas for improvement or adaptation.
Work with government and other stakeholders to support adequate dissemination of project data.
Accountability
Ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability - Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
Establish 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.
Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI 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.
Ensure Safeguarding and PSEA are part of every training agenda.
Ensure that safe programming is embedded into all MEAL field visits
Staff Management & Coaching
Coaching and mentoring of project MEAL team to achieve project deliverables.
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.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling 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
Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
Designing more effective admin and data management systems.
willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in Education, Demography, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related courses.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Essential
At least 5 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
Experience in implementing Education and/or Child Protection projects in development contexts program is an added advantage.
Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software
Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.
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.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
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