Deputy MEAL Coordinator

Deputy MEAL Coordinator

Solidarites International

Syrian Arab Republic (Syria)

About the job

General objective:

• Assist the MEAL Coordinator and will also provide support to MEAL teams (MEAL Managers, and MEAL Officers) based in Northeast Syria (Raqqa & Hassake) and Iraq in standardizing the MEAL approach at mission level;
• Manage, monitor and build capacity of MEAL members in MEAL technical areas including areas with specific support to projects and programs, and provided support and training to program teams within his/her fields of expertise;
• Coordinate with MEAL teams in NES and Iraq to provide support in developing tools and ToRs for studies/surveys (KAPs, Baseline, Midline, Endline etc.);
• Provide methodological support to program teams in NES and Iraq on technical questions linked to MEAL and cross-cutting issues such as: design of M&E plan, quantitative and qualitative data collection, measure and reporting of indicators, FCRM, etc.;
• Coordinate with Deputy Hub Directors and PMs in NES and IRaq to highlight the key issues related to quality and relevancy captured through MEAL mechanism (either through field monitoring, assessments or the FCRM), their course correction and recommendations for future improvement;
• Contributes to the centralization and harmonization of MEAL tools and processes on the area of intervention, under the lead of MEAL Coordinator;
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, plan, design and implement internal evaluation activities, and ensure the quaility of recommendations and analysis produced by his/her department.

The main challenges:

• Two countries with very different humanitarian contexts and programming (protracted crisis in NES - mostly recovery programming in Iraq);
• New position with communication channels to be established.

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Establish effective working relations and communication channels with MEAL Managers in NES, a newly-recruited MEAL Officer in Iraq, and the MEAL Coordinator;
• Support the MEAL Coordinator with the roll out of the new FCRM system;
• Ensure timely implementation of needs assessments in preparation for upcoming proposal season.

Responsibilities and main activities:

• Monitoring and Evaluation of SI programs;
• Accountability;
• Institutional Knowledge Building (IKB);
• Capacity Building and Technical Support.

Your profile

Education/academic background:

• Masters degree in a field related to Project Management, Development studies, Economics, Social science, Political sciences, International relations or equivalent;
• Education or training in data management and/or data analysis is desirable.

Specific skills and experience:

TECHINICAL SKILLS:

• Good knowledge of analysis framework (quantitative and qualitative) and associated methodologies;
• Excellent understanding of project cycle management of humanitarian and/or development program;
• Proficient in the use of Excel and data collection software.

TRANSVERSAL SKILLS:

• Excellent analytical and reporting skills;
• Excellent communication skills, including in multicultural settings;
• Excellent ability to organize themselves and prioritize tasks.

Language:

• English (required);
• Arabic (desirable).

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