MEAL Manager - Lebanon
Submission Guidelines:
- Upon submission, please include "MEAL Manager - Lebanon" in the subject of the email.
- Applications without Cover letter will not be considered.
- Only short-listed candidates will have their applications acknowledged.
- Please include the details of three professional references in your CV (Name, Phone Number, Email Address, Company's name).
- Concern is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
- Any attempt to influence the selection process will lead to disqualifying your application.
Purpose
To support programme teams and partners to ensure high quality programming and learning by supporting high-quality quantitative and qualitative monitoring & evaluation of projects and programmes and ensure Concern’s programmes are accountable to beneficiaries.
Remarks
This position is based on the availability of funds.
Responsibilities:
Team Management
- Lead and manage M&E team.
- Plan and manage team’s workload ensuring work is appropriately allocated and responsibilities delegated.
- Provide technical support and on-going on-the-job training and coaching to MEAL and programme staff, contributing to their capacity building and career development.
- Monitor and review performance of staff line managed through Concern’s Performance Development Reviews system (PDR’s) and hold staff accountable for meeting the success criteria.
Programme Development
- Coordinating and drafting of concept notes and proposals, working closely with programme teams, finance and operational staff, as well as headquarters and technical advisors to facilitate input.
- Identifying potential donors, attending donor meetings and carrying out donor research in order to understand their mission, policies, strategies, procedures and priorities so as to prepare appropriate funding strategies.
- Collaborating on the development of programme strategies and plans actively contributing to programme coordination meetings and planning sessions.
- Provide technical advice and participate in conducting research for new proposals and support surveys for on-going interventions.
- Developing and maintaining project management tools such as funding trackers grant trackers, reporting templates and reporting schedules ensuring deadlines are met.
Reporting
- Responsible for the coordination of donor reports across multiple sectors (Livelihoods, WASH, Shelter, Protection and Education) ensuring that the approval process is followed on time to produce high quality reports.
- Working with Systems and Finance to ensure documentation is correct and properly recorded (e.g. with narrative financial reports and waivers).
Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation
- Working with programme teams and partners, ensure M&E plans are in place and followed and that reporting templates are up-to-date, effective and appropriate.
- Build the capacity of the M&E Officers and programme teams in the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, including with digital data gathering tools.
- Act as focal point and provide field-level support for the planning and implementation of M&E activities throughout the programme cycle of Concern, partners and consortium members.
- Ensure on-going learning on M&E tools is incorporated into programme design.
- Strengthen links with M&E departments in other NGOs through effective and on-going coordination, information-sharing and results dissemination at regional level and national level.
- Research/develop appropriate market analysis tools and capacity and ensure that information is shared, analyzed and acted on in a timely manner.
Accountability
- Ensure appropriate accountability mechanisms are put in place and functional.
- Support the effective management of the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) to ensure maximum protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of Concern’s resources.
- Promote the communication of the CRM to all beneficiaries, partners and others.
- Ensure Concern and Partners adhere to and promote Concern’s Code of Conduct and its Associated policies (Programme Participants Protection Policy, Child Safeguarding Policy and Anti Trafficking in Persons Policy) Anti-Fraud Policy and CHS (Common humanitarian standards).
- Support programming and field staff to ensure that projects are designed and carried out with participation from all targeted communities and that information is shared with communities.
Learning
- Ensure that all assessment/evaluation reports meet Concern and donor criteria, and promote the integration of recommendations and lessons learnt in project planning, project’s adjustment and future programming.
- Ensure learning reviews are conducted and documented for all projects.
Information Management
- Design data collection tools including use of Digital Data Gathering tools.
- Improve the storage and dissemination of information within the programme.
- Contribute with high quality data and analysis to donor reports on project deliverables.
- Oversee and monitor all referrals made internally and externally by referrals focal points using the multi-agency Referral Information Management System (RIMS), holding periodic review meetings on referrals with focal points.
- Generate report on referrals on a monthly basis.
Visibility
- Managing the production and writing of high quality case studies and video documentaries/clips ensuring materials demonstrate best practice and critical issues in areas of Concern’s work.
- Increasing visibility through the development and implementation of communications initiatives (e.g. blogs, cases studies, videos) ensuring compliance of all programmes with donor visibility requirements.
- Drafting briefings and updates for information & publicity materials, as well as for media organisations, websites and UN bulletins/reports to showcase Concern’s work.
- Providing training, mentoring and support to programme support staff.
- Support emergency responses when required, including assessments, planning and reporting.
- Represent Concern at coordination/sector meetings at district and national level, as well as with Concern’s donors (e.g. ECHO, UNHCR and Irish Aid).
- Collaborate on advocacy work through provision of sound, reliable and evidence-based information based on thorough research.
- Provide all necessary documentation support to the CMT.
- Assist CMT with research related to relevant UN and government strategy plans and progress reports, as requested and agreed.
- Any other tasks mutually agreed with the Programmes Director and /or the CD.
Your skills and experience will include:
Essential:
This position demands a highly organised and dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a wide complex programme portfolio and demanding environment.
- Master’s level degree in social sciences, development studies, research, or a related subject.
- Previous experience in M&E of humanitarian and development programmes and strong understanding of M&E principles and processes, including results-based management, quantitative and qualitative tools and methodologies, reporting etc.
- Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of inequality, rights related to development and emergency contexts, gender inequality, analysis and prevention and response to Gender Based Violence.
- Excellent English Communication Skills, both verbal and written.
- Demonstrable experience in the nurturing of organisational learning in programmes.
- Strong facilitation and training skills.
- Strong understanding of research methodologies and the nature of evidence which will influence key decision makers in the area.
- Experience with digital data gathering.
- Ability to work effectively with and contribute to multidisciplinary teams.
- Computer literate with Microsoft Office, Outlook, Excel and Word.
Desirable:
- Arabic language skills though not required would be an advantage.
- Previous work experience in response to the Syrian crisis.
- Previous experience of multi-sectoral response.
- Experience of working with consortiums.
- Knowledge of Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere and Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
We would also like:
- Proven ability to work in insecure environments and live in confined areas.
- Respectful of security rules.
- Dynamic and willing to take initiatives to complete assigned task, and work independently.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to manage change effectively.
- Delegation, time management and prioritizing skills and ability to cope with a broad range of demands
- High level of critical thinking and proven high quality analytical skills and problem solving abilities.
- Empathy with Concern’s Vision, Mission, Goals and Objectives.
ملاحظة:
دليل مدني، شبكة المجتمع المدني، يوفر للمنظمات منصة لنشر الوظائف, وليس مسؤول عن عملية التوظيف. كل منظمة مسجلة على دليل مدني هي مسؤولة بشكل فردي عن منشوراتها وعن عملية التوظيف.
- Lebanon
- عكّار
- عكّار