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World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that brings sustainable solutions to the world’s greatest problems – disasters, extreme poverty, violence, oppression, and mass displacement. We partner with local churches and community leaders in the U.S. and abroad to bring hope, healing and transformation to the most vulnerable.

Job TITLE: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager

ROLE PURPOSE:

The MEAL Manager will be responsible for providing leadership in developing and implementing a MEAL framework ensuring that WRB has a functional MEAL system that enable tracking and documentation of results. The role will will be key in establishing and promoting programme quality and innovation through developing and improving monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment and learning methodologies; capacity building, technical advice and knowledge sharing. The MEAL Manager will thus work with all programmes and MEAL staff to incorporate innovation, best practices, and lessons learnt for improvement of programme quality.

Reports to: Director of Programmes

Direct reportees: M&E Assistants x3

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Strategic Leadership

- Provide strategic leadership to MEAL activities, developing and delivering the MEAL component of the strategic and annual plans.
- Establish and promote the use of M&E practices to ensure that WRB:
- Is informed on the extent to which programme activities are affecting the lives of the targeted populations
- Generates and shares evidence-based knowledge on the positive and negative impact that our programme interventions are having over the communities where WRB works
- Receives feedback from our staff, partners, programme participants, and that feedback effectively informs and signals areas where strategic attention is required

Program Design and Quality

- Lead the development and implementation of a MEAL strategy for WRB ensuring that there are systems, structures and capacity to meet all MEAL deliverables
- Lead on implementation and integration of results and quality monitoring systems at various levels of programme implementation
- Lead and facilitate implementation of a data management approach that ensures access and utilization of data for decision-making, accountability and continuous improvement of our programming
- Lead and foster learning based on best practices, lessons and feedback captured from programme participants to influence and guide the design and implementation of programmes.
- Ensure smooth integration of programme quality and accountability into programmes

Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation

- Lead on measuring achievement and progress toward program goals and results and share the information with relevant staff to ensure high standard of programming

- Ensure that all projects/programs fully integrate MEAL with robust monitoring plans, data collections tools, baselines, evaluations, quality benchmarks and accountability systems

Lead in the management of information systems, such as the development of required formats, key indicators, needs assessments and frameworks for evaluation

Knowledge Management and Learning

· Develop frameworks to integrate impact assessment, learning and knowledge management into the programme and project cycle; including developing and improving frameworks for regular project/programme reviews and participatory impact assessments

· Work with M&E Assistants and other Programs Managers to define a learning agenda and implement mechanisms that allow reflection and learning between and cross teams

· Coordinate programme research, including the collection and analysis of data

· Provide evidence-based information and analysis to enable staff engaging in relevant fora

· Contribute to actively disseminating and communicating programme findings and research outcomes widely – to Government, donors and other humanitarian and development actors

· Bring together data and findings from across projects to form a coherent basis for analysis of programme performance and impact to promote learning

Planning and Reporting

· Working with senior management, project managers, and other departments, coordinate the strategic and annual country planning and reporting processes ensuring a participatory process

Staff Management

· Manage reportees; define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and evaluate direct reports regularly

· Ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of staff as appropriate and ensure availability of appropriate professional development opportunities for staff

· Manage the performance of all reportees through:

· Effective use of the performance management system including establishment of measureable objectives, periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations;

· Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities;

· Recognition and Documentation of performance, with appropriate performance improvements plans

- Coordinate external program/project evaluations and strategic research, identifying and coordinating resources required to enable the evaluations

- Manage the dissemination of results from evaluations and other research to different audiences using appropriate channels/methodology such as briefers, written reports, bulletins and presentations

- Ensure accountability systems are established engaging beneficiaries and stakeholders in evaluations, impact assessments and research

QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor’s degree in development studies, social sciences, economics, public administration, project management, statistics or any relevant field.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

· 5 years at senior officer level; or 3 years at manager level in a busy organisation preferably an INGO

· Project management skills in humanitarian settings

· Demonstrable data analysis skills

· Significant experience working in MEAL roles, with solid experience in more than one of priority sectors: education and skills development, agriculture and livelihoods, health and nutrition

· Experience of working on all elements of MEAL including designing, rolling out and managing M&E systems

· Experience of securing resources from donors for MEAL activities/staffing and budget management

· Demonstrable knowledge and experience in MEAL related technologies; ODK, ONA, Power BI, data analysis in R, Spreadsheets and willingness to learn new ones.

· Written and Spoken Skills in English and French are required

· Excellent communication skills

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

• The Example of Jesus
• The Local Church
• Values People
• Excellence and Continuous Improvement
• Empowerment
• Partnership with others
• A person prayer

Qualified female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Sending Application:

Interested candidates should send an application that comprises of a letter of motivation, Curriculum Vitae, a certified copy of a degree and recommendation letter from his/her spiritual leader with contact of two references to the Country Director of World Relief Burundi by June 15, 2022 at WRB Office: Bujumbura, quartier INSS, Avenue d’Italie No. 16

Note: World Relief reserves the right to cancel the offer before, during and after the recruitment process.