ROLE PURPOSE:

The job holder will be responsible for coordinating Humanitarian Response Programme monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning efforts in Kigoma in all implementing districts and ensure high quality programming for children, youth, partners, and donors. In close collaboration with the Emergency response Manager and Emergency Field manager as well as thematic Coordinators, the MEAL Coordinator will play leading role in coordinating the implementation of strategies to ensure proper planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation of the Response projects and the timely dissemination of best practices & lessons learned. The MEAL Coordinator will also be responsible to lead in coordinating MEAL related activities of other for all the projects being implemented by Save the Children Tanzania.  She/he is responsible to ensure that the delivery of the programs is in line with SCI’s Minimum Operating Standards, donor requirement, SC MEAL essential standard and specific programmatic approaches designed by the Donor and Response Quality Benchmarks.

Reports to:  Area Manager

Staff directly reporting to this post: MEAL and Accountability Team

·         Lead on monitoring and improving the synergy and integration of sectors to enhance delivery of outstanding results for children and their communities

·         Design and implement participatory and result based MEAL system that will generate timely information and feedback to project counterparts at all levels, and to management and donors

·         Develop and maintain a comprehensive MEAL framework aligned with the project’s goals and objectives, including the MEAL plan, logic model, results framework, and performance monitoring plans.

·         Lead the development of the MEAL plan for all the Awards in the Humanitarian Response.

·         Leading and/or coordinating research aspects of the project including taking an active role in framing research questions and development, adaptation and testing of monitoring & evaluation and TORs

·         Develop and implement a work plan for rolling out the MEAL system at program and field office level

·         Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of high-quality data collection, management, and analysis processes. This includes training, supervising, and supporting data enumerators throughout the project cycle.

·         Provide technical support to Programme manager/project Officer on implementing M&E plan, Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) & Logical Framework

·         Support project staff to collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collect / organize data received for reporting to the country office and area office

·         Closely work with the MEAL and Programme teams in Kigoma region and CO-based MEAL team on the design and roll-out of standardised monitoring tools and methodologies

·         Provide technical support for the identification of appropriate indicators and relevant data sources, and the development of data collection systems and tools for the programs

·         Coordinate and oversee the development and maintenance of appropriate databases to accurately track data collected from various interventions across program activities

·         Building the capacities of field office staffs on the application of the various MEAL tools and providing day-to-day technical assistance to them in the implementation of the tools, including onsite support

·         Coordinate baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, analyzing evaluation data and provide actionable recommendations for project improvement.

·         Compile and produce quality organizational reports as per the donor and partners requirements; documentation/sharing of success stories, best practices and lessons learned on a regular basis

·         Ensure that regular reports are generated from monitoring data and that findings are communicated effectively to appropriate persons and units

·         Undertake field visit to monitor and supervise project implementation, identify bottlenecks and success stories

·         Supporting project teams to implement baseline, mid-term and final evaluations, as well as country-level data analysis and participate in formative & operation research, joint projects monitoring and reviews / lessons learning workshops/events

·         Lead on accountability activities, including the development and use of information materials and the establishment of a pilot complaints response mechanism

·         Serves as focal person for the implementation of Knowledge Management and Learning (KML) and child safeguarding policies/procedures

·         Promote learning throughout the area office, particularly on issues of programme quality. Regularly produce and report on best practices and case studies

·         Ensure that children, women and other vulnerable community members are included in all MEAL activities

·         Work with communication manager or officer to document and share progress and achievements of the programs in the region

·         Perform other duties as and when delegated by the line manager

Accountability:

·         holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling 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:

·         sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same;

·         widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others

·         future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale;

Collaboration:

·         builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters;

·         values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength;

·         approachable, good listener, easy to talk to;

Creativity:

·         Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions;

·         Willing to take disciplined risks;

Integrity:

·         honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity;

·         Bachelors’ degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, Monitoring & Evaluation, Information Sciences, or related certified competencies in those fields.

·         At least 4 years’ experience of working in M&E with experience of developing M&E plans, training staff, capacity building, quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting and/or other aspects of M&E in both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: Education in Emergencies, CPiE, Child rights governance, Health and Nutrition, and emergencies

·         Experience in setting up and managing M&E systems, preferably in NGO setting

·         Knowledge and/or experience of working on accountability initiatives, such as child participation, information sharing and complaints response mechanisms.

·         Well-developed research, analytical (qualitative and quantitative), documentation and report writing skills, with competency in participatory research methods.

·         Computer literacy, particularly in Word, Excel, Statistical Packages and PowerPoint.

·         Ability and willingness to travel to field sites and work in remote locations, often for prolonged periods of time

·         Experience in and proven ability to support, train and mentor staff and partners in monitoring and evaluation methodology

·         Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching

·         Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets

·         Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner

·         Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods

·         Fluency in English, Kiswahili (both verbal and written). French and Kirundi will be an added advantage.

·         Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children strategy, vision, mission, values and principles, good understanding and commitment to principles of child rights and child protection

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures;

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.

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.