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MONITORING EVALUATION AND LEARNING (MEAL) MANAGER – FANSER GIZ PROJECT |
Catholic Relief Services- Zambia Country Program |
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Posted 2018-06-28 07:28:56
About
CRS
Catholic
Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States
to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identify is at the
heart of our mission and operations. We welcome as part of our staff and as
partner’s people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and
commitment to serving those in need.
1.
Job Purpose
This
position exists to provide overall guidance on MEAL requirements for the FANSER
Project and ensure compliance to the Country Office MEAL Policies and
Procedures. S/he will provide support in the implementation and management of
MEAL in an integrated Mult-sectoral Project. S/he will work closely with
program staff to ensure that the project has user-friendly and robust MEAL
systems that promote efficient capturing and management of high-quality data
related to project activities and outcomes and provide timely and relevant
information for reporting to donors, managing for results internally, learning,
showcasing impact and meeting the needs of other stakeholders.
2.
Specific Responsibilities
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Ensure
the project has robust and effective MEAL system that systematically collects,
analyses and reports on project results that meet CRS and donor MEAL
requirements
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Ensure
the project efficiently collects monitoring and evaluation data using digital
platforms
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Put
in place beneficiary feedback mechanisms to improve project implementation
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Support
participatory processes to strengthen accountability and learning systems that
ensure the collection, management, aggregation, reporting of quality data and
sharing of information and knowledge throughout the life of the project.
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Supervise
activity and outcome monitoring for the project.
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Participate
in periodical data quality audits at all levels of the data flow.
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Coordinate
the timely analysis of qualitative and quantitative performance data and report
writing as required. Ensure deliverables are accurate, complete, and submitted
to the donor in a timely manner. Facilitate review of progress on a quarterly
basis; problem solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any
disparity between planned and actual outputs are addressed.
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Participate
in the design and implementation of surveys, assessments, studies, and
evaluations. The M&E Manager will work with internal and external teams to
design and implement surveys, assessments, studies, and evaluations.
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Exchange
information and experiences and contribute actively to learning processes
within the project and relevant Stakeholders.
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Meet
project staff frequently to jointly analyze and reflect on project monitoring
data in order to produce action items with assigned responsibilities.
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Conduct
regular visits to project sites to provide relevant, clear, high-quality, and
timely onsite technical support and mentoring.
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The
MEAL Manager will perform annual periodic data quality audits for the to ensure
that partners are capturing and recording data correctly and in line with donor
requirements and CRS standards.
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He/she
will review monitoring reports and analyze them and provide feedback to
identify causes of potential issues that impede project implementation. The
incumbent will support the organizing of periodic learning meetings to review
yearly targets and benchmarks and to promote learning.
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Foster
active knowledge management and organizational learning based on MEAL findings.
He/she will coordinate with CRS program staff, MEAL staff and local partner
organizations to produce human interest stories, articles, working papers,
lessons learned, and other publications for internal and external circulation
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Orient
of program staff on the basic principles and practices of MEAL system, policies
and procedure
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Perform
any other function assigned to him/her by the Program Director
5.
Education and Qualifications
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Grade
12 certificate
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Degree
in Social Sciences or Economics or other related fields
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Postgraduate
certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation
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Strong
English writing skills.
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Experience
working with web-based data collection platforms (e.g ODK, KoboToolBox,
iFormBuilder, CommCare)
6.
Personal Skills
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Good
relationship management skills with ability to work collaboratively as part of
a multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
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Strategic,
analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking capacity and skills
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Good
writing skills
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Strong
data collection and research skills and ability to interpret and analyze data
7.
Experience
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3-5
years’ relevant work experience
8.
Internal Contacts: Business development specialist, Country M&E
coordinator, Project Director, Head of programs
9.
External Contacts: Partner’s PM, Field Officers, M&E officer, Donors and
researchers, DNCC & WNCC
Agency-wide
Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
These
are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by
each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the
desired results.
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Trusting
Relationships
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Professional
Growth
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Partnership
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Accountability
CRS’
talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and
vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
Equal
Opportunity Employer
Applicants
Instructions: Please email a cover letter, and curriculum vitae which should
include three references to: crszambiajobs@crs.org Please include the
position you are applying for in the subject line.
The
closing date for applications is 30th June 2018. Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted for an interview