Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Activity Manager at Solidarites International (SI)

Solidarites International (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty countries, SI's teams - 2000 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting cultures.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

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

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 6 Months (with possible extension)

Mission

• Under the supervision of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Activity Manager ensures that all activities are implemented and carried out to the standards and, if necessary, proposes adjustment or improvements for Projects in bases.
• He / She ensure the Accountability to Affected Population strategy for SI activities in SI areas of intervention
• He/she will provide full support to the Program teams on monitoring of activities and ensure that Solidarites International recommendations and procedures are followed.
• He/She ensures all data analysis related to activities under the supervision of his/her line manager.
• He/She is in charge of all data monitoring reports requested by his/her line manager..

Description
Supervise Monitoring of Program Activities:

• Under the supervision of MEAL Manager contribute to the development of monitoring plans and tools for all WaSH related activities
• Centralize and organize data collection for activities and outputs such as defined in the monitoring plan
• Ensure that all data collected are transmitted to the Data entry.
• Ensure the integrity of the database by crosschecking regularly with data entry
• Keep monitoring tools and files archived at base offices of Solidarités International accessible to the program team and updated on a regular basis. Ensure that these archives from bases are transferred to Coordination office on a regular basis.
• Being the focal point for the implementation of relevant surveys, studies, assessment and evaluation (PDM, KAP...)
• Under the supervision of the MEAL manager, participate in the consolidation and the analysis of the monitoring data (including identification of useful recommendations and lessons learnt)
• Prepare and implement trainings related to new monitoring and accountability mechanism related tools for the MEAL team under his supervision and for the Construction and Community Engagement team
• Ensuring the indicators are entered in the relevant systems on a regular basis (Activity Info, APUIC…).
• Prepare graphics and thematic maps of the WASH infrastructures based on the needs (functionality of infrastructures, solar lighting mapping etc.)
• Prepare M & E plan and internal indicators for the program with the support of WASH PM

Participate to Accountability Strategy Toward Beneficiaries:

• Participate to the implementation of the accountability strategy such as defined and led by the various FCs
• Participate to the implementation of the “Communication With Communities” strategy-
• Participate in the designing and implementation of the accountability strategy such as coordinately defined and led by MEAL coordinator and Solidarites International Program Manager / MEAL CO/Deputy CD
• Participate into the designing of harmonized Accountability standard operating procedures
• Being a focal point for MEAL and ensure that Complaint Response Mechanisms are accessible to all stakeholders and Communication with communities – CWC is properly implemented throughout the program cycle
• Making sure that community feedbacks are registered into a survey CTO/ database and support the inter department case managers in order the complaints/ feedbacks responds are carried out timely

Reporting / Communication:

• Report to the MEAL Manager information related to his/her activities
• Report to the MEAL Manager, Program Coordinator and relevant Field Coordinators information related to security context or any event that may affect SI activities and security
• Provide report according to monitoring plan
• Provide regular written report to the Manager about his/her or MEAL activities
• Draft monitoring reports (KAP, baseline, end-line) to be used as donor reporting annexes
• Participate to weekly team meeting and to any extra meeting organized by SI management team
• Supervise regular workshops and meetings with program teams to disseminate analysis of monitoring outputs after validation of the line manager
• Listen to the populations and local participants in the field and report to his/her manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams
• Participate and facilitate project learning review workshops
• Support both PM (Shelter, WASH hardware and Community Mobilization) on any emergency request regarding to MEAL activities for the regular implementations
• Being the focal person for consolidation of the quick need assessment after acute crisis (natural disaster etc.) as per Contingency Plan
• Participate in the Contingency Plan review and PMU hearing session
• Participate to the regular PPPP (Participatory Program Planning Process) workshop and facilitate the individual team's activity plan and share with the operational teams
• Organize and facilitate quarterly workshops with the operational teams to present the results and outcomes of the logframe and MEAL plan and identify the variances on the progress and provide a written report to the Regional MEAL Manager on the findings/feedbacks.

Representation:

• Represent Solidarités International in the frame of MEAL activities or upon request of his line manager and/or the Program Managers
• Participate to reinforce understanding of SI mandate, principles and modus operandi by the program beneficiaries.
• After delegation by MEAL Manager, represent SI at camps coordination meetings with partners and disseminate activities update and plans
• Participate and/or represent SI in the discussion process with communities’ representatives.

Logistics and Administrative Procedures of Solidarites International:

• Anticipate and communicate his/her logistics needs (transports, material…) to his/her line manager
• Communicate cash needs for daily workers used for monitoring activities to line manager if necessary.

Team Management:

• Recruit the national technical staff for his/her activities
• With the support of the HR department and line manager, define the prerequisites for the vacant positions and, if necessary, adapt the referent job profile.
• Welcome and brief new employees or volunteers working under his/her responsibility
• Implement training activities in accordance with operational requirements and the identified training needs.
• Serve as intermediary between team leaders
• Manage and support the team under his/her responsibility
• Evaluate the performance of the members of his/her team(s)
• Identify team members’ potential for advancement and communicate this information to the program manager
• Make sure his/her team(s) follow the safety rules.

Profile

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in relevant courses, Masters degree will be an added advantage
• Professional experience: 3 years of relevant experience (NGO/Private or Public sector) and 2 years of progressive experience in an INGO preferably in MEAL
• Languages: English compulsory (Hausa – Added Advantage)
• Technical skills: Good knowledge of MEAL tool development, data analysis and experience of team management
• IT skills: Good knowledge in KoboCollect or similar applications, Excellent knowledge of MS Office packages; Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point
• Personal qualities: Rigorous, organized, able to manage important workload, good learning capacity, good communication, reactive, team spirit, assertive, attentive to details, resistance to stress.

What we offer
Salary + Transport & housing contribution + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance - covering death and permanent disability) etc.

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2024.