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- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Experience: 5 years
- Location: Jigawa
- Job Field: NGO/Non-Profit , Project Management
ROLE PURPOSE:
- Save the Children International in consortium with Plan International will be implementing a 3 year EU funded project which focuses on education and youth empowerment in Sokoto, Kano and Jigawa States. The projects aims to provide youth, in particular girls in rural underserved and nomadic communities, with access to inclusive gender transformative and conflict sensitive equitable quality education and skill development. The project will support the governments’ efforts to address the challenge of Out of School Children and Youth (OOSCY) through the institutionalisation of Accelerated Basic Education Programme (ABEP) in the 3 states. The project will also support the efforts of the Federal and respective State governments to empower youth with job creative skills through vocational training as well as address the barriers that girls and women face to access education and livelihood opportunities.
- The MEAL Coordinator will lead all MEAL activities for the project. This includes, leading in the development and implementation of the project MEAL plan and ensure all data reporting requirements for both donor and SCI are met. S/he will lead the collection, management, analysis and use of project performance monitoring data in line with the project Performance Monitoring Plan in order to continually identify areas for improved program design and implementation. The MEAL Coordinator will also lead in providing technical support to project partners.
- The position holder will support evaluations/assessments, monitor program progress and quality, document lessons learnt, and contribute to periodic monitoring and reporting. Ensuring gender-sensitive, inclusive, and participatory MEAL processes, including children’s involvement, is crucial.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Provide technical leadership, support and capacity building on MEAL to the project implementation team.
- Ensure that the project delivers on all internal and external MEAL requirements in a timely manner and with high quality information.
- Develop robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with SCI and donor requirements.
- In collaboration with the programme & technical team, develop and implement project MEAL plans, quality benchmarks, research, assessments and evaluations to support evidence and learning agenda as well as a process for knowledge sharing between SCI, stakeholders and partners in the state.
- Support project staff to track quality benchmarks, collect good quality monitoring data in a timely manner and collate/organize data received for reporting purposes.
- Ensure relevant data is entered in SCI’s Project reporting Information Management & Evidence (PRIME) system in a timely manner.
- Lead project data review meetings to identify performance trends and support the project team to identify areas for improvement or adaptation.
- Work with government and other stakeholders to support adequate dissemination of project data.
Accountability
- Ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability – Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
- Establish robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.
- Conduct periodic community feedback and stakeholder meetings to gather input, feedback, and insights on the program, enhancing community engagement, and promoting transparency and accountability.
- Knowledge Management & Learning
- Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
- Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in the SCI Resource Centre.
- Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project
Safeguarding
- Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves children.
- Ensure Safeguarding and PSEA are part of every training agenda.
- Staff Management & Coaching
- Coaching and mentoring of project MEAL team to achieve project deliverables.
General
- Comply with SCI policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
- Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the line manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.
SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (our Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, and achieving and role modeling 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
- Set ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, take responsibility for their own personal development, and encourage their team to do the same.
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children and engages and motivates others.
- Future-orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members external partners, and supporters.
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- Designing more effective admin and data management systems
- willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
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- Honest, encourages openness and transparency, demonstrates highest levels of integrity.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of BSc or equivalent qualification in Education, Demography, Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related courses.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- At least 5 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
- Experience in implementing Education and/or Child Protection projects in development contexts program is an added advantage.
- Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software
- Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
- Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.
