Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEALS) Officer 6 months Fixed Term Contrac[...]

Christian Aid; London; On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Monitoring and Evaluation expert to lead impactful humanitarian and development programmes. This role focuses on ensuring quality oversight, developing effective MEL systems, and fostering community engagement. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data analysis and report writing, with experience in training and capacity building. Join a mission-driven organization committed to eradicating poverty and making a difference in communities worldwide. This is an opportunity to contribute to meaningful change and enhance the effectiveness of vital programmes.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading MEL work in the INGO sector.
• Expertise in developing log-frames and results frameworks.
• Strong data analysis skills, both quantitative and qualitative.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of MEL and research approaches for humanitarian and development programmes.
• Design and review MEL tools aligned with global guidance.
• Ensure compliance with accountability and learning activities.

Skills

Monitoring and Evaluation (MEL)

Data Analysis

Log-frames Development

Advanced Data Management

Report Writing

Community Engagement

Training and Capacity Building

Education

Graduate Degree in Social Sciences

Professional Qualification in M&E

Tools

SPSS

POWER BI

Microsoft Access

Job description

Role purpose

The post holder will ensure quality monitoring and evaluation oversight and accountability practice across the Zimbabwe country programme portfolio. To support alignment and adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). To provide accompaniment and support partners to develop communitybased monitoring and evaluation approaches within the Global MEL framework, for the Zimbabwe Country Programme and community responsive complaints and feedback mechanisms. To focus on community- based functioning feedback and complaints handling mechanisms, ensuring that the feedback loop is closed and the learning generated is disseminated and reflected upon throughout the partner and country programmes. To provide in-country training and support on safe programming and accountability to country programmes and partners. To focus on research and learning to ensure that programme quality, documentation and learning is captured and shared internally and externally. To support the country programme and partners to ensure cohesive monitoring, evaluation and learning approach across the country programme. They will also support project reporting at all levels.

Key outcomes

? Leading on the development of Country Programme MEL and Research approaches, systems and practice for humanitarian, development and advocacy programmes, and ensure they are aligned with CA’s programme quality management.

? Designing and reviewing the in-country MEL tools (theory of change, log frames, plans, data collection tools) aligned with global guidance but adapted to country context.

? Support and/or manage internal and external evaluations for CAZ development and humanitarian programmes, in line with capacity needs at programme level.

? Collaborate with teams across CA to ensure that CA is evidencing its impact effectively to different stakeholders, using individual project and programme data, research and various communications media for organisational learning and accountability.

? Represent Christian Aid in various external MEL related networks, with a view to raising the profile of Christian Aid’s work and sharing learning from our MEL approaches with partners and in the wider sector.

? Lead on all Accountability and Learning activities for the Zimbabwe Country Programme, including compliance to CHS, feedback and complaints tracking, data analysis, verification, facilitate and capture reporting and reflection.

? Delivery effective community-based complaints and feedback mechanisms across Zimbabwe programmes in coordination with the Christian Aid accountability team.

? Compliance with policies and procedures including reporting requirements and contribution made to other team members in the development and implementation of partner capacity building and training.

? Ensure Zimbabwe country programme staff are trained and supported to embed safe programming into partnership and projects cycles.

? Act as the country programme focal point for safeguarding and accountability.

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise

Essential

• Minimum 3 years of experience on leading/ managing MEL work for in the development and humanitarian INGO sector.

• Graduate Degree or equivalent in social sciences, development studies or equivalent. • A professional qualification in M&E or data analytics.

• Expertise on developing log-frames, and Results framework for programme and project design and monitoring for large scale donor funded projects,

• Experience of working with multiple partners organization/as a consortium will be considered as an additional asset

• Experience of leading survey, post distribution monitoring and need assessments • Advanced Data Management skills, including relevant data management packages, like SPSS, POWER BI, Microsoft Access and other digital data collection tools

• Advanced writing and presentation skills.

• Strong data analysis skills (quantitative and qualitative).

• Familiarity with programme cycle management approaches and tools, including participatory planning and monitoring

• Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player

Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 41 British and Irish churches, and works to support sustainable development, stop poverty, support civil society and provide disaster relief in South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Christian Aid campaigns to change the rules and systems that keep people poor, speaking out on issues such as tax justice, trade justice, climate change, and Third World debt. Christian Aid has fought poverty for more than 65 years.

Christian Aid's essential belief is summed up in the statement "We believe in life before death", often used alongside the Christian Aid logo. Christian Aid states it works where the need is greatest, regardless of religion, nationality or race. One of its other messages is "Poverty Over", represented by the word "Over" highlighted within the word "Poverty". It works with 570 local partner organizations in 45 countries around the world to help the world's poorest communities. It is a major member of the Stop Climate Chaos, The Fairtrade Foundation and Trade Justice Movement campaigns. Christian Aid's headquarters are in London and it has regional teams across the UK and Ireland. Christian Aid also organizes the UK's largest door-to-door collection, Christian Aid Week, which takes place in May each year.

Who we are

Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.

Christian Aid is a Christian organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed to one where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty.

We work globally for profound change that eradicates the causes of poverty, striving to achieve equality, dignity and freedom for all, regardless of faith or nationality. We are part of a wider movement for social justice.

We provide urgent, practical and effective assistance where need is great, tackling the effects of poverty as well as its root causes.

Our vision

Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision - an end to poverty - and we believe that vision can become a reality.

From April 2012, Christian Aid's work will be focused around the goals and objectives identified in our corporate strategy

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Role purpose

The post holder will ensure quality monitoring and evaluation oversight and accountability practice across the Zimbabwe country programme portfolio. To support alignment and adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). To provide accompaniment and support partners to develop communitybased monitoring and evaluation approaches within the Global MEL framework, for the Zimbabwe Country Programme and community responsive complaints and feedback mechanisms. To focus on community- based functioning feedback and complaints handling mechanisms, ensuring that the feedback loop is closed and the learning generated is disseminated and reflected upon throughout the partner and country programmes. To provide in-country training and support on safe programming and accountability to country programmes and partners. To focus on research and learning to ensure that programme quality, documentation and learning is captured and shared internally and externally. To support the country programme and partners to ensure cohesive monitoring, evaluation and learning approach across the country programme. They will also support project reporting at all levels.

Key outcomes

? Leading on the development of Country Programme MEL and Research approaches, systems and practice for humanitarian, development and advocacy programmes, and ensure they are aligned with CA's programme quality management.

? Designing and reviewing the in-country MEL tools (theory of change, log frames, plans, data collection tools) aligned with global guidance but adapted to country context.

? Support and/or manage internal and external evaluations for CAZ development and humanitarian programmes, in line with capacity needs at programme level.

? Collaborate with teams across CA to ensure that CA is evidencing its impact effectively to different stakeholders, using individual project and programme data, research and various communications media for organisational learning and accountability.

? Represent Christian Aid in various external MEL related networks, with a view to raising the profile of Christian Aid’s work and sharing learning from our MEL approaches with partners and in the wider sector.

? Lead on all Accountability and Learning activities for the Zimbabwe Country Programme, including compliance to CHS, feedback and complaints tracking, data analysis, verification, facilitate and capture reporting and reflection.

? Delivery effective community-based complaints and feedback mechanisms across Zimbabwe programmes in coordination with the Christian Aid accountability team.

? Compliance with policies and procedures including reporting requirements and contribution made to other team members in the development and implementation of partner capacity building and training.

? Ensure Zimbabwe country programme staff are trained and supported to embed safe programming into partnership and projects cycles.

? Act as the country programme focal point for safeguarding and accountability.

Applied skills/knowledge and expertise

Essential

• Minimum 3 years of experience on leading/ managing MEL work for in the development and humanitarian INGO sector.

• Graduate Degree or equivalent in social sciences, development studies or equivalent. • A professional qualification in M&E or data analytics.

• Expertise on developing log-frames, and Results framework for programme and project design and monitoring for large scale donor funded projects,

• Experience of working with multiple partners organization/as a consortium will be considered as an additional asset

• Experience of leading survey, post distribution monitoring and need assessments • Advanced Data Management skills, including relevant data management packages, like SPSS, POWER BI, Microsoft Access and other digital data collection tools

• Advanced writing and presentation skills.

• Strong data analysis skills (quantitative and qualitative).

• Familiarity with programme cycle management approaches and tools, including participatory planning and monitoring

• Must be able to work independently while being a strong team player

2025-04-12

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