The MEAL Manager is responsible for feeding into strategic decisions and program design based on the evidence and outcomes of ongoing monitoring and evaluation work which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks, providing support and/or technical MEAL and IM guidance to country operations while overseeing country activities. MEAL Manager ensures that the Sudan country office is compliant with Core Humanitarian standards (CHS). MEAL Manager will work closely with Area Managers, Project Managers and Technical Coordinators to improve program quality and performance and ensure adoption of best practices and lessons learned across the operational areas in Sudan.
Responsibilities:
Act as the lead for DRC Sudan Monitoring Evaluation and Learning activities in line with the DRC’s global Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Minimum Operating Procedures (MEALMOPs).
Develop and oversee the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation methodologies, M&E plans and workplans, tool development, data collection, data cleaning, analysis, and report writing and output production.
Contribute to the proactive dissemination and to the use of knowledge gained through MEAL activities among project teams and other relevant departments throughout life of the program.
Manage budget requirements, development and spending for MEAL/IM and project assessment activities and set direction by prioritizing and organizing resources to achieve objectives.
In coordination with program and technical managers, support design and implementation of needs assessments within the areas of intervention to support the evidence-based design of programming.
Lead the facilitation of quarterly level base learning events, and other ad hod learning events in close coordination with project managers and technical coordinators to produce lessons learned reports and other related documentations capturing key internal learnings from program/project interventions.
Participate in country-level strategic planning sessions and assist project managers, technical coordinators, and senior management in the development of annual plans, strategies, and program design using strong evidence from program M&E and other research initiatives.
Participate in project kick-off meetings, review meetings and close-out meetings to highlight cross-project components aimed at replicating good practices and strengthening synergies between projects or programs.
Assist the Grants department in developing strong indicators and logical frameworks for new projects.
Participate/lead on the procurement process and management of external assessment and evaluation consultancies
Lead on monitoring and evaluation of partner implementation.
Contribute to the development of the MEAL’s information management strategy by reviewing information needs and gaps and evaluating current information management processes and tools.
Design/develop, test, maintain, support, and improve the IM system that maintains and organizes data on DRC activities and provides support in reporting, project tracking and data analysis.
Develop database security measures to safeguard information against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification, or disclosure, especially in terms of sensitive beneficiary information.
Ensure that information systems and processes are compliant with applicable standards and guidelines related to information management and data protection, including donor standards and requirements
Ensure effective data management by improving existing or developing new data collection tools and methodologies, designing, and managing database systems for analysis purposes.
Draft information products such as reports, charts, and infographics by turning data into graphic products to facilitate the dissemination of information to external stakeholders.
Requirements:
A Master’s degree in relevant field with at least 4 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor’s degree in relevant field (international development, social sciences, statistics, public health, etc.) + at least 5 years of relevant experience.
Minimum of 5 years of work experience within the field of monitoring and evaluation, of which 3 in a similar management role.
Experience working with International NGO’s, UN agencies.
Experience working in monitoring and evaluation of FSL, protection, Shelter and WASH sectors in an emergency and post emergency context.
Experience in developing/ guiding information management systems for large humanitarian programs.
Experience in participatory assessment and community-based monitoring approaches.
Experience in partnership with Local Civil society and Government institutions.
Clear understanding of Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
Experience with capacity building of staff in MEAL and IM, and in convening and facilitating trainings and workshops.
Excellent communication skill in English is required.
