Senior MEAL Manager for CLEAR program/ Старший(-а) менеджер(-ка) з моніторінгу, оцінки та навчання в програму CLEAR

Global Communities, formerly CHF International, is an international non-profit organization that works closely with communities worldwide to bring about sustainable changes that improve the lives and livelihoods of the vulnerable. 

GC has recently launched its Community-Led Emergency Action and Response (CLEAR) program in Ukraine’s Chernivtsi and Chernihiv Oblasts, with the generous support of USAID’s Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance. This program is designed with the goal of saving lives, reducing suffering, and addressing needs while supporting communities to lead their own response. To that end, CLEAR will partner with local CSOs to implement humanitarian projects that address protection, shelter, or water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) needs in their communities.

 Global Communities is seeking a qualified Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Manager to strengthen the MEAL efforts, approaches, and systems to foster learning and accountability across the program. The Sr. MEAL Manager will work closely with the Program Director and technical team to ensure accurate, timely, and effective reporting of all program activities. They, alongside the M&E staff, will be responsible for jointly designing and managing data collection systems, analyzing results, recording lessons learned, highlighting success stories, producing accurate quarterly reports that summarize program progress against the approved work plan, highlighting innovative activities, and working with the technical team to address any programmatic or reporting issues. The Senior MEAL Manager reports to the Country Director. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  

Monitoring  

• Develop and oversee systems and mechanisms for data collection to monitor the development of defined indicators under the reporting framework.  
• Create, maintain, and further develop qualitative and quantitative practices and processes. 

• Integrate periodic evaluations as an integral part of the Monitoring & Evaluation system. 
• Develop M&E strategy and execution planning in coordination with senior management, technical and sector leads, and GC partners. 
• Collaborate closely with technical and sector leads including the safe and accountable program coordinator, in the development of strategy, policies and procedures to ensure the mainstreaming of Safe & Accountable Programming (SAP) and best practices throughout M&E activities.  

Supervisory 

• Provide oversight and support to the implementation of partner monitoring and evaluation activities. 

• Oversee M&E workplan, ensuring that programs are being implemented on schedule.  
• Compile and review reports as required by the donor, capturing activities’ progress, lessons learned, community needs and reconcile against activities planned and quality standards.  
• Lead mentorship efforts and support the capacity building of M&E staff, partners and other stakeholders through regular communication and guidance, and ensure regular bilateral partner meetings are conducted. 

Database Development and Maintenance  

• Collaborate closely with the Feedback Mechanism Manager to ensure accountability to the communities we are working in.  

• Ensure all monitoring activities run according to minimum standards and best practices and are appropriate for the context, in line with relevant minimum standards and humanitarian principles. 

Evaluation  

• Work with the M&E team and partner organizations to develop evaluation tools and protocols. 
• Responsible for identifying, analyzing, and synthesizing lessons learned from program implementation and communicating lessons learned to relevant technical and sector leads and senior management. 

Reporting  

• Oversee the development of timely inputs for monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual progress reports and any other required reports. 
• Oversee GC’s efforts to document success stories, including working with members of the partners team. 
• Respond to requests from donor regarding the status of programs/activities and/or other issues as needed. 
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the supervisor. 

Capacity-Building  

• Collaborate with the Partnerships Manager on the development of a MEAL capacity assessment for GC partners.  
• Develop capacity-building training plan and materials in close coordination with the Partnerships Manager and relevant sector leads.  

Internal Coordination   

• Lead regular M&E coordination meetings, information sharing and learning between teams and partners.   
• Coordinate with security, finance, logistics, and other relevant departments to ensure activities are implemented smoothly and without adding risk to program participants, staff or partners. 

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE  

Education and Training  

• A Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in development, public policy, public relations/communications, journalism or other relevant field, or a combination of experience and education working in this sector. 

Experience  

• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience  

• At least 3 years relevant experience with international organizations in the monitoring and evaluation of, and reporting for complex projects in dynamic contexts. 
• Experience in programming Microsoft Excel and Access Databases  
• Experience in capacity development  
• Experience linking research and program findings to program design and implementation 
• Experience carrying out M&E tasks, including survey work  

• Familiarity with BHA M&E Requirements preferred  
• Past work with international donor funded programs preferred  
• Remote management experience preferred. 

Skills 

• Excellent command of excel and other database applications and ability to use software for database design  

• Ability to design the structure of the database and write interfaces  
• Analytical and reporting skills  
• Ability to solve problems in the field with partners, local committees and beneficiaries  
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office programs.  
• Professional proficiency in written and spoken English, and Ukrainian and/or Russian. Must be able to read and interpret documents and communicate with others as necessary to perform job duties effectively.    

• Ability and willingness to travel (up to 25%) to difficult and challenging environments for trips ranging from one to six weeks. 
• A strong understanding of the Ukraine context  

Interested candidates are asked to submit their CVs and cover letters to [email protected] by COB September 5, 2022 indicating position title in the subject line. 

Global Communities is committed to ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all staff, representatives, partners, participants, and anyone with whom Global Communities interacts worldwide, especially children and adults at risk. All Global Communities staff and representatives are explicitly prohibited from engaging in any activity that may result in any kind of breach of our safeguarding policies. In addition, it is Global Communities’ policy that it is the responsibility of anyone engaged with Global Communities to proactively build a safe and supportive environment in our work. All our staff and representatives are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation.  

Global Communities is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.   

  Global Communities is committed to ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all staff, representatives, partners, participants, and anyone with whom Global Communities interacts worldwide, especially children and adults at risk.