Senior MEAL Officer

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Job Overview:

The Senior MEAL Officer is responsible for technical oversight of monitoring and evaluation of all Health programs (Kachin). By making accurate, reliable, and timely data and information available, the Senior MEAL Officer will contribute to the comprehensive situational analysis in the IDP camps and communities where IRC and its partners provide services, and will support learning, design, and adaptation of interventions in these areas including data quality auditing, operational research, program impact assessment, M&E capacity building and program reporting under direct supervision of Program Manager (Kachin) with the technical supports from Yangon MEAL technical support unit.

The Senior MEAL Officer will also work in close collaboration with the Cluster Co-Lead Coordinator (Health and Nutrition) to guarantee the necessary alignment between IRC and Cluster data, tools, and methodologies.  The Senior MEAL Officer is expected to be flexible and participate in other relevant functions of IRC Mission, to the best of his/her abilities. He/ She plays a key role in direct supervision and capacity building of data assistant/MEAL Officer and project staff, monitoring and evaluation of program quality and services of IRC. The Senior MEAL Officer will work closely with the filed Project Coordinator and Project/ Program Managers for data quality control of the programs.

Responsibilities:

Main Responsibilities

Under overall guidance of the Program Manager and in consultation with Yangon MEAL Technical Unit will:

General

• Assist MEAL Manager to set up and manage M&E framework of assigned program.
• Monitor implementation, maintain, and analyze data and produce information on project impact and progress of respective program.
• Technical oversight and capacity building to IRC staff and partner organizations' staffs of respective program.
• Reporting

Assist to set up and manage M&E framework of the program:

• Assist MEAL Manager to set up respective program framework and identify data collection requirements and methodologies for log frame indicators in line with database, donor requirement and IRC global MEAL system.
• Assist MEAL Manager to develop a list of data to be collected during program implementation for reporting progress, data collection methodologies and data quality control tools and responsible agencies.
• Assist MEAL Manager to revise and re-adjust the respective program M&E framework as needed.
• Update the beneficiaries reached and
• Assist MEAL Manager to develop detailed program log frames, work plans, monitoring tools to ensure high quality program implementation throughout the project cycle and ensure the program is achieving expected outputs and that activities are relevant for the specific program.

Monitor implementation, maintain, and analyze data and produce information on project impact and progress:

• Design methodology and administer process of relevant data flow mechanism at the respective program in close collaboration with the field program staffs.
• Oversight process of data flow mechanism and routinely visit the project sites and monitor implementation of data flow mechanism at the respective program.
• In coordination with MEAL Manager and Program Manager, monitor the management of program database and project data quality control processes for the respective program.
• Ensure systematic data collection along the project implementation at respective Townships and inform Program Manager for timely decision making.
• Update the beneficiaries reached and situation of coverage area/locations for respective grants.
• Provide technical support to program staff on implementing data flow mechanism and project data quality control tools.
• With the help of Data Assistant/MEAL Officer, he/she prepares respective cluster reports or government shared reports in a timely manner.
• Assist MEAL Manager to organize and manage the project impact assessment, survey, operational research and field testing of MEAL tools and systems as needed.

Quality Control and Accountability

• Data Quality Auditing (DQA) in the project sites and making ensure that project database is safely stored and backed up at respective program level.
• Coordinate with Accountability Officer to support collection of beneficiary feedback through launched feedback mechanisms at targeted sites.
• Coordinate with MEAL Manager to support response and follow up of complaints related to the IRC program provided by INGOs, NGOs and other agencies of clusters.

Technical oversight and capacity building to IRC staffs

• Assist the MEAL Manager for overall technical oversight and quality control of the respective program.
• Organize the capacity building plan by collaborating with Program Manager and actions for program staffs as needed.
• Train all key IRC and partner staff to be standard M&E system such as Data collection mechanism, Data compilation and cleaning mechanism, Data verification mechanism, Data analyzing mechanism, Data utilization mechanism, Data collection time frame, Data reporting time frame, Reporting framework.
• Provide capacity-building support to all team members, including training on basic M&E concepts, assessment surveys collection etc when needed.

Reporting

• Assist Program Manager and MEAL Manager for donor reporting to ensure all M&E reports are produced with highest quality in a timely manner.
• Regular and timely reporting to Program Manager and MEAL Manager for respective program.

Other activities

• In the event of a natural disaster or renewal of conflict in the program area, the Senior MEAL Officer will be expected to participate in emergency response activities.

Depending on capacity and workload, the Senior MEAL Officer will be encouraged to attend relevant training and meetings in Myitkyina, Yangon, and the Asia region to enhance the ability to support the project.

Key Working Relationships: The Senior MEAL Officer will work under the direct supervision of the Program Manager. She/He will closely coordinate with the program staff and operation staff such as pharmacists, logistics as needed for response of emergency response activities. The Senior MEAL officer will work with partner organizations for data management, reporting with quality assurance, and construct high quality M&E system in the assigned area.

Position Reports to:  Program Manager
 

Position directly supervises:  Data Assistant/ MEAL Officer

Job Requirements:

Education:

• National candidate only
• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, or related field

Work Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in M&E of complex health programs in a humanitarian UN/INGOs/LNGO context, and demonstrated high level skills in program and project M&E.
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment.

Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

• Proven computer skills (MS-Office, internet applications, data management software an advantage)
• Understand the areas’ culture, environment, and work with the communities and local authorities.
• Professional demeanor, ability to work under stressful conditions while maintaining perspective and a sense of humor.
• Patience, diplomacy, flexibility, critical thinking, and analytical skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Willingness to travel and work in IDP camps and rural villages when requested.

Language Skills:

• Knowledge of Kachin dialects

• Good Command of English Language Fluency

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

All International Rescue Committee workers must adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. Our Standards are Integrity, Service, Equality and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Safeguarding, Conflicts of Interest, Fiscal Integrity, and Reporting Wrongdoing and Protection from Retaliation. IRC is committed to take all necessary preventive measures and create an environment where people feel safe, and to take all necessary actions and corrective measures when harm occurs. IRC builds teams of professionals who promote critical reflection, power sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our clients.

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