MEAL Manager - EFECT Programme

Job Title: EFECT MEAL Manager   

Contract: Two years, with possible extension

Salary: £32,000 - £38,000 per annum (plus accommodation and benefits)

Principal Location: Abuja, with frequent travel to North-East Nigeria and regular travel to Sierra Leone and Liberia

Street Child has a rare opportunity for a strong and resourceful monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) manager to establish and run the MEAL framework for the ground-breaking new $12.8m Education For Every Child Today (EFECT) programme.  EFECT will enable 96,000 out of school children to access education across Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria over the next 4 years.

We are a rapidly developing international children’s charity with high-class programming in 20 of the world’s lowest income and most crisis-affected countries.  Our high-impact projects chase gains in education access and outcomes for the most marginalised children - through signature integrated education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives. Delivering through, and building the strength of, excellent local NGOs is at the heart of Street Child’s approach globally.

The MEAL Manager will lead the development and implementation of effective MEAL processes across all three country contexts, working in close collaboration with the leadership and MEAL teams of Street Child’s excellent national partners. This role reports to the EFECT Programme Manager, with specialist support from the Global Advisory Team.  The role will work in close collaboration with country/partner MEAL teams to adopt, adapt and contextualise tools, and coordinate collection, cleaning, analysis and reporting at the cross-country level. The role will also represent the management team of the EFECT programme in Nigeria, working closely with the Street Child team there to oversee the inception and review of the programme.

This is a terrific opportunity to positively impact the EFECT programme and shape the MEAL framework, and we are looking for someone with the experience and skills, as well as the drive, energy and inter-personal relationships, to add real value.

Strong working knowledge of education, child protection and livelihoods approaches will be a significant advantage, as well as experience in the region.  However, it is your demonstrable skill set and experience in developing and delivering MEAL approaches which is of vital importance; including logical frameworks and ToC; field experience of development programming, with a commitment to and respect for local partnership; MEAL tool design, delivery and training; and experience of data collection, cleaning and analysis.  The successful candidate will also have proven coaching, teamwork and communication skills, excellent writing skills and be a strong analytical thinker.

To Apply: To apply for the role please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability and motivations for applying no later than Tuesday 12^th July 2022.  Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so interested candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy.

Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.