PMEAL & Community Engagement and Accountability Adviser, Ukraine

Ukraine

Organization: BRC - British Red Cross
Location: Ukraine
Grade: Mid level - Advisor - Internationally recruited position
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Social Affairs
- Education, Learning and Training
- Monitoring and Evaluation
- Civil Society and Local governance
Closing Date: Closed

About The Role

PMEAL & Community Engagement and Accountability Adviser, Ukraine
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (1 year)
Salary: £29,198 - £32,237 per annum DOE+ £1,260.88 monthly allowance + location-based allowances

Could you use your knowledge and experience of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (PMEAL) and Community Engagement & Accountability (CEA) to support quality programming in partnership with the Ukrainian Red Cross Society (URCS)?

About the Role

The PMEAL & CEA Adviser will support the development of PMEAL and CEA capacities of URCS and assure that programmes supported by the British Red Cross (BRC) adhere to quality standards.

The role will also support other BRC Programmatic teams, including Cash, Information Management, Restoring Family Links, and Safeguarding in Ukraine. This role will work with the URCS Branches to develop and implement monitoring/measurement frameworks to their programming, and ensure CEA is effectively mainstreamed.

Key Responsibilities

Work with BRC-supported programmes in URCS at National Committee and Branch level to strengthen their approaches to CEA.
Support the use of the International Quality Management (IQM) system by regional and technical teams.
In collaboration with other BRC advisers and consultants, support the design and implementation of reviews, evaluations, and learning events.
Supported by BRC CEA Advisers, act as a CEA champion for their region to ensure that CEA is integrated into programmes and aligned to PMEAL systems.
Support and mentor PMEAL staff in URCS when requested. Coordinate peer exchange and sharing of best practices on CEA-related approaches.

What we are looking for…

Good knowledge of PMEAL and CEA approaches within the humanitarian system or international development context, with significant hands-on up-to-date understanding of monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment.

Proven PMEAL technical and advisory expertise in international, cross-cultural contexts.

Proven experience of providing PMEAL advice and support within a project or emergency programme.

Field-level experience of designing and implementing key CEA approaches.

Working knowledge of written/spoken Ukrainian or Russian desirable.

(Please read the full Role Profile/ Job Description for more information about this vacancy including responsibilities and full person specification for support completing your application)

Closing date for this advert is 23:59 on Sunday, 4th June, 2023.

Should you have any questions on this role please email us at [email protected] quoting the job title.

We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include:

Accommodation while on deployment
Subsistence allowances while overseas
Travel to and from the country of posting, plus long service flights
Comprehensive insurance, including medical, personal effects and life insurance
Pre and post assignment medicals and access to excellent health and wellbeing benefits
Access to a pension, which you can join at any time during your contract
Generous leave entitlement (36 days incl. public holidays)

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