Job ID
40147
Job Title
MEAL Manager - Maternity Leave
To work for
Terre des hommes Foundation - Switzerland
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Analysis/Statistic - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Temporary
Military service
Finished or Exempted (For male)
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Main goals:
- Working within the framework established by the organization, the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team Leader ensures the consistency and quality of the delegation’s M&E tools and ac-tivities. He/she coordinates and supervises M&E teams and takes responsibility for decisions and actions in the M&E field, operating in coordination with the technical unit and Country Representative.
- The Manager ensures that the delegation’s teams are given appropriate and effective method-ological support consistent with the approaches, methods and tools used within the delegation in the M&E field.
- He/she ensures that M&E applies to and is an integral part of all Tdh departments, and that the M&E department plays a support role for the rest of the organization.
- He/she supports an institutional culture that encourages critical thinking, collective learning and teamwork, as part of the organisation’s focus on quality and accountability.
- He/she helps develop a dynamic approach to M&E on mission level and also oversee the im-plementation of the safeguarding policies and their implementation.
Specific Responsibilities (tasks):
Set up MEAL department:
- Helps develop and implement the ME tools within the newly established mission and build MEAL procedures on the field level.
- Helps implement an appropriate and effective M&E system adapted to the Syria context and limitations.
- Bring together project and programme partners during the monitoring plan design phase and during the sharing and using of data.
- Ensures ethical principles related to M&E are respected, especially those concerning gender equality, fairness and “do no harm” and inclusion of people with disabilities. Protects confiden-tial data, applies the principles of informed consent, and protects children during the collec-tion, processing, analysis and use of M&E data.
- Proposes a budget for MEAL activities and manages MEAL budget and safeguarding budget lines.
Technical supervision:
- Manages / Supervise team members answering to him/her, from the recruitment phase to the end of their employment. Adopts good leadership practices in keeping with Tdh’s values and closely coordinates with their functional manager in the field.
- Ensures project and programme teams take part in monitoring projects and works towards op-timal cooperation within the delegation in the MEAL activities.
- Develop and deliver capacity building plan for MEAL and Safeguarding activities.
- Ensure that gender, age and disability inclusion is mainstreamed in all MEAL aspects.
Technical support:
- Technically support national partners' teams, and provide them with the tools, training and technical assistance. Participate in Due diligence process to asses MEAL and safeguarding ca-pacities of new partners.
- Conduct regular capacity assessments of national partners and develop their MEAL capacity-building plan.
- Ensures monitoring directives, methodological guidelines and tools are understood and imple-mented at Tdh.
- Helps develop and write sections on MEAL indicators, budgets and organisational measures for project proposals.
- Provides methodological support during the development of MEAL systems and plans, and en-sures a consistent approach is adopted across all projects and programmes.
- Provides support during the collection of data for programme indicators and programme steer-ing summaries.
- Ensures monitoring tools are relevant and operate correctly. (If there is no Information team leader, also ensure the quality of data management tools and processes in terms of design, col-lection, storage, processing, analysis, presentation and use.)
- Inform the Area Manager and/or Programme Coordinator of any unmet targets, contextual changes (risks and opportunities) and negative effects on beneficiaries.
FCRM and Safeguarding:
- Lead the implementation of the CFRM and Safeguarding policies.
- Ensure that safeguarding materials are translated and disseminated in Tdh premises and pro-ject sites.
- Deliver at least one annual safeguarding training for partners and national staff, and conduct an introduction (briefing) for all staff regarding CFRM and safeguarding.
- Ensure that the safeguarding policies and Tdh commitments to childrens and human rights are communicated to the children, families and communities in Tdh target areas.
- Contribute to the development of Accountability toward the affected population in Syria in co-operation with other humanitarian actors.
- Working within the framework established by the organization, the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team Leader ensures the consistency and quality of the delegation’s M&E tools and ac-tivities. He/she coordinates and supervises M&E teams and takes responsibility for decisions and actions in the M&E field, operating in coordination with the technical unit and Country Representative.
- The Manager ensures that the delegation’s teams are given appropriate and effective method-ological support consistent with the approaches, methods and tools used within the delegation in the M&E field.
- He/she ensures that M&E applies to and is an integral part of all Tdh departments, and that the M&E department plays a support role for the rest of the organization.
- He/she supports an institutional culture that encourages critical thinking, collective learning and teamwork, as part of the organisation’s focus on quality and accountability.
- He/she helps develop a dynamic approach to M&E on mission level and also oversee the im-plementation of the safeguarding policies and their implementation.
Specific Responsibilities (tasks):
Set up MEAL department:
- Helps develop and implement the ME tools within the newly established mission and build MEAL procedures on the field level.
- Helps implement an appropriate and effective M&E system adapted to the Syria context and limitations.
- Bring together project and programme partners during the monitoring plan design phase and during the sharing and using of data.
- Ensures ethical principles related to M&E are respected, especially those concerning gender equality, fairness and “do no harm” and inclusion of people with disabilities. Protects confiden-tial data, applies the principles of informed consent, and protects children during the collec-tion, processing, analysis and use of M&E data.
- Proposes a budget for MEAL activities and manages MEAL budget and safeguarding budget lines.
Technical supervision:
- Manages / Supervise team members answering to him/her, from the recruitment phase to the end of their employment. Adopts good leadership practices in keeping with Tdh’s values and closely coordinates with their functional manager in the field.
- Ensures project and programme teams take part in monitoring projects and works towards op-timal cooperation within the delegation in the MEAL activities.
- Develop and deliver capacity building plan for MEAL and Safeguarding activities.
- Ensure that gender, age and disability inclusion is mainstreamed in all MEAL aspects.
Technical support:
- Technically support national partners' teams, and provide them with the tools, training and technical assistance. Participate in Due diligence process to asses MEAL and safeguarding ca-pacities of new partners.
- Conduct regular capacity assessments of national partners and develop their MEAL capacity-building plan.
- Ensures monitoring directives, methodological guidelines and tools are understood and imple-mented at Tdh.
- Helps develop and write sections on MEAL indicators, budgets and organisational measures for project proposals.
- Provides methodological support during the development of MEAL systems and plans, and en-sures a consistent approach is adopted across all projects and programmes.
- Provides support during the collection of data for programme indicators and programme steer-ing summaries.
- Ensures monitoring tools are relevant and operate correctly. (If there is no Information team leader, also ensure the quality of data management tools and processes in terms of design, col-lection, storage, processing, analysis, presentation and use.)
- Inform the Area Manager and/or Programme Coordinator of any unmet targets, contextual changes (risks and opportunities) and negative effects on beneficiaries.
FCRM and Safeguarding:
- Lead the implementation of the CFRM and Safeguarding policies.
- Ensure that safeguarding materials are translated and disseminated in Tdh premises and pro-ject sites.
- Deliver at least one annual safeguarding training for partners and national staff, and conduct an introduction (briefing) for all staff regarding CFRM and safeguarding.
- Ensure that the safeguarding policies and Tdh commitments to childrens and human rights are communicated to the children, families and communities in Tdh target areas.
- Contribute to the development of Accountability toward the affected population in Syria in co-operation with other humanitarian actors.
Qualifications
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree.
Experience: At least five years in a relevant position with a min 2 years of a managerial functions.
Languages: Excellent written, spoken and reporting skills in both English and Arabic.
IT know-how: Very good IT skills including (MS Office), KOBO, Oracle, Database management.
Experience: At least five years in a relevant position with a min 2 years of a managerial functions.
Languages: Excellent written, spoken and reporting skills in both English and Arabic.
IT know-how: Very good IT skills including (MS Office), KOBO, Oracle, Database management.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Skills (Trade):
- Expertise in project cycle management, detailed knowledge of concepts, processes and tools, and experience in leading participative processes.
- Proven experience in managing multidisciplinary teams in the M&E and IM fields.
- Expertise in developing, planning and implementing systems, procedures and tools in the M&E and IM fields.
- Knowledge of and experience with quantitative and qualitative methods in the humanitarian aid/development sector. Experience in collecting and analysing data.
- Experience in preparing, planning and monitoring consultations in the M&E field.
- Awareness and knowledge of ethical issues related to M&E: do no harm and sensitivity to gen-der and diversity.
- Knowledge of and professional experience in the children’s rights field (protection and health) in the humanitarian aid/development context.
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
- Expertise in project cycle management, detailed knowledge of concepts, processes and tools, and experience in leading participative processes.
- Proven experience in managing multidisciplinary teams in the M&E and IM fields.
- Expertise in developing, planning and implementing systems, procedures and tools in the M&E and IM fields.
- Knowledge of and experience with quantitative and qualitative methods in the humanitarian aid/development sector. Experience in collecting and analysing data.
- Experience in preparing, planning and monitoring consultations in the M&E field.
- Awareness and knowledge of ethical issues related to M&E: do no harm and sensitivity to gen-der and diversity.
- Knowledge of and professional experience in the children’s rights field (protection and health) in the humanitarian aid/development context.
Due to the urgency of this role, we will be reviewing CVs and interviewing candidate in advance of the closing date. For this reason, interested candidates are asked to submit their application as soon as possible.
Salary and Benefits
As per Terre des hommes Foundation - Switzerland Salary Scale.
This position will cover the gap for Maternity Leave till 15/01/2025, with the possibility of further extension.
This position will cover the gap for Maternity Leave till 15/01/2025, with the possibility of further extension.
About us
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss organisation for childrens aid. Through our health, protection, and emergency relief programs, we provide assistance to over four million children and their families in around 40 countries each year. Terre des hommes (Tdh) opened its Syria mission in 2021 and through 2022 we started to establish its operations with a small team based in Damascus.
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Posted On
Jul 25, 2024
Expiry Date
Aug 24, 2024
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CV Language
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