CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process for staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The coordinator supports the project for technical implementation to meet /exceed the M&E Operating Standards, also applies knowledge management and learning as part of the overall MEAL strategy, ensuring that the systems are institutionalized within the project office and respective implementing partners.
The coordinator works closely with the staff members other stakeholders in collecting data, information and publications for reporting. The coordinator enhances the current system for gathering, interpreting and managing multiple forms and reports of Child information and resources necessary for learning, along with managing knowledge generated and necessary for the successful implementation of the project.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
- Maintain record of all narrative and financial reporting deadlines.
- Collection of data and other information for regular reports.
- Produce high quality progress reports as per donor templates
- Maintain project data base, support and ensuring that it complements and forms part of the overall MEAL system
- Gather qualitative information, success stories, case studies, lessons learnt and other relevant information, ensuring that they are appropriately packaged, stored, shared and encouraging their application;
- Ensure that data is stored accurately (updated, indexed) and confidentially
- Manage and generate report using child profile database, registration and other technical components.
- Assist in the collection, reviewing, preparation and editing of quarterly and annual reports, briefing papers, and other documents as necessary
- Assist the regional MEAL team in collecting, organizing and analysing Activity data.
- Enhance repository of all relevant program related documents, MEAL documents etc.
- Share relevant learnings and information with partners, stakeholders and other parties through Share-point, Web page and other virtual communication channels
- Assist the team in facilitating and organizing learning-, knowledge sharing-, and experience sharing events.
- Participate in the conduct of documentation of project successes and learnings
- Participate in the conduct of monitoring supervisions, evaluations and operation researches
- Undertake other related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
- Enhance the project’s ability to quickly identify and implement emerging trends in learning
- Develop monitoring and evaluating mechanism for tracking progress of implementation of learning strategies and develop approaches to improve performance
Capacity Building:
- Design and conduct workshops on key project Monitoring Evaluation and learning topics
- Build capacity of the MEAL and other project staffs through formal training and on job support
- Develop standard operating procedures and documentation for knowledge management and learning.
System Management
- Keep track of all project monitoring in coordination with Potential staff members to ensure M&E implementation is effectively undertaken
- As required provide training to raise awareness on the importance of collecting data and learning
Program Development
- With the Line Manager, feed into project correction and redesign to ensure that project is informed by learning
- Make sure that technical staff have easy access to learning documents for reference purpose
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
- Holds the team and members accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved
- Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a country wide/global scale
Collaboration:
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
- Builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity and different people’s perspectives, able to work cross-culturally.
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Cuts away bureaucracy and encourages an entrepreneurial approach
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence displays consistent excellent judgement
QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum First Degree / degree in development related subjects preferable Statistics, Economics
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Recommended a minimum of Five years in monitoring and evaluation, learning or research role, in NGO or other Organization’s development program.
- Experience of designing and managing MEAL systems, qualitative & quantitative data collection, processing and have analysis pre initiative
- Have a strong systematic and analytical thinking skills with strong interpersonal skill,
- Applicants should be excellent in written/spoken English, experience in producing report in their of assignment
- Demonstrated commitment to creating a learning culture
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including presentation skills
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
NOTE: As the position advertised is for Emergency response; to fill the position on urgent basis, position might close before due date.