MEAL Manager (National) At Relief International

MEAL Technical Tasks

• Contribute to the design of RI’s Lebanon Country MEAL Strategy;
• Oversee the quality and effectiveness of internal MEAL activities, recommendations and analysis produced by his/her department;
• Contribute to institutional knowledge, evidence building and improvement of MEAL methods and techniques;
• Contribute to the proposal development process by leading on the design of the project MEAL log frames in accordance with the donors regulations;
• Develop performance MEAL plans and MEAL Activity trackers for programs during mobilization stage;
• Review, verify and report on results achieved in IPTTs for existing projects to programs and propose recommendations to further enhance the achievement of specified results;
• Provide reports based on ongoing implementation of MEAL activities on monthly/quarterly basis (or whenever required) to DCD-Programs
• Lead on the development of MEAL tools and oversee monitoring and assessment databases;
• Update country accountability Standards of procedures (SoPs), ensuring proper implementation and follow-up on beneficiary feedback complaints and response mechanisms using appropriate accountability tools;
• Lead on the development of project baselines, needs assessments, internal/external evaluations from data collection/analysis to results reporting;
• Oversee and monitor data reflection meetings and lessons’ learned events led by MEAL team providing recommendation and improvements;
• Provide methodological support to Program Managers on MEAL technical questions and cross-cutting issues; and
• Represent RI at relevant internal and external MEAL Task Forces

Team Management and Employee Supervision

Responsible for managing MEAL team, including but not limited to:

• Provide ongoing training, coaching and mentoring to MEAL staff at all levels of program implementation in the areas of reporting, accountability, monitoring and evaluation;
• Lead the MEAL team dynamic and relations, grievances, leaves’ management, empowerment, training and development, performance objectives, capacity building, completion of performance evaluations in a comprehensive and timely manner;
• Support MEAL Officers in implementing monitoring and evaluation activities with proper relevant tools to build on knowledge management and learning;
• Support IMO in data management and reporting on RAIS, AI, Log Alto people reached and Global indicators;
• Support Senior Accountability and Accountability Officer in establishing and improving feedback, complaint, and response mechanism.
• Support MEAL team to make decisions within their level, taking leadership roles to resolve issues, and collaborating with the DCD-Programs for resolution of issues at a higher level or if assistance is requested;
• In coordination with HR and DCD-Programs, actively participate in identifying any vacancies and recruitment needs; this includes shortlisting CVs, participating in interviews, providing technical feedback, developing ToRs, orienting new joiners regarding their on-the-job tasks and any other related tasks;
• Issues faced in any of the above-mentioned aspects should be reported to the HR Team and DCD-Programs; all decisions taken should be in alignment with RI’s policies and procedures.

Documentation

• Report immediately any high-level achievements, difficulties or obstacles faced on the field to the DCD-Programs. This could be done either written or verbally depending on the type of the information to be reported;
• Ensure accurate/good quality data collection of the assessments collected by the enumerators for needs assessments, Baseline, PDM, OM, endline or other assessments. Any lack of commitment to the quality of the data collected should be immediately reported to the DCD-Programs;
• In alignment with the direct supervisor’s request and in alignment with the instructions and implemented SOPs, the job holder should accurately analyze and compile the data and information to measure the progress and impact of the projects’ activities in relation to the proposals’ indicators;
• Ensure effective and efficient documentation of all collected data quantitatively and qualitatively meeting all programmatic indicators; Ensure that all field-data is collected in a timely manner and stored efficiently in soft and hard copies to be provided upon request;
• Support the project teams in compiling data for all components of the project upon request;
• Submit the necessary field-reporting documentation after every monitoring activity with the relevant recommendations;
• Assist the DCD-Programs in the MEAL Monthly/Quarterly reporting and other required reports in coordination with DCD-Programs and Program Staff.