Burkina Faso: MEAL Country Manager – Ouagadougou At Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development

Fixed-term contract | 12 months | ASAP

Acted

For thirty years, the international NGO Acted has been working on the last mile of humanitarian action to save lives. Acted currently supports 20 million people in 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas, and pursues a triple humanitarian, environmental and development mandate. Acted relies on in-depth knowledge of territories and local contexts to develop and implement long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, in order to build together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

Acted Burkina Faso

The northern regions of Burkina Faso currently present a fragile political and security context, marked in particular by a complex multidimensional crisis. There are just over a million people displaced in the country at the start of 2021.

Acted’s mission in Burkina Faso began in 2019 to provide support to populations affected by the security and humanitarian crisis, provide its expertise in rapid response and emergency situations, while strengthening response capacities. and coordination between humanitarian and development actors.

Acted Burkina Faso’s interventions are multi-sectoral, flexible and inclusive, the objective of which is to respond to the urgent needs of the populations. From its first interventions, Acted Burkina Faso focuses on the most necessary humanitarian aid: responding to needs in food security, water, hygiene and sanitation (WASH), shelter and essential household items and finally in coordination and integration of the protection. At the same time, and following the evolution of the humanitarian crisis, Acted supports the government in the management of temporary reception sites and informal sites. The REACH initiative allows the entire humanitarian community to strengthen the analysis of humanitarian needs, in particular through a project to monitor the humanitarian situation in 4 regions, the establishment of a multi-sectoral country assessment to support the HNO/HRP 2021 process and territorial assessments.

In the Northern region, Acted provides assistance in food security and livelihoods, water, hygiene and sanitation, shelter and essential household items. Acted supports the government in the management of the Ouahigouya and Séguenega displacement sites. The organization plans very soon to support the logistics cluster in the management of a humanitarian warehouse and the sharing of information with partners.

Main role and responsibilities

The Country Manager of Surveys, Monitoring, Control and Evaluation is responsible for the development and implementation of an appropriate and viable system of surveys, monitoring, control and evaluation in line with the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) procedures of Acted’s overall strategy and ensures that Acted’s projects and programs are carried out as planned.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Coordination of MEAL activities

2. Management of the MEAL department and team

3. Skills building and training

4. Development of procedures

5. Capitalization

6. Implement the beneficiary complaints response mechanism

7. Others

Qualifications and skills required

• Higher Diploma in Political Science, International Relations, International Development, Economics or equivalent (anthropology, sociology, statistics);
• At least 2 to 5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects in humanitarian and/or development sectors;
• Experience in participatory evaluations and project cycle management;
• Excellent level of written and oral communication in French and English;
• Good organizational and communication skills with international and national staff and rural communities;
• Ability to coordinate and manage a team;
• Teamwork, ability to create team spirit and improve skills;
• Flexibility, ability to adapt, ability to organize, taking initiative.

Terms

• Salary defined by the Acted salary scale according to the level of studies, expertise, level of security and level of experience: between €3,100 and €3,300 net monthly (before income taxes)
• Monthly living expenses allowance $300
• Guesthouse accommodation and food covered by Acted
• Social security, mutual (MSH) and repatriation assistance (SOS International) supported by Acted
• Transport to the mission and return ticket fully covered every 6 months (to the address specified on the employment contract)
• Visa fees covered by Acted
• R&R every 3 months (plane ticket covered up to $500 + additional compensation of $200)
• One week of preparation for departure including 4 days of immersion safety training
• Annual leave of 25 to 43 days per year
• Possibility of having a 30-minute call with a tax consultant
• Psychological support (meeting with a professional)