The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Main Purpose of Job:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer is responsible for managing MEAL of the key components of IRC programs that include health and nutrition; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); CP and WPE at stat level (Blue Nile)

Staff Managed: M&E Assistant

Other Relationships: Health, Nutrition, WASH, Protection & ERD Staff

Accountability and Monitoring Systems

• Develop and/or update M&E tools, databases, and monthly reporting formats in close collaboration with the MEAL Manger /sectoral managers or focal points.
• Support the staff in mobile data collection; using Kobo Collect, COMM Care and the IRC apps to collect and analyze data.
• Conduct data audits and analysis to ensure high quality data, compile a report with relevant indicator data per grant, showing targets versus actuals and an action plan and send this to the Field Coordinator, MEAL Manager, and Technical Managers and Coordinators monthly.
• Beneficiary counting: a quarterly gender and age dis-aggregated overview per grant per sector should be provided.
• Advise staff on data management and storage to field staff, in collaboration with IT.
• Manage the development of effective and sustainable feedback mechanisms to IRC from program beneficiaries/stakeholders.
• Contribute to the rollout of IRC global strategic initiatives related to measurement and accountability and enable reporting against IRC global standards and requirements.

Assessment, Learning, and Documentation

• Ensure relevant, timely, and quality support to the field office on assessments and evaluations, i.e., support in developing the survey tools, data analysis and report writing.
• Attend and participate in semi-annual meetings with other MEAL Officers, and the MEAL Manager on project monitoring and learning updates, achievements, challenges.
• Provide documentation and dissemination of key findings stemming from monitoring, assessment, and other learning activities.
• Track and ensure organized, comprehensive electronic filing of documented findings/analyses.
• When appropriate/applicable, facilitate and participate in information sharing opportunities among IRC offices/partners/donors under the supervision of MEAL manger.

Capacity Building

• Facilitate capacity building for other IRC staff (especially the MEAL Manger /sector managers or focal points on skills and knowledge related to M&E and accountability and learning, including related IRC global initiatives. Relevant topics may include but are not limited to, designing monitoring tools, monitoring budgets, analyzing monitoring data, conducting assessment/ evaluation, and implementing feedback mechanisms.
• Conduct visits to sub-offices and intervention areas to provide training, technical assistance, and support, as well as to ensure that accountability and learning tools and strategies are understood and being implemented effectively as needed with supervision of MEAL Manger.

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, systems science, and/or other relevant fields with at least three years of relevant professional work experience.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of two years’ experience, preferably in an international NGO, in similar role/with similar responsibilities.
• Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
• Demonstrated experience developing tools and systems for, and building capacity of others in skills related to, program tracking and documentation.
• Knowledge of Health, Nutrition, Environmental Health, protection
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies, including logical models, conceptual frameworks, and assessment/evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience of implementing beneficiary complaint and feedback mechanisms.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Preferred knowledge of mobile data collection tools such as Kobo Collect or COMM Care.
• Familiarity with information management systems and analysis software is a plus.
• Effective, high-quality communication, writing, and interpersonal skills are essential.

Personal specifications:

• Ability to work under pressure, long work hours, and high workload.
• Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks.
• Self-motivated, honest, highly responsible, and punctual.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Applicants, and especially women, having experience in a refugee setting are encouraged to apply.

Applicants can also apply via: Sudanjobs.net

Standard of Professional Conduct

IRC and IRC employees are required to abide by the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct which are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons, and several others.

Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity

We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our organization. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Ensuring the non-disclosure of any information whatsoever relating to the practices and business of IRC acquired in the course of duty, to any other person or organization without authority, except in the normal execution of duty.