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About Save the Children

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

•             No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday

•             All children learn from a quality basic education and that,

•             Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

SCI - Afghanistan

 Save the Children has been working in Afghanistan since 1976. Our way of working close to people and on their own terms has enabled us to deliver lasting change to tens of thousands of children in the country. The UN Convention of the Rights of the Child is the basis of our work.

We are helping children get a better education, we make it possible for more boys and girls to attend school, we help children protect themselves and influence their own conditions. We work with families, communities and health workers in homes, clinics and hospitals to promote basic health in order to save lives of children and mothers

Job Description

ROLE PURPOSE:

• The MEAL Officer (Education and Child Protection) will work under the Emergency Response Manager and with close coordination with the Response Team. The MEAL Officer (Education, CP and, IMHNT, WASH) will have a dotted reporting line to the MEAL Coordinator a respective Area Office.
• The MEAL Officer will execute MEAL system development and implementation across the education, CP and WASH programme interventions in the designated area. The role will also ensure a smooth functional MEAL system across all education, CP and WASH projects of the designated field office. This will include working closely with Implementing Partners (NNGO’s and INGO’s implementing different programmes).
• Conduct frequent quality monitoring visit against Quality Benchmarks randomly and capacitate to the program team for regular MEAL template/format/form of data collection and reporting as well as update Output Tracker (OT) and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTTs) of all education, CP and WASH projects in the field office.
• Support to the Emergency Response Manager and the Response Team to operationalize baselines, endlines, assessments and research pieces in line with the evaluation guidelines. The MEAL Officer will be responsible to execute the accountability mechanisms across the project intervention locations, ensure functional feedback and response mechansims within the designated field office. Keep good coordination and collaboration with all program team and partner staffs as well. Maintain regular report preparation and share with proper channel.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Emergency Response Manager

Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Assistants (education, CP and, H&N, WASH Projects)

Role Dimensions: The MEAL Officer (education, CP and WASH) will be based in the field office with ongoing Education, Health & Nutrition, Child Protectionand WASH programs.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

A: Monitoring.

• Develop/review Monitoring Checklist of program activities for utilization in conducting regular project monitoring at the field office.
• Capacity building of program staffs on project related M&E format/template/form of data collection; Output tracker (OT) and Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT).
• Organize frequent field visit to monitor program activities/interventions against Quality Benchmarks and Checklists and produce & share reports to concerned program team as well as management team based on quality and accountability findings and incorporate inputs from program team in action agreed plan.
• Support program staff to strengthen joint planning and monitoring with stakeholders. This alaso incorporates monitoring of partner related interventions.
• Assist to MEAL Coordinator and Program Manager for conducting situation analysis studies.
• Contribute to the quality of program design – reviewing log-frames, results frameworks, project plan, strategic plans, MEAL Plan etc.
• Provide inputs into the development and revision of project MEAL plans.
• Technical support in collecting quality data and analysis against the performance indicators and targets on periodic basis. Regularly working with the project team to update the IPTT and other output report.
• Ensure the quality of reporting data and verify those data and information from sources periodically on sample basis.
• Review & reflect whether the Detailed Implementation Plans is followed as per the plan or not during all staff meeting.
• To carry out follow-up monitoring visits to materialize action agreed in action plan also maintain the Action Plan Tracker at the field office level.
• Maintain close coordination with MEAL Coordinator on Quality and Accountability issues. Share all information (monitoring reports, FRM database preliminary inquiry reports) with MEAL Coordinator and the education, CP and WASH Programme Manager.

B: Evaluation.

• Support the MEAL Coordinator and the Research Team in operationalizing assessments, evaluations and research engagements through training and engagement of enumerators based on the assessment or research design.
• Support to evaluation team while conducting periodic evaluation of project intervention at field level, if required.
• Ensure quality case studies are documented through program team and shared across the necessary platforms.

C: Accountability.

• Establish an effective functional system for complaints/feedback handling and response mechanisms (FRM) at community level in the support of MEAL Assistant.
• Ensure the Feedback and Response Mechanisms (FRM) are functional and accessible to beneficiaries.
• Liaise with the Accountability Team to develop regular trend analysis of complaints at organizational level and share it with program team as per protocols.
• To assist MEAL Coordinator in carrying out preliminary first verification report in case of serious nature of complaints filed by beneficiaries/communities and support for investigation of that types of complaints as per FRM protocol.
• Make sure that the action agreed plans and CFM action plans are followed in timely manner or not by health and nutrition program team.
• On quality and accountability issues, share all information (monitoring reports, FRM databases, preliminary verification reports, case studies etc).
• Share MEAL findings & CFM issues in each monthly meeting as defined in the protocol.
• Ensure that the FRM guideline is being followed by all staffs within Save the Children.

D: Learning.

• Assist to MEAL Department, education, CP and WASH Program Manager for developing quality reports and findings.
• Generate periodic reports and share along with document the key learning from the MEAL system.
• Ensure the key learning's are incorporated in upcoming plan and interventions.

E: Reporting.

• Produce and share MEAL monthly, quarterly, half yearly and cumulative yearly compile report to the MEAL Coordinator and education, CP and WASH Manager through the indicated channels.
• Ensure that all the data related to MEAL action Plan tracker & FRM database are recorded and updated in a timely manner through MEAL Assistant.
• Coordinate closely with all SC staffs and report with updated complaints registered, their resolution process, Action plan tracker & other MEAL related issues.
• Any other tasks given by line manager.

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 partners 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.

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
• widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity

Skills Required

• having experience in the mentioned field

Submission Guideline:

Qualified applicants are highly encouraged to apply for the position by filling in the online application form. In addition to the online application form, they can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

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Save the Children International provides an equal employment opportunity and does not ask for money at any stage of recruitment.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

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