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 country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
To implement and strengthen Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning system at project level. MEAL & Reporting Officer will be responsible for producing program reports for internal and external circulation and will assist in producing high quality reports in field. H/She will also be responsible for producing case studies and success stories, writing press releases, and ensure program visibility.
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
- Maintain record of all narrative and financial reporting deadlines for each project
- Collection of data and other information for regular reports.
- Produce high quality progress reports for different projects in field as per donor templates
- Produce monthly progress reports for internal circulation
- Produce all training/workshops reports, record meeting minutes and circulate accordingly,
- Maintain photo bank for all major interventions in field for reporting.
- Produce case studies and success stories to capture program successes.
- Assist Reporting Coordinator in drafting donor reports as per donor guidelines
- Provide all necessary information to reporting coordinator for compilation of various reports
- With the support of direct supervisor, se/she will strengthen MEAL functions in project area.
- Provide guidance and build capacity, where required of the relevant staff in monitoring and evaluation/ research and documentation.
- Participate in monthly meeting to share updates of the project
- Strengthen Accountability to Beneficiaries mechanism using hotline and real time assessment tools.
- Carry out field monitoring visits to monitor and verify project activities using monitoring and supportive supervision checklist;
- Any other tasks given by the 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
- Harnesses internal and external technical resources in ways that can benefit the country program
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- willing to take disciplined risks.
- Actively seeks new ways to develop the application of technical and professional standards within out programs
Integrity:
- honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation/ Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, Social Science, Statistics, Business Administration, Public Health or in relevant field
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Essential
- Total 3-4 years experience and minimum 2 year in areas of program development Communications, preparing donor reports and Humanitarian Report Writing.
- Extensive experience in MEAL & Reporting related role in INGO environment
- Ability to write high quality human stories.
- Commitment to work with and for children; ability to work effectively with young children and proactively involve children in media and communications initiatives i.e. children’s press conferences.
- Demonstrated skills in oversight of research, assessment and evaluations
- Hands on experience in strategic planning processes
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work independently with very limited oversight and support
- Excellent documentation and report writing skills
- Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tactic and diplomacy
- Excellent communication skills: in written and spoken English
- Adaptability and flexibility: be adaptive, flexible and accommodative in difficult and insecure operating environment
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:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff: We need to keep our staff safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of staff from Sexual Exploitation and abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.