Consultant on monitoring, evaluation, reporting and training/MEAL Officer in Save the Children

• Development of standardized monitoring tools in collaboration with the Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Expert, as well as program staff;
• Take initiative in developing the MEAL project plan in accordance with the program work plan.
< li>Collect and analyze data on program activities, outputs, and outcomes against established indicators and goals.
• Support efforts to document and share program results, ensuring sharing of lessons learned and best practices.
• Assist in updating and managing program databases and online fact sheets.
• Assist in developing and implementing qualitative and quantitative assessments as needed.
• Assuring data quality, identifying sources errors and inconsistencies and providing feedback that will help improve the data.
• Create reports and information tables.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Expert or Manager.

Experience and skills

 Required

• At least 1 year of experience in project monitoring and evaluation or relevant experience. 
• Previous experience working with partners.
• Good computer and office software skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBi, Outlook, etc.)
• Demonstrated report writing skills
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work within and across diverse teams in a constructive and collaborative manner to achieve diverse goals .
• Fluency in written and spoken Ukrainian and Russian languages.

Desirable

• Experience in development/humanitarian projects.
• Knowledge of various MEAL approaches and methodologies.
• Experience in data collection, data management and data analysis is highly desirable.

Welcome 

• Knowledge of the English language (fluency in spoken and written language) will be an advantage. 

Additional duties

The MEAL consultant will also be responsible for:

• Monitoring activities such as monitoring visits, completing QBs, conducting PDMs, conducting outcome monitoring (through FGDs), validating IPTT data, analyzing monitoring data, etc.
• Educational activities such as organizing experience sharing workshops.< /li>
• Manage data together with database assistants.
• Support Accountability Officers with accountability-related tasks and activities in the event that Accountability Officers are unable to themselves and ask for support.
• Provide support for any evaluations that may occur.
• Provide training on SCI MEAL approaches to SCI staff and partners. 

We offer:

Child Protection Policy:

We need to ensure the protection of children, so our selection process, which includes thorough background checks, reflects our commitment to protecting children from abuse.

Health and Safety:

The person holding this position is required to perform their duties in accordance with SCI's health and safety policies and procedures.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: 

SCI is committed to creating a truly inclusive, effective and representative organizational culture, promoting equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

Ready to hire an employee with a disability.

If you are interested in the vacancy, we are waiting for your feedback. A resume in English will be an advantage during consideration. Also, we will be grateful if you indicate the expected salary level and the level English language proficiency.

Please note that we will only contact selected candidates for an interview. Written tests and interviews will be conducted gradually, and the vacancy will be closed upon confirmation of candidacy for the position.

Save the Children International is the humanitarian organization with more than 100 years of history. Save the Children was founded in May 1919 in London. SCI has been working in Ukraine since 2014. The Organization started its work in the territory of the Donetsk region. Currently, SCI is expanding its activities to eight cities of Ukraine, and Dnipro is one of them. We work in the directions of education, child protection, overcoming child poverty, health care, and also, we have advocacy activities related to the protection of children's rights.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The Monitoring, Evaluation , Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer will play a key role in the SCI Ukraine program. MEAL Officer will work closely with program and technical teams to collect and analyze data, and provide insights to improve the project, and impact of mine action interventions. The MEAL Officer collaborates closely with field teams, partners, and stakeholders to continuously assess progress and identify challenges.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

• Ensure that MEAL system and tools are in place and are being implemented at the field level and communicate any issues or inefficiencies that arise, to the MEAL Team Leadership in a timely and proactive manner.
• Develop standard monitoring tools in collaboration with Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability Coordinator and program staff
• Take the lead in the development of the project MEAL plan consistent with the program work plan.
• Conduct data collection and data analysis on program activities, outputs and outcomes against established indicators and targets.
• Support the effort of documentation and sharing of program results, ensuring the sharing of lessons learned and good practices.
• Assist in updating and managing programmatic databases as well as online dashboards.
• Assist in designing and implementing qualitative and quantitative assessments as appropriate.
• Undertake data quality assurance, identifying sources of errors and inconsistencies and providing feedback that would help in data improvement.
• Generate reports and dashboards.
• Other tasks as assigned by the Coordinator or Manager.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

•  At least 1 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of programs or relevant experience. 
• Prior experience working with partners.
• Advanced computer literacy in office software packages (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBi, Outlook etc.)
• Demonstrated report writing skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work across and between different teams in a constructive and collaborative manner in order to achieve different goals.
• Fluency in written and spoken Ukrainian, Russian 

Desirable

• Experience of working on development/humanitarian projects.
• Knowledge of different MEAL approaches and methodologies.
• Experience in data collection, data management, and analysis is highly desirable.
• English skilled (fluent in speaking and writing) will be an advantage.

Additional job responsibilities

  MEAL Officer will be responsible for 

• Monitoring activities, such as monitoring visits, completing QBs, conducting PDMs, conducting output or outcome monitoring (through FGDs), verifying IPTT data, analysing monitoring data, etc.
• Learning activities, such as organising lessons learned workshops.
• Data management, together with Database assistants.
• Support Accountability Officers to implement Accountability related tasks and activities, in case Accountability Officers are stretched for bandwidth and ask for support.
• Provide support for any evaluations that may take place.
• Conduct training on SCI MEAL approaches for SCI and Partner staff.

We offer:

• Official employment
• International working conditions
• Working day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m
• Location of the office in the center of Dnipro

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.

Health and Safety:

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: 

SCI is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organizational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating unlawful discrimination. 

Ready to hire an employee with disability.

If you are interested in the vacancy, we are looking forward for your response. A СV in English will be an advantage. Also, we will be grateful if you indicate the expected salary level and the level of English languageproficiency.