Meal Team Leader at Solidarites International

Location: Monguno, Borno                       
Beginning of contract: ASAP
Contract duration: 3 months (with possibility of extension)
Probation period: 1 month

Mission

• The MEAL TL is the focal point for collection and documentation of monitoring and evaluation information. He/she supports the programme teams through monitoring, data collection, data processing, mapping and analysis of the information.
• He/she provides technical support and training to the field staffs, participates to the roll out of the accountability framework and contributes to internal knowledge building.
• He/she coordinates a team of monitoring agents for data collection, context monitoring and do no harm analysis.

Main Tasks
Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Centralize / follow-up creation and update of monitoring plans.
• Contribute to the revision of monitoring and evaluation tools and train program team on design and proper use of it.
• Participate into data analysis and writing of monitoring and evaluation reports.
• Participate to the follow-up of recommendations.
• Propose cross cutting monitoring activities to improve the quality of the response.
• Ensure MEAL team weekly planning and follow up.
• Respect schedules and deadlines agreed upon with his/her Manager.
• Report back any problems and constraints encountered during the course of the activities and suggest operational solutions.
• Participate to the revision of monthly APU.

Data management and mapping:

• Centralize and organize all data on program.
• Support program team regarding the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires and other data collection tools.
• Provide methodological support to the programme teams to ensure timely and high quality data entry and processing.
• Provide project related figures and monitoring follow up as requested by coordination.
• Maintain a library of maps produced by SI as well as other stakeholders.

Institutional Knowledge Building:

• Follow up on the Internal Knowledge Building plan and provide data for IKB documents (activity forms etc.).

Human Resources management:

• Participate in validating recruitment of his team.
• Manage and support the team under his/her responsibility.
• Train his/her team members to use and maintain the available tools correctly.
• Evaluate the performances of his/her team members.
• When recruiting daily workers, follow procedures and directives outlined by his/her line manager and the administrative service.
• Enforce safety procedures.
• Ensure that safety procedures are followed by members of his/her team.

Reporting / communication / representation:

• Draw up and submit a weekly task report to his/her project manager.
• Take part in the drafting of the monthly program pack.
• Establish and maintain good relations with local participants and communities (populations) in the operational fields.
• Represent SI when asked to do so.
• Listen to the populations and local participants in the field and report to his/her manager any non-technical or safety-related issues which could affect the activities or safety of Solidarités International teams.
• Support the coordination and program team in the preparation of visual supports needed for presentation materials.
• Participate to reinforce understanding of SI fields of action, principles and modus operandi by the program teams and populations.
• Ensure that tools and files are properly archived and secured.
• Participate into learning workshops.

Requirements
Personal abilities:

• Professional experience: 2 years of experience in similar position (NGO/Private or Public sector)
• Languages : English, Kanori, Haussa, Shua (additional languages a plus)
• Personal qualities: reliable, honest, very good organization, resistance to stress, good interpersonal skills (communication), team player, capacity to delegate and to manage, initiative and autonomy, capacity of prioritsation of tasks

Technical competences :

• Training: University degree in Statistics/Methods of Data Collection/Observational Studies.
• Competency in Excel (data input, basic analysis, etc)
• Competency in and experience with data collection tools (Kobo)       
• Experience with food security and livelihood (FSL) programmes (not essential but preferable)   

Salary and conditions
In accordance with SI’s Terms of Employment; for national staff in Nigeria