MEAL Coordinator at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON)

CONTEXTUAL BACKGROUND

GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a National Non-profit Non-Government Organization with a mandate of Making life better for vulnerable children and women across nations. Following the challenges children are facing to have adequate support from social services and institutions to access basic amenities for their growth and development across nations. GPON is saddled to provide complementary support to vulnerable children across nations to attain personal growth and development. GOALPrime Organization Nigeria is presently operating in Northeast Nigeria and FTC where we have reached over 2,000,000 lives (directly and indirectly) with integrated services, we support internally displaced persons with emergency relief materials, Child Protection services, WASH services, GBV mitigation services, Livelihood skill building, Health services, Peace building and Education support services. GPON work in both emergency and development context.

MEAL SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT

Based on the project proposals, implementation plan, and donor reporting requirements, support the MEAL Manager in the development and implementation of a system for capturing and documenting data and relevant information on project activities, beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes, and impacts

• Ensure an effective roll-out of MEAL collection and reporting systems at the base level through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed
• Conduct training for base project staff on MEAL in line with identified capacity needs and provide ongoing mentoring support in consultation with the MEAL Coordinator.
• Work with the various project teams to ensure that all information and data is collected, documented, and collated in an accurate and timely manner
• Contribute to regular reviews of the MEAL system itself, making improvements as needed and recommended, in consultation with technical managers MEAL Coordinator, staff, and partners
• Submit 5w reports to sectors.

MONITORING AND REPORTING

• Lead on compilation of regular monthly and quarterly base level reports and ensure data verification prior to use.
• Support the MEAL Manager to ensure that planned activities are carried out in a timely fashion, cost effective, adheres to best practice and standard operating procedure.
• Provide base level project data to help with donor monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting

RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

• Coordinate with the donor-contracted Evaluation Team for conducting of activities at base and community level.
• Support coordination of overall project review and evaluation activities as required. This includes working with the independent Evaluation Team to coordinate mid-term and final evaluations and supporting donor and external reviews as required

ACCOUNTABILITY

• Support creation of a system for ensuring that information obtained is also shared with communities, women, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism.
• Ensure beneficiary accountability mechanism is logged and addresses complaints in a timely manner. Ensure program managers are aware of delays in acting on any complaints or information requests
• Training beneficiaries, community stakeholders and program participants on GPON complaint response mechanism to promote downward accountability.

STAFF MANAGEMENT:

• Supervise MEAL unit team at (MEAL Assistants and Officers).
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership for MEAL Assistants and Officers and other stakeholders as deemed
• Set performance objectives and annual appraisal for MEAL unit staff.

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & LEARNING

• In consultation with MEAL manager, facilitate and compile case studies, change stories and lessons learned reports on a regular basis to share wider program and inform improvements in quality and delivery
• Analyze information about the base level program / projects and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure key base level lessons and challenges are documented and shared with staff and partners to help consolidate lessons learned for future proposal development and implementation of best practices.
• Proven knowledge of managing red rose platform.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Training in quantitative methodologies, including database management.
• 4 years of direct experience of monitoring and evaluation related to one or more of these fields: Protection, WASH, Shelter, Food security, Livelihoods Community Liaison and Peace Building initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment to promote evidence-based learning. Demonstrated ability and understanding to design, commission, and manage assessment methodologies and techniques such as focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observations to name a few.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to analyses data and summarize it for a range of different audiences.
• Good understanding of red rose platform in addressing issues relating beneficiary cash programming
• Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality programs.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities and evaluate progress.
• Experience of working within budget constraints.
• Commitment to GPON’s mission, values, and approach.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute. Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality program.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities and evaluate progress.
• Experience of working within budget constraints.
• Commitment to GPON’s mission, values, and approach.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute.

Desirable

• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to analyses data and summarise it for a range of different audiences.
• Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality programmes.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities and evaluate progress.
• Experience of working under budget constraints.
• Commitment to GPON mission, values and approach.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute.

Core Competencies of GPON

Striving for excellence

Collaboration

Taking the lead

Communication

Demonstrating Integrity

Languages

• English
• Ability to speak the common local languages including Hausa, Kanuri, and Fulani

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, M&E, social sciences, humanitarian and/or development studies, or relevant field. Masters Degree is an added advantage

Key stakeholders: (internal and external)

• MEAL Manager
• Other program staff
• Partners
• Other humanitarian partners

Conditions

Availability: 01.12.2022

Salary and conditions: In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.