Meal Coordinator at Solidarites International

The MEAL Coordinator is a member of the mission SMT and part of the program coordination based in Maiduguri. Under the supervision of the Deputy CD Programs, the MEAL Coordinator:

• Designs the MEAL action plans of the mission, according to SI’s operational framework, and makes sure it is disseminated, understood, and implemented by the mission staff.
• Provides methodological support to all program teams on technical questions linked to MEAL and cross-cutting issues such as develop M&E plan and its implementation, quantitative and qualitative data collection, indicator tracking, complaint response mechanism, “do no harm” analysis, terms of references of internal and external evaluations, etc.
• Further strengthen existing MEAL system by review and harmonization of current MEAL tools/checklists, information management/GIS Mapping, and especially data management system at the mission level.
• Develop, harmonize and maintain monitoring tools for external and internal coordination and communication, such as dashboards and web maps.
• Makes sure that MEAL department is well integrated with all departments (functional links) as well as coherent with all coordinators and managers.
• Ensure that cross-cutting issues (gender, protection, accountability to the affected population, do-no-harm, community participation, disability, etc.) are well integrated into all MEAL tools.
• Capacity building of MEAL and Program teams on MEAL approaches/system and day to day requirements.
• Build on institutional knowledge on MEAL activities and missions’ results (lessons learnt and recommendations) and make sure these are known by technical and field coordinators.
• Use SI’s IKB tools to document MEAL tools and methodologies/approaches, sharing with relevant HQ departments.
• Ensure accountability to beneficiaries by overseeing the feedback and complaints response mechanism (FCRM) through newly rolled-out SoPs.

Priorities for the first 3 months

• Support mission in designed/development of Management Information system (MIS).
• Review existing MEAL Checklists/quality standards and further improvement with the support of technical coordinators.
• Develop Activity sheets detailing targeting, implementation, and monitoring methodologies

YOUR PROFILE
Education:

• Master’s degree or equivalent in statistic, quality control or humanitarian project management

Experience:

• Experience in MEAL management and/or Project coordination (minimum 3 years);
• Knowledge of data collection, sampling, mobile data collection (Kobo, Power-BI) and data analysis
• Technical experience in mapping (QGIS) is an asset
• Experience in communication with communities and accountability mechanisms
• Previous experience with SI is a plus

Technical skills:

• Strong English writing skills
• Data analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
• Database management
• Data collection/research methods
• Mobile data collection tool development
• Software ->Excellent Excel mandatory; Kobo/ODK/XLSForm

Soft skills:

• Quick decision-maker and work in autonomy.
• Good resistance to stress and pressure.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills.
• A great team player and leader.
• Excellent interpersonal and capacity building skills
• Remote management skills