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  • Posted: Feb 17, 2017
    Deadline: Mar 3, 2017
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    Head of Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL Officer)

    • Job Type Full Time
    • Qualification
    • Experience 10 years
    • Location Not specified
    • Job Field

    Job ID: #1906278
    Contract length: 2 years

    The Role

    • The Head of MEAL will provide leadership in ensuring quality and accountability standards are integrated into Nigeria's programming. S/he will accomplish this through strengthening and maintaining an integrated MEAL framework, focusing on building the capacity of relevant programme and partner staff, as well as fostering a culture of shared learning. Working with senior management, the Head of MEAL mentors the Country Office team toward self-sufficiency in using of evidence and learning approaches to maximize impact for children.
    • The ideal candidate will lead in building a culture of learning and becoming a leader in evidence-based programming. S/he will be a strategic thinker responsible for building the capacity of Save the Children staff and partners to maximise the use of evidence in programming and advocacy. S/he will strengthen knowledge management systems for improved sharing of program experience, learning, and results. S/he provides strategic guidance, quality oversight and technical support to research including impact evaluations, process reviews, operations research, etc.
    • S/he oversees the strategic improvement of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) function, strengthening MEAL throughout project cycle management and increasing the focus on program outcomes and impact

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Minimum of 10 years' experience in international development, with at least 3 years' senior management experience.
    • Minimum of 5 years' experience in international development program monitoring & evaluation, developing and managing monitoring and learning systems, operational research, and overseeing baselines/evaluations.
    • Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, child rights governance, child poverty, health and nutrition
    • Experience with two or more cross-cutting areas such as child participation, gender, governance, value for money and accountability is highly preferred
    • Excellent communication and leadership skills
    • Master's degree in Social Sciences or relevant equivalent, with at least significant coursework in quantitative or qualitative social research methods
    • Passion for evidence-driven development programming and interest in ongoing international research
    • Demonstrated skills in designing and carrying out qualitative and quantitative research and using research to inform program design and advocacy.
    • Demonstrated experience in developing or overseeing data management solutions, and familiar with technologies in social research.
    • Demonstrated capacity for leveraging project results towards broader systemic impact.
    • Excellent analytical skills and appreciation for the complexities of social research, especially as pertains to deprivations of children's rights in a country context such as Nigeria.
    • Effective at collaborating and influencing across departments and sectors
    • Excellent skills in training, capacity building, coaching, and mentoring
    • Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams, in emergencies
    • Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

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    Head of Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL Officer)

    • Job Type Full Time
    • Qualification
    • Experience 10 years
    • Location Not specified
    • Job Field

    Job ID: #1906278
    Contract length: 2 years

    The Role

    • The Head of MEAL will provide leadership in ensuring quality and accountability standards are integrated into Nigeria's programming. S/he will accomplish this through strengthening and maintaining an integrated MEAL framework, focusing on building the capacity of relevant programme and partner staff, as well as fostering a culture of shared learning. Working with senior management, the Head of MEAL mentors the Country Office team toward self-sufficiency in using of evidence and learning approaches to maximize impact for children.
    • The ideal candidate will lead in building a culture of learning and becoming a leader in evidence-based programming. S/he will be a strategic thinker responsible for building the capacity of Save the Children staff and partners to maximise the use of evidence in programming and advocacy. S/he will strengthen knowledge management systems for improved sharing of program experience, learning, and results. S/he provides strategic guidance, quality oversight and technical support to research including impact evaluations, process reviews, operations research, etc.
    • S/he oversees the strategic improvement of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) function, strengthening MEAL throughout project cycle management and increasing the focus on program outcomes and impact

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Minimum of 10 years' experience in international development, with at least 3 years' senior management experience.
    • Minimum of 5 years' experience in international development program monitoring & evaluation, developing and managing monitoring and learning systems, operational research, and overseeing baselines/evaluations.
    • Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, child rights governance, child poverty, health and nutrition
    • Experience with two or more cross-cutting areas such as child participation, gender, governance, value for money and accountability is highly preferred
    • Excellent communication and leadership skills
    • Master's degree in Social Sciences or relevant equivalent, with at least significant coursework in quantitative or qualitative social research methods
    • Passion for evidence-driven development programming and interest in ongoing international research
    • Demonstrated skills in designing and carrying out qualitative and quantitative research and using research to inform program design and advocacy.
    • Demonstrated experience in developing or overseeing data management solutions, and familiar with technologies in social research.
    • Demonstrated capacity for leveraging project results towards broader systemic impact.
    • Excellent analytical skills and appreciation for the complexities of social research, especially as pertains to deprivations of children's rights in a country context such as Nigeria.
    • Effective at collaborating and influencing across departments and sectors
    • Excellent skills in training, capacity building, coaching, and mentoring
    • Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams, in emergencies
    • Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

    go to method of application »

    Head of Monitoring Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL Officer)

    Job ID: #1906278
    Contract length: 2 years

    The Role

    • The Head of MEAL will provide leadership in ensuring quality and accountability standards are integrated into Nigeria's programming. S/he will accomplish this through strengthening and maintaining an integrated MEAL framework, focusing on building the capacity of relevant programme and partner staff, as well as fostering a culture of shared learning. Working with senior management, the Head of MEAL mentors the Country Office team toward self-sufficiency in using of evidence and learning approaches to maximize impact for children.
    • The ideal candidate will lead in building a culture of learning and becoming a leader in evidence-based programming. S/he will be a strategic thinker responsible for building the capacity of Save the Children staff and partners to maximise the use of evidence in programming and advocacy. S/he will strengthen knowledge management systems for improved sharing of program experience, learning, and results. S/he provides strategic guidance, quality oversight and technical support to research including impact evaluations, process reviews, operations research, etc.
    • S/he oversees the strategic improvement of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) function, strengthening MEAL throughout project cycle management and increasing the focus on program outcomes and impact

    Qualifications and Experience

    • Minimum of 10 years' experience in international development, with at least 3 years' senior management experience.
    • Minimum of 5 years' experience in international development program monitoring & evaluation, developing and managing monitoring and learning systems, operational research, and overseeing baselines/evaluations.
    • Experience in more than one of the Save the Children priority sectors: education, protection, child rights governance, child poverty, health and nutrition
    • Experience with two or more cross-cutting areas such as child participation, gender, governance, value for money and accountability is highly preferred
    • Excellent communication and leadership skills
    • Master's degree in Social Sciences or relevant equivalent, with at least significant coursework in quantitative or qualitative social research methods
    • Passion for evidence-driven development programming and interest in ongoing international research
    • Demonstrated skills in designing and carrying out qualitative and quantitative research and using research to inform program design and advocacy.
    • Demonstrated experience in developing or overseeing data management solutions, and familiar with technologies in social research.
    • Demonstrated capacity for leveraging project results towards broader systemic impact.
    • Excellent analytical skills and appreciation for the complexities of social research, especially as pertains to deprivations of children's rights in a country context such as Nigeria.
    • Effective at collaborating and influencing across departments and sectors
    • Excellent skills in training, capacity building, coaching, and mentoring
    • Ability and willingness to dramatically change work practices and hours, and work with incoming teams, in emergencies
    • Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children's aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

    Method of Application

    Applicants should send their cover letter and up-to-date CV's to: 
    Fsy.21786.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com

    Note

    • Please apply in English or French using your CV's and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.
    • We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
    • Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
    Interested and qualified? Go to Save The Children on www.savethechildren.net to apply

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