The Organization
We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

· No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
· All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
· Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document.

Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/jobs We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Area 1 MEAL manager.

Roles Dimensions:
• Internal: Area 1 MEAL Manager, MEAL Officers, Distribution monitors, incentives counsellors, nutrition assistance and volunteers for Cash Voucher Assistance
• External: Cash Consortium Members, IRC, ACF, CCD network, NGO Forum, CWG, FSL Cluster, RRC, State, and county level government departments, Local and International NGOs and UN Agencies in the cash Consortium operational field locations

Number of direct reports: NA

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Programme Support at field level:
• Set up simple systems to manage information generated by MEAL activities, such as complaints databases.

Conduct simple data analysis and present and disseminate information to inform programme management.
• With support from senior MEAL and programme staff, with the HR team, identify MEAL staffing needs for emergency programmes, and support rapid recruitment, induction, performance management and training.
• Chairs periodic Cash Consortium MEAL sub-working TWG meetings
• Designs baseline, safety audit, PDM and end-line MEAL tools and generates the reports.
• Presents the Baseline, PDM, end-line and safety audit reports in Cash Consortium CMU, CWG and CCD network forums.
• Provide operational and technical guidance and supervision to cash consortium MEAL teams across the consortium target locations the program and support staff to ensure they have clear objectives and received regular support and supervision and expected to manage the overall MEAL operational matters issues in the intervention areas.
• Generates and document learnings and disseminate through CWG, CCD network and Cash Consortium meetings.
• Design and implement appropriate accountability and CFRM mechanism across cash consortium operational areas.
• Conduct Regular Quality Benchmarks monitoring activities across cash consortium operational areas.
• Prepare monthly; quarterly plan in close consultation with the government and Save the Children staffs (particularly nutrition and FSL staffs), MEAL team and other stake holders
• Update detailed work plans of field monitors with project implementation and ensure this is used by the whole project team to monitor project progress towards completion
• Coordinate meal project activities with Nutrition, protection, gender team based in Akobo towards creating linkages with the ongoing nutrition project and other projects in the target areas to ensure complementarity and maximizing impacts
• Ensure that beneficiary targeting, and identification mechanisms are stipulated to the criteria by working jointly with Nutrition PM and nutrition staff at facilities level
• Ensure target beneficiaries have received adequate information about the project, objective, roles and responsibilities, and entitlement by types and quantity in a transparent manner and timely.
• Ensure that established protocols for communication and management arrangements are followed by the project team
• Develop and submit periodic standard reports: monthly updates, quarterly reports, interim and final reports
• Work closely with FSL, Nutrition, and MEAL focal points on creating enabling environment for addressing potential complaints, conducting assessments and learning from the process (feasibility and risk analysis, cash delivery mechanisms, baseline, post distribution monitoring, KAP, end line) capturing evidence based on good practices, and organize platforms for learning and sharing experiences to other partners
• Implement accountability mechanisms at field level, e.g.

complaints and feedback response mechanisms –assessment, design, implementation, and review. Implement activities to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy.
• With support from the Lead MEAL Adviser and/or other senior programme staff, identify MEAL supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to ensure materials arrive in good time.
• Support coordination of needs assessments, ensuring assessment findings are documented and include an analysis of children’s needs.

Lead development of SC programme baseline surveys where required.
• Support technical sector specialists to ensure that projects are carried out with participation from all disaster-affected communities (including children), that information is shared with affected communities (through traditional and high-tech solutions) and that they solicit and respond to community feedback.
• To ensure that the minimum standards of humanitarian relief are maintained in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct.

Capacity Building:
• Identify learning and training opportunities for MEAL staff and work as a mentor for less experienced staff.
• Conduct training and awareness raising activities for operations and programme technical staff at field level regarding MEAL priorities and quality standards.

Representation & Advocacy & Organizational Learning:
• Ensure that Save the Children’s work is coordinated with efforts of other agencies and Government, and support Interagency Coordination forums, advocating for the specific needs of children.

This may involve supporting coordination working groups. Participate in Interagency coordinated joint MEAL activities (for instance, inter-agency RTEs).
• Support senior technical specialist with learning activities. For instance, support planning of After-Action Review workshops, prepare lessons learnt reports and conducting accountability mechanism pilots.
• Contribute to communications and media work as required.

General:
• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:
• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
• 2-3 years of experience of working internationally/Nationally in humanitarian programmes
• Education Bachelors in Statistics, Development studies, Social science, Public health education or relevant field
• Significant experience of undertaking a MEAL related role in a humanitarian context
• Previous experience of managing a team and managing projects in a consortium
• Experience of, and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability
• Demonstrated strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations
• Experience of training and capacity building
• Some experience of representation and ability to represent SC effectively in external forums.
• Knowledge of institutional donors and experience of developing proposals
• Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
• A high level of written and spoken English
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to the aims and principles of SC.

In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support

Desirable
• Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts
• Knowledge of consortia working
• Experience in both implementation and design desirable
• Experience with beneficiary communications desirable