Associate Director, MEAL

Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is looking for an experienced and professional individual that could work within the framework of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), as and Associate Director. This position will oversee regional efforts to develop field-level capacity to assess communities’ capacities and vulnerabilities; to identify and design programs and projects that have a strong understanding of and are responsive to their local housing ecosystem; and to plan and execute monitoring, evaluation, and learning exercises.

Reporting to the Director, Operations, the Associate Director is responsible for the development and implementation of MEAL capacities, systems, and processes throughout the Area. This position advises and oversees National Organizations as well as HFHI program staff on all aspects of MEAL including documenting, reporting, and sharing of best practices. This role will also oversee regional knowledge management initiatives in support of our Theory of Change, including managing research and evaluation across the region, regional participation in the development of agency-wide metrics (including outcome metrics), and organizational continuous improvement.

This position will be based in Metro Manila, Philippines. Candidates must be currently eligible to work in the country without sponsorship. The work arrangement for this position is hybrid, and flex-time schedule.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Leadership

• Lead the development, implementation, and advocacy of HFHI MEAL approaches that define and measure program and project capacity and results that help further HFHI’s Theory of Change, identify areas of strength and opportunities for growth, and promote best practices.
• Lead Area-wide initiatives and activities that build program capacity through the effective use of MEAL systems and processes.
• Supervise direct reports, including planning, goal setting, staff development, and evaluation.
• Represent Asia Pacific on Global task forces and conferences as appropriate, and in the Habitat’s global MEAL Leadership Team.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning

• Oversee the development of MEAL processes and tools that identify qualities in our interventions that contribute to positive impact in target communities.
• Oversee MEAL’s input into Resource Development and GFOI proposal development and inform the Go/No-Go process.
• Conduct community-based analyses including of communities’ capacities and vulnerabilities in support of Habitat’s new theory of change.
• Supervise and / or conduct baseline studies and research for new program development, as required.
• Manage the identification and monitoring and sharing of programmatic data to support decision-makers and others who may require such information.
• Taking into account the specific challenges associated with each project, develop or oversee the development of MEAL plans including:
  1. Developing systems to receive and route reports from Community-Based Feedback Mechanisms (CBFM) to ensure feedback and complaints are appropriately managed.
     2)Developing monitoring frameworks, systems, and tools to support local project management and reporting at all levels with responsible and high-quality data processes.
  2. Developing evaluation plans
  3. Developing learning plans
• Support the development and implementation of community-based feedback mechanisms, or CBFMs, in all communities in which Habitat has interactions, including alignment with investigation and response procedures.
• Support initial and ongoing assessment of people’s vulnerabilities and capabilities, ensuring that these form the basis of the work Habitat does in communities and are appropriately reflected in the job descriptions and onboarding of personnel.

Data Management Systems and Products

• Coordinate AP feedback for revising HFHI data management systems (Standards of Excellence SOE, Global Metrics Tool) as part of GI25 and the Theory of Change work; oversee the application of updates/changes to these systems in AP.
• Actively support the scoping and development of HFHI’s global MEAL MIS
• Ensure that the MEAL team’s guidance to NOs on the development of complementary and appropriate data management are aligned with GI25 initiatives.
• Support the development and maintenance of systems to ensure responsible data practices.

Capacity Building

• Develop a framework for building MEAL capacity in the AP region, in alignment with global guidance; empower team to execute this framework

Networking

• Support in program design discussions and prepositioning work with complex donors.
• Participate in HFHI evaluation network, working with counterparts in the other Areas.
• Coordinate work and exchange ideas with other regional specialists and counterparts.
• Lead the development of partnerships with research and evaluation organizations and institutions.
• Represent HFHI at regional MEAL-related forums.

To be an HFH employee, you have a responsibility to learn significant awareness on safeguarding in order to recognize and be alert for the signs of potential safeguarding misconduct, and to make a timely report about any incident related to it.

Minimum Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years relevant experience or Master’s degree in a related field: evaluation, sociology, social work, international relations, international development.
• Specialization and/or professional certification in monitoring, evaluation, accountability to affected populations, participatory approaches, or learning approaches.

Years of Related Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar level position with a development and/or humanitarian organization.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience facilitating participatory processes with marginalized groups.
• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge and experience in monitoring and evaluation, accountability to communities, learning, research and evaluation methodologies, standards, and practices (preferably in relation to human / social development or housing and human settlement).
• Demonstrated experience with qualitative and quantitative data analysis, statistics, and design of data collection instruments.

Qualifications:

• Understanding of contemporary trends and innovations in MEAL
• Strong technical expertise in strategy development, evaluation, and social investigation, qualitative and quantitative analysis, multi-site evaluations, and standards of evaluation
• High degree of computer literacy, proficient user of MS office
• Familiarity with statistical packages, qualitative data analysis software and IT applications to support MEAL and knowledge management.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken, is essential.
• Project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a multi-cultural team.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Good organizational skills including accuracy, consistency, and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred:

• Adult training and facilitation skills required.
• Experience implementing data collection instruments using mobile data-collection platforms.

Applications will be accepted until October 5, 2024, or until a successful candidate has been identified.