Partnership MEAL Officer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the
world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety,
education, economic well-being, and power to people devastated by conflict and
disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the
world’s largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations
(INGO), working in more than 40 countries and more than 25 US cities helping
people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities.
A force for humanity, IRC employees delivers lasting impact by restoring
safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you’re a solutions-driven, passionate
change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of
people world-wide for a better future.

JOB OVERVIEW:
The Partnerships
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) Officer supports the quality
preparation and implementation of IRC’s partner programs across the country.
The Partnerships MEAL Officer will support the Partnerships Unit and the
Partnerships MEAL Manager  to review of
report data and verification and provide guidance and training related to
MEAL/Client Responsiveness and Accountability (CRA) to sub-awardees in order to
strengthen their capacity, as required.
This position reports to the
Partnerships MEAL Manager.

KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
– Support
all technical aspects and actions of Partnership  MEAL regarding the all sectors
programming; foster high standards and practices for quality data
collection, analysis, and reports. Enable accountability to clients,
partners, and donors
– Participate in
Partnership Project Opening, Review and Closure Meetings, including to
review successes and challenges with the partner, and capture effective
MEAL/CRA practices for future partnerships.
– Collaborate with
partners to ensure completeness, correctness, and accuracy of beneficiary
reach data and ensure databases and up to date and accurate by conducting
monitoring visits
– Work collaboratively with
partners to develop and implement tools.
– Review partner ITTs, and
supporting documents to ensure compliance with the partnership agreement,
donor regulations and IRC policy, and provide feedback to the partner as
appropriate.
– Work with partners to
ensure appropriate Client Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) are established and
functioning.
– Participate in the
review of the performance of the partner, including successes, challenges
and lessons learned.
– Provide MEAL/CRA
mentoring support to partners, in accordance with partner project support
plans, with a focus on supporting the partner to strengthen CFMs and
approach capacities that are responsive to the needs of the partner

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Education:
– BA degree or equivalent
in International Development or Affairs, Social Science, Business or
related field.
Experience:
– Minimum of 1 year work
experience with INGOs or NGOs or a related field.
Demonstrated Skills and
Competencies:
– Fluency in Ukrainian and
English, Russian a plus.
– Possess
basic technical knowledge of M&E approaches and techniques in some or
all of the following areas: Outputs, Outcome monitoring; Theories of
Change, Logical frameworks, Data collection, Basic data analysis,
Accountability, Client feedback mechanisms;
– Proficiency in MS Office
software suite – including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and
experience working with databases and/or other tracking systems.
– Basic proficiency and
experience with data collection such as Kobo, CommCare, knowledge of PowerBi  is an additional asset; 
– Data interpretation
skills, reporting writing and presentation skills.
– Excellent oral and
written communication skills, including the ability to present to groups
of all sizes.
– Self-starter with
ability to work independently and part of a team.
– Exceptional
interpersonal skills; tact, patience, diplomacy, and appropriate
assertiveness.

REPORTING
STRUCTURE AND TEAM COLLABORATION
Internal:
Partnerships team, MEAL team
External:
Partner staff – primarily MEAL focal points

WORK
ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
– Travel to other locations is needed
up to 30% of time
– The organization cares about staff
and provides flexible working options (start early-finish early, start
later-finish later, remote work)

IRC
employees are eligible to the following benefits:
– Competitive salary
– Purposeful job and development
opportunities
– English classes and unlimited online
training courses
– Life Insurance
– Medical insurance for staff and
family members
– Free psychological support to
employees and their family members
– 30 calendar days of annual vacation
with flexibility beyond the legally set minimum requirements
– Up to 10 days of paid medical leave

PROFESSIONAL
STANDARDS

IRC builds diverse and inclusive teams of professionals who
promote team engagement, inclusion and cohesion, critical reflection, power
sharing, debate, and objectivity to deliver the best possible services to our
clients. 

The International Rescue Committee is determined to protect the
people it serves, its staff and any person associated from all kinds of harm,
abuse, and violence, including sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment. It is
committed to taking all necessary preventive measures and creating an
environment where people feel safe and can report misconduct. IRC workers must
adhere to the core values and principles outlined in IRC Way –
Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Equality
and Accountability. The IRC also operates and enforces a set of complementary
institutional policies to protect clients and staff from harm and abuse through
the Adult and Child Safeguarding policies, the Respect at Work and
Harassment-free Workplace policies, the Anti-retaliation and Reporter
Protection policy, which are complemented by the IRC Global Reporting
guidelines. These commitments are accessible in English and in Ukrainian
language via this link: https://rescue.box.com/v/irc-safeguarding-policies. 

Where misconduct is alleged, IRC follows a Zero-tolerance
approach and takes all necessary actions and corrective measures. The IRC
investigation unit comprises of experts and trained investigators that ensures
professional survivor-centered investigations are conducted if allegations of
safeguarding violations are reported through the safe and accessible reporting
channels that IRC makes available to its staff, partners, and clients. IRC
is also an active member of the Inter-Agency Working Group on Protection from
Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) set-up in Ukraine. 

Commitment to Gender, Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: The IRC is
committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and safe work
environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. The
IRC expressly prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination, harassment,
retaliation, or bullying of the IRC persons in any work setting. We aim to
increase the representation of women, people who are from country and
communities we serve, and people who identify as races and ethnicities that are
under-represented in global power structures.

Gender
Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership
positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to
participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive
security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal
opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate
on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender
expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or
disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are
provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or
interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other
benefits and privileges of employment.