Regional Meal Advisor East & Central Africa at CARE

• To achieve sustainable progress moving forward, CARE is investing in enhancing capacities for better program design, implementation, and impact measurement, as well as better measurement of impact at scale. Enhancing regional MEAL capacity is a critical part of this investment. The Regional MEAL Advisor is expected to provide timely MEAL technical assistance and capacity-strengthening, from design to impact reporting and use, to country offices in the region with a focus on these primary responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure timely and accurate collection, validation and sensemaking of PIIRS data for country offices in the region
• Enhance impact measurement, especially the measurement of systems-level impact
• Serve as focal point to improve performance on the Accountability and Adapting & Learning drivers of program quality for country offices in the region
• Ensure the inclusion of strong MEAL plans in proposals, including PIIRS impact indicators and measurement of systems-level impact

QUALIFICATIONS

• Masters degree – in Social Science, Impact measurement, Project management or any other relevant field.
• Excellent written, verbal English and presentation/communication skills.
• The ability to coordinate effective teamwork and to work effectively within a team
• Diplomacy, tact and negotiating skills
• Skills in using relevant data analysis software like Nvivo, Power BI, SPSS and/or STATA.
• Experience with the DHIS2 software platform for collecting, analyzing, visualizing and sharing data.
• Knowledge of and demonstrated personal commitment to relevant organizational codes of conduct for emergencies, including anti-fraud and anti-corruption, safeguarding etc.
• At least 8 years experience in senior management positions in monitoring and evaluation and program quality in development programs
• Relevant experience with reputable organisations in humanitarian and/or development fields - Demonstrable experience with the development and implementation of MEAL systems and plans
• Demonstrable experience with the development and implementation of Feedback and Accountability Mechanisms
• Demonstrable experience with the management and implementation of evaluations and research