Openings at International Rescue Committee

Responsibilities:

• Review and on occasion lead development of key MEAL outputs of projects and ensure data is accurately analyzed, interpreted, and presented, and supporting colleagues with use of data and learning for decision making.
• Coordinate needs assessments, baseline/endline surveys and evaluations, including hiring consultants where needed.
• Oversee and on occasion lead coordinate MEAL inputs to project proposals to ensure that logframes, indicators, MEAL plans, MEAL budgets and resource plans are appropriate.
• Ensuring appropriate and effective MEAL systems are in place at country level, consistent with established IRC benchmarks, plans and MEAL frameworks, standards, and policies.
• Supporting country teams in planning and implementing client responsiveness activities and implementation of client feedback mechanisms/ SOPs.
• Collaborate with technical advisors on development of adapted data collection tools.
• Provide onboarding, training to MEAL teams and other staff with MEAL responsibilities.
• Fill the role of MEAL Coordinator where a country has an extended vacancy.
• Supporting Communities of Practice (CoP) where MEAL staff working within and across projects, sectors and countries share experiences, learn from one another and provide input into new tools and resources.
• Fill the role of MEAL Coordinators during extended vacancy.

Key working relationships:

• Position Reports to East Africa Regional Measurement Advisor (RMA).
• Position directly supervises: None on ongoing basis. May temporarily supervise in-country MEAL staff and/or staff on short-term contracts.
• Other Internal and/or external contacts:
• Regional/Global
• Regional leadership colleagues, especially regional focal points for Measurement, M&E technology and Awards Management.
• Learning and Training Advisor; Client Responsiveness Technical Specialist, MEAL Standards and Systems team, other Measurement Unit and Technical Unit staff.
• In-country: Deputy Director for Programs, M&E/ MEAL Teams, Program Coordinators and Managers throughout the country program, Coordinators and Managers, Finance Coordinators,
• External: occasional engagement with Partners, Governments and Clients

Requirements:

• A University degree in a relevant subject area (statistics, monitoring & data management, social science, public health, economic development, or a related field) – a technical degree together with additional relevant work experience may substitute for education.
• A minimum 5 years of experience within Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning-related functions, within IRC or a similar humanitarian agency. Experience in different sector agencies or countries is an advantage.
• Proven ability to promote staff learning through training sessions, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods
• Strong presentation and reporting skills;
• Strong management and interpersonal skills and proven track record of working with diverse groups of people in a multicultural environment.
• Self-motivated with excellent organization, planning, and analytical skills - able to work without close supervision, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking.
• Experience in roving positions or short-term consultancy assignments, especially in humanitarian or development projects is an advantage.
• Proficiency with Excel, as well as mobile data collection tools such as CommCare, Kobo, ODK Collect are crucial. Proficiency with Power BI, Tableau, SPSS, SATA or other similar software and advantage.
• A strong understanding of Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and proven ability to build Client Feedback Systems is a distinct advantage.
• Willingness to travel, including to sites in high-security environments, up to 50% of the time.
• Strong experience leading need assessments and emergency assessments.
• Fluency in English (written and speaking) crucial.

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Major Responsibilities:

• Meet regularly with HR and office leaders to develop and advance office level DOC plan
• Develop and support delivery of special events and activities in the region
• Support implementation of site level health and safety standards
• Deliver core trainings on a rotating basis and by request
• Promote staff wellbeing and staff health content through a wide variety of creative methods
• Coordinate with vendors on training delivery, translation, and materials development
• Ensure excellent knowledge management for DOC products across languages
• Travel to field sites to deliver training and engage with staff on their needs
• Support the relevant goals of Employee Resource Groups through training and activity support
• Partner with office leaders, S&S, and HR Leaders after critical incidents to support their development of comprehensive support plans for affected staff and managers
• Facilitate requests for group counseling sessions made by site level leaders with counseling vendor
• Orient and support leadership in interpreting IRC policies related to infectious disease exposures, outbreak, and natural disasters
• Support offices to navigate risks related to COVID-19 in their workplaces according to organizational models and policies
• Meet with employees who wish to have support with staff health or staff wellbeing matters and provide orientation to the ways in which IRC services, benefits, resources can assist them
• Develop DOC policy and training materials
• Collaborate with other People & Culture and Organizational partners on shared objectives (Ex: GEDI, Safeguarding, S&S, HR Fundamentals, Learning & Development, etc.)
• Liaise with local vendors
• Other duties as assigned
• Key Working Relationships:

Job Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor degree in Human Resources, Psychology/mental health; nursing or other clinical health professions, Public Health, or other relevant field. Masters preferred
• Work Experience: Experience working in international development or humanitarian assistance organizations. Significant leadership experience in programs (Ex: health, public health, MHPSS) or administration (Ex: Human Resources, Staff Care).
• Excellence in training development, facilitation, and crisis response
• Highly developed interpersonal skills including active listening, emotional de-escalation, and compassion
• Service-orientation
• Excellent project management and knowledge management
• Strong organizational and time-management skills; ability to prioritize and deliver on time
• Ability to work both independently and in a dynamic, cross-functional team structure
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite
• Ability to handle and work through change in a proactive and positive manner.

Language Skills: Fluency in English required; proficiency in another regional language is helpful