Job Description
The Manager will ensure monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems for programs and projects, both new and established, ensuring efficiency in project deliverables. The Manager will be responsible for ensuring the implementation and effective system to monitor progress, outcomes, impacts and successes of project activities and performance at all levels. The Manager’s responsibility to design, develop and lead implementation of meal plans for mission objectives.
Duties and Responsibilities
Mission 1: Develop and roll out a technically sound Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system for the mission.
Developing individual M&E plan for every new project, in collaboration with HoDs/DCD
Ensuring proper budgeting of monitoring activities in every new project
Reviewing and standardizing existing project monitoring tools (PDM, KAP, Baseline,etc..)
Where required, providing training to field teams on surveys
Implementing ACF International project evaluation tools
Reviewing mission protocol for surveys as required
Providing continuous technical support and training on project monitoring
Review and provide technical feedback on internal/external reports
Developing standard indicators and tools for monitoring outcome/impact of projects
Ensuring compliance with donor monitoring and evaluation requirements
Providing technical inputs in proposal for the monitoring and evaluations sections
Upon need, develop Terms of Reference for external evaluation
Facilitate third-party/external monitoring of mission projects
Support the mission in developing its remote management policy (for monitoring)
Consolidating/analyzing project monitoring data and providing recommendations for improving program quality.
Mission 2: Develop an accountability framework for the mission, roll out a light feedback, and complain mechanism.
Developing an accountability framework in line with ICCM recommendations and adapted to the local context
Mainstreaming accountability in the mission monitoring and evaluation tools
Providing training to coordination and field teams on accountability
Integrating CEWG tools in the mission monitoring and evaluation tools
Consolidating and analyzing the results of accountability-related monitoring
Developing SoPs for a light beneficiary feedback mechanism
Rolling out the light feedback mechanism with continuous technical support to in-charges
Consolidating and analyzing the results of the feedback mechanism
Producing quarterly report on the accountability framework
Providing technical inputs during proposal writing on accountability
Providing operational recommendations for improving accountability across projects
Developing training modules and delivering training on community engagement.
Mission 3: Develop a mission learning framework.
Developing a mission learning framework
Facilitating project closing/lessons-learn workshop with coordination and field teams
Review project monitoring tools (end-line/PDM) and identify lessons learnt
Link with the program departments to collect information about past project/lessons-learnt
Consolidate results and regularly update lesson learnt document for each department
Ensure proper dissemination of lessons learnt.
Mission 4: Accountable for ensuring the safeguarding policy is fully considered and applied in their relevant areas of responsibility including team management.
Put Safeguarding topics on the agenda of meeting on a regular basis / lead discussions
Ensure that the department/unit works in good collaboration and coordination
Adopt exemplary conduct
Ensure that the team leaders at every level of management lead discussions on Safeguarding and contribute to the awareness of the staff
Contribute to the support provided to partners and suppliers in the implementation of the Safeguarding policy
Ensure (when relevant and based on their scope of responsibilities that our program participants and communities are made aware of this policy and the Safeguarding systems in place contextualized for language, cultural and literal considerations.
Ensure all staff have access to, are familiar with, and know their responsibilities within this policy
Ensure compliance with the recruitment procedure to ensure the recruitment of staff without a contentious history on Safeguarding / PSEA issues
Ensure communication on the subject to all candidates.
Include questions on Safeguarding in interviews especially for the more ""risky"" (direct contact with communities) or managerial positions
Assessing employees on Safeguarding responsibilities
Setting dedicated objectives and evaluating them
Detecting areas for improvement with a view to continuous improvement
Priorities objects in relation to safeguarding
Contribute to the implementation of the Safeguarding policy
Ensure all staff have access to, are familiar with, and know their responsibilities within this policy.
Support and facilitate the development of mechanisms to operationalize this policy
Mission 5: External representation.
Represent ACF and actively contribute to the Assessment Working Group
Represent ACF and actively contribute to the Community Engagement Working Group
Attend M&E Technical Working Group for all the consortia
Upon needs, represent ACF to other external meetings
Mission 6: Team management.
Taking part in the recruitment of Managers (defining profiles, interviews and/or complementary tests) and contributing to their appraisal
Identifying needs for program staff technical development and identifying training opportunities, conduct internal trainings if pertinent
Providing specific technical support where necessary (both in-person and remote), including regular visits to bases and sub-bases
Ensuring that all program staff are properly trained in monitoring tools, indicator compilation, and reporting
Seeking technical support from headquarters to reinforce his/her skills and/or those of the teams.
Qualifications and Experience
Degree and/or post graduate qualifications in the field of social science, development communication, monitoring and evaluation, economics, statistics, or a related field.
5 or more years of experience with MEAL, database management, quantitative and qualitative research, and technical report writing.
Experience with online data collection and reporting packages.
A demonstrated understanding and experience with major donor agencies, and MEL standards and systems.
Knowledge and working experience with relevant technical fields such as: Food security and livelihoods, WASH, Bio-diversity, Nutrition, Climate, Health.
Experience developing MEAL products for donors, community and international audiences.
Creative and with dynamic digital experience.
Excellent attention to detail.
Open to learning and an avid reader
Clear Communication.
Forward planning and strategic thinking.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified applicants can forward cover letters with up-to-date detailed CVs showing three referees and clearly indicate the post being applied for in the email subject to recruitment@zw-actionagainsthunger.org not later than the 26th of February 2025 at close of business. Fill in an application form using the link below, (click on the link or alternatively, copy and paste it into your browser)
https://forms.gle/ccpWKEqY86gk5wpU7
