Somalia: MEAL Coordinator in Somalia

Polish Humanitarian Action is looking for a MEAL Coordinator in Somalia

General information:

Position: MEAL Coordinator (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning)

Location: Mogadishu with business travels to Nairobi

Contract details: Permanent / Full-time

Starting date: ASAP

What PAH is about:

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is a non-governmental organization employing people who want to make the world a better place. For 25 years, we have been providing relief in emergencies worldwide. We also run missions in several countries in crisis. Our interventions – of both humanitarian and development character – have been carried out in 49 countries so far. We concentrate on ensuring sustainable and stable development of regions suffering the consequences of war and/or natural disasters. We possess long-standing expertise in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), but also implement projects in Food Security and Livelihoods (FSL), as well as Nutrition and Education. For more information, please refer to www.pah.org.pl.

PAH in Somalia:

Polish Humanitarian Action (PAH) is present in Somalia since 2011 and implements projects in FSL and WASH. We operate through 2 field offices covering areas in Banadiir, Middle Shabelle and Lower Shabelle.

PAH’s current activities in Somalia include:

• provision of safe and sufficient water to the communities in emergency (achieved by rehabilitating crucial water points and increased capacity of water points) –including Water for Schools component;
• construction of gender-sensitive, emergency latrines in the most populated IDP settlements;
• increasing awareness of hygiene practices among communities, including intensive gender-sensitive hygiene campaigns;
• direct cash transfers to most vulnerable households in the IDPs settlements;
• distribution of Shelter materials and WASH NFIs to IDP households affected by evictions, displacement or natural disasters.

Since the establishment of PAH’s mission in Somalia, we have worked with a variety of partners through a diverse funding portfolio. Partnering with local NGOs, iNGOs, UN agencies, institutional donors, local leaders and regional administrations, PAH has been continuing to provide efficient humanitarian aid. Our projects are funded by ECHO, UNICEF, DAP and other donors.

Who PAH is looking for:

PAH in Somalia is looking for a MEAL Coordinator. The person will hold the following responsibilities:

• Lead the Monitoring & Evaluation duties and assist in accountability and learning processes on the mission;
• Set up an adequate monitoring and evaluation system applicable for all projects, draft and regularly update MEAL work plans according to general PAH M&E strategy and projects requirements;
• Ensure technical, programmatic and strategic consultancy in MEAL assignments to the programme personnel on the mission;
• Plan, prepare, organize and conduct monitoring and evaluation activities for all projects, including baseline, mid-term, endline studies as well as evaluations;
• Support internal learning, capacity building and facilitating quality improvement in relation to MEAL data;
• Provide input to project proposal, review the logframe and the logic of intervention;
• Review project budget to ensure implementation of adequate high quality monitoring;
• Provide support in beneficiary selection and verification;
• Implement electronic, mobile data collection systems in the M&E or MEAL processes;
• Provide support in the development of a remote M&E systems and their implementation by all concerned;
• Manage and supervise MEAL team and contribute to team members’ capacity development;
• Support HoM, HoP and programme teams in developing accountability mechanisms;
• Report to HQ in terms of Mission activities in timely manner.

What PAH requires:

• Significant experience of undertaking a MEAL related role in a humanitarian context (minimum 1 year);
• At least 2 years of experience in NGO and humanitarian assistance sector;
• At least 1 year of experience in managing teams in humanitarian programmes or projects;
• Proven experience in training and capacity building;
• Strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning and participating in M&E tasks;
• Previous experience from the region desirable;
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures;
• Ability to adjust to difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances;
• Excellent spoken and written English (skills in Arabic will be an asset);
• Strong analysis and problem solving skills;
• Knowledge of IT software such as Kobo, IformBuilder, SPSS (knowledge of other relevant tools will be an asset);
• University degree.

What PAH offers:

• Friendly and cooperative working atmosphere with development possibilities;
• A full-time position with a 3 month probationary period;
• R&R policy
• Free accommodation, flights home covered every 3 months, 31 days of paid leave, additional medical insurance, psychological support package if expatriate.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your application form here including a short CV (max.2 pages) and a cover letter in English, no later than August 27^th.

We kindly inform you that only short-listed candidates will be notified and that we reserve the right to terminate the recruitment process before the application deadline.