About the role

Reporting in to the MEAL Lead, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Officer will support Christian Aid’s MEAL work for the Multi-Country Cluster region (MCC), working across all types of humanitarian, development and advocacy programmes in MCC
countries to provide high quality, coherent and consistent work.

The post-holder will assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of Christian Aid, donor and sector MEAL approaches and requirements, providing effective and timely support (including capacity building) to programme staff and partner organisations, maximising impact.

The role will ensure high quality internal and external reporting using digital technology and decolonised methodologies in MEAL across all Christian Aid programmes, as well as develop and embed relevant international policies, tools, frameworks and support annual Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) audit processes, including evidence mapping and documentation, ensuring coherency and consistency.

Some of the main responsibilities of the MEAL Officer include:

Project proposals prepared based on strong planning, monitoring and evaluation procedures including reporting requirements to maximise impact.
Support appropriate MEAL plans to be developed and implemented with partners and staff.
Demonstrate collaboration with others and building relationships based on trust and openness.
Provide support to partners to develop periodic progress reports and provide analysis for programme decisions and advocacy purposes to maximise impact.
Provide accompaniment support to partners.
Provide effective monitoring and evaluation systems, ensuring they are maintained, updated, used and contribute to quality programming, aligning with organisational values and goals.
Support roll-out and implementation of the digital feedback system COMPASS, including documenting learning on this across all programmes ensuring quality, consistency and coherence.
Develop, capture, and share best practice in community-based approaches to accountability within Christian Aid.
Provide outcomes and impact measures and reports to donors to maximise income.
Collaborate with Communications colleagues, support comms plan development for the MCC and storytelling to supporters, maximising impact
About you

Who we are looking for

Essential:

Degree or equivalent, preferably social studies/statistics or similar.
Understanding of data management packages, like SPSS, Microsoft Access, and other digital data collection tools.
Highly developed communication skills both written and verbal.
Significant experience in humanitarian/development sector.
Demonstrable experience in programme design, monitoring, and evaluation, including design of systems and tools, data
collection & analysis and report writing.
Developed data analysis skills (quantitative and qualitative).
Understanding of programme cycle management approaches and tools, including participatory planning and monitoring.
Understanding of accountability and partnership approaches.
Demonstrable experience of accountability mechanisms at field level.
Understanding of result-based management and impact assessment tools.
Detailed understanding of M&E frameworks, systems and/or indicator reference sheets.
Understanding of routine data quality checks/validation.
Demonstrable experience in survey and qualitative interviewing, including supervising field data collection teams.
Demonstrable experience in qualitative and quantitative tool design, data analysis and reports.
Understanding of CHS and other safeguarding and accountability frameworks, including community feedback mechanisms.
Fluent English language skills
For LAC, fluent Spanish required.

Please send your resume/CV