Before you start, please review the Temporary Transfer Assignment Guidelines on RescueNet to make sure you qualify to applyTitle: TTA - MEAL CoordinatorSector: Program AdministrationLocation: RemoteStart Date: 02/01/2025Duration: 2 MonthsScope of work & objectives: APPLICANTSTo apply to this TTA, please kindly email an updated CV to ...@rescue.org. Please subject the email as TTA - MEAL Coordinator . P.S. This is intended only for internal IRC staff.The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic well-being, education, and power. Given the disparity faced by women and girls, IRC seeks to narrow gender inequalities and also ensure the social inclusion of all vulnerable groups in broader policies, processes and actions affecting their lives. The IRC's global access team support programs and operations to improve and sustain access in the most challenging and complex environments. Through both technical and operational support, the team implements goals and ambitions as set by IRC globally and country programs, which also includes implementation projects aligned with those objectives. The two notable projects include 'Project Frontline' and the 'Humanitarian Leadership' project. These are grounded in, and must continue to feed into, IRC's Emergency and Humanitarian Action Unit's SAP. The team is growing its capacity to measure access, and increasing its evidence base to demonstrate how and what can remove barriers and exploit opportunities to sustain and improve access.
Job Overview Reporting to the Humanitarian Access Technical Advisor, the MEAL Coordinator works in close collaboration with global humanitarian access advisors for IRC, Intersos and SV, and IRC's Training and capacity building Specialist (Access) to fulfil the responsibilities below. They will support the Humanitarian Access team and Project Frontline partners (Intersos and SV) to ensure critical M&E requirements (including M&E tools and schedules) are in place, fit-for-purpose, and deployed, and will support monitoring and reporting during this period of EHAU SAP reporting. Where relevant and feasible within the timeframe, they will also develop and propose options to improve measurement of access within Project Frontline and in future similar projects.
Major Responsibilities: Technical support - Support to the reporting of project indicators and progress monitoring of two project logframes, by:
- Quality control check for indicator tracking and data collection to date, through review of project logframes and updating of metric reporting tools, in consultation with country focal points (and potentially joint follow up with in-country colleagues where data is missing or incorrect).- Analysis of country programs' access action plans, and completed mid-year and/or end year reviews and/or trip reports to confirm sustained or maintained access as per the SV589 project logframe.- Analysis of training case studies to identify impact of humanitarian negotiation training program.
- Review project logframes, and propose revisions and retroactive solutions if necessary, especially for indicator language and definitions, to ensure:
- aggregation across three organizations in multi partner project (SV589);- sufficient measurement of higher-level results can be captured and shared, especially where tangible outputs are harder to define e.g. with 'strategic accompaniment' for access (including through process indicators);- documented recommendations on the logframe for possible third year extension of SV589.
- Ensure data collection tools are fit for purpose and revise where necessary to ensure they are completely operational for the final quarter of the projects' implementation, and leading into a possible extension year.
- Confirm aggregate measurement of indicator measuring improved capacity in SV589, which may include developing a light tool to survey targeted staff.
- Collaborate with (two) partners' project leads and M&E teams to ensure consistency in data collection, advise on missing or incorrect data, and confirm inputs for SV589.
- Conduct capacity building sessions with the project team (including partners) on any recommended changes to indicators and to ensure tools are used by them for the remainder of the project and for a possible extended third year.
- Document additional recommendations to strengthen evidence base for impact, in order to present for future funding opportunities improved or maintained access.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS Position reports to: Humanitarian Access Technical Advisor
Direct reporting: None.
Other internal contacts: project Frontline, including IRC Humanitarian Access team and project team from SV and Intersos; Director of Humanitarian Action; in-country access focal points (this might be relevant).Requirements:
- The MEAL Coordinator will need to meet the requirements below:
- Degree or Master's in field relevant to Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
- Minimum of five year's field experience in project and program monitoring and evaluation, including: Project Monitoring and Evaluation System Design, Management of Monitoring Systems.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Excel; SPSS, SATA or other similar software;
- Experience in managing large MEAL program and managing & capacitating people.
- Proven experience in qualitative analysis, and ability to present this to project stakeholders.
- Proven experience in data reporting to donors.
- Experience from working with Results Based Management.
- Proven experience of creating data collection tools.
- Proven training/capacity building skills in MEAL.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem solving abilities.
- Proven track record of quality performance in highly pressured environments.
- Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Power-Point, and Access.
- Proficiency in French preferred.
Standards of Professional Conduct The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply. IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.