MEAL Manager

World Vision International (WVI)—a leading international non-governmental organization—is looking for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Manager, Kyiv

World Vision’s focus is helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

World Vision is committed to safeguarding children and adult beneficiaries believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation and expects all employees, interns, volunteers and all WV affiliates share the same commitment. WV takes diligent measures to screen out all people who might seek to use WV to harm children or adult beneficiaries, or whose past actions indicate an unacceptable risk of such harm. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedures include extensive identification checks prior to employment or engagement with WV in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

Join a highly motivated team of world-class international and local humanitarian professionals to establish, build, and grow World Vision’s presence in Ukraine. You will work alongside global professionals, improving your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a multinational organization that will prepare you for work in the world’s best-in-class companies in the future.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Sciences, International Development, International Relations or related field. (Preferred)
• Proficiency with statistical analysis using SPSS, SAS, Minitab or equivalent and database management preferred.
• Previous working experience with World Vision can be an advantage
• Minimum of 2 years in Monitoring and Evaluation especially in emergency context and grant funded projects is critical.
• Fluent Ukrainian and English.
• Proven experience in establishing a fully functional MEAL system for an organization that’s supported by bilateral & multilateral international donors. Priority given to those with experience in multi-country response settings.
• Proven experience in establishing MEAL systems for sub grantees and local partners.
• Experience in coordinating MEAL functions at a national level for an INGO covering some of the following sectors / thematic areas is critical: Health, Cash, Food, WASH, shelter, Education, Child protection and livelihoods.
• Thorough knowledge in writing MEAL reports is essential.
• Thorough knowledge on Sphere, Core Humanitarian Standards, child rights, human rights, DNH, DAC evaluation criteria are essential.
• Thorough knowledge on the humanitarian operations coordination, cluster operations, and major donor M&E requirements is essential.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership and Systems Development

• Ensure that all projects are supported with quality M&E plans &measurement processes established, with clearly outlines KPI’s and methodologies.
• Establish and maintain (up to date) response level assessments and context assessments as needed.
• Take leadership on the overall MEAL system and ensure synergy between the different M&E, humanitarian accountability & learning processes.
• Ensure that the overall MEAL system is developed based on local capacity, cost-effective approaches and sustainable processes.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Ensure WV’s frontline and technical staff are equipped with knowledge, tools and resources to support MEAL functions.
• Ensure monitoring processes are systemized, in ways that meet donor requirements, and are cost-effective, avoids duplicative processes, and less beneficiary fatigue
• Ensure partner & direct implementation is monitored on a regular basis for quality standards, and humanitarian principles through schedule visits, spot check / verification visits against reports, and reports reviews (as per agreed schedule with donors and partners).
• Ensure the effective functioning of the MEAL system and that the outputs of this system reach response management and other stakeholder accurately and in a timely manner, and prompts critical thinking and influences program & strategic direction.

Project Closeout, Evaluation, & Learning

• Ensure a learning culture is established within the response and among implementing partners in order to document learnings and best practice for ongoing and future programing.
• Ensure all response level & thematic researches are reviewed for the methodological thoroughness, and output quality.
• Lead and coordinate program level Evaluations on a periodic basis, (should be100% funded by grants).

Humanitarian Accountability

• Ensure the humanitarian accountability system across the multi- country response uphold and mainstream the four pillars of PAF: information sharing, Consultation, Participation and Complaints and response of affected people. Complaints and response of affected people.

Management, Capacity building & Coordination

• Ensure all M&E staff supervised by this position are guided, mentored and their capacities built in order to deliver high quality outputs.
• Ensure that plans are in place and intentional efforts are made to establish capable and committed national staff based teams
• Ensure partner capacity is built to comply and produce high quality M&E products in-line with WV & donor standards & requirements.
• Ensure management of day-to-day M&E tasks are completed with appropriate resources, proper planning and to the highest standard required.
• Ensure the MEAL unit (staff & functions) are sufficiently funded to operate effectively.
• Sign off on all Surveys (Impact assessment, Post implementation monitoring studies, baselines, evaluations) for sharing with within and outside the organization.
• Ensure WV is well represented in MEAL related working groups and forums as relevant.

Additional Information

• Full-time in office presence.
• Official employment according to Ukrainian labour law.
• Medical insurance.
• Foreign language courses.
• WVI Institutional trainings.
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel internationally across the multi- country response, and domestically.
• The position will require travel to and work in intense contexts, including those with high volatility and deemed high security risks.
• Only candidates with Ukrainian citizenship or authorization to work in Ukraine will be considered.
• Submit resume and cover letter IN ENGLISH
• Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis and this position may close sooner than anticipated

Mode of Application If you are interested in this position, to apply, please register at:

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Kyiv-Ukraine/Monitoring--Evaluation--Accountability--and-Learning--MEAL--Manager---Ukraine--Kiev_JR35048