Cohere
Position: Head of MEAL
Location: Kampala, Uganda / Nairobi,
Kenya
Type of contract: Full-time
Salary: 6,000,000 to
10,000,000 Ugandan Shillings / 200,000 to 350,000 Kenyan Shillings gross
depending on experience.
Cohere is committed to providing equitable opportunities to
candidates and welcomes all candidates to apply, without discrimination based
on age, disability, ethnicity, origin, political belief, race, religion, sex or
gender, sexual orientation, language, and culture.
Cohere particularly encourages candidates who have experienced
forced displacement and who have experience in MEAL or a closely related field
to apply.
About us
Cohere is an international NGO of 50+ employees registered in
Uganda, Kenya, and the United Kingdom that specialises in building holistic
partnerships with Refugee-Led Organisations (RLO) in refugee-hosting areas.
Currently, we operate in 5 different locations across East
Africa and have partnered with more than 40 RLOs. We support RLOs in
strengthening their professional capacity, establishing social enterprises, and
accessing resources to implement, sustain and scale out humanitarian response
activities.
With our RLO partners, we aim to support refugees to lead
fulfilled and dignified lives and transform the humanitarian and development
sectors towards more community-led responses.
In recent years, refugee-led organisations have finally received
some recognition for the critical work they do as first responders to refugee
crises as well as crises faced by the wider community, such as COVID-19, Ebola,
and famine.
RLOs are also key actors in promoting the integrated development
of refugee-hosting areas all over the world. Recognition of their work,
however, and the number of new RLOs emerging as key players and humanitarian
actors have not been enough to shift meaningful humanitarian funding to RLOs.
RLOs still receive less than 1% of the international aid allocated to refugee
responses.
What is more, there are systemic barriers preventing refugees
from playing a meaningful role within the refugee response as a whole, such as
within humanitarian organisations, and within decision-making processes where
decisions are made about the futures of refugee communities.
Beyond allocating funding to refugee leaders there are numerous
opportunities for reforming the humanitarian sector as a whole so that the way
we respond to forced migration crises globally is more appropriate, effective,
and sustainable.
Cohere is one organisation that also needs to reform to be fit
for purpose in playing a key role in these critical changes. We are part way through
a five-year process that will enable our organisation’s work to be informed,
guided, and led by the people whose lives we affect through our work.
We are committed to continuing this journey in a transparent
manner so that we can share the process with the rest of the sector.
Job Description: Cohere is looking to
recruit for the position of ‘Head of MEAL’ either in Uganda or Kenya who will
have a leading role in the design, development, and implementation of the
organisation´s MEAL as well as a meaningful contribution to the progress of
Cohere by building new localization indicators in adherence with Cohere’s
vision and mission.
The Head of MEAL will also, in coordination with the team,
participate in the development, monitoring, and reporting of indicators holding
COHERE accountable for its commitment to refugee leadership over each step of
the organisation’s decision-making processes around our programs, structures,
and policies.
Responsibilities
Pilot the implementation of Cohere’s MEAL strategy
· Lead the development and
management of the organisation´s MEAL system
· Provide guidance in the
development of contextualised and quality MEAL tools
· Provide guidance in data
management including data collection, collation, analysis, and reporting to
MEAL and programme teams
· Co-develop and oversee
the implementation of data quality check mechanisms
· Provide methodological
support to MEAL and programme teams
· Co-create effective and
harmonised channels of data flow among different teams in the organisation.
· Ensure the incorporation
of the organisation´s learning generated through MEAL activities into the
programme and strategic planning and revision processes.
· Coordinate MEAL-related
collaboration between leadership, programme, and partner staff across all
relevant teams.
· Lead the design of MEAL
capacity-strengthening training for internal teams as well as external
community-led partners.
· Act as a focal point for
external evaluations where relevant.
Ensure Cohere’s exemplarity and synergy between its operations
and advocacy.
· Organise indicators
co-design sessions with RLO partners to ensure RLO partner ownership over
COHERE’s framework of success.
· In relation with RLO partners,
lead the development and implementation of the organisation’s MEAL strategic
plan
· Provide guidance in the
design and implementation of programme-based theories of change and results
frameworks, and their alignment to the organisation’s overall strategic
objectives, by ensuring
·
Refugee ownership of the COHERE’s programs and initiatives
·
Equitable partnerships and excluding tokenistic practices
·
Inclusivity of COHERE’s workplace culture in regards to DEI
principles
· In close relation with
the Head of Advocacy, follow the evolution and emergence of power shift
indicators in programs and workplace cultures from meaningful-participation
supporters(States such as New Zealand, Canada, US, aid agencies and
organizations, RLOs, academics, and companies), Transpose and adapt these to
COHERE. This will imply a strong part of the online watch, literature review,
and one-to-one conversations with M&E officers of partners, like-minded
organisations, academics, and leaders of the meaningful refugee participation
movement.
· Generate data that will
feed into COHERE’s advocacy strategy to shift power, and that will position
COHERE as leading by example on the thematics it advocates for.
· Work closely with the
Head of Communications to ensure data-driven editorial content.
Essential Requirements
· Graduate or Postgraduate
degree or equivalent in terms of experience in an RLO or CBO, in a field
related to project and MEAL management, international development, statistics,
demography, data management, and other relevant areas.
· Proven progressive
responsibility in a similar position.
· Proven experience in
·
Project cycle and MEAL management
·
MEAL strategy and system design and implementation
·
Data management including data collection, analysis, and
interpretation
·
Conducting data quality assessments and designing effective
pathways for results sharing
·
Research and report writing
·
Data collection tool design and use
·
Design and delivery of MEAL capacity-strengthening training
·
Community engagement in MEAL activities
·
Design and implementation of MEAL plans results framework and
theories of change
· Excellent writing skills
· Strong interpersonal
skills and empathy, particularly with regard to working with vulnerable people
· Willingness to travel
within Uganda/Kenya and other countries if necessary
· Excellent knowledge of
MS Office
· Reliability and
self-reliance
· Strong critical and
analytical thinking
· Strong interest in
localization and refugee leadership
· Motivation to cultivate
and share knowledge
· Responsible and
systematic work approach
· Enthusiasm and
self-initiative
Desired Requirements
· Experience or strong
understanding of challenges faced by refugees and other marginalised
communities in East Africa.
· Experience in working in
M&E for an RLO or refugee-led initiative or a CBO working on forced
displacement.
· Notable initiative and
ability to take ownership of projects, manage multiple deadlines, and work
effectively independently and collaboratively in a team environment;
· Cultural competence and
intelligence, ability to work well in a diverse, multicultural workforce;
· Exceptional willingness
to ensure meaningful participation, inclusion, and engagement for all team
members and external partners;
· Experience in working
within a refugee context including challenging fieldwork conditions
· Experience working with
a diverse team of people from different backgrounds
What we offer
· Working in an
international team of visionary and motivated individuals
· Opportunities for
personal and professional growth
· Health insurance
· Participating in
extensive national and international networks within the humanitarian and
development sector
· 25 days of annual leave
· Opportunity to work
remotely
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete and submit this Job Application Form.
In addition, please submit your CV and use your name and the job
title “Head of MEAL” in the email subject.
Please note that only the CVs of short-listed candidates will be
considered and therefore we ask you to include the most relevant information
from your CV in the application form.
If you are interested in applying for more than one position
advertised by Cohere, please do so separately following the instructions in the
relevant job application.
The deadline for submitting the online form and your CV is 31st
January 2023 at midnight (EAT) to jobs@wearecohere.org.
As the selection of applicants will be conducted on a rolling
basis, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
For more information about our work please visit www.wearecohere.org
This is a secure form and your application will only be accessed
by Cohere’s selection panel for this position and the Cohere Human Resources
department.
