MEAL Coordinator
Duties and
Responsibilities
Program
Planning:
Together with the consortium partners
and secretariat technical teams, organize and facilitate Strategic/multiyear
Plans/designs and budgets for the overall program
Support review and update log frames,
M&E Plans, Program indicators and periodic targets and detailed
implementation plans.
Support the development of clear and
implementable work break down structure for respective program activities as
needed
Support the finance team to ensure
realistic scheduling of program activities and budgets
Identify and document the
program assets and produce a Remote Sensing /GIS activity /program map.
Implementation,
Technical Support and Quality Assurance
Coordinate the successful roll out and
implementation of all MEAL related initiatives in the program sites and by all
consortium partners (All counties)
Disseminate clear business processes
for respective MEAL components to ensure consistent application and adherence
to standards.
Develop and support implementation of
program MEAL annual calendars
Lead the process of capacity
assessments and capacity building for staff and for potential local partners.
Ensure that respective staff and WVK
implementing partners are provided with requisite MEAL technical support to
perform.
Coordinate effective implementation of
program Activities in collaboration with key partners, technical leads and the
Program Director at the secretariat
Coordinate and facilitate timely
review and sharing of all program documents; plans/designs and reports.
Monitoring,
Reporting and Accountability:
Establish and operationalize a digital
data collection and beneficiary tracking system and database
Take lead in the design of a
monitoring framework to track delivery against program targets/objectives.
Coordinate Monitoring activities of
WVK and its implementing partners.
Coordinate, participate and report on
technical field monitoring visits.
Ensure mechanisms for collating, &
analyzing data, synthesizing information, updating the monitoring matrix and
other monitoring systems are in place.
Ensure timely dissemination of
monitoring data to key stakeholders for management decision making.
Support remote sensing and GIS Mapping
of Program initiatives
Ensure the development and appropriate
use of information management systems in compliance with WV Kenya, GOK, and
donor and in line with partnership agreements.
Coordinate the compilation and
submission of program management reports as per WV standards and donor
requirements.
Support establishment of
accountability mechanisms for the program to enhance information sharing,
complaints management and timely feedback flow.
Research,
Learning and Knowledge Management
Coordinate periodic
reviews/evaluations of the program interventions using appropriate
methodologies (such as LQAs) to determine achievements
Ensure that the program assessments,
feasibility studies and or characterization processes are conducted in a timely
manner and quality reports are produced as per standard.
Coordinate inter-county exchange
meetings on MEAL for lessons learnt and upscale to regional and secretariat
level intervention
Establish effective knowledge
management (KM) mechanisms including documentation and sharing of
innovative/promising/best practices or lessons learned and impacts.
Organize and conduct learning
forums/events at regular points to facilitate learning by the partners
Facilitate ongoing and collaborative
learning within WVK and partners based on key data from the performance
management system.
Qualification, Knowledge
and Skills
The holder of this position must have
a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Climate
Change, Economics/statistics, or equivalent degree in a relevant field; A master’s
degree in project planning and management, NRM, Climate Change, M&E or
Statistics is an added advantage
At least 7 years professional
experience in Project/ Programme design implementation, M&E and quality
learning cycles
Results orientated person able to
manage and satisfy multiple and at times conflicting organizational, donor and
other stakeholder demands;
Experience in the execution of
development cooperation projects and consortiums
Post graduate training in Program
Planning and Management, M&E or Statistics, information Science, Climate
Change/ Natural Resource Management or related studies is an added advantage
Must also have ample experience in
Public relations and be a strong team player
Statistical training certification
especially on data analysis, advanced excel, SPSS, On-line data collection
platforms
Ability to build capacity of staff on
relevant technical fields;
Ability to take initiative, solve
complex problems, exercise independent judgment;
Ability to work with minimum supervision;
A team player, capable of building
staff and partners in climate change and natural resource management
Cross-cultural sensitivity, and
emotional maturity
Ability to maintain performance
expectations in diverse cultural contexts;
Excellent English communication skills
(both oral and written).
Experience working in arid
and semi arid and interfaith contexts.
Office based environment with frequent
travel to the field;
Travel required: up to 50% domestic
travel and occasional international travel
Available to represent MEAL issues at
critical functions and moments as needed;
On call to serve on emergency and
crisis response team and;
Available to serve on other teams and
working groups as requested.
Committed Christian who is able to
stand above denominational and cultural diversity challenges
Ability to provide spiritual
leadership within but not limited to chapel and daily devotions;
Outstanding oral and written
communications and relationship skills,
Excellent coordination and conflict
management skills
How to Apply