MEAL Officer - Hatay

JOB ADVERTISEMENT – Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer

SCI employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people.

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Save the Children is seeking job applicants for a MEAL Officer position to be based in Hatay with frequent travels to the SCI Türkiye Operational areas. The MEAL Officer will report to the MEAL Manager and will work closely with SCI staff in the implementation sites. S/he will provide cross-thematic support pertaining to MEAL activities to increase data quality and inform project adjustments where necessary; through ensuring evidence-based decision making. The MEAL Officer will be responsible to conduct frequent on-site and off-site monitoring, design the monitoring tools, ensure the efficient functioning of the Accountability mechanisms, ensure data confidentiality and security, facilitate and/or conduct various assessments, provide capacity building, supervision, and coaching to SCI and partner organization staff where relevant, and for data management and reporting. Full scope of the position’s responsibilities is elaborated below.

SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: MEAL Manager

Budget responsibility: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

The MEAL Officer will be responsible for the following:

Data collection capacity:

• Conduct frequent monitoring visits to project activities, report back via relevant reporting templates.
• Hold debriefing sessions with relevant staff on recommendations and/or action plans.
• Create, update, review MEAL tools where needed (e.g. Indicator Performance Tracking Tables, FGD Questionnaires, beneficiary satisfaction/feedback surveys, follow-up interviews, dashboards, etc)
• Proactively engage programme teams to compile information on activities and update the master database (if applicable).
• Review incoming data for cleanness, completeness and consistency, and improve data collection tools as necessary.
• Ensure that all data collection processes are compliant with the local data protection law (KVKK) and GDPR.
• Design, plan, and lead on various assessments (e.g. baseline/endline, project evaluations, outcome and impact assessments etc)
• Conduct Quality Benchmarks and follow up with relevant staff on the action points.

Data analysis & use:

• Be the primary focal point for project level data management.
• Be the primary analyst for weekly/monthly data, monitoring trends and highlighting concerns. Analyse trends using advanced quantitative and qualitative techniques and share insights to inform programming.
• Support planning, coordination, analysis and preparation of findings for various assessments.
• Ensure that all data is kept confidentially and securely, including hard and soft copies during internal and external assessments.
• Conduct regular data verification/data audits.

Information management systems:

• Lead/support relevant staff (e.g. IM staff) on creation, revision, and roll-out SCI data management solutions, specifically CommCare program participant data management platform, besides other information management platforms.
• Contribute and support in developing, maintaining and continuously updating data collection tools
• Compile relevant reports, plans and information/data documents and sharing with PDQ and program teams as needed.
• Ensure that data confidentiality measures are in place for data management and filing systems for projects’ data in soft and hard copies.
• Assist in the implementation of standardized information management policies and procedures
• Ensure that IM developments/revisions are reflected in the projects’ data management procedures

Reporting:

• Coordinate with relevant PMs and MEAL Coordinator following review of weekly/monthly/quarterly data submissions, as well as project achievements against targets.
• In collaboration with MEAL Manager, develop recommendations for the implementing team as part of the Learning process.
• Develop analysis and top line reports to be communicated with internal and external stakeholders, and support reporting.

Accountability and Child Safe Programming:

• Lead on the roll-out of the Accountability mechanisms concerning the projects
• Ensure that all team is informed of the reporting lines concerning the FRM
• Support the program team in coordinating with local stakeholders to ensure effective information sharing
• Support partners to ensure the SCI Accountability standards are introduced and implemented
• Use child friendly methodologies to ensure child participation
• Validate MEAL tools and materials with beneficiaries, including children and hard to reach groups

General:

• Roll-out, strengthen, and oversee MEAL systems as per SCI guidelines and commitments
• Provide capacity building trainings, supervision, and coaching. Provide hands-on training to staff and partner staff on data literacy and usage of tools like CommCare and PowerBI.
• Maintain filing system for soft and hard copies.
• Actively contribute to making the project safe for children and gender sensitive (and to the extent gender transformative) in collaboration with SC’s Gender Focal Point at all times.
• Ensure that the MEAL system in place is in line with SCI standards, donor requirements and humanitarian programming standards.
• Perform other duties as required

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• BSc/BA/BEng in a related field (Social Sciences, Computer/Data Sciences, Statistics, etc.)
• At least 2 years of professional experience in humanitarian sector (education, protection, and livelihood sectors), with minimum 1 year in MEAL, MEL or M&E.
• Or holds an MSs/MA in above mentioned degrees and 1 year or experience in MEAL, MEL or M&E.
• Advanced MS Office skills
• Proven experience in data collection, analysis, reporting and data visualization.
• Proven advanced knowledge and practical skills in PowerBI, PowerQuery, and Excel.
• Working knowledge of advanced research and evaluation methodologies (i.e. needs assessments, process, outcome, impact evaluations)
• Fluent in Turkish and English
• Experience in working with children and adolescents, and particularly refugees.

Desirable:

• Fluent in Arabic
• Previous experience in working with digital MEAL systems. Experience in using and developing CommCare applications is highly desirable.
• Proven expertise in data analysis using tools like R, Python, or other similar software package.
• Strong background in social research methodology. Proven experience in qualitative data collection through focus group discussions and key informant interviews via child friendly methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with qualitative data analysis software (Atlas.ti, NVivo, MAXQDA, Dedoose etc).
• Demonstrated ability in community mobilisation and community-level dialogue, or experience in representing his/her organisation.

Position holder will be based in Hatay, therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

Equal Opportunities

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.

Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better.  Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Child Safeguarding:

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Safeguarding our Staff:

The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Save the Children does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.