Senior MEL coordinator

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Job Description:

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Coordinator is responsible to manage a functional Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system and structure for the priority sectors in World Vision Lebanon, while providing technical guidance to the MEL coordinators supporting these sectors. The role is expected as well to buildstaff capacity on MEL-related requirements, principles and standards and to provide guidance to the relevant sectoral programmes and operations teams in designing, monitoring and learning, as well as supports World Vision Lebanon’s strategies. The Senior MEL coordinator also works with the MEAL Manager in providing support to the roll-out of LEAP 3, Technical Programmes, Strategy Process, national baselines, evaluations, and evidence building agenda, in addition to standardizing MEL processes and tools for all sectors.

Handle MEAL Activities and Processes:

• Provide support in the following processes: Evidence building agenda, WVL’s strategy, project cycle management according to LEAP 3 standards, overall MEAL system set-up, ad-hoc requests…)
• Lead on baselines and evaluations for Technical Programmes at field level (contribution to baseline/evaluation TOR & design, coordination, tools' revision, report review, workshop…)
• Oversee project specific evaluations and baselines at field level (revision of ToR, sign off on methodology and tools, sign off on final report…)
• Provide technical input to Technical Programmes, Area Programmes and CESP development (logframes and MEAL narrative)/re-designs
• Contribute in the consolidation of the broader MEAL system in terms of SOPs, guidelines and tools development.
• Ensure standardization and roll out of MEAL processes and tools for all sectors at field level
• Lead the proposal development process in terms of MEAL input (logframe, budgeting for MEAL activities and staffing, MEAL narrative plan, etc.) and use of lessons learned
• Attend relevant internal and external meetings, workshop, events, etc.

• Provide coaching and technical guidance, and support to the MEL Coordinators.
• Handle troubleshooting, review and feedback provision for plans and deliverables
• Manage relevant Human Resources, finance and procurement related matters (recruitment discussions, Payment orders, recruitment of casual workers,  …)

Perform other duties as required

• Attend and participate in WVL’s spiritual nurture and other organizational events
• Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture
• Report CP incidents as per the safeguarding policy guidelines.
• Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager
• Perform other duties as assigned by Line Manager

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience in managing and implementing MEAL systems in development and humanitarian contexts, including qualitative and quantitative approaches to baselines, monitoring and evaluations.
• Experience in training and facilitation
• Minimum two years of supervisory experience in MEAL processes
• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences, International Development Studies, Public Health, Community Development or any relevant professional qualification. Masters degree is a plus
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills for planning, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and accountability
• Proven networking and representation skills at a senior level
• Excellent report writing and information dissemination skills
• Excellent written English, with good command of spoken Arabic and English
• Excellent knowledge of information presentation techniques (graphing, charting, tabling etc.), data processing and analysis, and interpretation skills
• Good knowledge of and experience with humanitarian guidelines and principles.
• Very good knowledge of statistical packages (SPSS, Excel, etc.)
• Knowledge of ODK database/SMAP server

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