Overview
The Emergency MEAL Coordinator will deploy to provide leadership and management oversight to develop and achieve MEAL commitments in emergency contexts across IRC. This position is responsible for ensuring that data and learning are applied towards continuous improvements in emergency response program quality and evidence-based program design.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multi-sector team in the design, implementation, analysis and reporting of rapid multi-sector needs assessments for new emergencies.
- Work with partnership team to ensure that needs assessments include analysis of local systems and capacities.
- Develop clear Assessment Plans, budget, tools and data collection schedules.
- Ensure the effective set-up of tools for mobile data collection (Kobo, Commcare).
- Conduct daily data quality checks throughout data collection phase.
- Produce both qualitative and quantitative analysis of data.
- Facilitate inclusion of IRC strategic partners and local stakeholders in the assessment process and strategy development workshop.
- Provide MEAL technical assistance to program teams during the design and inception stages.
- Develop a MEAL budget and staffing structure for all projects.
- Ensure the effective set-up and use of data platforms.
- Provide technical leadership for the design and methodology, and implementation of surveys.
- Lead the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboards.
- Provide technical leadership to external accountability commitments.
- Support in the submission of data for quarterly HQ level Strategic Action Plan reporting.
- Establish and drive common strategies and approaches to MEAL.
- Develop, coordinate and strengthen capacity sharing partnerships with MEAL counterparts of partner agencies, local organizations, and government.
- Shape and implement MEAL systems and approaches that meet IRC standards and practices.
- Lead all aspects of MEAL functions across multiple sectors.
- Reinforce integration of cross-sectoral priorities in MEAL.
- Champion an organizational culture where data is routinely used for evidence-based decision making and program adaptation.
- Represent and coordinate with other agencies, local governments, partners, donors and other stakeholders.
- Support with recruitment to establish an efficient and responsive staffing structure for the MEAL team.
- Supervise the MEAL team across multiple sectors and geographical areas.
- Champion a positive working environment for professional development and foster an inclusive and respectful team climate.
- Coach, train, supervise, and mentor MEAL department staff.
- Promote the growth and development of the team.
- Assess proficiencies and develop and lead a targeted learning and training strategy.
- Provide a comprehensive handover to successor.
Required Experience
Minimum of 5 years of work experience within MEAL-related functions in diverse humanitarian contexts including time spent on design and leadership of rapid multi-sector needs assessments in emergencies. Experience developing collaborative relationships with partner organizations to coordinate and/or support capacity strengthening around their MEAL activities. Experience leading data collection and analysis for multi-sector and multi-donor funded humanitarian programs. Leadership experience and demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring and communication of findings.
Qualifications
A university degree in a relevant subject area (statistics, data management, social sciences, public health, economic development) or related experience.
