Job ID
49365
Job Title
MEAL Manager- Readvertisement
To work for
Confidential
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:
Quality MEAL
Establish and maintain monitoring and evaluation processes that are aligned with the SCI global MEAL procedures and the SCO MEAL Framework in coordination with the SCO Head of MEAL and Research including compliance with Quality Benchmarks and Common Approaches.
Support in proposal design, in collaboration with other program staff, the SCO Head of MEAL and Research, and SCO MEAL Coordinator, through contributions to the log-frame (including targeting), MEAL plans, and MEAL budgets
Support the design, and lead on the project-based development, modification, and oversight of all data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting processes for the FOs, ensuring that data is of a high quality, in coordination with SCO IM Manager.
Support with Syria move to and rollout of the SCI Project-management platform and ensure that all relevant MEAL requirements are fulfilled in collaboration with the IM team.
Support the design, and lead on the project-based development, training, and deployment of data collection tools and analysis of the results with the relevant Technical Experts (TEs); including needs assessments and focus group discussions.
Be the technical lead for all monitoring and evaluation processes in the FO. Support the design, implementation, and management of the entire process for internal and external M&E activities, including needs assessments, IPTT, baselines, midlines, and endlines.
Maintain, review, and oversee accountability systems and mechanisms, and ensure they are used for regular reporting and continued program quality, transparency, and learning
Oversee the FRM, ensuring it’s fit for purpose, child-friendly, and culturally appropriate, and that feedback is fed back into programme design in collaboration with the SCO Accountability Coordinator.
Ensure that staff at all levels, understand and promote accountability to affected populations.
Actively and effectively plan, practice, and promote learning from routine monitoring, evaluation, and accountability interventions within MEAL and project teams, including full overview of budget and participation in Awards Review Meetings.
Support in the development of a Research and Assessment agenda for the SCO, with the Head of MEAL and Research and REL Coordinator, and contextualise it to Syria specifically, to ensure the SCO is planning and producing evidence for long term programming strategy and proposals.
Respond to audit requirements and requests with MEAL inputs and, where needed, provide evidence/ documentation for projects and programs.
Reporting and analysis
Manage process for the collation of data across field offices and provide oversight on data quality reviews with the field MEAL Coordinators.
Lead on timely data analysis, report writing, and review for all project reports in the FOs, in close collaboration with other program team staff. Ensure quality and consistency before submission to SCO, members, and donors.
Data protection
Participate in the design, contextualisation, and review of data protection strategies, policies, procedures, and tools with the Data Protection Focal Point, SCO IM Manager, and Head of MEAL and Research.
Manage the implementation of data protection and security policies across MEAL activities in the FOs.
Management and coordination
Effectively lead the MEAL team across field offices, ensuring technical and programmatic support to IM team, MEAL Coordinators, Officers, and Assistants, to achieve team compliance with all MEAL systems.
Prioritize and promote MEAL support, specifically staffing, budgeting, and resourcing. Enhance investment in technology and digital.
Assess capacity building needs of the MEAL team, with a focus on building national capacity through face-to-face trainings, remote training, coaching, deployments, and on-the-job support.
Build capacity of MEAL and associated program teams through mentoring, coaching, and training on required MEAL approaches, standards, and tools.
Maintain a high-level of coordination with project staff, sector leads, and Ensure MEAL products are widely disseminated and engaged with. Engage with IT, and information management staff on day-to-day project interventions that require MEAL support.
Manage the coordination with implementing partners to build their internal MEAL capacity, establish their MEAL systems and plans, and ensure data quality.
Integration of values
Contribute towards the integration of MEAL within SCI, as a core component of the programs team.
Contribute to safe and ethical MEAL and SCI activities, ensuring compliance with policies on child safeguarding, PSEA, anti-harassment and bullying, health and safety, security, equal opportunities, and non-discrimination.
Contribute to child-focused programme implementation, promoting child-friendly methodologies across MEAL and SCI activities.
Contribute to an approach of applied learning and adaptation based on evidence across MEAL and SCI activities.
Contribute to people centred MEAL and SCI activities, that ensure that we respond to the needs of affected populations, maintain contextual relevance, and Do No Harm.
Contribute to accountable and participatory MEAL and SCI activities, ensuring that accountability and participation are integral elements of all aspects of SCI's approach to MEAL.
Contribute to data protection and security by design as a core approach to MEAL, IM, and SCI activities, ensuring that key international and local legislation, SCI policies, and industry best-practices are followed.
Any other tasks
Any other tasks as requested by your Line Manager.
Ad hoc requests as approved by your Line Manager.
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
Quality MEAL
Establish and maintain monitoring and evaluation processes that are aligned with the SCI global MEAL procedures and the SCO MEAL Framework in coordination with the SCO Head of MEAL and Research including compliance with Quality Benchmarks and Common Approaches.
Support in proposal design, in collaboration with other program staff, the SCO Head of MEAL and Research, and SCO MEAL Coordinator, through contributions to the log-frame (including targeting), MEAL plans, and MEAL budgets
Support the design, and lead on the project-based development, modification, and oversight of all data collection, collation, storage, analysis, and reporting processes for the FOs, ensuring that data is of a high quality, in coordination with SCO IM Manager.
Support with Syria move to and rollout of the SCI Project-management platform and ensure that all relevant MEAL requirements are fulfilled in collaboration with the IM team.
Support the design, and lead on the project-based development, training, and deployment of data collection tools and analysis of the results with the relevant Technical Experts (TEs); including needs assessments and focus group discussions.
Be the technical lead for all monitoring and evaluation processes in the FO. Support the design, implementation, and management of the entire process for internal and external M&E activities, including needs assessments, IPTT, baselines, midlines, and endlines.
Maintain, review, and oversee accountability systems and mechanisms, and ensure they are used for regular reporting and continued program quality, transparency, and learning
Oversee the FRM, ensuring it’s fit for purpose, child-friendly, and culturally appropriate, and that feedback is fed back into programme design in collaboration with the SCO Accountability Coordinator.
Ensure that staff at all levels, understand and promote accountability to affected populations.
Actively and effectively plan, practice, and promote learning from routine monitoring, evaluation, and accountability interventions within MEAL and project teams, including full overview of budget and participation in Awards Review Meetings.
Support in the development of a Research and Assessment agenda for the SCO, with the Head of MEAL and Research and REL Coordinator, and contextualise it to Syria specifically, to ensure the SCO is planning and producing evidence for long term programming strategy and proposals.
Respond to audit requirements and requests with MEAL inputs and, where needed, provide evidence/ documentation for projects and programs.
Reporting and analysis
Manage process for the collation of data across field offices and provide oversight on data quality reviews with the field MEAL Coordinators.
Lead on timely data analysis, report writing, and review for all project reports in the FOs, in close collaboration with other program team staff. Ensure quality and consistency before submission to SCO, members, and donors.
Data protection
Participate in the design, contextualisation, and review of data protection strategies, policies, procedures, and tools with the Data Protection Focal Point, SCO IM Manager, and Head of MEAL and Research.
Manage the implementation of data protection and security policies across MEAL activities in the FOs.
Management and coordination
Effectively lead the MEAL team across field offices, ensuring technical and programmatic support to IM team, MEAL Coordinators, Officers, and Assistants, to achieve team compliance with all MEAL systems.
Prioritize and promote MEAL support, specifically staffing, budgeting, and resourcing. Enhance investment in technology and digital.
Assess capacity building needs of the MEAL team, with a focus on building national capacity through face-to-face trainings, remote training, coaching, deployments, and on-the-job support.
Build capacity of MEAL and associated program teams through mentoring, coaching, and training on required MEAL approaches, standards, and tools.
Maintain a high-level of coordination with project staff, sector leads, and Ensure MEAL products are widely disseminated and engaged with. Engage with IT, and information management staff on day-to-day project interventions that require MEAL support.
Manage the coordination with implementing partners to build their internal MEAL capacity, establish their MEAL systems and plans, and ensure data quality.
Integration of values
Contribute towards the integration of MEAL within SCI, as a core component of the programs team.
Contribute to safe and ethical MEAL and SCI activities, ensuring compliance with policies on child safeguarding, PSEA, anti-harassment and bullying, health and safety, security, equal opportunities, and non-discrimination.
Contribute to child-focused programme implementation, promoting child-friendly methodologies across MEAL and SCI activities.
Contribute to an approach of applied learning and adaptation based on evidence across MEAL and SCI activities.
Contribute to people centred MEAL and SCI activities, that ensure that we respond to the needs of affected populations, maintain contextual relevance, and Do No Harm.
Contribute to accountable and participatory MEAL and SCI activities, ensuring that accountability and participation are integral elements of all aspects of SCI's approach to MEAL.
Contribute to data protection and security by design as a core approach to MEAL, IM, and SCI activities, ensuring that key international and local legislation, SCI policies, and industry best-practices are followed.
Any other tasks
Any other tasks as requested by your Line Manager.
Ad hoc requests as approved by your Line Manager.
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
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Essential
5 years' experience working MEAL with at least 3 years working in similar position in Coordinator/Manager including in a first phase emergency response
Bachelor's degree in economics, development, engineering, public health, or similar field.
Previous experience of MEAL across multiple locations
Previous experience in team management
Previous experience of preparing and managing MEAL tools and reports
Previous experience on online data collection and management systems
Budget development and financial management skills around MEAL priorities
Demonstrated experience in leading assessment activities and of designing, monitoring and evaluating integrated programs and sectors of education, child protection and nutrition programmes in emergencies for international NGOs.
Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff in MEAL technical skills and in delivering training to partners
Very good in written and spoken English
Excellent communication skills
Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
Good influencing skills and experience in leadership
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desirable
Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts in Syria
Experience of working with or engaging children in MEAL processes.
Arabic/Kurdish language
Essential
5 years' experience working MEAL with at least 3 years working in similar position in Coordinator/Manager including in a first phase emergency response
Bachelor's degree in economics, development, engineering, public health, or similar field.
Previous experience of MEAL across multiple locations
Previous experience in team management
Previous experience of preparing and managing MEAL tools and reports
Previous experience on online data collection and management systems
Budget development and financial management skills around MEAL priorities
Demonstrated experience in leading assessment activities and of designing, monitoring and evaluating integrated programs and sectors of education, child protection and nutrition programmes in emergencies for international NGOs.
Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff in MEAL technical skills and in delivering training to partners
Very good in written and spoken English
Excellent communication skills
Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
Good influencing skills and experience in leadership
The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
Commitment to the aims and principles of SC. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support
Desirable
Experience or knowledge of working and living in relevant regions/contexts in Syria
Experience of working with or engaging children in MEAL processes.
Arabic/Kurdish language
Salary and Benefits
In line with SCI salary scale and compensation policy
About us
Save the Children was founded in London in 1919 by Eglantyne Jebb and her sister, Dorothy Buxton. In the century since then, Save the Children organizations have been established in 29 nations around the world. Each of these members is part of the Save the Children Association.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jun 30, 2026
Expiry Date
Jul 30, 2026
CV Language
English
