About the job

• Job Type : Full Time

• Industry : Monitoring and Evaluation

• Education Level : Senior level

Job Description

Job Title: Monitoring Evalaution Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer

Department: MEAL

Reports to MEAL Manager

Location:  Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Supervises: NONE

Key Relationships:  Programme Officers, Community Information Volunteers and Friends of Education

A: CORE PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

To ensure effective implementation of the MEAL system, to review data submitted by program officers, provide feedback on the quality of data and reports submitted by programme officers.

To ensure that, collected and reported data is of high quality and that programme officers understand the data collection requirements, tools and program information needs.

B: MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Design, Promote and Implement Strong HakiElimu MEAL system: (50%)

• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of monitoring and reporting standards, systems and tools to track effective delivery of results and documentation.

• Produce monitoring checklists, conduct quarterly joint field process monitoring, quality assessment and data validation, and provide feedback and recommendations for timely improvement.

• Undertake regular visits to field locations to support monitoring and evaluation processes and lead in documentation and sharing lessons learnt and best practices.

• Uphold effective use of MEAL framework in data collection, recording, reporting and information dissemination.

• Support the department in preparing annual and quarterly reviews, planning meetings and learning events.

• Review and ensure activity plans of Programme Officer’s, Community Information

Volunteers and Friends of Education are designed and aligned to the MEAL framework.

• Ensure all data collection and reporting by program officers, CIV/Friends of education is of high quality, is in line with MEAL framework and is done in a timely manner.

2. Providing Technical Support to Program staff, Community Information Volunteers and /or Friends of Education (30%)

• Support the MEAL Manager in developing the capacity of Programme Staff, Community Information Volunteers and Friends of Education in MEAL framework, methods, data management, data analysis, results‐oriented programming, as well as reporting principles and systems.

• Support the MEAL Manager in training and mentoring of Programme Staff in using appropriate technology to facilitate routine monitoring and reporting.

• Ensures the quality of monitoring data reported by Programme Staff, and

Communication Information Volunteers and Friends of Education through capacity building, supportive supervision, routine checking and data validation.

• Actively contributing to designing and regularly updating MEAL guidelines and tools and ensuring that Programme Staff have access to and can use them.

3. Compliance, Reporting and data Analysis (10%)

• Receive regular activity and accountability reports from Programme Officers,

Community Information Volunteers and Friends of Education and ensure that action plans are included and followed up.

• Review standard routine and monthly reports from Programme Officers, Community

Information Volunteers and Friends of Education.

• Undertake regular spot checks, assess actual practice against organizational policies and plans.

• Ensures timely CIV/Friends of Education data analysis and preparation of progress reports.

 4. Promote Learning and Accountability (5%)

• Supports the MEAL Manager in designing and implementing of periodic evaluation activities, including baseline/midline/end line surveys and research

• Lead in documenting and sharing lessons learnt with Programme team and other stakeholders as needed.

• Ensure internal accountability to management through the implementation of timely and quality MEAL activities leading to timely and accurate reporting.

5. General Responsibilities (5%)

• Implement and foster adherence to the established HakiElimu policies, regulations, guidelines and procedures.

• Participate actively in Organization-wide learning and other partnership activities.

• Accept other duties as required, including occasional work beyond working hours and/or on weekends for which in time off in lieu can be taken ( as per the policy).

C: PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS, BEHAVIOURS AND CONDUCT:

1) Minimum Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Sciences, Development Studies or closely related field. Master’s Degree is an added advantage.

• Proficiency in MicrosoftSsuite Excel, data analysis and visualization software. Experience in the use of digital data collection tools is an advantage.

• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, including influencing, negotiation and coaching.

• Results oriented, with the ability to challenge existing norms.

• Knowledge of the Tanzanian education sector, Policies and Strategies. .

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

• Fluency in written and spoken Kiswahili and English Languages.

• Commitment to and understanding of HakiElimu’s objectives,, values and principles, including rights-based approaches.

2) Personal Attributes and Behaviours

• Proactive and able to self-manage

• Highly organized and detail conscious

• A team player

• Able to communicate clearly to diverse audiences, including Development Partners, private sector stakeholders, colleagues, management and Government officials.

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues, team player.

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.

• Role model to others.

D: CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS:

HakiElimu may amend this job description after consultation with the employee and the supervisor

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HOW TO APPLY

All the applications should be sent to jobs@hakielimu.or.tz by 10th February 2022.