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The International Rescue Committee responds to the world s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, IRC offers life-saving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in more than 40 countries and in 22 U.S. cities, IRC restores safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted by conflict or disaster. IRC leads the way from harm to home.

Job Overview/Summary

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL) Manager is responsible for managing key components of a USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)-funded program that includes health and nutrition; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); and shelter activities to support conflict-affected populations. Entitled Amal ( hope in Arabic), the consortium will include international and Syrian partners with humanitarian response capacity. Pending donor approval of an award modification, the Senior MEAL Manager will collaborate with the Chief of Party (CoP) to lead the start-up and implementation of programming.

Major Responsibilities

Monitoring Design and Management

Support CoP to design and manage consortium-wide monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEAL) systems based USAID OFDA requirements for Amal

Lead implementation of the Amal MEAL plan submitted to OFDA by engaging with IRC and partner staff to complete necessary deliverables

Collaborate with CoP and IRC MEAL Coordinator to design and implement baseline assessment within first 90 days of award, ensuring data collection is adjusted to meet partner constraints

Collaborate with IRC MEAL Coordinator and partners to design, test, adjust, and use program monitoring tools that collect necessary data required for OFDA reporting and IRC s remote management standards

Support IRC s Grants Team to contribute to grant management deliverables, including narrative reports; ensure that all internal and external reporting requirements are met, and that reports are of a high quality and submitted on time

Coordinate with IRC MEAL Coordinator to ensure monitoring aligns with IRC s global requirements

Participate in Amal s Consortium Management Unit, including remotely leading MEAL technical working group to facilitate programmatic minimum standards across partners

Collaborate with partners to strengthen beneficiary feedback mechanisms, informed IRC Syria best practice and partner contextual constraints

Work with Regional Monitoring Advisor to establish and manage remote Third Party Monitoring mechanism to validate partner activities

As needed, engage with OFDA s Third Party Monitoring contractor to provide necessary information and complete required monitoring activities and reports

Design and support final program evaluation with key staff, as required by OFDA

Partnership Coordination and Capacity building

Champion robust partner relationship management characterized by the core partnership principles from IRC s Partnership Excellence for Equality and Results System (PEERS) of responsibility, results-oriented approach, equality, transparency and complementarity

Ensure appropriate proactive and reactive communications and engagement with IRC partners to implement sub-grant agreements and complete program deliverables through regularly scheduled partnership management meetings

Drive adherence to PEERS by working with Amal team and partners to complete quarterly monitoring visits and lesson learned reflections

Facilitate systematic partner feedback on IRC’s management of and performance in partnerships, as well as taking appropriate action in response to the feedback to ensure the smooth operation of the consortium

Collaborate with Senior MEAL Partnership Manager to implement necessary capacity strengthening outlined in each Partner Support Plan

Design, lead, and/or participate in relevant workshops and meetings to support coordination and collaboration, including quarterly partner monitoring visits and training events

Technical Quality

Establish monitoring and evaluation standards and work to achieve high-level information collection and analysis across to drive quality implementation via partners

Collaborate with WASH, shelter, health and protection technical advisors who will support partners on technical components of programming and monitoring

Ensure gender is mainstreamed within monitoring and evaluation functions, including leading the review of desegregated data on a quarterly basis to inform program adaptations

Network with international and Syria humanitarian actors working in Syria to understand context and programming modalities to inform monitoring and evaluation approaches

Other tasks as needed

People Management

Maintain open and professional relations with team members across the Syria country program, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions

Take responsibility for discussing job expectations, performance, and objectives on an informal, quarterly basis with Amal staff

Ensures team members have clearly delineated function, work tasks and responsibilities to enforce accountability and clarity in role

Overall responsibility for staff timesheets, work plans and vacation schedules

With team members, identify individual training needs and ensure access to training and professional development resources appropriate to their skill gaps/needs

Lead with commitment, integrity and accountability on the IRC Way Global Standards for Professional Conduct

Key Working Relationships

Position Reports to:Amal Chief of Party

Indirect/Technical Reporting:N/A

Position directly Supervises:Information Management Officer

Key Internal Contacts:

Country Program: Deputy Chief of Party, MEAL Coordinator, Partnership Coordinator, Health Coordinator, Protection in Partnership Advisor, WASH/Shelter in Partnership Advisor,

Region/Global: Regional Measurement for Action Advisor

Key External Contacts:Amal partner organizations

Job Requirements

Master s degree in relevant field is preferred.

At least 5 years of relevant experience working on monitoring and evaluation with humanitarian organizations.

Experience in project management with managerial and operational skills

Strong data management and analysis skills, including ability to establish data management platforms

Previous experience collaborating with technical staff preferred

Works well in and promotes teamwork, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle pressure with professional grace

Excellent organizational and time management skills with ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines

Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, Arabic language skills preferred

Familiarity with the political, social, cultural, humanitarian and donor context of Syria is ideal

Willingness to travel to Beirut or other countries as needed

Standards of Professional Conduct:The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.

Gender Equality:** IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

Working Environment:The overall security situation in Jordan is relatively calm, especially in Amman. The Jordanian government is stable, and civil unrest is largely peaceful. However, Jordan s generosity in hosting refugees from Palestine, Iraq and now Syria have created huge strains on the country s economy and infrastructure. The IRC office is in a modern professional building.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

How to apply:

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