MEAL Coordinator at GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON)

GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a policy-driven humanitarian, non-governmental organization that implements her program through a revitalized partnership. It is a non-profit organization with a mandate of making the lives of vulnerable people better, those affected by disaster or crisis. GPON is presently operating in the Northeastern regional part of Nigeria where we have reached over 100,000 lives with relief materials, child protection services. GBV mitigation services, livelihood skill-building, health services, and Education support services.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: MEAL Coordinator

Location: Yobe
Employment Type: Full Time
Availability: 07.01.2022

Background

• GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a policy-driven humanitarian, non-governmental organization that implements her program through revitalized partnership.
• It is a non-profit organization with a mandate of making the lives of vulnerable people especially in the face of disaster or crises.
• GPON is presently operating in the North-eastern regional part of Nigeria where we have reached over 800,000 lives with relief materials, child protection services, GBV mitigation services, livelihood skill-building, health services, and Education support services.

Responsibilities 
Meal Systems Development:

• Based on the project proposals, implementation plan, and donor reporting requirements, support the MEAL Manager in the development and implementation of a system for capturing and documenting data and relevant information on project activities, beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes, and impacts
• Ensure an effective roll-out of MEAL collection and reporting systems at the base level through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed
• Conduct training for base project staff on MEAL in line with identified capacity needs and provide ongoing mentoring support in consultation with the MEAL Coordinator.
• Work with the various project teams to ensure that all information and data is collected, documented, and collated in an accurate and timely manner
• Contribute to regular reviews of the MEAL system itself, making improvements as needed and recommended, in consultation with technical managers MEAL Coordinator, staff, and partners
• Submit 5w reports to sectors.

Monitoring and Reporting:

• Lead on compilation of regular monthly and quarterly base level reports and ensure data verification prior to use.
• Support the MEAL Manager to ensure that planned activities are carried out in a timely fashion, cost effective, adheres to best practice and standard operating procedure.
• Provide base level project data to help with donor monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting

Research and Evaluation:

• Coordinate with the donor-contracted Evaluation Team for conducting of activities at base and community level.
• Support coordination of overall project review and evaluation activities as required. This includes working with the independent Evaluation Team to coordinate mid-term and final evaluations and supporting donor and external reviews as required

Accountability:

• Support creation of a system for ensuring that information obtained is also shared with communities, women, and other stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism.
• Ensure beneficiary accountability mechanism is logged and addresses complaints in a timely manner. Ensure program managers are aware of delays in acting on any complaints or information requests
• Training beneficiaries, community stakeholders and program participants on GPON complaint response mechanism to promote downward accountability.

Staff Management:

• Supervise MEAL unit team at (MEAL Assistants and Officers).
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership for MEAL Assistants and Officers and other stakeholders as deemed
• Set performance objectives and annual appraisal for MEAL unit staff.

Knowledge Management & Learning:

• In consultation with MEAL manager, facilitate and compile case studies, change stories and lessons learned reports on a regular basis to share wider program and inform improvements in quality and delivery
• Analyze information about the base level program / projects and make recommendations for improvement.
• Ensure key base level lessons and challenges are documented and shared with staff and partners to help consolidate lessons learned for future proposal development and implementation of best practices.
• Proven knowledge of managing red rose platform.

Key Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, M & E, Social Science, Humanitarian and/or Development Studies, or relevant field.

Essential

• Training in quantitative methodologies, including database management.
• 4 years of direct experience of monitoring and evaluation related to one or more of these fields: Protection, WASH, Shelter, Food security, Livelihoods Community Liaison and Peace Building initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation, and assessment to promote evidence-based learning. Demonstrated ability and understanding to design, commission, and manage assessment methodologies and techniques such as focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observations to name a few.
• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to analyses data and summarize it for a range of different audiences.
• Good understanding of red rose platform in addressing issues relating beneficiary cash programming
• Computer literate.
• Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality programs.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities and evaluate progress.
• Experience of working within budget constraints.
• Commitment to GPON’s mission, values, and approach.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute. Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality program.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities and evaluate progress.
• Experience of working within budget constraints.
• Commitment to GPON’s mission, values, and approach.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute.

Desirable:

• Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to analyses data and summarise it for a range of different audiences.
• Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality programmes.
• Sound strategic thinking and planning skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set priorities and evaluate progress.
• Experience of working under budget constraints.
• Commitment to GPON mission, values and approach.
• Commitment to team working and understanding of how to contribute.

Core Competencies of GPON:

• Striving for excellence
• Collaboration
• Taking the lead
• Communication
• Demonstrating Integrity

Languages:

• English
• Ability to speak the common local languages including Hausa, Kanuri, and Fulani

Key stakeholders: (internal and external):

• MEAL Manager
• Other program staff
• partner
• Other humanitarian partners.

Conditions
Salary and conditions:

• In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws.
• The employee is responsible for the tax returns.

Application Closing Date
6th January, 2022.