Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning - MEAL Advisor

Oxfam Novib is committed to ridding the world of poverty. We have a conviction that people are well capable of building a livelihood without poverty on their own, once given the chance to do so. Which is why we support local projects in developing countries, why we lobby governments and companies to take into account the interests of the poorest people, and why we campaign to involve Dutch men and women also in our work. We work together with other Oxfam affiliates to increase our impact on development issues.

Oxfam Novib is looking for a

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning - MEAL Advisor
Based in Niamey, Niger
Fulltime 40 hours/week
Family posting

Job purpose
To ensure the implementation of a complete and coordinated MEAL of the Oxfam International response to the Niger Food sec crisis. The MEAL Adviser will support Oxfam affiliates to define and implement a coordinated mechanism, based on the proposed Minimum MEAL standards, in an efficient manner. The response involves two (2) OI agencies on the ground and the other OI affiliates who are involved in the decision making of the work.

Accountable to the Humanitarian Programme Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the definition of the MEAL system during the response ensuring the involvement of partners and the OI country teams of all Oxfam affiliates in the response.
• Ensure that the defined system / Plans incorporate the MEAL principles, minimum standards and related aspects are included in the OI Humanitarian Dossier.
• Develop ToR for MEAL review, baseline, evaluation; coordinate MEAL review and evaluation; ensure reports of good quality are produced in a timely manner.
• Develop ToR and recruit contractors / consultants for MEAL activities.
• Participate with the communication team in the elaboration of a communication strategy for public accountability purposes, for ensuring that the MEAL system will produce the basic information required.
• Ensure that accountability mechanisms and a complaint system are developed and utilised according to agreed principles. Gain the agreement on the principles across the OI affiliates and ensure more than the minimum standards of accountability.
• Assist field teams of all Oxfam affiliates linking their respective monitoring, evaluation, learning and accountability activities to a general and common frame across all the interventions in the field for OI.
• Lead specific MEAL initiatives ensuring affiliates participation, understanding and subsequent follow up and learning as well as a good dissemination of the information produced.
• Lead on OI learning events to ensure sustainable and adequate accountability training where appropriate and to ensure the learning is disseminated.
• Ensure the analysis of the information collected, the production of materials as well as the dissemination among stakeholders.
• Coordinate with other Oxfam International Secretariat (OIS) staff to support and advise on the use and management of Humanitarian intranet sites.
• Carry out or coordinate training as appropriate for affiliate staff ensuring the standardisation of the training and capacity building across all the affiliates, and also in the implementation.
• Dotted line management and support to all the field OI MEAL affiliates.

Key working relationship

• Lead emergency manager on the field.
• Operational Oxfam affiliates emergency managers on the field.
• Humanitarian program/project managers from operational Oxfam affiliates.
• Technical managers/Advisers for each operational Oxfam affiliate.
• Humanitarian Information and communication officers from different Oxfam affiliates and OI on the field.
• MEAL Officers in the Oxfam Niger implementing affiliates.
• OI MEL advisers.

Key Competencies

• Motivated to work for justice against poverty and suffering.
• Good knowledge of Humanitarian work and extended field experience in disaster contexts.
• Specific knowledge and experience in the definition and implementation of MEAL system in emergencies.
• Excellent level of spoken and written French and English.
• Excellent communication and team working skills.
• Skills in gender analysis
• Good organizational skills.
• Good computer skills.
• Ability to show perseverance, persistence and patience.
• Prepared to travel to risky areas with short notice.

We offer
A competitive, fair and comprehensive pay and benefits package that is justifiable to our donors.

More information and application procedure
Send your application including a motivation letter and curriculum vitae and mentioning reference number 5-153 to jobs@oxfamnovib.nl to the attention of Shabinah Asgarali, Recruiter, no later than August 22, 2012.
Further information about the job can be obtained from Samuel Braimah, Country Director Oxfam Novib in Niger (+227 20 35 05 00).