Job Title: MEAL Manager II Reports to: Director of Programming, TaMoLe
Department: Programs Salary Grade: 10 Location: Tanzania, Mozambique, or
Lesotho
Job Summary:
You will provide technical and management leadership of Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) activities across three countries in the
TaMoLe ESARO hub. Your technical skills and knowledge will enable program teams
to design effective monitoring systems, ensure accountability to beneficiaries
and donors, deliver effective evaluations, and advance learning, in alignment
with donor and agency standards. Your work will ensure that CRS collects quality
data that enables adaptive management, learning, and positioning. As part of a
regional hub structure, priorities and level of support will vary over time
across the three countries based on programmatic needs, staffing gaps, emergency
responses, new project start-ups, and strategic priorities. The role combines
technical leadership, staff management, capacity strengthening, and occasional
direct operational support to projects and country programs when intensive
short-term MEAL leadership is required.
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
Provide management support, guidance, technical oversight, and, when needed,
direct implementation support for MEAL systems in new and existing projects.
Support project designs, start-up, implementation, close-out, emergency
response activities, and periods of operational transition to ensure
compliance with CRS policies and procedures, donor guidelines, and industry
best practices.
Provide surge MEAL leadership and hands-on technical support during periods
of heightened need, including project start-up, emergency response, staffing
transitions, critical deliverables, evaluations, and short-term projects.
When required, function as the acting or embedded MEAL Manager for a project
or country program for limited periods to ensure continuity and quality
implementation.
Effectively MEAL coach talent, supporting their routine work as well as
helping advance MEAL quality. Develop strategically tailored individual
development plans and support performance planning cycle for MEAL staff.
Advise on MEAL objectives for non-MEAL staff.
Coordinate and oversee the development of data management systems, ensure
systems are fit for purpose, functional and supportive of adaptive
management.
Support the establishment of FCRM systems and periodically review their
effectiveness and functionality, ensuring accountability to beneficiaries and
timely use of feedback information.
Design evaluation processes that enable learning and documentation of
results. Develop TORs that are robust and appropriate to the project scope
and context.
Identify opportunities for cross learning and facilitate data-informed
learning events. Support research and facilitate the dissemination of
promising practices to contribute to the agency and regional learning agenda.
Support effective knowledge management and generation of data rich
marketing/comms products.
Ensure integration of innovations and best practices, including advancing use
of technology in MEAL.
Contribute to the proactive pursuit of opportunities for new funding to
ensure responsible growth in line with agency, regional, and CP strategic
priorities.
Serve as the MEAL lead to ensure quality proposals per agency and donor
standards. Contribute to MEAL budgeting and staffing plans and activities for
proposals.
Design and deliver capacity strengthening activities in MEAL for staff and
partner organizations.
Prioritize support across Lesotho, Mozambique, and Tanzania in consultation
with country, hub, and regional leadership, adjusting level of effort based
on country program needs, project portfolios, staffing capacity, funding
opportunities, and emerging priorities.
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of
the Catholic community in the United States. Catholic Relief Services works to
save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without
regard to race, religion or nationality. Catholic Relief Services’ relief and
development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV,
health, agriculture, education, microfinance, and peacebuilding. We welcome as
a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our
values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies
reflect our commitment to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from abuse
and exploitation.
CRS welcomes candidates from the countries and regions in which we work. In the
event the successful candidate is an expatriate, the anticipated duration of the
assignment is informed by a term limit, based on the type and level of the job
and the needs of the agency.
CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants, community members, staff
and volunteers from all forms of exploitation and abuse. The successful
candidate is expected to sign and adhere to CRS´ Code of Conduct.
CRS talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding the
rights and dignity of all people - especially children and vulnerable adults -
to live free from abuse and harm.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill,
effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
General Requirements
CRS offers are contingent on the selected candidate’s ability to legally work
where the position is to be performed. Every government has a unique set of work
permit eligibility requirements. All positions requiring residence or frequent
travel outside a home country must undergo and clear a pre-employment medical
clearance; some work permit processes require clearing a separate government
administered medical examination.
CRS prioritizes candidates who are citizens/ permanent residents of the
countries where we have CRS offices.