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Accountability and Monitoring Systems

• Develop and/or update M&E tools, databases and reporting formats in close collaboration with the Sector Leads and Area manager.

• Conduct data audits and analysis to ensure high quality data, compile a report with relevant indicator data per grant, showing targets versus actuals and an action plan and send this to the Sector leads quarterly.

• Beneficiary counting: a quarterly gender and age disaggregated overview per grant per sector should be provided.

• Advise field staff on data management and storage in collaboration with IT.

• Manage an effective and sustainable feedback mechanisms to DRC from program beneficiaries/stakeholders.

• Contribute to the rollout and adherence to the Core Humanitarian Standards as a strategy to global standard measurement and accountability, and enable reporting against DRC standards and requirements.

Assessment, Learning, and Documentation

• Ensure relevant, timely, and quality support to the field offices on assessments and evaluations; i.e. support in developing the survey tools, data analysis and report writing

• Attend and participate in Accountability and Learning events and provide/present project monitoring and learning updates, achievements, challenges.

• Provide documentation and dissemination of key findings stemming from monitoring, assessment, and other learning activities.

• Track and ensure organized, comprehensive electronic filing of documented findings/analyses.

• When appropriate/applicable, facilitate and participate in information sharing opportunities among DRC offices/partners/donors.

Staff Management and Capacity Building

• Provide effective leadership, management and support to the MEAL staff.

• Support programme managers to ensure that DRC interventions are properly planned, scheduled, coordinated and supervised. Support the Program Managers to lead teams and create a positive working environment.

• Support HR in the recruitment of MEAL staff and undertake performance development and appraisal for the MEAL staff.

• Develop MEAL budget and ensure proper management of the MEAL budget through consistent tracking of expenditures.

• Facilitate capacity building for other DRC staff (especially the MEAL and program team) on skills and knowledge related to M&E, accountability and learning. Relevant topics may include but not limited to, designing monitoring tools, monitoring budgets, analyzing monitoring data, conducting assessment/ evaluation, and implementing feedback mechanisms.

• Conduct visits to intervention areas to provide training, technical assistance, and support, as well as to ensure that accountability and learning tools and strategies are understood and being implemented effectively.

• Support program department heads in proposal development, in review of monthly, quarter and terminal internal and donor reports against the standards, indicators and work plans and; in review of different agreements as per the guide lines and policies.

• Provide MEAL-related technical assistance and advice to RIF investees on refugee impact, such as support developing impact management and monitoring systems.

  
  

Collaboration, Teamwork and Networking

• Work collaboratively and supportively with colleagues and partners to deliver on outcomes.

• Work closely with colleagues across the organisation to progress common agendas linked to programme quality and MEAL.

• Support organisational learning and accountability.

• Engage in organisational initiatives which promote collaboration and positive working practices, e.g. Global MEAL Networking Group, programme team meetings etc.