WASH Consortium Officer (M&E) - Lebanese Nationals Only

1. To represent and position the consortium towards external stakeholders ensuring the mission, vision and interests of the consortium and its members are protected;
2. To facilitate coordination and communication among consortium partners and ensure the consortium partnership operates in an effective manner;
3. To ensure the project is implemented in a timely and professional manner, according to objectives, goals and indicators, in line with donor requirements and based on beneficiary needs.

1. Internal Coordination

• Support the Consortium Coordinator in ensuring regular and open/transparent communication between consortium partners;
• Regularly communicate with Consortium Coordinator and consortium Country Directors on project activities (in Lebanon only);
• Carry out weekly catch ups with Consortium key focal points (in Lebanon only);
• Support the development and maintenance of a coherent consortium strategy across all partners (in Lebanon only);
• Assist the Consortium Coordinator in promoting harmonization of approaches and methodologies across all consortium partners by developing and monitoring use of common tools, as well as creating opportunities for experience sharing and learning;
• Coordinate with AME focal points from each Consortium partner organization;
• Coach, train, and mentor partner Consortium AME teams (and other institutions supported by the Consortium as appropriate), with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge, etc.;
• Represent the Consortium in different forums on AME related issues when required.

2. Representation

• Upon request from Consortium Coordinator, represent the consortium toward the donor(s) and government authorities and therefore communicate with the donor(s) and government authorities (in Lebanon only);
• Ensure the visibility of the consortium amongst humanitarian, donor and government actors throughout the project (in Lebanon only);
• Support the Consortium Coordinator in effectively manage coordination with other actors (UN, NGOs) intervening in a similar sector (in Lebanon only).

3. Project Cycle Management

• Support the Consortium Coordinator and consortium partners in defining project implementation methodologies, assisting the development and/or consolidation of project technical documents and reports (in Lebanon only;
• Oversee and monitor the work of consortium partners, ensuring that technical quality and standards are considered and respected during project implementation (in Lebanon only);
• Assist the Consortium Coordinator in conducting regular follow-up of work plans, monitoring output achievements and ensuring a timely completion of the project (in Lebanon only);
• Advise on and assist with project reviews conducted by internal and external monitoring and evaluation teams.

4. Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Systems

• Operationalize and ensure the punctual and accurate implementation of the Consortium MEAL plan, coordinating assessments, monitoring activities and evaluations, and editing the MEAL plan where and when needed according to the project’s evolution;
• Oversee the implementation of appropriate data collection, management and analysis methodologies, as well as data / information dissemination / utilization plans, and develop/edit tools where and when relevant;
• Analyse consolidated AME data across partner agencies and produce relevant reports and factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation, in a timely manner;
• Report on qualitative and quantitative input, process, output, outcome, impact, objective, and goal-level performance indicators;
• Upon request from Consortium Coordinator and/or Project Development department, provide data for use in preparation of reports to donors and other stakeholders.

5. Learning

• Contribute to organizing and facilitating learning events in order to capture best practices and lessons learnt at key project milestones;
• Document the lessons learnt through AME activities and best practices, contribute to their proactive dissemination and use among project managers, technical coordinators and project Development managers, and ensure that knowledge gained contributes to the improvement of projects and influences the strategic development of future projects and activities;
• Support project implementation and improvement by providing timely information around project successes to be scaled up as well as challenges to allow ‘course correction’ throughout life of the program

 6. Beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism

• Monitor the beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) for the Consortium, in line with ACTED standard beneficiary CRM procedures;
• Ensure the effective functioning of the beneficiary CRM and that beneficiary complaints/feedback is adequately captured, analysed, addressed and responded to in a timely manner and utilized by the program and coordination teams;
• Build capacity and understanding among the Consortium staff and partners on beneficiary accountability and CRM

7. Other

• Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other key stakeholders;
• Perform any other related activities as assigned by line manager.

Experience required/desired

• University degree in development/humanitarian related field;
• Experience within the MENA region;
• Strong experience of working on WASH related programming;
• Previous experience with monitoring and evaluation of aid programming;
• Experience with participatory appraisals and project cycle management;
• Experience within a regional multi-partner consortium;
• Experience representing a project or agency to the international community;
• Excellent spoken and written English is an essential requirement. Spoken Arabic also required