Monitoring Evaluation Assessment & Learning Director

ROLE PURPOSE: The MEAL Director plays a key senior leadership role in assuring accountability to stakeholders and strengthening quality in the design, delivery and reporting of programmes. The MEAL Director directly manages an independent national unit to ensure quality across core functional areas with dotted line management to MEAL staff in the field.   They will lead on creating, establishing and maintaining a national MEAL framework as well as project related MEAL systems. They will lead on developing approaches to ensure beneficiaries are engaged throughout the project management cycle and are able to hold Save the Children to account. The role will require establishing and maintaining systems and processes related to monitoring and accountability as well as supporting on developing and implementing an evaluation and learning framework.   The post holder will be expected to mentor and build capacity of existing country programme staff with the dual objective of enabling staff to fulfil their current roles whilst also developing their capacity to take on more senior roles.   SCOPE OF ROLE: Reports to: Deputy Coutry Director - Progs Reporting to: 2 KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES Create, establish and maintain an overarching national MEAL framework that: aligns with Save the Children quality framework standards yet is contextualised to the Lebanon context enables quantitative and qualitative data to be captured, stored, presented and analysed supports the design and delivery of direct and partner led humanitarian and developmental programmes for refugee and host populations Create, establish and maintain project level monitoring tools and databases* that: align with standardised programme designs capture relevant data for measuring the delivery of programmes enable quality to be monitored as well as feeding into higher level learning. *This will include creating, establishing and maintaining proper data entry systems and data storage for all program monitoring Create, establish and maintain a beneficiary accountability mechanism that enables all beneficiaries to engage in a two way dialogue regarding the design and delivery of Save the Children programmes Create, establish and maintain a methodology that ensures beneficiary participation is factored into all stages of the project management cycle Create, establish and maintain a culture of continuous learning and analysis of data at every level of the organisation with the objective of ensuring that programmes are refined and remain relevant in a changing context Lead on the planning and implementation of child focussed baseline surveys for all programmes and ensuring assessment findings are documented and disseminated with the objective of enabling impact to be measured over programme periods Lead on the planning and implementation of child focussed evaluations and ensuring evaluation findings are documented and disseminated with the objective of strengthening design and delivery of programmes as well as supporting advocacy and fundraising Lead on the planning and implementation of regular field monitoring visits, ensuring that feedback is documented and disseminated with the objective of strengthening design and delivery of programmes Lead on the planning and implementation of inductions, capacity building and awareness raising for all staff and partners regarding MEAL Support operations and technical staff on the planning and implementation of child focussed needs assessments and ensuring assessment findings are documented and disseminated with the objective of influencing programme design as well as supporting advocacy and fundraising Support technical and field staff in the development of sector logframes and standardised MEAL tools Support technical and field staff in organizing regular internal lesson learning sessions and review processes in accordance with programme guide Support technical and field staff in the development of proposals and reporting Support technical and field staff to carry out monitoring and evaluation of project activities as agreed in M&E plans Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures Ensure that the minimum standards of accountability are integrated into programming in accordance with the Sphere Charter and Red Cross Code of Conduct and through the application of HAP guidelines Line manage national MEAL team  Support child safeguarding focal points to raise awareness of prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse and reporting and handling of serious complaints in line with child safeguarding policy COMPETENCIES -Innovating and Adapting Innovating and Adapting is about developing and implementing innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments. -Applying Technical and Professional Expertise Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practice within and outside the organisation. -Networking Networking is about building and using sustainable relationships and networks to support the work of Save the Children. -Leading and Inspiring Others Leading and Inspiring others is about demonstrating leadership in all our work, embodying our values, and articulating a compelling vision to inspire others to achieve our goals for children. -Developing Self and others Developing self and other is about investing time and energy to actively develop yourself and others to help realise your and their full potential. It is also about building the organisation’s capability for the future.   QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES Master’s degree in a relevant subject or equivalent field experience 5-8 years’ experience of creating, establishing and maintaining a MEAL framework for a multi-sector programme in a humanitarian and development context 5 years’ experience of building community participation and accountability 5 years’ experience of managing teams and working within a matrix leadership structure 5 years’ experience of managing projects and delivering objectives 5 years’ experience monitoring and evaluation skills, including planning/participating in evaluations Ability to work both in an advisory and a hands on implementation capacity 5 years’ experience in supervision, training and coach staff Ability to write clear and well-argued assessment and project reports Excellent communication skills Politically and culturally sensitive with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances. Commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children. In particular, a good understanding of the Save the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support Fluency in English and Arabic  Prior experience with Save the Children International desirable