Pmeal (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability And Learning) Coordinator

OXFAM PURPOSE: To work with Oxfam and Partners’ staff to overcome poverty and suffering   TEAM PURPOSE:    The technical advisory and programme quality team in Lebanon provides Oxfam and partner teams with timely and high-quality technical support to ensure Oxfam’s programmes contribute to sustainable transformative change at scale to address root causes of suffering and inequality in Lebanon. The team promotes programme learning and continuous improvement of programme quality and effectiveness, strengthened accountability, and ensures that evidence from programmes drives effective advocacy and campaigns.        JOB PURPOSE:   The PMEAL Coordinator will lead in providing technical support/ expertise and tools to Oxfam Lebanon’s programmes, ensuring strong programme and project design and effective, coordinated MEAL systems to drive programme quality and implementation.  The PMEAL Coordinator will lead the development and implementation of a systematic approach to PMEAL, ensuring that Oxfam and partner teams are able to effectively track outputs and outcomes and manage data effectively for reporting and learning purposes, as well as ensure programmes are in line with Oxfam minimum standards. In addition, the PMEAL Coordinator will build the capacity of Oxfam and partner teams, providing specialist advice and support to institutionalize approaches and techniques that ensure high quality programme/ project design, planning, and MEAL. In line with Oxfam’s ‘one programme approach’, this role works across the spectrum of development, humanitarian and influencing interventions in close coordination with technical advisers and programme managers.   REPORTING LINES:        Post holder reports to: Head of Programmes, with technical support of the Regional Programme Quality Adviser.     Staff reporting to this post: MEAL Officer(s)   BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: Technical sign off   DIMENSIONS: Diverse and complex problem-solving, requiring professional knowledge, field experience and an understanding of humanitarian, development and influencing work Decision-making requires significant levels of judgement based on technical expertise and management experience, generally actively supported within line management or the programme team. The role is variable with broad targets and/or minimum standards and is both proactive and reactive Requires the ability to analyse and communicate complex information to a wide audience to promote and influence   Short, medium and long term planning is required in the context of changing priorities Work patterns are not routine and often high pressure. Communication is both with internal and external contacts. Represents Oxfam in relevant coordination meetings and external relationships with partners and other stakeholders. Capture and document programme learning to the teams, lead reflection meetings and disseminate lessons learned .       KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:     Programme design and planning: Provide high quality technical input into inclusive programme and project development processes, particularly on logic of intervention (Theory of Change, logical frameworks and MEAL plans), with an emphasis on ensuring sound understanding of how changes happens and sound programme logic and objective setting that is informed by contextual information Provide guidance to and support Programme Managers in ensuring that programme quality is embedded in new programmes and projects and that Oxfam quality standards are met. Support Oxfam and partner teams on quality information gathering and analysis at community, local and national level to facilitate informed and evidence-based programme and project design.   Programme and project Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL): Develop and implement MEAL strategies and systems - including the definition of specific processes, methodologies and tools– and provide technical advice and support to Oxfam and partner teams in implementation. Identify, test and roll out innovative MEAL approaches and methods. Provide technical leadership and oversight to ensure the overall quality of Oxfam and partner teams’ field data collection, data management, and analysis processes. Oversee information management to ensure the appropriate information is collected by project teams and managed centrally; including information on beneficiary data and site profiles, services received and progress on indicators. This includes the continued investment in database solutions. Ensure that the Lebanon Country Programme is compliant with internal reporting requirements including Global Output Reporting (GOR). Contribute to timely and quality reporting with MEAL findings on Oxfam’s programmes and projects in Lebanon, demonstrating accountability and learning. Overseeing and quality assurance of feedback and complaint mechanisms and sharing of accountability findings with programme teams and senior management. Lead on the Oxfam Common Approach to Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Social Accountability (CAMSA) roll out in the Lebanon office including support on the  implementation of improvement plans. Support the programme teams and partners in extracting lessons learnt and good practises, and documenting case studies which demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes. Promote and support the organisation of programme/ project learning events and periodical reviews. Lead / support on the design and management of evaluations in compliance with Oxfam’s evaluation policy.   Oxfam and partner staff capacity development and management: Facilitate identification of needs, planning, and implementation for country team capacity building in PMEAL areas, and build capacity of Oxfam and partner staff on high quality PMEAL, including through induction, training, coaching and day-to-day support. This includes mobilizing of internal and external resources as relevant in close coordination with the regional programme quality adviser. Manage the PMEAL team and ensure that they receive adequate training, mentoring and coaching. Utilise Oxfam’s people management tools and approaches to ensure the effective performance management of the PMEAL team Act as focal point for Oxfam’s Programme, Accountability and Learning system (OPAL) for managing information and programs including providing technical support and training staff on OPAL.   Internal and external coordination, representation and networking: Promote and facilitate the identification of learning from PQ practices by Oxfam and partners, ensure that knowledge and learning is shared internally and externally, and promote replication of good practices across the country programme. Ensure that Oxfam’s MEAL system is linked to wider inter-agency M&E initiatives and developments, and liaise with technical teams to ensure coordination with sectoral working groups and processes. Contribute to and support implementation of regional and global Oxfam PQ strategies, processes, policies, and initiatives. This includes contributing to effective corporate processes and reporting (e.g. Output reporting, indicative outcome areas, Program Quality Reviews etc).   SKILLS AND COMPETENCE:   Essential: Masters degree in relevant area (e.g. social sciences, statistics) from a recognised university. At least 5 years experience of work in humanitarian and/or development context programmes Passion for improving effectiveness and impact of multi-sectoral programs and demonstrating tangible outcomes for poor and vulnerable women and men Experience in managing, advising, training, and coaching others on PMEAL Demonstrable organizational and project management skills  and ability to manage multiple projects to deadlines Proven ability to support the design and development of, programs and projects, including Theory of Change Proven ability to advise and lead on the development and implementation of MEAL strategies, plans, and systems in humanitarian and development programmes Strong technical competence and experience in quantitative and qualitative MEAL methods, data analysis, reporting and understanding of contemporary trends and innovations in MEAL Practical experience of mainstreaming gender in development, influencing, or humanitarian work Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills with demonstrable ability to lead, influence, and motivate others in a diversity of contexts and functions Strong self-awareness, as well as strong analytical and critical thinking skills. Good organizational skills including accuracy, consistency, attention to detail, tenacity, and the ability to work under pressure  High degree of computer literacy and word processing and Excel skills  Excellent communication skills and fluency in English (verbal and written) Prepared to undertake regular travel within Lebanon and within the region   Desirable: Experience with statistical packages (e.g. SPSS) Familiarity with IT applications to support MEAL and information management(e.g. Survey CTO, ODK tools) Experience working on the development and/or management of databases Arabic language skills   Lebanese Nationals are strongly encouraged to apply