GOAL Syria
MELManager
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“MEL Manager at GOAL Syria. Skills: Data science, Data engineering, ML/AI, Business intelligence. Manage assigned MEL team. Oversee team performance”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure high-quality data is collected; Ensure high-quality data is analysed; Ensure high-quality data is reviewed; Ensure high-quality data is utilised; Inform improvements in programme implementation; Inform improvements in programme design; Ensure timely reporting
Industry & Context.
Data-driven decision making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
SQL proficiency, 5+ years of experience
Nice to Have
PhD preferred, GCP Professional Data Engineer certification, AWS Data Analytics certification, Databricks Certified certification, dbt Certified certification
What You'll Do.
Manage assigned MEL team
Oversee team performance
Ensure compliance with work regulations
Manage MEL Data analyst
Oversee report and dashboard generation
Monitor team performance in field
Ensure employee work appraisals
Lead Learning Review Consultations
Lead Learning Review Workshops
Support development of Monitoring Frameworks
Support updating of Monitoring Frameworks
Support development of guidelines
Support updating of guidelines
Support development of SOPs
Design data collection tools
Ensure findings are channelled back
Allow for programme design modification
Allow for programme design adjustments
Conduct data quality audit checks
Ensure tools are reviewed
Ensure reporting mechanisms are reviewed
Update reporting mechanisms
Track Lessons Learned
Address Lessons Learned
Ensure MEL team participation in Programme Review meetings
Ensure MEL team participation in Planning meetings
Undertake additional roles
Lead GOAL MEL systems
Support program implementation team
Ensure timely reporting to donors
Ensure accurate reporting to donors
Ensure proper documentation of MEL team outputs
Ensure administration of MEL team outputs
Identify capacity-building needs
Ensure on-the-job training
Provide capacity building to MEL staff
Provide coaching to MEL staff
Provide leadership to MEL staff
Provide capacity building to partner M&E staff
Provide coaching to partner M&E staff
Provide leadership to partner M&E staff
Support staff participation in training
Ensure routine project monitoring takes place
Plan monitoring activities
Oversee monitoring activities
Plan distribution monitoring
Oversee distribution monitoring
Plan post-distribution monitoring
Oversee post-distribution monitoring
Plan market assessments
Oversee market assessments
Plan shopping monitoring
Oversee shopping monitoring
Plan partner monitoring activities
Oversee partner monitoring activities
Ensure partners implement activities to GOAL standards
Prepare sampling plans
Carry out spot-checks
Carry out data validation exercises
Ensure standardization of M&E tools
Lead training sessions for partners
Lead orientation sessions for partners
Provide technical support to partners
Provide training to partners
Review partner M&E products
Provide technical feedback to partners
Coordinate donor communication with partners
Ensure clean datasets
Ensure accurate datasets
Liaise with team members
Translate data collection tools
Translate qualitative data
Generate data analysis
Ensure effective communication of MEL results
Ensure effective communication of MEL findings
Ensure timely reporting to line manager
Provide weekly updates in survey tracker
Provide daily activity reports
Provide daily incident reports
Prepare weekly MEL report
Share weekly MEL report
Highlight key findings
Highlight recommendations
Oversee reporting of GOAL Global indicators
Oversee reporting of country indicators
Ensure quarterly reporting of indicators
Ensure timely reporting of indicators
Facilitate quarterly learning reviews
Facilitate learning briefs
Lead knowledge management efforts
Ensure best practices are documented
Ensure lessons learned are documented
Share lessons learned
Establish digital knowledge repository
Maintain digital knowledge repository
Undertake additional tasks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Key stakeholders; Programme staff; MEL team; Programme implementation team; Local partners
Communication Scope
Reporting; Presentations
Process & Methodology
M&E plans, Programme Review, Planning meetings
Full Job Description
General Description of the Programme: Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian and development agency, committed to working with communities to achieve sustainable and innovative early response in crises, and lasting solutions to poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in over 60 countries and has responded to almost every major humanitarian disaster. We are currently operational in 18 countries. GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners. GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies. Job purpose: Leading the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) department and oversee the effective implementation of GOAL Syria’s MEL system to ensure that high-quality data is collected, analysed, reviewed, and utilised to inform improvements in programme implementation and design, as well as ensure timely reporting. The MEL Manager will be a strong advocate for quality and accountability in GOAL programmes and will build the capacity of programme staff and partners. Duties and Responsibilities: Leadership and Management: Manage assigned MEL team and oversee the performance of team members, including ensuring compliance with work regulations (including working hours) and other GOAL policies. Manage the MEL Data analyst and oversee the generating monitoring reports and dashboards. Monitor the teams’ performance in the field through weekly field visits and ensure regular employee work appraisals according to GOAL procedu
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