Regional MEAL Coordinator

3. Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the MEAL Manager, the main responsibilities and tasks of the Regional MEAL Coordinator will be as follow:

Quality Management:

• Responsible for the review of log frames, MEAL plans in pursuit of high impact and cost-effective program strategies and activities.
• Participate in project Kick-off meetings, review meetings and close-out meetings in order to highlight cross-project components aimed at replicating good practices and strengthening synergies between SRF Consortia.
• Conduct regular field visit as per the MEAL planning to verify partner progress in delivering of project outputs and activities (as per log frame and work plan), the beneficiary targeting process, the progress in meeting quality standards as per the Key performance indicators outlined in the SRF MEAL framework, the use of resources (as per budget) and internal monitoring and reporting systems.
• Triangulate information collected through reports, identify gaps, assess grantee performance against

Programme Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning:

• Support MEAL manager in strengthening and continuously updating the SRF accountability strategy and support grantees on implementation of programme wide feedback and complaint mechanisms.
• Ensure that SRF grantees are supporting all efforts towards accountability, specifically to beneficiaries and in line with international standards and SRF MEAL Framework while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the monitoring and evaluation of SRF grantees.
• Support in the development of appropriate monitoring, tracking and reporting systems, tools and templates that enhance monitoring of program outputs and quality, generate quality evidence on program outcome and promote and ensure use of data for decision-making processes.
• Support in developing and improving systems that strengthen SRF FMU’ ability to analyse, improve, and represent impact internally and externally and most of all to communities themselves.
• Support SRF grantee in the design of project’s baseline, midline, end line in compliance with SRF logframe and MEAL Framework, from development of ToRs to reviewing of final report.
• Regularly present key findings to the MEAL Manager and FMU manager for further development.
• Support the design, implementation and report writing of operational research.
• Support the development and dissemination of knowledge and learning through enhanced communication products and publications
• In addition to the above, the MEAL Specialist may be asked to carry out other duties requested by the MEAL Manager.

Capacity building:

• Provide timely and high-quality advice to Consortia managers and MEAL staff as required;
• Support SRF grantee in capacity build, train and support sectors to improve the field monitoring or any other MEAL needs.

Consortium Coordination:

• Act as focal point for all MEAL related issues with SRF consortia.
• Conduct regular visits to field sites to provide assistance and ensure proper monitoring of project activities.
• Take part in MEAL workshop and review of the consortium.
• Ensure coordination of data collection and compiling.