Technical Leadership for Monitoring and Evaluation in Nutrition Resilience Project

Roles and Key Responsibilities: Provide MEAL guidance, and technical lead for the Nutrition component of the Sudan Enhancing Community Resilience Project’s MEAL systems and processes throughout relevant project cycles that meet CRS’s MEAL policy and procedures, donor requirements, and local regulations for all targeted states (East Darfur, West Darfur, Central Darfur, and Khartoum).

Provides technical lead for quality MEAL design, including tools and methods, appropriate to scope, context, and technical requirements of the Nutrition component of the Sudan Enhancing Community Resilience Project including assessments, evaluations, and learning events.

Ensure compliance with donor and agency MEAL requirements such as MEAL requirements related to ESCP and Project’s FCRM/Grievance Redressal Mechanism. Provides technical lead for analysis of MEAL data, qualitative and quantitative. Ensures quality of data and data management practices. Integrates data analysis, reflection and interpretation and use with ongoing project activities.

Plans and budgets appropriately for quality MEAL activities through planning and oversight, ensure efficient use of project resources. Oversee project communications materials in coordination with relevant staff. Communicates agency approach of MEAL and key findings to the regional MEAL colleagues. Cultivate relationships with community members and stakeholders.

Build capacity of MEAL officers and agents, partners to address their job requirements Effectively manage talent and supervise. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching and mentoring. Strategically tailor individual development plans and complete performance assessments for direct reports. Contribute to the development of staffing plans and the recruitment process of senior staff.

Create and maintain proper conditions for learning. Establish a safe environment for sharing of ideas, solutions, and difficulties and the capacity to detect, analyze and respond quickly to deficiencies. Identify performance gaps and training opportunities for CRS and partner staff and recommend training and technical assistance. Supervise MEAL Senior Project Officers (SPOs) in the targeted states.

Basic Qualifications Master’s degree in international development, International Relations or a relevant technical area. Minimum 5 years of experience in M&E at least 2 of which should be in a senior position in a large project with multiple locations and diverse team.

Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, with proven ability to work with statistical software such as SPSS, and ICT4D applications such as POWER BI, CommCare, GIS, etc. Technical experience in start-up projects working in an insecure environment such as Sudan. Experience in the use of key qualitative and quantitative evaluation tools and techniques.

Experience in designing and overseeing implementation of program studies and evaluation, and use of findings to support adaptive management. Staff management experience and abilities that are conducive to a learning environment. Remote management experience in hard-to-reach locations.

MEAL Competencies Demonstrates advanced knowledge and ability in the following key competencies; MEAL in Design, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning, Analysis & Critical Thinking, ICT for MEAL, and can apply the competencies in new or complex situations. Guides other professionals. Required Languages - Fluent English, Arabic will be an asset.

Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 40 % to the field locations. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions. Strong relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally.

Strategic in how you approach each relationship. Team leadership abilities with diverse/multi-disciplinary teams. Coaching skills. Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented. Preferred Qualifications Experience engaging partners and strengthening partnerships. Knowledge of CRS partnership strategy a plus.

Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio), POWER BI Dashboard, ICT4MEAL, Web Conferencing Applications, and information and budget management systems. Agency Competencies (for all CRS Staff): Agency competencies clarify expected behaviors and attitudes for all staff. When demonstrated, they create an engaging workplace, help staff achieve their best, and help CRS achieve agency goals.

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results. Personal Accountability – Consistently takes responsibility for one’s own actions. Acts with Integrity - Consistently models values aligned with CRS Guiding Principles and mission. Is considered honest.

Builds and Maintains Trust - Shows consistency between words and actions. Collaborates with Others – Works effectively in intercultural and diverse teams. Open to Learn – Seeks out experiences that may change perspective or provide an opportunity to learn new things. Agency Leadership Competencies: Lead Change – Continually looks for ways to improve the agency through a culture of agility, openness, and innovation.

Develops and Recognizes Others – Builds the capacity of staff to reach their full potential and enhance team and agency performance. Strategic Mindset – Understands role in translating, communicating, and implementing agency strategy and team priorities. Supervisory Responsibilities : Senior MEAL project officers (SPOs) in the targeted states.

Key Working Relationships: Internal: Deputy Project directors, ICT4D officer, ESS team, Program Managers, regional MEAL TA, CP PQ/Meal Manager, Agriculture MEAL Team. External : WFP, Mercy Corp, WB, other stakeholders. Agency: Catholic Relief Services ( Procurement method: Individual Consultant Selection Notice type: Request for Expression of Interest Status: Published Value: 102000.0 USD