[Hiring] Global MEAL Advisor @The HALO Trust

Role Description

To provide senior technical leadership and strategic advisory support on Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) across HALO programmes, ensuring organisational best practice, quality assurance, and continuous improvement in the use of evidence for decision-making, learning, and external accountability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical advisory support and quality assurance to programmes on MEAL-related methods, processes, tools and to develop internal guidelines specific to their programmes.
• Lead and advise on the design and development of data collection and data analysis tools and ensure these are fit for purpose for all external and internal requirements.
• Guide and assist programmes in using data to improve their efficiency and effectiveness.
• Guide and assist programmes to develop systems of accountability to the communities we serve.
• Identify, analyse, and share lessons learned from programmes.
• Ensure all teams worked with are aware of and abiding by global definitions of beneficiaries and standard output measurements.
• Provide remote and on-site technical support and advice to programmes.
• Carry out scheduled M&E visits to programmes to assist with development or implementation of processes, training new staff, or other MEAL-related needs.
• Represent HALO as a MEAL technical expert in external forums, donor discussions and sector working groups.
• Analyse and present data on the outcomes and impact of HALO’s work.
• Lead the development and continuous improvement of HALO’s global MEAL capacity building approach.
• Coordinate and implement the training of national staff M&E focal points within the geographic region of focus.
• Strengthen disability and inclusion across programmes.
• Support programmes to undertake and apply gender-responsive analysis.
• Provide technical advice and quality assurance to ensure gender considerations are appropriately integrated into MEAL frameworks.
• Train Programme Officers and Field Officers as part of the PO and FO training courses as requested.
• Develop and update online courses in HALO’s learning management system (Litmos).
• Support external evaluation processes from tender stage to final report review.
• MEAL review of proposals and reports as required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in development of MEAL processes and guidance for programmes.
• Extensive experience with design and implementation of quantitative data collection tools.
• Design and implementation of qualitative data collection tools such as focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
• Experience with quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Development and delivery of online and face-to-face training.
• Development of logframes, results frameworks, theories of change to comply with donor reporting requirements.
• Experience working across multiple countries or regions with diverse donor requirements.
• Writing project baseline documentation.
• Design and implementation of accountability mechanisms.
• Implementation of learning and feedback loops.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to quickly build positive relationships with diverse groups.
• Ability to work autonomously and to short deadlines.

Requirements

• Experience working with external evaluators and or donors evaluating project impact.
• Field experience in the humanitarian sector.
• Data visualisation in Power BI.
• Experience in cross-cutting issues such as Gender, Conflict sensitivity or Environment.
• Strong understanding of HMA operations.

Benefits

• Contributory pension, HALO will match up to 5% of contributions.
• 25 days annual leave and 8 Public Holidays.
• Non-contributory Life assurance.
• Occupational Health Services.
• Private Medical insurance.
• Flexible Working.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Company Description

HALO is the leading global NGO addressing the impact and drivers of conflict in 30 countries and territories, with over 8,000 staff. Most of our staff are local employees and include a growing number of women.

Our primary duty is to serve people affected by conflict, clearing landmines and the explosive remnants of war that threaten lives and livelihoods long after fighting has finished.

HALO addresses human suffering caused by armed violence in some of the world’s most fragile places, securing weapons and ammunition and working with both state and community actors to reduce the prevalence of armed violence.