• Job number: SRH05512
• Area of expertise: MEAL
• Status: Employee
• Position: Missions

About the mission

Mission: There are 3 implementing offices in Syria (2 in North East Syria/NES, 1 in North West Syria/NWS) with the coordination based in Amman. The total financial volume of the mission for 2020 was approximately of 26 million EUR. The mission has now reached a number of approximately 45 expatriates and 250 national employees.

• Type and content of program: Syria mission is dedicated to work in areas recently opened and in challenging contexts to provide lifesaving activities to the population affected by the conflict. A turn from lifesaving activities to more post-emergency/development has also been undertaken. In Al Hasakeh Governorate, main current activities are related to:
  • Lifesaving
    • Wash – emergency package in IDPs settlements
    • Distribution of NFIs and cash for vulnerable populations.
    • FSL activities: distribution of food vouchers and livelihood inputs
  • More sustainable activities:
    • individuals’ houses rehabilitations
    • Institutional rehabilitations and support: Water stations rehabilitations, capacity building of the Water Department, rehabilitation of schools.
  • Additionally, SI has a contingency and capacity to respond to emergencies in all NES.

About the job

General objectives

• Supervise all MEAL and IM activities and responsibilities of the Hasakeh operations;
• Manage, monitor and build capacity of MEAL members in MEAL technical areas including areas with specific support to projects and programs.;
• Contributes to the centralization and harmonization of MEAL tools and processes on the area of intervention, under the lead of MEAL Coordinator
• Provides a methodological support to all program teams on technical questions linked to MEAL and cross-cutting issues such as: design of M&E plan, quantitative and qualitative data collection, measure of indicators, complaint response mechanism, do no harm analysis etc.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator, looks over the quality and relevance of internal monitoring and evaluation activities, recommendations and analysis produced by his/her department (studies, maps…)
• Contribute to promote collaborative learning for the project and base program:
• Provides support training of program teams within his/her fields of expertise
• Contributes to institutional knowledge building and improvement of MEAL methods and techniques
• Closely supervise FCRM mechanisms to support projects including analysis and reporting
• In collaboration with MEAL Coordinator and together with project managers, work on reporting templates and reporting following reporting schedule

Responsibilities and main activities

• Project relevance, quality and design
• Implementation and operational monitoring
• Capitalization
• People and team management
• Reporting / communication / representation

Management

Current team set up if the Hasakeh MEAL Team (7 staff): 1 Deputy, 4 Officers and 2 FCRM officers

The main challenges:

• Important workload
• Challenging environment of intervention with high security constraints
• Systematic inclusion of MEAL activities into each program

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

1. MEAL dept. management and capacity building
2. Participate in revision and new proposal development expected in the coming months, with a major focus on sectoral need assessments, beneficiary breakdowns, logframe and MEAL plans etc.
3. Contribute to the action plans from MEAL strategy implementation (with a strong focus on accountability and learning)
4. Perform post monitoring/ distribution surveys, analysis and reporting
5. Contribute to kick-off meetings for the new projects.
6. Ensure efficient communication flows towards implementation teams to ensure MEAL outputs are integrated in programming

Your profile

Education

Bachelor degree in a field related to Project Management, Development studies, Economics, Social science, Political sciences, International relations or equivalent

+ Education or training in data management and/or data analysis is desirable

Experience

• Ideally 3 years with INGO in Humanitarian Project Management including MEAL
• Previous experience with SI being a plus.
• Experience in HR management
• Experience in a volatile security context highly appreciated

Technical skills

• Excellent communication and drafting skills for effective reporting in English
• Strong computer skills essential (Back office, project & database software, Power BI a plus)
• Working knowledge of Mobile Data Collection systems (e.g., Kobo or ONA)
• Experience in communication with communities and implementation of accountability mechanisms
• Ability to organize training and lead meetings
• Capacity building to local teams is paramount for the position
• Data analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
• Database management
• Technical experience in using GIS software (primarily QGIS) is an asset

Soft Skills:

• Respect/compliance of security rules;
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to cultural habits;
• Adaptability towards changing work environment and possible volatile security situation;
• Stress management skills: ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, with peaks of heavy workloads;
• Team player, capacity to give a positive dynamic
• Problem solving capacities
• Acceptance towards being challenged by skilled national staff

SI will offer you

A salaried position
According to experience, starting from EUR 2100 per month + 10% annual leave allowance paid monthly and a monthly Per Diem of USD 700.

SI also covers accommodation costs and travel expenses between the expatriate’s country of origin and the place of assignment.

Breaks

During the assignment, a system of alternation between work and time off is implemented at the rate of on 7 working days every three months. For a one-year assignment, the expatriate will have a 7 working days break at 3/6 and 9 month.

To these break periods, it is necessary to add the granting of 1 additional rest day per month worked > i.e. 12 days in addition for a 1-year contract.

Insurances

Expatriates benefit from an insurance package which reimburses all healthcare expenses (including medical and surgical expenses, dental care and ophthalmological expenses, repatriation) and a welfare system including war risks. Essential vaccination and antimalarial treatment costs are refunded.

Living conditions

The candidate will be based in Hasakeh. She/He will live in the SI guesthouse(s). In Hasakeh, living conditions are simple but highly improved with a few opportunities and places to socialize. The per diem rate for NES is 700 USD a month.

Application Process

Please send us your CV and Cover letter in English. CV only applications will not be considered.

NB: The vacancy may close before the deadline. Thank you for your understanding.

For additional information about SI, please visit our website: http://www.solidarites.org/en/

Contact

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