MEAL Officer (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning)

Establish and maintain a robust MEAL System 

• In collaboration with the Programme/Project  Officers, support implementing partners in the design of project quarterly workplans according to budget and project proposal document;
• Establish managing, and ensuring effective utilization of the MEAL system (monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning)  by all projects staff and partnersin Madagascar.;
• Works in close collaboration with the Global MEAL team on the implementation of a robust  MEAL system, in line with TdH NL MEAL standards and TdH NL Safeguarding policy.
• Design, coordinate and manage  baseline, mid-line, and end-line evaluations as required and/or work with project evaluation consultants to ensure evaluations are completed in accordance with the ToR and in line with the TdH NL MEAL guidelines.
• Collaborate with the Project SupportOfficer and Global MEAL team, to correctly report results quarterly in the internal TdH NL Management System.  
• Ensure that programme and finance commitments as per partner contracts are being fulfilled. Liaise with the Finance Officer regarding budgets and expenditure;
• Together with the  Programme/Project  Officers, support implementing partner on the preparation of quarterly project progress reports and on quarterly reporting in the TdH NL Project  Management System in line with Terre des Hommes Netherlands reporting guidelines;
• Ensure local partners provide  quality and timely technical and finance reports according to TdH NL’s standards;
• Contribute to the development of proposals (focusing on the MEAL aspects) for new projects in Madagascar, if opportunities arise; Ensure all information required for reporting to donors and other stakeholders are available in a timely and accurate manner.

QUALITY and LEARNING

• Develop and clearly document monitoring tools;
• Clean and analyse MEAL data from local partners;
• Support and monitor the project partners in the implementation of projects activities through regular and well documented monitoring field visits (at least once per quarter) to ensure quality and accountability of the projects;
• Identify alongside implementing partners areas for further improvement on management and/ or programme quality of implementing partners and define steps towards improved organisational and project implementation ;
• Supports the TdH NL team and implementing partners in extracting lessons learnt and good practices, and documenting case studies which demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes.
• Support TdH NL team and local partners in safe data storage and management, in line with data protection laws.

Capacity building

• Provide MEAL training to TdH NL and implementing partners’ staffs; 
• Contribute to partner capacity assessments (PCATs) and the updating of partner capacity development plans (CDPs);
• Support the Programme/Project Officers in implementing the capacity development plan;
• Provide training on TdH NL Project Management Information System (PRIMAS) to implementing partners according to TdH report requirement;
• Provide PRIMAS support to implementing partners;

The responsibilities listed in the job description are not exhaustive and may be readjusted according to operational needs but will remain in line with the overall purpose of the role.

• Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Évaluation, Project Management, statistics, demographics, international development or related field;
• Five years of experience working in an NGO;
• Two years of M&E and/or project management experience;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, French and Malagasy;
• Knowledge and practical skills in google docs, google sheets, google drive, word, excel, powerpoint and social media;
• Knowledge and practical skills in training adults;
• Knowledge of database management;
• Great organisational skills;
• Good leadership skills;
• Good communication and social skills
• Able to travel to project locations outside Fort-Dauphin frequently

• Coordination
• Planning & organising 
• Problem-solving ability
• Coaching