Job Summary

The MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Sr. Specialist supports MEAL activities in regions across the globe through providing surge capacity through a period of organizational change. This includes MEAL capacity strengthening, indicator and instrument design, and capturing and disseminating learning. This role will lead various time-bound monitoring, evaluation and accountability to communities initiatives across regions in which Habitat for Humanity operates, under the direction of MEAL leaders across the globe.

This is a three-year position and it can be located remotely in the U.S., Bratislava, Slovakia; San Jose, Costa Rica; Nairobi, Kenya; Manila, Philippines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Surge Capacity: (40%)

• Provide virtual surge MEAL capacity during start ups, scale ups, transitions, or emergencies, stabilizing systems and supporting local MEAL teams.
• Provide virtual MEAL support for existing programs, under the direction of regional MEAL leaders.
• Operationalize MEAL policies and processes across regions; contribute to updates based on field feedback and evolving donor requirements.
• Translate global MEAL strategy into regional execution by aligning country and project MEAL plans with organization wide frameworks, standards, and quality benchmarks.
• Contribute to the development of project and program design and proposal development

Data Integrity: (20%)

• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of program data through regular quality checks and validation processes.

Global MEAL support: (30%)

• Support the Global MEAL Team to deliver organizational MEAL priorities
• Input into the creation and review of MEAL guidance, training materials, and toolkits.
• Support the design and delivery of global MEAL workshops and events
• Support the onboarding and mentoring of MEAL personnel as needed.

Collaboration: (10%)

• Be an active member of the global MEAL team and HFHI MEAL Network
• Participate in regional MEAL communities of practice and peer to peer learning activities

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Years of Related Experience

• 5 + years of experience of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning at project or program level

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Prior knowledge and experience with output and outcome measurement and development of tools and platforms to facilitate such processes.
• Prior knowledge and experience with setting up and running mechanism to ensure accountability to communities
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in communicating in a wide range of formats to different audiences
• Experience in designing and delivering (facilitating) MEAL related capacity strengthening activities.
• Comfortable working both independently and in team environments.

Preferred Requirements

• Spanish or French language proficiency helpful
• Experience working as part of a global team
• Experience working in a regional MEAL Advisor role or for a multi-country program
• Experience collaborating virtually and in remote settings.
• Understanding of or experience with federated networks

• Provide virtual surge MEAL capacity during start ups, scale ups, transitions, or emergencies, stabilizing systems and supporting local MEAL teams.
• Provide virtual MEAL support for existing programs, under the direction of regional MEAL leaders.
• Operationalize MEAL policies and processes across regions; contribute to updates based on field feedback and evolving donor requirements.
• Translate global MEAL strategy into regional execution by aligning country and project MEAL plans with organization wide frameworks, standards, and quality benchmarks.
• Contribute to the development of project and program design and proposal development
• Ensure the accuracy, integrity, and consistency of program data through regular quality checks and validation processes.
• Support the Global MEAL Team to deliver organizational MEAL priorities
• Input into the creation and review of MEAL guidance, training materials, and toolkits.
• Support the design and delivery of global MEAL workshops and events
• Support the onboarding and mentoring of MEAL personnel as needed.
• Be an active member of the global MEAL team and HFHI MEAL Network
• Participate in regional MEAL communities of practice and peer to peer learning activities

• Prior knowledge and experience with output and outcome measurement and development of tools and platforms to facilitate such processes.
• Prior knowledge and experience with setting up and running mechanism to ensure accountability to communities
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in communicating in a wide range of formats to different audiences
• Experience in designing and delivering (facilitating) MEAL related capacity strengthening activities.
• Comfortable working both independently and in team environments.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience