Location: Monrovia

Reports To: Project Manager

Duration: 1 year (with the possibility of extension)

This position is contingent upon funding.

Background

Latter Day Saints Charities (LDSC) has invited CRS to submit a proposal to address the global critical nutrition needs of adolescent girls and young women, with an emphasis on a multi-regional perspective and incorporating a significant goods delivery component. In response, CRS is designing a five-year program across seven countries including Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Liberia, India, Timor Leste, and Guatemala. NCHC will be working with CRS on this project.

Objective

The position has the primary responsibility to lead the MEAL activities under the Sustainable, Targeted, Responsive approach to Optimize Nutrition and Growth (STRONG) project. The MEAL Officer will lead the development of the MEAL plan for the STRONG project. This position holder will lead baseline, midterm, and end-line assessments and data analysis. The MEAL officer will work closely with the CRS MEAL staff in managing the STRONG project MEAL activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead compliance with agency and donor MEAL requirements
• Trains MEAL Agents on the conduct of field-based MEAL activities
• Provides input to MEAL system design and review discussions.
• Supervises quality data collection and management activities.
• Leads simple analyses and reflective discussions on ongoing monitoring data.
• Contributes initial findings and field-based insights to project discussions.
• Fosters respectful relationships with community members and stakeholders.
• Promotes honesty and integrity in the work of MEAL Agents
• Implements activities according to MEAL DIP
• Support the development of program/project documents and tools, as well as technical manuals or guidance, training materials, and quality improvement and assessment guidelines.
• Prepare presentations and coordinate project communication needs through writing and editing communication resources, such as case studies, brochures, briefs, peer-reviewed articles, or reports, for both internal and external audiences.
• Coordinate and/or perform various activities in support of program/project design and implementation, including but not limited to needs assessment, strategic planning, program design and proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation, and technological solutions as it pertains to MEAL.
• Collect and disseminate MEAL-related information and resources to NCHC staff and CRS assist with the organization, design, and coordination of training workshops to support capacity-building efforts. Identify new approaches and methods for online learning.
• Contribute to the learning agenda by researching and analyzing information, conducting literature reviews, mappings, or information gathering from various internal and external sources on assigned topics. Coordinate maintenance of virtual resource and documentation databases.
• All other activities as assigned by the supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to work in a challenging environment.

• Good strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the capacity to see the big picture.

• Able to work with a diverse team and to take leadership roles.
• Self-guided with strong organizational and planning skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with partners in a productive and effective manner.
• Basic computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Internet.
• Develops Constructive Relationships.

• Good relations management abilities. Ability to relate to people at all levels internally and externally. Strategic in how you approach each relationship.

• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented, and results-oriented.

Required Languages- Fluency in spoken and written English is required.

Agency-wide Competencies:
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and are used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Serves with Integrity
• Accountability
• Models Stewardship
• Cultivates Constructive Relationships
• Promotes Learning

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in MEAL, social sciences, or a related field. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in MEAL work with a recognized INGO in Liberia.

Relevant Experience

• Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
• Experience monitoring and evaluation of projects, conducting baseline, midterm, and endline surveys preferred.
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners.
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.

Key Working Relationships:

Internal: Nutrition PM, Project Field Officers, and Interns

External: CRS, Partners, and Government

Place of Performance

Monrovia will be the principal place of work with frequent field visits to project counties (Bong and Grand Bassa).

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

Applications:

The last date for submission of Application (CV and cover letter) is 10^th August 2023 by 4:00 pm

Interested candidates need to send their updated CVs and a cover letter to wkbrowne@yahoo.com on or before the closing date mentioned above.