ActionAid Bangladesh is looking for suitable candidates for the following position:

Manager – Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

Unit                               :     Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning

Location of posting      :     Dhaka

Types of contract          :     Regular Contract

Number of position      :     1 (One)

Salary and benefits      :    Competitive Salary package will be offered to the deserving candidate with other admissible benefits such as festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, medical benefit, group life insurance, etc, as per HROD Policy.

Job Summary 

• Mainstream Accountability Learning Planning System (ALPS) at all levels of ActionAid Bangladesh and its partner organisations.
• Lead the development/streamlining of an effective and appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation system, methodologies, and frameworks for measuring progress and impact at multiple levels in alignment with CSP-V (Fifth Country Strategy Paper) of ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB) and ActionAid International (AAI) strategy. 
• Align M&E (Monitoring and Evaluation) methods, tools, skills and formats with Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA 2.0).
• Set optimum levels of learning, reporting and accountability and ensure that they are met.
• Engage with the methodological debates and contribute to the development and mainstreaming of accountability, impact assessment, learning approaches and methodologies.
• To develop/practice accountability model and positively influence the accountability policies and practices of other agencies.

Key responsibilities include (not limited to) 

Strategic/Functional Leadership:

• Roll out the CSP-V (Fifth Country Strategy Paper) MEAL Framework across the programmes and projects as well as aligning the Human Rights Based Approach, Theory of Change, Accountability, Planning and learning system at all levels within the organisation.
• Provide strategic direction to the MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) team for setting standard methodology and framework for assessing the quality and impact of core programmes and projects.
• Develop and roll out robust information and knowledge management system in line with CSP-V and Humanitarian Response Programme as well as establish this system from PNGOs to Strategic Pogramme Level of AAB.
• Facilitate learning focused on annual planning and budgeting process of AAB (ActionAid Bangladesh) engaging the Community Groups, Local Rights Programme Partners, Strategic Priority Programmes, Organisational Priority functions and Board of Governance.
• Provide SLT (Senior Leadership Team) with overall programme performance of AAB and its partners.
• Translate strategic change agenda of AAI (ActionAid International) and AAB (ActionAid Bangladesh) into the plans of change agenda of PPC (Programme, Policy & Campaigns) Directorate of AAB.
• Act as a key transformative agent to reinforce and cascade organisation’s vision, mission, values and praxis into regular work process.
• Lead quality assurance of various reviews, evaluations and impact assessments.
• Lead the annual reporting process and other relevant qualitative and quantitativereporting.

Technical:   

• Ensure alignment of M&E methods, tools and skills with Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA 2.0), CSP-V (Fifth Country Strategy Paper) based on agreed KPIs (Key Performance Indicator) for achieving country’s strategic plans and priority objectives;
• Lead the PRRP (Participatory Review and Reflection Process) and contribute to the development of annual Plans and Budget at multiple levels in consultation with PPC (Programme, Policy & Campaigns) Directorate;
• Provide technical inputs to various programme and project driven studies such as baseline, Mid-Term Review, end line evaluation, evaluation, impact assessment etc;
• Develop and manage the accountability system in the projects and programmes;
• Closely work with other Directorates to monitor the compliance and effectiveness of ALPS (Accountability Learning Planning System) as both process and system monitoring for ensuring greater transparency and accountability of AAB’s work;
• Lead capacity development initiatives for staff and partners on participatory monitoring and evaluation, reporting and accountability;
• Maintain and update web-based integrated data management systems aligned with AAI (ActionAid International) and AAB (ActionAid Bangladesh) strategies;
• Lead the process of development of core organisational documents such as International Annual Report, Country Annual Report, programme monitoring report, donor reports and quarterly progress reports etc;
• Provide technical support (methodology development, tool-setting, structuring and preparing technical part of the assessment report, critical pathways development) to the partnership assessment process;
• Provide strategic support to the development assessment methodology for RNA (Rapid Need Assessment), Real Time Monitoring and Evaluation (RTME), Post-distribution Monitoring (PDM) and monitoring of accountability impact particularly in case of humanitarian response.

People Management:    

• Lead the MEAL team of ActionAid Bangladesh Dhaka Office and Cox’s Bazar Office (Rohingya Response Operations) and develop a vibrant MEAL unit within the organisation;
• Manage the performance of both direct and indirect supervisee (those who are under extended matrix teams);
• Monitor team’s performance against the agreed organisational standards, competency framework and Key Performance Indicators and ensure that the performance gaps are identified and resolved;
• Support both professional and personal development of staff for ensuring their proactive engagement and effective service to fulfil organisational objectives and plans;
• Foster necessary consultation, communications, and effective working relations with other Directorates.

Operations, Finance and Contract Management:              

• Manage and tracking of MEAL unit’s budget;
• Collaborate with Resource Mobilisation Directorate for fundraising as and when necessary;
• Lead the process of hiring consultant and provide technical inputs to the deliverables during design, implementation and output phase of products.

Relationships

Manager – Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning will report to Country Director of ActionAid Bangladesh. Manager – Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning has to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers, programme team including project teams under PPC Directorate and organisation’s priority teams. Manager – Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning must be able to communicate with other teams and units, both programme and operational. The incumbent will maintain liaison and networking in ActionAid International / Federation and other Country Programmes through Director – Programme, Policy & Campaigns (PPC).

Required Educational Qualification and Experience 

• Postgraduate degree, preferably in social sciences, urban studies, development studies with academic and professional credibility;
• At least 5 (five) years of experience in monitoring, learning and evaluation work with an international development/human rights agency.

Technical Skills

• Strategic decision-making ability.
• Excellent computer operating skills and database management, especially Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and other database software such as SPSS.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Web-based system development and management, ODK, etc.
• Ability to communicate fluently in English and Bangla (written and spoken).
• Ability to work under extreme pressure and deadline.
• Excellent people management and interpersonal skills, including negotiation, motivation, and facilitation skills.

Desired Skills

• A deeper understanding of human rights approaches to development.
• Comprehensive knowledge about social, economic, political legal context of country’s development.
• Critical understanding of different national and international human rights instruments.
• Practical experience of using participatory methodologies/approaches with excellent facilitation skills.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of Monitoring and Evaluation tools and techniques.
• Proven experience of designing and conducting reviews and evaluations independently.

Application instructions

        Only those who meet the above requirements are requested to apply following these instructions:

• Last date of application is Saturday, 07 August 2021.
• Please click here to submit your application.  (ActionAid only received applications through this online recruitment module)

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ActionAid Bangladesh aims to attract and select a diverse workforce, ensuring equal opportunity for everyone, irrespective of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, HIV status, class, ethnicity, disability, location and religion. Any personal persuasion/phone call will result in disqualification of candidature. 

ActionAid Bangladesh has a non-negotiable policy of ZERO TOLERANCE towards Sexual Harassment, Exploitation and Abuse (SHEA), Child Protection Policy and other relevant safeguarding policies and expects all employees to abide by the Safeguarding Policies and Code of Conduct of ActionAid Bangladesh. 

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