MAIN TASKS OF THE INCUMBENT Under the supervision of the Regional Project Coordinator (based in Mae Sot), and with functional link to the Quality and PME Advisor within the Impact, Monitoring and Evaluation unit in Lyon, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) regional officer will be responsible for creation of the MEAL framework of the project, through development and implementation of tools, and providing capacity building for HI and partners’ staff in each country of the project implementation, ensuring quality data collection at country level. While the position is located in Mae Sot (Thailand), it will require regular travel to each of the countries where the project is implemented. RESPOSIBILITIES Responsibility 1: Establish MEAL management framework, following HI Project Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation Policy and according to HI commitments to its donors and beneficiaries - Lead the development and set-up of the project Monitoring & Evaluation framework, in coordination with GT regional coordination team (operational and technical) - Develop / update tools for collection and analysis of primary & secondary information project stakeholders (including children) - Support the development of Information Management (IM) systems, including quality control mechanisms, to increase accountability from and towards project stakeholders (beneficiaries, operational partners, donor etc.) - Help develop and provide quality assurance of data collection systems by HI and partners’ staff Responsibility 2: Ensure appropriate management of MEAL products - Coordinate project baseline assessments, quarterly, bi-annual, mid-term reviews, as well as monitoring missions or project evaluations - Support the production of Information Management products, including situation analytical reports, assessment reports, country project monitoring monthly information sheets - Contribute to the production of internal, donor and external reporting - Ensure appropriate diffusion of MEAL products internally and externally, in liaison with regional project coordinator Responsibility 3: Guarantee that Learning and Institutional Knowledge Building is disseminated within HI network and externally - Initiate and coordinate Information sharing and Lessons Learning processes at country level, and compile the information at regional level - Provide technical support to mission staff involved in the lesson learning component - Ensure lessons learning processes and outcomes are included at all steps of the project management cycle - Ensure that innovative experience and lessons learnt are shared within HI network and promoted in external reporting Responsibility 4: MEAL support to country teams - Provide training and MEAL-related technical support to the project country teams and partners Responsibility 5: Representation / coordination: represent HI and promote MEAL unit - Promote the organisation's mandate and positioning towards partners and stakeholders - Ensure coordination with existing data collection & MEAL systems used by HI within the Asia Desk and HQ - Participate in organisation of internal and external events (team meeting, seminars, workshops, conferences) - Participate and support HQ/regional support missions
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