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Save the Children – Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning

Data: 04/07/2013

Save The Children Italia ONLUS per il proprio Dipartimento Programmi Internazionali ricerca la figura di advisor per il suo sitema di Monitoraggio, valuatzione, accountability & learning. L’Advisor dovrà sviluppare e implementare una strategia e un sistema di monitoraggio e valutazione, assicurando che vengano istituzionalizzati nel quadro della gestione del ciclo di progetto esistente e che il personale hanno la capacità di realizzarle. Scadenza: 5 luglio 2013.

UNIT:
Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Advisor – TDQ Unit.
PLACE OF WORK: Save the Children Italia (Roma) with overseas travel where required.
LINE MANAGER: TDQ Head of Unit.
Project Contract: Up to December 2014.

INTRODUCTION TO SAVE THE CHILDREN
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organisation for children.
OUR VISION is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
OUR MISSION is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
Save the Children Italia (SC Italia) was created as an ONLUS in 1998 and is now a prominent member of Save the Children International.

SAVE THE CHILDREN’S VALUES:
ACCOUNTABILITY: We take personal responsibility for using our resources efficiently, achieving measurable results, and being accountable to supporters, partners and, most of all, children.
AMBITION: We are demanding of ourselves and our colleagues, set high goals and are committed to improving the quality of everything we do for children.
COLLABORATION: We respect and value each other, thrive on our diversity, and work with partners to leverage our global strength in making a difference for children.
CREATIVITY: We are open to new ideas, embrace change, and take disciplined risks to develop sustainable solutions for and with children.
INTEGRITY: We aspire to live to the highest standards of personal honesty and behavior; we never compromise our reputation and always act in the best interests of children.
To finance our work we depend on the support of the general public, volunteers, the corporate sector, governments and international donor agencies.

JOB PURPOSE
In 2012 Save the Children Italia (SCIT) created a dedicated unit on thematic development and quality (TDQ) within its international programs. In this context, a 2012 – 2015 strategy was drafted to define the main thematic priority areas for SCIT in the new SCI context, including sub thematic areas and quality management. A Monitoring, Research and Innovation Advisor is required to ensure the quality of our MEAL systems and approaches, to ensure that learning is included in our strategic planning and program development and to ensure that innovation and best practices are encompassed in SCIT supported projects. The Advisor will contribute to improving program quality by providing direction in the design, implementation and evaluation of improved data collection, monitoring and evaluation, analysis and data use efforts. The post-holder will roll out support for Country Offices to meet/exceed the SCI quality standards, in coordination with SCI’s head offices and the Global Initiatives.
The MEAL Advisor will develop and implement a realistic MEAL strategy and system, ensuring that they are institutionalized within the existing project cycle management framework, and that staff have the capacity to implement them. The MEAL Advisor will have a key role in rolling out a MEAL framework and systems with a focus on SCIT’s most strategic programs.

RESPONSABILITIES:
• Support and coaching to COs in drafting effective M&E plans;
• Support in drafting and/or revision of M&E plans (including theme-specific indicators) in strategic proposals for SCIT;
• Monitoring and top level analysis of project/program indicators;
• Design, development and management of research (including innovation);
• Represent SCIT in International (SCI) working groups.

EDUCATION, COMPUTER AND LANGUAGE SKILLS
• Post graduate degree in development, related social science or program M&E;
• Fluency in English and Italian

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION
• Significant international experience in developing and implementing M&E systems;
• Previous experience in leading teams and building M&E team capacity (developing training tools, training, coaching and mentoring);
• Experience in all aspects of program development;
• Ability to analyze information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and representation skills;
• Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner, and to use innovative forms of communication.


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