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• Provide strategic high level feedback,
  analysis and interpretation throughout the program startup and
  implementation processes.
• Ensure that the DFSA MEAL systems are in
  compliance with CRS’ global and regional policies, procedures, standards
  and strategic initiatives, and USAID/FFP MEAL and Reporting Policies and
  guidance.
• Provide strategic direction for the
  development and maintenance of MEAL systems and the roll-out of new
  initiatives.
• Support the project team and MEAL team in
  the design and implementation of assessments, gender analysis, stakeholder
  analysis, organizational capacity assessments and other pre-program data
  collection and analysis.
• Ensure the consistency of indicators and
  tools across all partners, sectors, and programs as appropriate,
  maintaining a bank of key program indicators.
• Support programming staff to incorporate
  participatory methods into community level MEAL systems and tools.
• The incumbent will collect and analyze
  lessons learned and best practices from previous and ongoing programs
  capturing the impact of activities to ensure they feed into the DFSA
  strategy as appropriate.
• Leverage lessons learned, best practices,
  program data, evaluations and other information to generate donor
  communication pieces, proposal annexes, success stories, case studies and
  other high-quality, results-based documentation.

• Lead mandated evaluations, needs
  assessments, annual surveys, case studies and other research efforts.
• Develop DFSA MEAL operating manual using
  SMILER coaching methodology to ensure complete, up-to-date, high quality
  MEAL system, containing essential data collection tools, data flow maps
  and analysis plans to address need to know information for program quality
  and donor reporting.
• Manage agency level MEAL requirements
  (e.g. annual data quality assessments, beneficiary count reporting and
  MEAL Policies and Procedures self-assessments).
• Significantly contribute to donor reports
  through high quality project data interpretation and report inputs.
• Lead the project MEAL team to
  strategically prepare and review MEAL calendars and work plans.
• Support learning-to-action events and
  reflection sessions to systematically analyze data to promote adaptive
  management and to document and incorporate lessons learned into program
  design and implementation.
• Ensure MEAL and program teams regularly
  review and adjust MEAL plans and tools as needed by the project context.
• Ensure that transparent high quality
  accountability mechanisms, including beneficiary feedback and response
  mechanisms, are in place for the DFSA and are regularly discussed at the
  appropriate level with necessary responses and feedback documented.
• Ensure that beneficiary feedback is
  adequately captured, addressed, analyzed and used by program team.

• Collaborate with the Uganda Country
  Program MEAL Manager on the Uganda MEAL Community of Practice to share
  learning, resources, and support across offices.
• Develop and co-facilitate MEAL workshops
  and modules for staff and partners to share country program, regional and
  global MEAL tools, processes and best practices to cultivate a culture of
  learning.
• Carry out orientations for new DFSA
  program staff on CRS systems and key MEAL resources.
• Provide mentoring to CRS and partner DFSA
  staff to increase capacity and to achieve annual performance and
  development plans.
• Remain updated with developments among the
  CRS MEAL community and worldwide MEAL trends and resources to ensure the
  DFSA MEAL team is applying CRS MEAL guidance and policies appropriately
  and in a timely manner.
• Carry out field monitoring visits events
  frequently with project teams and implementing partners.
• Send timely feedback to senior DFSA
  program and MEAL staff to improve the overall MEAL system and ensure
  quality implementation of MEAL activities.

• Support the DFSA MEAL and program team to
  develop strong project tracking, record keeping and filing methodologies
  for all activities
• Work closely with MEAL and IT staff to
  maximize the value and utility of ICT4D in MEAL initiatives.

• The ideal candidate for the Program Manager
  (PM) II, DFSA MEAL Manager job placement must hold a Master’s degree in
  economics, agricultural economics, statistics, bio-statistics, nutrition
  or other relevant subject with strong quantitative background.
• A minimum of eight years’ experience
  working in a development setting preferably with an international NGO,
  with at least six years of experience progressively increasing MEAL
  responsibility in international development projects and at least two
  years of experience as a supervisor; Title II and ICT4D experience
  preferred. The candidate must have experience in leading the M&E of a
  large project.
• Previous exposure and experience working
  with large donors, USAID/FFP and/or USAID/FTF preferred.
• Strong conceptual knowledge about theories
  of change, logic model, food and nutrition security indicators, M&E
  plan, data quality assurance, data utilization and gender integration into
  M&E.
• Significant experience and expertise in
  developing and operationalizing a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation
  plan; familiarity with FFP M&E and Reporting Policy and Guidance for
  the components of an M&E plan.
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in
  developing and operationalizing routine monitoring system designed to
  track both output and outcome indicators from project design to
  implementation (including work with results frameworks and theories of
  change) as well as building staff capacity to utilize systems; experience
  with participatory MEAL system required.
• Strong quantitative background and
  demonstrated expertise in designing annual monitoring surveys including
  probabilistic sampling strategy and estimating sample size, developing
  appropriate weights and analyze quantitative data; including previous
  experience with leading and managing studies and consultants.
• Demonstrated expertise in designing
  qualitative studies, in-depth knowledge about qualitative sampling and
  experienced in using interview and interactive tools to generate
  qualitative information and analysis.
• Experienced in developing data quality
  assurance strategies, data management and data visualization; including
  proficiency in database development/management, SPSS, Stata, EPI-Info,
  Access, Excel and skills in analyzing, interpreting and communicating
  information to various stakeholders.
• Demonstrated expertise and experience in
  data utilization strategies and can creatively think about active data
  sharing techniques.
• Agency-Wide Competences (for all CRS
  Staff): Serves with
  Integrity, Models
  Stewardship, Cultivates
  Constructive Relationships, Promotes
  Learning

• Sets clear goals and manages toward them
• Collaborates effectively with staff and
  stakeholders
• Manages financial resources with integrity
• Applies program quality standards to
  project design and organizational learning

• MEAL in Design:
  Developing project-level Theories of Change, Results Frameworks,
  Proframes, related MEAL system tools and components, and accompanying MEAL
  narratives.
• Monitoring: Implementing
  monitoring activities, including timely collection of quality data, set up
  and maintenance of databases, facilitation of participatory reflection on
  monitoring results, and submission of timely progress reports. 
• Evaluation: Supporting project and program evaluations and reviews by
  ensuring the quality of evaluation methods, tools, and data and
  facilitating the use of evaluation results to inform decision-making and
  enhance learning
• Accountability:
  Improving our accountability to a range of stakeholders through increased
  participation, transparent communication, responsive feedback mechanisms
  and adherence to internal and external quality standards and requirements.
• Learning: Promoting
  excellent knowledge management and collaborative learning processes at the
  project, program and institutional levels, generating robust evidence for
  project and programmatic learning that leads to action, decision-making
  and influence.
• Analysis and Critical Thinking:
  Engaging with data, challenging biases and assumptions, posing thoughtful
  questions, pursuing deeper understanding of evidence through reflection
  and perspective-taking, and making informed programming decisions.
• ICT for MEAL: Applying
  knowledge on information and communication technologies (ICT), both
  hardware and software, for opportune and accurate data collection,
  database management.

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