Quality & Accountability Advisor MENA Region

Position Start Date: 01.04.2021

Duration: 4 months

Location: In one of the MENA countries (preferable), remote support possible

Terre des hommes does not set closing dates for this position; recruitment is on-going until the position is filled

Tdh:

Terre des hommes (Tdh) is the leading Swiss organisation for children’s aid. Since 1960, Tdh has helped build a better future for deprived children and their communities, making an impact with innovative and sustainable solutions. Active in around 40 countries, Tdh works with local and international partners to develop and implement field projects which improve the daily lives of over 4 million children and members of their communities, in the domains of health, protection and emergency relief. This engagement is financed by individual and institutional support, with administrative costs kept to a minimum.

Context:

The Q&A Advisor position will provide technical support to the delegation level Q&A teams, and the regional technical coordinators on an ongoing basis. The support would cover the areas of

1) monitoring & evaluation

2) accountability towards affected populations

3) Information Management

4) Learning & development

5) Strategy, program and project designs/ development

6) Research. The position will directly report to the Operations Manager (Regional HEAD) of MENA.

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day technical support to the MENA delegations & the zone on Quality & Accountability areas, while upholding Tdh Q&A standards and policies. Wherever and whenever the delegations have gaps in Q&A technical capacities, will step in to provide the needed support.
• Conduct ongoing technical reviews/ monitoring of the MEAL outputs, capacities, systems at the delegation and the regional levels, and ensure appropriate support is provided to address quality.
• Provide management guidance to the delegation MEAL teams when needed, on team management, work plans, performance objectives and reviews.
• Provide capacity building, coaching, and mentoring on Q&A topics to MEAL and programs teams.
• When requested by delegations, provide technical support with new project designs by conducting needs assessments, developing Theories of change, log frames, indicators, narratives, budgets, etc.
• Support with coordinating delegation and regional level evaluations and research exercises.
• Provide support with Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis.
• Take lead in rolling out Tdh HQ Q&A initiatives throughout the MENA regional in collaboration with the respective delegates and the Q&A teams. Especially the rollout of the M&E requirements / standards, MENA PFU template, Gender/ diversity and inclusion standards and tools.
• Coordinate the monthly MENA Q&A calls and the knowledge center / community of practice.
• Proactively liaise with relevant government departments to ensure Tdh’s compliance with regulations, procedures, law and systems (in Jordan). Especially the coordination with the MOPIC, MoSD and other line ministries on project related requirements (in Jordan);

Profile:

Education

• University (Master) degree in relevant field;

Experience:

• More than 10 years of experience in the field of Q&A, with specifically more than 3 years in Senior MEAL position (Manager or higher).
• Previous experience working in the MENA region, preferably in a regional role.
• Excellent knowledge on the application of Q&A in the development and humanitarian settings.
• Setting up delegation / country level Q&A systems.

Soft Skills

• Ability to create a collaborative working environment while providing remote support.
• Flexibility, availability and adaptability.
• Results-oriented and problem-solving skills.
• Being able to learn from difficult experiences and capitalize on mistakes and seize opportunities

Salary:

Expatriate contract under Swiss labor code 3’800 CHF (~3’300 €) < > 5’200 CHF (~4’500 €) net salary/month according to experience x 13, Annual Leave: 25 days per year. Contract includes also local accommodation and transportation, health and repatriation insurance, return flight.

Tdh Global Code of Conduct and Risk Management Policies:

• Fully complies with Tdh’s Global Code of Conduct and systematically reports any breach to the Code through the whistleblowing procedure: raises awareness within the Foundation on abuse and violence and the rights deriving therefrom, respecting the rights and dignity of children, members of the communities and our own Staff
• Commits to respecting Risk Management Policies including: Safeguarding Policies (Child Safeguarding Policy, Policy on the Protection against Sexual Exploitation and the Directive on Staff Misconduct at the Workplace), Safety and Security Policy and Anti-Fraud/Corruption and Prevention of the Financing of Criminal Activities Policies
• Commits to reducing the risk of abuse and harm by developing a culture of open and informed leadership within the organization and in our work with children and the communities in which we intervene in.

We offer an exciting and varied work, useful and meaningful, in a team that wants to make a difference for vulnerable children.

Are you interested? Do you want to face this challenge?

Procedure:

Please applying directly online: http://www.jobs.net/j/JWoYQIeU?idpartenaire=20007

Application files sent through our official website will be processed only if complete (CV + cover letter). Additional documents (diplomas, work certificates, etc.) will be requested at a later stage. We will be in touch with the shortlisted candidates only in the selection process – with the large number of applications received, we unfortunately cannot provide personal follow-up to the larger candidate pool. Thanks for your understanding.

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