Research and MEAL Manager (Gateway)

TITLE: RESEARCH AND MEAL MANAGER
TEAM/PROGRAMME: GATEWAY TO EDUCATION PROJECT LOCATION: ADEN with possible visits to Amran and Sana’a CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 YEAR with possibility of extension

CHILD SAFEGUARDING:

Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The MEAL/Research Manager is a key personnel position on Save the Children’s USAID-funded Gateway to Education Activity. As such, the MEAL/Research Manager is a key member of the project’s management team and will report directly to the Chief of Party/Project Director, and be embedded within the SCI/Yemen MEAL team. He or She will lead and manage all MEAL activities under GATEWAY to Education Project. Research is a core function in all Save the Children International (SCI) programmes globally, representing our commitment to better design and build evidence based programming. As a member of the MEAL team, the Research/MEAL Manager will ensure that project interventions as well as the needs and priorities of beneficiaries are accurately assessed and documented in a timely fashion, provide a strong basis for programme design, monitoring and evaluation, and finally, accountability to the children and families that Save the Children serves. The incumbent will oversee periodic needs-based assessment, baseline survey, and end line evaluation, coordinate or lead the design and implementation of operations research, and provide evidence of impact of the Gateway to Education Activity. The Research and MEAL Manager will work closely in a matrixed fashion with other MEAL staff within the Country office as well as with programme staff in all the seven Field offices.
SCOPE OF ROLE:

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :
 Provide oversight for the design, planning and implementation of Gateway’s studies with a focus on EGRA, ILET, SLE and FMCs
 Provide technical support to the project MEAL team
 Reporting, record keeping and management of all project data
 Oversee the implementation of special studies at Gateway including a) Rapid Education and Risk Analysis (RERA) study b) Institutional Capacity Assessment c) SBCC d) Teacher well-being consultancy
 Organize learning events for SCI and partner staff to share key findings from RERA, EGRA and other special studies:
 Build the capacity of the Gateway MEAL team on MEAL fundamentals
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)
Accountability:
* holds self accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
* holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities – giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
* sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
* widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
* future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
* builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters
* values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
* approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
* develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
* willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
* honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity
QUALIFICATIONS

Post Graduate degree in Education, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation or relevant field

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential
 Thorough knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods
 A minimum of five years’ experience working in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation including leading the design of baseline and endline evaluations
 A minimum of three years’ experience in leading research and assessments in Education and/or related fields
 Previous experience managing online and offline data collection methodologies.
 Advanced qualitative and quantitative data analysis and reporting skills
 Very good interpersonal relationship and communication skills
 Strong written and oral communication skills in English
 Ability to work in a team and contribute to a positive working environment.
 Capacity to work in a fast paced environment and produce results under challenging conditions
 Willingness to work in a challenging security environment
 Adherence to the principle of child safe guarding and protection

 Desirable
 Prior experience with Save the Children
 Fluency/working knowledge of Arabic (both spoken and written) is preferred
 Previous experience in training for research purposes a plus
 Experience or knowledge of working and living in Yemen; Arabic fluency
 Experience and expertise in humanitarian assessment is highly desirable.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.