MEAL Manager

Syria

Analysis/Statistic - Humanitarian/Disasters

Finished or Exempted (For male)

Designing Systems and Promoting MEAL and AAP
 Develop and oversee the implementation of a comprehensive MEAL system within the organisation, ensuring accountability to both donors and beneficiaries.
 Advocate for the importance of MEAL across all aspects of the organisation to foster a culture that prioritises high-quality programming.
 Establish strong relationships with colleagues and provide support to ensure understanding and endorsement of the MEAL system at both field and country office (Damascus Coordination) levels.
 Collaborate closely with program teams to integrate MEAL into project implementation, thereby enhancing quality, accountability, management, and impact.
 Review AAP approaches, progress, and challenges to design and develop systems and tools that strengthen the integration of AAP into programmes and offices, ensuring complete alignment with SIF strategies and donor standards.

Internal Coordination and Support
 Work closely with Programme Coordinators to promote cross-cutting integration of MEAL findings and recommendations into project design, planning and implementation.
 Ensure a systematic and coordinated information flow between field bases, Damascus office, and HQ by consolidating monitoring data, lessons learned, and accountability findings into regular reports and presentations.
 Convene and lead regular MEAL coordination meetings with field MEAL officers and programme technical teams to harmonise approaches, share challenges, and promote collective problem-solving.
 Support Programme Coordinator in planning processes by providing evidence-based insights and facilitating joint reflection sessions to improve programme quality and accountability.

Managing Staff, Providing Guidance, and Facilitating Growth
 Supervise the MEAL team to ensure the effective operation of the MEAL system with adequate support and resources, establishing clear communication channels between field and central office levels as well as with other departments.
 Assist the MEAL team in advancing specific projects, offering managerial oversight and troubleshooting when challenges arise.
 Set expectations, offer leadership, and provide technical assistance as necessary to enable MEAL staff to fulfil their roles effectively.
 Oversee the performance of direct reports within the MEAL unit through performance evaluations, coaching, mentoring, training, and professional development opportunities.
 Develop and manage a MEAL training program at the organisational level to enhance MEAL capacity and awareness among all staff, identifying training needs and collaborating with MEAL team members to implement the program.

Internal Reporting
 Ensure timely and high-quality fulfilment of all internal MEAL requirements for programs, including providing comprehensive information and data on direct and indirect reach.
 Identify and introduce new elements, such as systems, tools, and processes, required under the MEAL system, and oversee their development by MEAL team members.
 Receive regular field monitoring and accountability reports from MEAL Team leaders and Officers, disseminating them to country office teams and ensuring that action plans are implemented and monitored.
 Lead in conducting needs assessments, surveys and programme-related studies, ensuring they fulfil the operational requirements and standards set by the programme coordinator.
 Coordinate with Programme Coordinator, Grant Team and other technical members to ensure internal PMPs are timely updated with relevant and right data and information.

Facilitating Learning for Strategic Decision-Making
 Consolidate data and findings from various thematic and operational areas to facilitate analysis of impact, supporting organisational learning and strategic development.
 Lead efforts to enhance synergy and integration among thematic programs to optimise results for communities.
 Communicate top-level learning and analysis reports, as well as monitoring data, to enable timely decision-making by management for scaling up operations and addressing operational challenges.

External Reporting and Representation
 Ensure external accountability to donors through the timely and high-quality implementation of MEAL activities, resulting in accurate reporting.
 Produce high-quality analysis reports to demonstrate SIF's impact and assessment findings, highlighting best practices and replicable programs, and present them at relevant events.
 Represent SIF at pertinent inter-NGO and government meetings at the field level, promoting the sharing of best practices and learning among agencies.

Program Design and Allocation of MEAL Resources
 Integrate MEAL into the program design phase and incorporate MEAL resources into proposal development, seeking diverse funding sources to sustainably integrate MEAL into emergency and development programs.
 Effectively manage the MEAL budget to ensure optimal allocation of resources.

This list is not limited; the employee may be required to perform any other task necessary and compatible with the functions assigned by the Supervisor.

The vacancy will be open for two weeks and will be closed manually after that period. The successful candidate is required to join immediately
Women are strongly encouraged to apply

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Oct 28, 2026

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