Organizational Background:
Islamic
Relief Worldwide is an independent humanitarian and development
organisation with a presence in over 40 countries around the globe.
Islamic Relief Worldwide is a UK based International relief. We have
been fighting poverty and injustice for 30 years, in a world in which
over three billion people still live in poverty.
Country Purpose:
Islamic Relief Worldwide in Indonesia was operational
since 2003 following the MOU signing with the Ministry of Home
Affairs. The objective of IRW in Indonesia programme is to contribute to
the social welfare of the Indonesia people and to alleviate the
suffering. The main sector for the programme include:
- Water and Sanitation
- Sustainable livelihood
- Education
- Child Welfare
- Shelter
- Health and Nutrition
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Climate Change
The geographical areas are Banten, NTB, Aceh and Central Sulawesi province directly implementing or through partners.
REPORTING LINES:
Post holder reports to : Country Director
JOB PURPOSE:
To
establish and maintain effective and efficient systems within
IR-Indonesia that verify progress, capture learnings, demonstrate
accountability and measure impact at national level.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Overall Responsibility
To review, improve and develop tools, methods and strategies aiming for quality of humanitarian (emergency & other) services and accountability to affected populations.
Specific Responsibilities
Establishing the MEAL systems
· Implementation of the MEAL Framework through a concrete action plan for the whole programme.
· In
consultation with sector specialists and program team, develop an
information management system (IMS) for the tracking of the project
level activities, outputs and outcomes.
· Orient the program management to gather data for IMS at project level.
· Consolidate
data and draw analysis and measure program impact at regular intervals
(every six months) to address any poor performance and coordinate with
program team to allocate resources accordingly.
· Lead
in the development and use of technology for MEAL activities, including
in advising the IR Indonesia CD of developments in this area.
· Co-ordinate
the commissioning of independent evaluation ensuring that all
programmatic deliveries are measured based on the DAC-OECD criteria.
Demonstrating accountability to affected populations
· Facilitate
the development of an accountability action plan for each project on
the given template and keep track of the progress.
· Establish
and maintain a comprehensive complaints handling mechanism according to
IRW Complaints policy and that fulfills relevant CHS requirements.
· Set
up community feedback mechanisms and coordinate with the program
management on effective use of information and relevant action wherever
required.
· Coordinate
with program teams in sharing results of assessments, baselines,
reviews and evaluations with beneficiary community and other
stakeholders in appropriate format at regular intervals and document the
whole process.
Organizational learning and capacity building:
· Coordinate
with relevant staff at national level to establish Community of
Practice (COP) to meet regularly and share lessons, best practices and
case studies.
· Coordinate with program management to budget and organize learning events at regular intervals.
· Develop and maintain a learning log and ensure learning points are embedded at policy and practice levels.
· Coordinate with the program teams/partners to document innovation and share results and impact with all stakeholders.
· Establish a system to record and disseminate the COP documents at national level.
· Conduct
orientation sessions around MEAL requirements and identify capacity
building requirements around MEAL for Partner organizations.
· Supporting colleagues in utilizing MEAL tools for different interventions
Support to program management
· Coordinate
with relevant staff both at IRI and IRW levels to ensure compliance to
Core Humanitarian Standard and IHSAN Standards (IRW-Quality Management
System).
· Provide technical support to the development of a baseline surveys and review the survey reports.
· Write MEAL related sections of each proposal submitted to any donor.
· Represent
Islamic Relief Indonesia at relevant coordination bodies and
participate in webinars, workshops, meetings and other relevant events
at national, regional and global levels.
COMPETENCIES: Essential qualifications, skills and experience
Specific to the Post
· Minimum
Bachelor or master’s degree in related subject such as social sciences
or international development, or a recognised relevant professional
qualification in MEAL or qualified through experience.
· At
least 3 years of relevant work experience in I/NGO. Experience of
planning, coordinating and undertaking reviews and evaluations.
· Experience
of supporting the establishment of MEAL systems for humanitarian
projects especially those trying to influence policy and practice
· Thorough
understanding of and experience in using the main quantitative and
qualitative methods used in monitoring and evaluating humanitarian
programmes
· Good working knowledge of Results Based Management, Value for money, Do no harm, DRM, Complaints management and report writing.
· Experience of writing review / evaluation reports
Reqired skills
· Proven
analytical ability, both qualitative and quantitative, including
ability to process large amounts of information and to present data in
creative and engaging ways.
· Excellent
interpersonal skills including the ability to build strong and
effective working relationships, and bringing people together to
complete tasks in a timely manner.
· Good oral and written presentation skills.
· Working calmly under pressure and meeting strict deadlines.
· An
ability to work on own initiative, as part of teams of people of
diverse backgrounds, and to have a flexible attitude to work.
· Ability to gather, analyse and evaluate facts and to prepare and present concise both oral and well-written reports.
· Good knowledge of current development and MEAL thinking. Knowledge and experience of technology, and technological solutions for MEAL.
· Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English and Bahasa Indonesia
· Training facilitation skills
Personal Qualities
· Commitment to child protection and prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.
· Ability, motivation, and willingness to travel alone across IR Indonesia Project Location and internationally.
· Willingness
to take ownership of own development, with the support of the line
manager and of Islamic Relief Worldwide and Indonesia as a whole.
· Ability to work on own initiative but also as part of a team
· Ability to prioritize most important work without close supervision
· Ability to work well under pressure
· Close attention to accuracy and detail
Desirable
· Knowledge and experience in relation to the CHS Verification Framework.
· Good
knowledge of globally accepted humanitarian technical standards and
initiatives e.g. Sphere, LEGS, INEE, CALP, SDGs, Inclusion Charter,
ADCAP.
· Emotional intelligence including empathy, listening skills and strong persuasive skills.
Strong
interest in development work with respect for confidentiality and
commitment to Islamic Relief overall aims and objectives, including
gender, equality and equal opportunities in all aspects of Islamic
Relief’s work.
Islamic
Relief is a faith based-non government organization that respects
diversity and inclusiveness. Applicants from diverse religions, gender,
race, and physical impairment are encouraged to apply.
ACCOUNTABILITY:
All
Islamic Relief team members are expected to support all efforts towards
accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international
standards guiding international relief and development work while
actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the
design, monitoring and evaluation of our field project.
Please send only your application letter and CV to the email address: hrislamic@islamic-relief.or.id
Applications submit directly to Islamic Relief Indonesia Office will not be considered.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
The deadline for submitting applications is: 19 February 2019
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