MEL Manager - Syria Idleb

**General Description of the Programme:**

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian and development agency, committed to working with communities to achieve sustainable and innovative early response in crises, and lasting solutions to poverty and vulnerability. GOAL has worked in over 60 countries and has responded to almost every major humanitarian disaster. We are currently operational in 18 countries.

GOAL began operations in Syria in 2013 responding to the acute needs of conflict-affected communities. GOAL's areas of operations include but not limited to Aleppo, Idleb and Lattakia Governorates, and is expanding to new governorates in Syria. Programmes focus on Food and Nutrition Security, WASH, Shelter, Livelihoods/ERMS and Emergency Response with an emphasis on cash and voucher modalities. GOAL Syria implements its programmes directly, with over 500 staff based in Syria, and through Syrian NGO partners.

GOAL's programme works at the household and community levels to improve community resilience and household coping strategies.

**Job purpose:**

Leading the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) department and oversee the effective implementation of GOAL Syria’s MEL system to ensure that high-quality data is collected, analysed, reviewed, and utilised to inform improvements in programme implementation and design, as well as ensure timely reporting. The MEL Manager will be a strong advocate for quality and accountability in GOAL programmes and will build the capacity of programme staff and partners.

**Duties and Responsibilities:**

**Leadership and Management:**

- Manage assigned MEL team and oversee the performance of team members, including ensuring compliance with work regulations (including working hours) and other GOAL policies.
- Manage the MEL Data analyst and oversee the generating monitoring reports and dashboards.
- Monitor the teams’ performance in the field through weekly field visits and ensure regular employee work apprais