Peacebuilding MEAL Officer located in Abyei

Role Information:
Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer
Location: Implementation office in Abyei Town, Abyei Administrative Area (AAA
Reporting to: Line Management by Programme Peacebuilding Manager, and administratively, to the
Project Peacebuilding Manager in Juba
Supervising: No supervisory role – except for interns occasionally
Salary: $1900 monthly gross of tax. 25 days of annual leave plus all public and religious holidays as agreed by the Labor Office
Status: The applicant needs to have authorisation to work in the Abyei Administrative Area.
Contribute to developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systems in the assigned Hub:
• Implement monitoring and evaluation systems for the programme at the Abyei Town office
• Collect and analyse data on transhumance flows and conflict dynamics within the area of coverage
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analysis to assess the effectiveness of our peacebuilding initiatives and the impact of our activities
• Monitor social cohesion among communities
• Contribute to the identification and protection of designated vulnerable groups, including women and girls in coverage area
• Design the implementation plan to monitor and evaluate programme delivery at the Hub level
• Assist with IT support and training at the Hub level.
Responsible for programme monitoring and evaluation at the level of the Hub
• Ensure the programme adapts and evolves to meet the needs identified, remaining accountable to communities affected by conflict
• Evaluate the impact of climate change on conflict in the designated region
• Monitoring against the Theory of Change and ensuring that the programme is achieving the intended impact. If not, identifying what needs to change to achieve the intended impact
• Monitoring against performance indicators to check that the project is delivering against the indicators. Identify issues and agree action plans to address them
• Capture learning and identifying what works, what isn’t working, what needs to be done differently to attain intended outcomes and impact.
Responsible for Producing Timely Internal and External Reports
• Contribute to producing monthly and bi-annual reports for all activities at the level of the Hub and Country
• Generate clear, professional and visually attractive reports that explain the impact of our work and the recommendations from our dialogues
• Work with the Communications team producing informal news items, telling the story of the impact of our work and publicising the recommendations that come from dialogues that we facilitate
Person Specification:
Essential:
• At least 3 years’ peacebuilding experience in complex environments, preferably in the region and/or country
• Proven experience of evaluating the impact of peacebuilding work
• Professional level English, able to produce high-standard reports for a range of audiences. Arabic language skills would be beneficial.
• Willing to be based at the designated office and provide MEAL support, and other activity hubs either in Sudan or South Sudan as may be required
• Demonstrable experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of peace processes
• Degree in social sciences, statistics, or related field
• Excellent IT skills, including MS Office, Kobo Collect and tools to analyse large datasets
• Personal efficiency, resourcefulness, organisational ability and the ability to be flexible and maintain good humour in challenging circumstances
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Adaptability to challenging field conditions
• Familiarity with conflict-sensitive approaches
• Awareness of cultural diversity and political sensitivities and ability to address such issues with tact, diplomacy and sensitivity
• Commitment to Concordis’ mission, principles, values (available at htps://concordis.international/vision-and-purpose
• The role is open to Sudanese or South Sudanese nationals only who must be prepared to be based in Abyei Town, Abyei Administrative Area. This is a remote and challenging environment and there is no relocation allowance - the applicant will be expected to source their own accommodation. It is strongly advised that potential candidates consider all aspects of relocating to the Abyei Administrative Area in advance of applying for this role.
Desirable:
• Excellent communication skills in English and Arabic for reporting and stakeholder engagement
• Ability to work in complex, multi-cultural environments
• Experience of working in the region.
• Video editing experience.
• Practical experience and/or training in NGO Security Management.