Title:                           Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL Manager)

(with 3 months probationary period)

Department:              CTIP Program

Grade NTA:              B-5 to 10

Reports To:                Director

Based:                         Kabul, Afghanistan (with frequent travel inside and outside the country)

Duration:                   2 months with possibility of extention for more 14 months

Closing date: on September 25, 2019

About OFRD:

Organization of Fast Relief & Development (OFRD) is an independent, humanitarian non-governmental organization working to help and rebuild Afghanistan after decades of war and destruction. FRD has been working directly with local communities in 34 provinces of Afghanistan since February 2017. FRD is a non-governmental organization officially registered with “NGO’s department” Ministry of Economy of Government of Afghanistan.  Our program activities are concentrated on six core activities as following:

• Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
• Afghanistan Elections Program (AEP)
• Youth & Women Empowerment
• Community Policing
• Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP)
• Sports for Development & Peace (SDP)

Job Purpose:

OFRD has been an implementing a project Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) “Raising awareness on the risks, dangers and protection concerns of human trafficking in Afghanistan” with the services of (Community Dialogues and design and dissemination of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) messaging via multimedia campaign) since June 15, 2016. The project first phase was successfully completed on June 25, 2017. The next phase of the Counter-Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project will be for 18 months which will start from 01 August 2017.

Reporting to the FRD-Director/Project Manager, the monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning manager (MEAL Manager) will be responsible for overall CTIP project the monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning and establishing a system to monitor and evaluate CTIP project Phase II implementation processes and results. he/she will be based in Kabul province and will be responsible for substantive duties and responsibilities that are focused on project monitoring and evaluation of CTIP project assigned activities in Afghanistan. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that the project delivers on time, on budget and to high quality. The post holder will also be responsible for CTiP project M/E reporting internally to PM and Director. The role involves monitoring the implementation of the work plan through collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data and implement regular project monitoring and evaluation of following CTiP Phase-II activities to provide up-to-date information, feedback on the status of project implementation:

1. TV and Radio Talk Show of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
2. Publicity Material and Billboard of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
3. Community-Based Interventions of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
4. Sports Tournaments of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
5. Provincial Trafficking in Person – TIP High Commission Meeting of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
6. Technical Support to Trafficking in Person – TIP High Commission of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
7. Website for TIP section at MoJ and free toll hotline number of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
8. Public Awareness Workshop of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) at High Schools and Universities
9. CSOs Network and Advocacy/Policy of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
10. Songs of Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)
11. Volunteers Youth Groups for Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP)

In addition the monitoring, evaluation, accountability & learning manager (MEAL Manager) will be working with key institutional actors, partners and stakeholders to Review information provided by stakeholders on indicators and targets to assess progress and identify constraints and gaps in implementation with (Central and Provincial representative of) Deputy Ministry of Youth Affairs (DMoYA), Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD), Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Trafficking in Persons – TIP High Commission, Ministry of Education (MoE), Ministry of Refugees & Repatriation (MoRR), Ministry of Interior (MoI), Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC), Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE), Ministry of Women Affair (MoWA), Afghanistan National Radio and Television (RTA), Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), Afghanistan National Olympic Committee (ANOC), Afghanistan Volleyball Federation (AVF). Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), Afghanistan Red Cross and Crescent Society, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), local media and civil society organizations.

The MEAL Manager will mainly responsible for following activities; but not limited to:

Job Description:

• In accordance with the Project Summary Document (PSD) and under direct supervision of Director/Project Manager; the post holder is responsible for monitoring and evaluation of above mentioned 11 activities of CTIP project to forecast project results;
• The MEAL Manager is responsible to analyze and evaluate that FRD activities are in line with the overall direction set by the Project Document and lead to achievements of project targets and results;
• Participate in CTiP project activies and provide inputs to Program team for the development of project planning and implementation
• Monitor the implementation of the CTiP project work plan through collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data;
• Prepare analytical reports using relevant information available from project to advise the project management on the implementation of the Phase-II work plan;
• Develop tools for evaluation and impact assessment of the project and develop standard M&E instruments and update data in M&E database;
• Support in ensuring that the M&E system for CTiP project phase-II is gender-responsive;
• Organize and conduct necessary monitoring and evaluation training for CTiP project staff;
• Assist in the preparation of yearly and quarterly work plans, reports, project presentations and other project M&E-related documents and correspondence;
• Prepare high quality reports/ project documentation for dissemination to the donor and stakeholders;
• Assist in extracting critical lessons learned and good practices from post CTiP project activities and for final evaluation, audit and monitoring reports;
• Together with communication Senior Program and Advocacy Officers and officer, produce result-oriented success stories from the field to be shared with donors, partners and project staff.
• Analyze and evaluate data to ensure achievement of the CTiP project objectives and recommend corrective action, when necessary, to meet project objectives;
• Assess project impact and oversee the appropriateness and accuracy of methods used to verify progress and results;
• Responsible to maintain the M/E records of events sessions and activities and reports to PM;
• Manage the accurate and timely high-quality results reporting on the progress of the project;
• Responsible for evaluation of Media Monitoring Unit (MMU) and report to Project Manager and Director;
• Oversee recruitment processes, establish performance objectives and standards and
• Ensure that the data base for all events resources and departments are maintained, updated;
• Responsible for FRD’s media related jobs, and using web/social media for CTIP;
• Responsible to submit all project monitoring and evaluation related documents hard and soft after the activity completion.
• Responsible for any other task given by Project Manager (PM) and FRD Director or Senior Management Team (SMT);

Essential skills and experience:

• Master’s or bachelor degree in social science, business or management (research and methodological experience encouraged) or other relevant fields;
• Demonstrable understanding of and commitment to international development, and knowledge of how development M/E system that can be used for better project results;
• Sound judgement and understanding of FRD values and/or a demonstrable understanding of public services;
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiating and diplomatic skills, including experience working with colleagues whose first language is not English;
• Excellent written and spoken English, Dari and Pashto;
• Dynamism, proactivity and personal resilience, and demonstrable ability to adapt to changing and uncertain circumstances;
• Previous experience in developing M/E reports and ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting;
• Ability to lead formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects.
• Hostile environment training or willingness to undergo hostile environment training;
• Demonstrable interest in combating trafficking in persons, human rights, elections, youth/women empowerment, community policing, sports for development/peace, media and communication;
• Able to reachable/accessible for OFRD’s operation 24 hours/week through cell phone and internet after office working hours (8am to 4pm – 8 hours a day);