Background:
The Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) was established for the financing of reconstruction activities to rebuild the country and alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people as a result of the ongoing conflict. The SRTF was created to provide the international community with a vehicle to offer financial support to the National Coalition for responding to the needs of the Syrian people.
The Management Unit (MU) was established to manage the Fund and its allocations to projects addressing reconstruction, recovery, and stabilisation to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.
Governing bodies of SRTF are:
- The Steering Board (SB), with frequent meetings two times a year.
- The Management Committee (MC), meeting every three months.
- The Director General of SRTF (DG).
General:
Under the guidance and supervision of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Learning Section Head (MERLSH), the Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting, and Learning (MERL) Associate provides the necessary monitoring and reporting on project and services implementation using the SRTF results framework ensuring transparency and accuracy of projects and resources of SRTF programmes.
The MERL Associate is in close collaboration with the Programme Staff of the Management Unit as well as with the Independent Monitoring Agent (IMA) to exchange information and ensure consistent, reliable, and verifiable MERL reporting.
Key Responsibilities
The MERL Associate's responsibility is to coordinate and support the day-to-day implementation of the monitoring and evaluation of all project activities, in accordance with the respective results framework. The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Maintain the programme-wide, consistent implementation of the SRTF MERL data management systems and procedures;
- Apply improvements to the design/review of the SRTF MERL data management system and procedures;
- Provide inputs to the collaboration with SRTF programme staff and implementing entities in the drafting of project proposals with a focus on providing the results framework for each proposed project where relevant;
- Involve the relevant SRTF Programme staff to design/develop/review all key MERL tools for use by the IEs e.g. data collection & reporting;
- Provide guidance/assistance on all MERL tools to SRTF Programme staff, and any other persons using these tools;
- Review/verify all reports - narrative and MS Excel data workbooks - from implementing entities and/or SRTF Programme staff to ensure accuracy & consistency across reporting periods of all active projects;
- Provide all the required MERL inputs/sections for project final reports, project closure reports etc. in collaboration with SRTF Programme staff;
- Clean data and capture all MS Excel data workbooks into the MERL database;
- Provide inputs to the design and/or review of survey questionnaires to evaluate project outcomes/ effects on SRTF beneficiaries;
- Design/develop/review thematic maps for reporting purposes to the SRTF Management Committee;
- Any other duties/tasks, relevant to MERL that may be assigned by the MU management.
Minimum qualifications
- University degree in applied social science, engineering, economics, or related fields;
- A minimum of 3 years of experience, with a proven track record in MERL data management systems, preferably in major, donor-financed emergency aid, or development funds, with local partners in developing countries;
- Knowledge of project cycle management and/or results-based management;
- Strong skills in using of MS Office especially Excel e.g. data cleaning; advanced formulae; pivot tables;
- Ability and readiness to work in Amman/Jordan - a country neighbouring Syria;
- Literacy in major database software and data management best practices;
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Arabic;
- Strong communication skills with a keen sense of ethics and integrity;
- Experience working in an international environment incl. NGOs, with participation in multi-discipline project teams from different cultural backgrounds;
- Strong organisational skills, especially regarding the storage and maintenance of digital files.
Additional advantages
- Knowledge in GIS software (preferably qGIS);
- Knowledge of programming skills in one or more of the following: SQL, Python, R, with a specific focus on data analysis and data visualisation software;
- Knowledge drafting beneficiary-oriented surveys, plus know-how in analysis;
- Experience working in MERL in Syria and/or any of the neighbouring countries;
- Experience working in MERL in conflict, post-conflict, and/or fragile countries (other than Syria).
How to apply
If you are interested in the assigned position, please send your application via email to admin.middleeast@gopa.de. The application should include the following documents and information:
- Your CV in English language, EU-format preferred;
- A list of reference persons with contact details, if not included in the CV already.
Candidates who are considered for further evaluation and for recommendation to the client will be notified within two weeks after reception of the application. Please kindly understand that all other candidates will not be notified.
