Turkey: ADMEL Manager

ABOUT MAYDAY

Stichting Mayday Rescue Foundation is an international not for profit organisation. Mayday seeks to protect civilians against the effects of war and natural disaster by enabling them to protect themselves. We work where we are most needed: we seek to support the communities that are the most vulnerable and the most exposed to threats from conflict or natural disaster. We build solutions to the problem at hand. Our customers are the civilians we protect. Our method is the capability we build from amongst them. The training and equipment of civilian protection/community resilience capabilities is a means to an end. We measure our performance by how good our teams’ civilian protection service is, as judged by the civilians they, and we serve.

Mayday is headquartered in the Netherlands and operates a regional office in Turkey. Our multinational team of more than 30 specialists has extensive experience in delivering complex programmes.

Mayday Rescue Foundation is an equal opportunities employer and applications are actively encouraged from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Further information about Mayday can be found at www.maydayrescue.org

SCOPE OF WORK

The purpose of the Analysis, Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ADMEL) Manager post is to support high-quality programme design; ensure optimal data collection and use for programme management decision-making and evaluation; and foster on-going organisational learning. The position reports to an in-country programme director, with support from an M&E technical director at Headquarters.

Job Title: ADMEL Manager

Grade: C

Duty Station: Istanbul, Turkey

Contracting Type: 6 months with possible extension

Line Manager: Programme Director

Line Management Responsibility: ADMEL Officer

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Probation Period: 1 Month

TASKS AND ACTIVITIES:

In order to accomplish this, the ADMEL Manager will be responsible and accountable for the following tasks and activities:

RESPONSIBLE

The ADMEL Manager is responsible for:

· Working with the programme team to understand data needs for programmatic decision-making and reporting, and ensuring needs are met.

· Working with the data unit to produce monthly thematic analyses and reports.

· Working closely with the ADMEL and programme teams to support data-informed decision-making and evaluation.

· Periodically briefing project team to explain data analysis.

· Contributing to the planning and facilitation of review sessions with the project team, for a periodic evaluation of programme implementation.

· Other tasks as directed by ADMEL Director.

ACCOUNTABLE

The ADMEL officer is accountable for:

· Managing the implementation of the third-party monitoring (TPM) project, commissioned by Mayday Rescue and subcontracted to an external implementer and the higher-level liaison with the third-party monitoring implementer.

· Securing the procurement of TPM services in compliance with Mayday Financial and Procurement Processes and Procedures.

· Leading on the development and management of TPM tools and update.

· Supporting the project and grant teams in data analysis and reporting when needed.

· Overseeing monthly TPM reporting and updates.

· Supporting log frame management and analysis for donor reporting.

· Supervising in-house data collection and analysis, report writing, and dissemination, including the performance of course evaluation surveys, interviews, and focus groups discussions.

· Managing and troubleshooting TPM cycles, deliverables, and ensure timely submission, archiving and organization of data and reports from the TPM implementer.

· Managing and updating the issues tracker and facilitating follow-up as appropriate within Mayday and White Helmets.

· Overseeing the work of the ADMEL officer(s) and the coordination of tasks between the Data and Information Manager and the rest of the ADMEL team.

· Management of primary data collection within Mayday, and maintenance of data collection tablets.

· Carrying out translation work required as part of the ADMEL team’s work.

CONSULTED

The ADMEL Manager shall be consulted in:

· Programme design and proposal writing, including theory of change development, logical framework design, mapping, and budgeting for M&E in country and global projects.

· Design and update, as needed, of monitoring and evaluation plans for each grant, identifying synergies across plans where possible.

· Planning and implementation of M&E across activities, in compliance with agreed M&E plans.

INFORMED

The ADMEL Manager should be informed of all relevant team communications necessary for the carrying out of the ADMEL Manager’s job, including but not limited to the planning of project and activities under the programme theory of change.

Qualifications, Education, Experience and Competencies

· A bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, public policy, international development, or other social sciences; a master’s degree in evaluation is a plus.

· At least 3 to 5 years of field-based monitoring and evaluation experience, including research tools design, data collection and analysis, and demonstrated knowledge of mixed research methods.

· Experience in data visualisation, e.g. GIS mapping, creation of infographics is desirable.

· Basic experience in information management or working with large programme datasets.

· Strong knowledge of Excel and other data management tools required; experience in database development desirable.

· Fluency in English and Arabic. Strong writing skills in both languages are required.

· Experience living/working in the Middle East/North Africa region is highly desirable. Experience working in remote settings highly desirable.

HOW TO APPLY

Mayday Rescue is committed to diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities within its workforce, regardless of race, colour, gender, nationality, age, religious and political believes, or sexual orientation.

Mayday Rescue encourages qualified female and male candidates, to apply to become a part of our team.

If you find yourself a good match for this position, and if you are interested in joining a highly dynamic team and having a direct positive impact on Mayday’s programmes, please submit your CV and cover letter on our career portal by clicking below link.https://goo.gl/Vixei8