Turkey: ADMEL (Assessment, Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) 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 regional office in Turkey. Our multinational team of more than 30 specialists has extensive experience of 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 Assessment, Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ADMEL) Manager leads on the strategic innovation, design and implementation of Mayday’s impact evaluation approach, methodology and policies. This includes the design, development and delivery of Mayday’s organisational-level social and environmental net impact evaluation framework. The ADMEL manager is responsible for Mayday’s delivery of impact against its mission, at both organisational and programme levels. The ADMEL manager is responsible for the management, mentoring and development of an ADMEL senior officer.

Tasks and Activities:

Responsible

• Impact Evaluation Approach: Leads Mayday’s ADMEL function and the organisation’s approach to impact evaluation, using cutting-edge methodologies and trialling new systems to enhance the organisation’s ability to design, deliver, monitor and evaluate its operational impact against its mission.

• Organisational Performance Management: Responsible for monitoring and evaluating Mayday’s organisational and departmental performance to support its ongoing development and its commitment to delivering excellent value for money through economy, efficiency and effectiveness (in conjunction with Chief Resilience and Controls);

• Programme Impact: Leads on Mayday’s programme Theory of Change; evaluates performance and embeds learning through iterative programme design to maximise impact;

• Partner Capacity Building: Work with beneficiary partners in an advisory and mentoring capacity to maximise beneficiary impact in conjunction with the Impact Team’s Data and Reporting functions;

• Social and Environmental Impact: Responsible for the development of Mayday’s net impact evaluation system to ensure responsible and sustainable programme delivery;

• Line Management: Responsible for the management, mentoring and development of the ADMEL senior officer.

• Third-Party Monitoring (TPM): Manages the TPM budget, including leading on contracting and the relationship with Mayday’s TPM provider, supported by the ADMEL senior officer.

• Innovation and Partnerships: Leads Mayday’s ADMEL innovation and partnerships, in conjunction with the Data Analytics Manager, to drive new MEL opportunities that enhance programme delivery impact.

• ADMEL Policy Leadership: Responsible for MEL policy and its adoption across Mayday’s operations.

Accountable

• ADMEL Team Performance: Accountable for ADMEL’s performance against Mayday’s mission and Impact Departmental objectives;

• Theory of Change: Accountable for Mayday’s Theory of Change, including ongoing operational and programme design and iteration.

• Programme Impact against grant: Ensures high quality delivery of ADMEL function against donor grants;

Consulted

• Programme Design: Supports the design of Mayday programmes in conjunction with Mayday’s Programme Director.

Requirements

Educational background

Postgraduate qualification in MEL-related subject essential.

Experience

Essential:

• ADMEL experience in the public/not-for-profit sector (>7 years desirable);

• Experience of delivering ADMEL activities in fragile, conflict-affected or violent contexts;

• Thorough understanding of conflict- and gender-sensitive programming;

• ADMEL in the development sector;

• Strong technical and theoretical ADMEL background;

• Strategic design of Impact Measurement and Evaluation systems;

• Line Management and/or mentoring;

Desirable:

• Social science/science/tech background, e.g. behavioural economics, public health, urban planning, non-linear systems design;

• Experience in the organisational capacity-building of a beneficiary;

• Data science and quantitative analysis;

• Social and Environmental Impact evaluation;

• ADMEL in the social enterprise context;

Skills and abilities:

• Systems Thinking and Data-Driven Design;

• ADMEL strategy design, delivery and innovation;

• Understanding and experience of using a wide range of ADMEL tools and methodologies e.g. LEAN Impact measurement, randomised control methods, Kobo reporting systems;

• Data science, qualitative and quantitative analysis;

• Social and Environmental Impact evaluation;

• ADMEL in the social enterprise context;

• Keeps abreast of new developments in the sector, including new technologies and innovations to support impact;

• Able to use innovative data visualisation to communicate impact;

• Strong written English skills (fluent and above), Arabic language desirable

Competencies:

• Logical thinker, able to move rapidly between high level strategic objectives and detailed operational deliverables;

• Able to lead change and deliver impact through others;

• Effective communicator;

• Diplomatic, personable team player;

• Enjoys working under pressure;

• Energetic, dynamic personality, able to drive delivery;

• Enjoys working with high levels of autonomy and accountability;

• Adaptable to changing contexts and requirements;

• Attention to detail.

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.
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