Country MEAL Manager, based in Amman

“Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity”

Humanity & Inclusion (HI) is an independent and impartial aid and development organisation with no religious or political affiliations operating in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable people to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since the organisation was first founded in 1982, we have set up development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to many emergencies. Today we have a budget of around 150 million euros, with 3500 employees worldwide.

HI is engaged in an employment policy in favour of disabled workers.

For further information about the association: www.hi.org.

JOB CONTEXT :

The inclusion of the most vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, in the humanitarian response remains a major concern. HI is managing a large humanitarian program from three different hubs, along four main pillars:

1. Support to health partners (hospitals, psychosocial support centers, local NGOs) for the provision of multidisciplinary rehabilitation services (physical rehabilitation, psychosocial support and/or prosthetics and orthotics) and standalone psychosocial support services, through training, technical supervisions and donations of assistive devices and/or equipment;

2. Education to the risks and effects caused by conventional weapons (including mines, explosive remnants of war and small arms light weapons) and non-technical survey of hazardous areas;

3. Livelihoods assistance, with a combination of cash for work, vocational training, small grants for businesses and apprenticeships;

4. Training and technical support to other humanitarian actors on the inclusion of persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons in the humanitarian response (with a special focus on inclusive health and inclusive livelihoods).

HI in Amman is looking for a MEAL Manager for 12 months.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the line management of Country Director, in collaboration with the technical unit manager as well as with the hubs managers, you will ensure mainstreaming MEAL and IM policies and procedures within challenging area in Middle East program following the organizational PME policy and guidelines. You will be responsible for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning (MEAL) and Information Management (IM) and are also the direct line manager of several MEAL and IM teams working in the countries/areas within your geographical scope.

You will be responsible for setting strategic direction for the unit and striving for objectives. You ensure integration and strengthening of MEAL and IM components within all thematic areas in coordination with technical unit, following donor compliance.

The MEAL manager’s missions concern all aspects of the program. You will be responsible for MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) and Information Management (IM) and also the direct line-manager of MEAL Managers, MEAL & IM Experts and Senior MEAL and IM Officers working in countries within your geographical scope. In programs where project managers come under the Operations manager and Country Managers, the overall coherency of projects is ensured by you (PME, project management) and the Technical Unit Manager (project quality).

As MEAL Manager, your main responsibilities and missions will be :

Mission 1: Management

• You are the line manager of the MEAL and IM teams of the programme

Mission 2: Strategy and steering

• You define the MEAL part of the Operational Strategy, you pilot the related action plan and the strategy monitoring tool

Mission 3 : Standards and expertise

• You design the program’s MEAL and IM systems and monitors their implementation and quality

Mission 4 : Operational implementation

• You contribute towards improving HI’s response within your geographical scope
• You contribute towards defining and improving the quality of projects in line with HI’s global frameworks and technical standards
• You contribute towards improving the quality of project management, as defined in HI’s Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) policy
• You contribute towards the ownership of learning frameworks and methodologies
• You ensure the external representation and promotion of HI’s expertise in your field

Mission 5 : Emergency Preparedness and Response Responsibilities

• You lead the emergency preparedness actions in your department and, in case of emergency, you reorganize the priorities of your team according to the humanitarian imperative, in order to ensure HI’s quick and efficient response.

YOUR PROFILE :

• You hold a Master degree in humanitarian aid and/or development and/or international project management
• You have a minimum of 3 years of experience of coordinating aid and development projects, including at least 2 years in MEAL functions
• You master planning and coordination of qualitative and quantitative surveys, dissemination of results
• You demonstrate organizational skills and rigor as well as abilities to analyze and synthesis
• You master written and oral institutional communication in English

CONDITIONS:

At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

• 12 months International contract starting from 15th, December 2022 based in Amman.

• The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:

  • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals
  • Pension scheme adapted to the situation of our employees: If you already have a personal pension scheme HI will contribute at the same level of your personal monthly contribution with a maximum of 272.53€/month ; If you do not have a personal pension scheme, we will open a private pension account with your contribution of 272.53€/month and a contribution of HI of the same amount
  • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution
  • Repatriation insurance paid by HI

• Salary from 2860 € gross/month upon experience

• Perdiem : 735 € net/month – paid in the field

• Paid leaves : 25 days per year;

• R&R : 1 day per month

• Position: open to couples and families

  • Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income/
  • a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field

• Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years

• Family-wide health coverage

• Housing : Individual taken in charge by HI

If you are resident in the country : local package