MEAL Coordinator CDI
Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction
Main purpose of the role
The MEAL Coordinator as a member of the secretariat team is responsible for leading and
coordinating all monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) at corporate and
project levels.
Position in the organisation
● Responsible to the Head of Fundraising
● Part of the Secretariat team and active participant in cross-team working groups
● Works in close collaboration with GNDR secretariat staff, members and project partners
Overall scope of the role
● Supporting with project design
● Providing project support and oversight of technical quality
● Supporting in Corporate MEAL in relation to the GNDR Strategy
● Providing capacity building in MEAL, and capturing, recording and applying organisational
learning
Specific responsibilities
Project Design
● Support in the design phase of new projects ensuring MEAL is taken into account including
through robust Theories of Change, and the design of log frames that have clear
outcomes/outputs and SMART indicators
● Support on the design of MEAL frameworks for new and existing projects
● Ensure indicators used tie into the overall GNDR MEAL framework for the GNDR strategy
● Ensure learning from project reviews and evaluations is taken into account in new project
design
Project Support and Technical Quality
● Provide MEAL technical support to Project Coordinators at key points throughout the
project cycle including but not limited to:
○ Advise and support on the development of appropriate needs assessments
methodologies and tools
○ Ensure robust MEAL plans and frameworks are in place which provide
disaggregated and gender sensitive data
○ Provide technical input on the establishment of a robust and transparent
community feedback mechanism for beneficiaries and project partners
○ Provide technical input on data collection exercises (both quantitative and
qualitative)
GNDR Strategy Support
● Develop an overarching MEAL framework which supports the implementation of the GNDR
strategy
● Contribute to the development and population of systems and processes that strengthen
KPI measurement and analysis to demonstrate organisational impact.
● Ensure all projects/programmes and units are contributing to the strategy MEAL
framework and KPI reporting
Capacity Building and Organisational Learning
● Provide capacity building in MEAL to GNDR staff and members as and when required
● Ensure learning from project reviews and evaluations is captured centrally, analysed and
recommendations made to SLT for applying the learning to future activities
● Champion the move from data being primarily used for donor reporting or indicator
calculation purposes, to a focus on using data for project course correction and other
decision making
Candidate requirements
We are ideally looking for candidates that have the following attributes and skills:
- A minimum of 5 years of working experience within MEAL related functions, including
- responsibility for project and corporate MEAL
- Experience in project cycle management, research, data gathering and management, evaluations, quantitative/qualitative analysis and reporting in English.
- Excellent communications skills, including written and spoken fluency in English Self-motivated with excellent organisation, planning, presentation and analytical skills
- Ability to assess new options and innovations critically and to work with them flexibly where appropriate.
For full job description please see enclosed link JD-MEAL-Coordinator-July-2023.pdf (gndr.org)
How to apply
If you feel that you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description then send a one page cover letter and CV (no more than 2 pages) to [email protected] with the subject “Meal Coordinator”. The closing date for applications is midnight on Friday 18 August 2023, though GNDR reserves the right to close the advert early and will consider applicants on a rolling basis.
As an international charity, GNDR strives to be inclusive in all its activities, and encourages applicants of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds for all roles.