Country MEAL Manager - Unlocking Opportunities Project, Nairobi, Kenya

KenyaCountry MEAL Manager - Unlocking Opportunities Project, Nairobi, KenyaOrganizationHandicap International - Humanity & InclusionPosted 7 Aug 2025 Closing date 21 Aug 2025Responsible to: Regional MEAL ManagerLocation: Nairobi, KenyaStart date: As soon as possible. Application deadline: 21st August, 2025 (Due to the urgency of the position applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis)About Humanity & InclusionHandicap International Federation (operating under the name Humanity & Inclusion) is an independent and impartial aid and development organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster.

We work alongside vulnerable people, and people with disability to help meet their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. HI has recently set up a regional structure encompassing the countries of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan, with Uganda as the Regional hub. The Region is known as the East African Region (EAR). The MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Leaning) Department is the last department set up on the EAR Program.

With funding from Mastercard Foundation, HI will implement a four-years project called “Unlocking Opportunities project”, which aims to advance inclusive economic empowerment for youths with disabilities, with a strong focus on young women. The Country MEAL Manager position will be part of the highly technical team, set up to support the successful delivery of the project. The Country MEAL Manager is a national position and will be based in the Nairobi-Kenya coordination office, reporting to the Regional MEAL Manager. You can read more about HI on: www. hi. org.

Job DescriptionWe are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to join our team as the Country Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Manager. Reporting to the Regional MEAL Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating, updating, and monitoring the program’s MEAL strategy at country operation level. He/she is the direct line-manager of the MEAL and Information Management teams in his or her geographical area. Additionally, the ideal candidate will support the learning component of the projects implemented by HI in Kenya.

He/she will ensure that the operations teams are supported in high-quality, effective, and appropriate data collection, data cleaning, and data analysis for monitoring, evaluation, accountability to affected population and learning aspects of the Unlocking Opportunities project. He/she will be responsible for rolling out the country’s Accountability to Affected Population framework, including the operationalization of the Feedback and Complaints Management System. The post holder will establish clear ways of working with the technical and operational teams in the country, and his/her staff of the MEAL Department.

He/she guarantees implementation of all MEAL activities according to HI MEAL Policies and Standards. Key Job Missions/responsibilitiesMission 1: ManagementManager as a role model: embodies HI's values on a daily basis. Manager as coach for meaning: understands the strategy, makes it explicit, translates it into operational objectives for his or her team, leads the necessary changes. Gives meaning to each management action. Encourages inter and intra departmental exchanges of practice. Encourages innovation and risk-taking. Operational manager: organizes the operational management of his or her team, structures the work around identified processes, steers performance and facilitates the resolution of problems.

Manager 1st HR & Coach: contributes to the development of his or her staff, creating the conditions for their commitment, professionalism and attachment to HI. Ensures compliance with the code of conduct of institutional policies, the state of mind and the expected individual and collective behavior. Mission 2:

Strategy and steeringContributes to defining MEAL and Information Management action plan, implements this action plan and then monitors it;In close collaboration with the Program/ Regional MEAL Manager and the project managers, ensures the implementation of systems for monitoring, data collection, information management, evaluation, accountability to affected populations, learning and knowledge management that are adapted to the intervention context and enable compliance with HI standards;Forwards to the Program / Regional MEAL manager any information or difficulties that could help to improve these systems. Helps drive the performance of the MEAL Department.

Participates in strengthening the MEAL/IM skills of partners. Mission 3: Operational implementationResponsibility 1: Supports projects managers and partners to implement the minimum project management processes described in Project Quality Policy and guidelines. Trains and accompanies project managers in the Project Quality Policy methodology guidelines and their application on the program;Ensures the proper planning and implementation of essential project management processes on each project. Ensures the systematic drafting of monitoring plans and the regular monitoring of project indicators. Provides project managers and partners with technical support and trains project teams and surveyors in monitoring methods and conducting surveys.

In particular, supports the design of questionnaires and survey protocols. According to the needs and monitoring plans, contributes to certain surveys or monitoring activities through supervision or direct implementation. Responsibility 2: Is responsible for setting up systems for monitoring outcomes and for ensuring compliance with methodological standards to be used when conducting surveys. Responsibility 3: Is responsible for implementing the data and information management systems defined at program level.

Develops databases as required and ensures the recording and processing of data for the surveys implemented;Contributes to the compilation of needs for data analyses and to the creation of dashboards;Ensures access to relevant internal and external operational information for all staff. Ensures that evaluation activities are carried out, including annual self-evaluations and follow-up to internal evaluations. Ensures that feedback sessions on the findings of evaluations are held with the beneficiaries and other stakeholders in the projects. Responsibility 4: Is responsible for compliance with the HI standards applicable to project evaluations. Responsibility 5:

Is responsible for the application of the mechanisms defined by the Program/ Regional MEAL manager to provide accountability to affected populations. Helps to define the accountability to affected population framework at country level and is responsible for its implementation according to HI’s recommended standards. Is responsible for ensuring the affected population and key stakeholders are consulted about the accountability mechanisms. Sets up the feedback and complaints management system for each project. Is responsible to ensure effectiveness and efficiency of the system.

Provides regular feedback to the Program / Regional MEAL manager on the accountability mechanisms in place to enable the continuous improvement of interventions. Responsibility 6: Contributes to learning and the continuous improvement of HI’s interventionsIs responsible for implementing processes and methods for collecting, analysing, modelling and ownership of the knowledge produced, in accordance with the frameworks defined by the Program / Regional MEAL manager. Contributes to the analyses of the information collected and the knowledge produced to strengthen collective learning. Ensures the sharing of knowledge produced internally on the program and more broadly at organization level by using HI Library. Responsibility 7:

Contributes to the external representation and promotion of HI’s MEAL expertise. Represents HI’s MEAL and IM expertise in all relevant networks in his or her geographical area of intervention. Mission 4: Emergency preparedness and responseContributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI. Supervisory ResponsibilitiesMEAL StaffQUALIFICATIONS & ExperienceMinimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Arts/social work, Humanitarian Affairs, International Development, Public Health, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Epidemiology, Demography, Project Management or related field.

A Masters or Post Graduate Diploma in M&E, Project Management or related field is an added advantage. Minimum 5 years relevant work experience in a similar role. Good knowledge & experience of both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Excellent proficiency and experience using Excel, one or more statistical software packages, information management systems and data visualization applications (e. g. Power BI). Solid knowledge of the Logical Framework. Required Competencies And SkillsProfessional skills: MEAL/IM professionResults and indicators monitoringPlanning and coordination of qualitative and quantitative surveys, dissemination of findings Project evaluationAccountability to populations:

participatory, non-discriminatory and responsible approachesLearning lessons from experience and continuous learningInformation management strategy, data structuring and data qualityQuantitative and qualitative data collection, qualitative analysisContribute to data managementSkills Shared With Others ProfessionsProject management: Diagnostic, Intervention strategyProject management: Planning, monitoring and coordinationProject management: Operational partnershipFinance: Cash-flow managementFinance: Financial / budget managementHR: Facilitation and/or design of training and skills developmentInformation Systems Division: use of my profession’s information systemSecurity: Personal security managementInclusion: DGA intersectionalityProtection: protection mainstreamingProgram management: Public relation / representation / internal-external communicationInstitutional funding division:

Proposal & narrative report writingCross-sector SkillsFrameworks and referencesOffice and collaborative toolsStress managementLanguage of the country, Kiswahili and EnglishHow to applyIf you feel you are the right candidate for this position, kindly send your application along with an up-to-date CV by email to : - jobs. kenya@hi. org The email subject line should be marked: “ Country Meal Manager – Nairobi, Kenya ”. Please do not send your academic and other testimonials they will be requested at a later stage. All HI staff must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the Code of Conduct.

In accordance with these values, HI operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-fraud, bribery, and corruption. Humanity & Inclusion is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Females and Persons with Disabilities are encouraged to apply. Job detailsCountryKenyaCity Nairobi SourceHandicap International - Humanity & InclusionTypeJobCareer categoryMonitoring and EvaluationYears of experience5-9 yearsThemesHealthProtection and Human RightsShare Share this on Facebook Share this on X Post this on LinkedIn