Senior MEAL Manager

The Senior MEAL Manager leads all MEAL work for the consortium. This is a full-time, hands-on role in the Program Management Unit (PMU), which manages day-to-day delivery of the project.

In this role, you will:

• Set the MEAL framework and standards for the whole consortium.
• Collect, check and combine indicator data from IRC and all Bangladeshi Partners.
• Make sure DFAT-funded results are clearly attributed and that each client is counted only once.
• Build the MEAL skills of partner organizations.

Consortium MEAL framework and strategic ownership:

• Design, maintain and regularly update the consortium-wide MEAL framework and MEAL Plan.
• Own the consortium’s MEAL standard and practice.
• Agree with all partners how each indicator is defined and calculated.
• Lead the annual Program Logic review and monitoring of key assumptions and risks with partners.

Data collection, consolidation, analysis and reporting:

• Collect, clean, validate, analyze and compile project data for all indicators across IRC and all Bangladeshi Partners.
• Ensure all partners collect data using CommCare-based tools and upload it daily to one central server.
• Maintain one common ITT for all partners and analyze CommCare MIS data and the Program Indicator Dashboard (PID) monthly.
• Ensure data is consistently broken down by sex, age, gender, disability and location on every record.

Routine and process monitoring:

• Lead a standardized process monitoring approach with tools and checklists for various sectors.
• Monitor service quality, continuity, client access and satisfaction during the phased transition of services to Bangladeshi Partners.
• Select activities for monthly spot checks based on MIS analysis.

Data quality assurance:

• Check the quality of partner-reported data by verifying it, applying validation rules, cleaning it with a clear record of changes.
• Lead annual Data Quality Assessments (DQAs) using IRC’s DQA methodology.

Baseline, surveys, evaluations and research:

• Use the baseline survey as the benchmark for tracking change and refining targets.
• Develop Terms of Reference, methodologies, sampling plans, tools and analysis plans.
• Oversee enumerators and partner field supervisors.

Accountability to affected populations:

• Ensure there is one consortium-wide Client Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM).
• Ensure feedback is recorded in the CommCare MIS and handled through IRC’s 4R approach.

Learning and adaptive management:

• Develop and maintain the consortium Learning Agenda and learning logs.
• Organize the quarterly reflection sessions, annual learning workshop and the Evidence-to-Action Plan.