Accountability, Analysis and Evidence (MEAL) Coordinator

Lead the delegation’s Accountability, Analysis and Evidence function to strengthen processes, methods and analytical foundations that underpin the quality of ICRC programmes. Coordinate a multidisciplinary team to ensure humanitarian operations are grounded in evidence, inclusive and relevant to people affected by conflict.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic use of geographic information systems (GIS), spatial analysis to support prioritisation, operational access analysis and humanitarian planning
• Lead multidisciplinary context analysis, situation monitoring and assessments, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches, to identify the people most affected by conflict, and specific barriers and diversity factors driving vulnerability
• Advise on translating assessment insights and community input into response design, ensuring operational decisions are context-driven, appropriate and accessible to diverse people affected by conflict
• Support the design of theories of change and monitoring frameworks, while providing technical and methodological support to design and implement context-suitable monitoring activities
• Oversee the coordination of feedback mechanisms ensuring affected people have accessible, safe ways to reach the ICRC, while systematically analysing feedback to adapt operations and ensure safe referrals
• Facilitate learning and adaptive programming, enabling teams to analytical capacity to collect, interpret and apply data for operational decisions, inclusive programming and ensuring do-no-harm
• Strengthen data quality and ethics by adhering to data protection principles and optimizing disaggregated data to guide programming and address inclusion/exclusion errors
• Define country-level strategies and priorities for AAE, ensuring their applicability and leading their implementation
• Manage a cross-functional team of technical experts on AAP, M&E, feedback mechanisms, data and GIS analysts to develop and steer a collective effort that strengthens evidence-based people-centric programming in the delegation
• Ensure close collaboration with ICRC programmes and Delegation management teams to strengthen a multidisciplinary, evidence-based and outcome-oriented approach
• Engage externally with Movement partners, country clusters and relevant humanitarian forums to represent the ICRC and foster cooperation in common areas of work

Requirements

• An advanced university degree in relevant discipline such as humanitarian action, economics, social sciences, sociology, anthropology, political science, statistics, GIS or another related field
• At least 10 years of professional experience, with at least two years in international field locations, including in leadership roles
• Familiarity with the Red Cross/Red Crescent movement is a strong asset
• Proven experience in one or more of the following areas: Accountability to Affected People, Community Engagement and Inclusion, Monitoring, Evaluations and Learning, Needs assessments and vulnerability analysis, Geographic information systems
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills with the ability to translate evidence into operational recommendations
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Professional proficiency in English (C1 level) is a requirement
• Knowledge of another ICRC working language (French, Arabic, Spanish or Russian) is an advantage
• Additional certification or specialised training in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), Accountability to Affected People (AAP), Project Management, Data Analytics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and humanitarian programme management as asset
• Candidates must be in good health and will have to do a medical check-up prior to departure in the field
• Candidates must possess a driving license (for manual transmission vehicles)
• Candidates must be prepared to accept unaccompanied postings for at least the first 24 months
• In line with the principle of neutrality, the ICRC does not assign personnel to a country of which they are nationals

Skills

• Accountability to Affected Populations
• Community Engagement and Inclusion
• Monitoring Evaluation Accountability Learning
• Needs Assessment
• Vulnerability Analysis
• Geographic Information System
• Qualitative Analysis
• Quantitative Analysis
• Evidence Translation
• Operational Recommendations
• Multi-disciplinary Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Influencing Skills
• Project Management
• Data Analytics
• Humanitarian Programme Management
• Driving License

Languages

English