MEAL Manager

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Key Responsibilities: The purpose of this position is to provide strategic leadership and direction for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) across World Vision Lebanon (WVL) strategies and programs/projects. The role is responsible for designing and strengthening standardized MEAL systems, including processes, standards, and tools, that ensure quality programming, evidence-based decision-making, and accountability to affected populations. The position ensures the generation and effective use of reliable data to measure results, impact, and progress against strategic objectives, and promotes a culture of learning, adaptation, and continuous improvement across the organization. Lead Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting: Provide strategic oversight and leadership for all programme and project assessments, baselines, and evaluations and results measurement activities across WVL. Lead the revision, standardization, and quality assurance of WVL’s M&E guidance, frameworks, tools, and systems, in alignment with WV International and donor standards and guidelines. Ensure effective oversight of programme and project monitoring, including data quality, frequency, and compliance with WV and external donor requirements, through guidance, capacity strengthening, and review mechanisms. Oversee and maintain a national participant/beneficiary database across sectors, ensuring data integrity, appropriate use, and alignment with WVL and donor reporting requirements. Ensure the analysis, synthesis, and reporting of monitoring and evaluation data to inform management decision-making, programme adaptation, and reporting against strategic objectives. Lead Research, Evidence & Learning: Provide technical leadership and guidance to WVL research, learning, and evidence-generation initiatives, ensuring appropriate and rigorous research designs and methods. Institutionalize research, evidence, and learning processes within the MEAL system and guidelines to ensure the systematic capture, sharing, and use of lessons learned from Monitoring, Evaluation, and Accountability systems within WVL, and with partners and affected populations. Ensure that existing internal and external evidence is systematically reviewed and used to inform program design and adaptation. Lead and oversee the generation of high-quality, relevant evidence and learning on priority domains of change under the national strategy’s pathways of change and sector-specific areas of interest, and support analysis, trend identification, and interpretation to inform management decision-making, strategic review, and WVL’s external positioning. Ensure Accountability to Affected Populations and Stakeholders: Ensure the strategic analysis and synthesis of programme data and the effective use of accountability information to support decision‑making and corrective action. Lead the communication of programme results and evidence, internally and externally, strengthening organizational accountability to stakeholders, partners, donors, and affected populations. Lead the standardization, strengthening, and oversight of accountability and safeguarding systems across WVL, in alignment with World Vision Participating with Communities (PAF) framework, safeguarding policies and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). Ensure the quality assurance, consistency, and compliance of national accountability and safeguarding reporting, in line with World Vision standards and requirements. MEAL Staff Management and Capacity Development: Effectively manage the performance of direct reports, ensuring regular performance reviews are conducted and performance or behavioral issues are addressed in a timely and constructive manner. Lead the development of job descriptions and the recruitment of MEAL staff, as required, in coordination with People & Culture. Provide ongoing coaching, mentoring, and capacity strengthening to the MEAL team, including technical review of deliverables, on‑the‑job feedback, troubleshooting, and facilitation of learning opportunities. Oversee practicum placements and internships within the MEAL team. Foster a collaborative, learning‑oriented, and accountable team culture across the MEAL function. Contribute to the Strategy and Program Design: Contribute to the development and periodic review of the National Office strategy by supporting the definition and refinement of strategic Pathways of Change, priority outcomes, and performance indicators, in collaboration with cross‑functional and senior leadership teams. Lead the integration of evidence‑building approaches into new programme and project designs . Lead and/or contribute to organizational learning and evaluation processes , including learning events, evaluations, reflection meetings, and capacity‑building sessions, to inform programme adaptation and strategic decision‑making. Ensure timely and strategic MEAL input at the programme design stage, including the integration of evidence, results frameworks, and appropriate M&E approaches; provide technical review of logframes and MEAL plans, and contribute MEAL inputs to proposal narratives. Perform other duties as required Attend and participate in WVL’s spiritual nurture and other organizational events Responsible of own security and actively contribute to a positive security culture Report CP incidents as per the safeguarding policy guidelines. Abide by the security policies and procedures and report any incidents or breaches to line manager and / or security manager Perform other duties as assigned by Line Manager Minimum Requirements: Proven experience in establishing, managing and overseeing functional MEAL systems in both development and humanitarian contexts. Demonstrated experience in applying qualitative and quantitative methodologies (including sampling, data collection, data management, and analysis) for assessments, monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Strong understanding of humanitarian principles and standards. Minimum three (3) years of senior-level MEAL management experience within a relief and/or development NGO. Minimum of two (2) years of experience in a supervisory or people‑management role, including responsibility for staff performance management and technical oversight. Experience in applied or academic research is an asset. Excellent written English, with fluency in speaking Arabic and English Master’s Degree in Social Sciences, International Development Studies, Public Health, Community Development or any relevant professional qualification. Formal training or demonstrated professional experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) and/or evaluation methodologies. Strong understanding of humanitarian accountability concepts and standards, including Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS). Sound knowledge of research principles and methodologies, including research design, qualitative and quantitative analysis, statistical concepts, and evidence generation. Strong analytical, conceptual, and critical‑thinking skills, with the ability to translate evidence into strategic insights for planning, monitoring, evaluation, and learning. Strong networking, representation, and communication skills, with the ability to present evidence and learning to internal and external audiences. Excellent report writing and information‑sharing skills, including the ability to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable messages. Demonstrated understanding of gender, diversity, and inclusion principles, and experience applying them in programme design, implementation, monitoring, and learning. Strong contextual understanding of local communities, including social, cultural, and contextual dynamics and constraints affecting programme design and delivery. Good understanding of fundraising, humanitarian, development, and advocacy programming. As a Christian organisation, World Vision is founded on the biblical principles that women and men, girls and boys are created in the image of God, and of Jesus’ love for all people without discrimination. This means that we recognise and affirm the equal worth, dignity and rights of women, men, girls and boys with and without disability and all applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only