Country MEAL Manager – Khartoum Humanity and Inclusion
Vacancy No: HI02
Section/Unit:
Operations
Grade Level:
Bachelor's
Supervisor:
Yes
No. of Post:
1
Duty Station:
Khartoum
Duration:
6 Months
Closing Date:
22 Sept 2026
Background:
The organization
Our vision: Outraged by the injustice faced by people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, we aspire to a world of solidarity and inclusion, enriched by our differences, where everyone can live in dignity.
Our mission: HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. We work alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.
HI works in around sixty countries in emergency, reconstruction, chronic crisis and development contexts. Founded in 1982 and a co-recipient of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, the organization has been working alongside vulnerable populations, in particular people with disabilities. Today, more than 4,500 people, including 3,500 national field staff and 300 international staff, work for HI in a wide range of contexts, implementing more than 400 projects in over 60 countries.
Humanity & Inclusion in Sudan
HI has initiated its programmatic response to the Sudan crisis in January 2024. Together with a Sudanese NGO, we provide physical and functional rehabilitation as well as mental health & psychosocial support in health centers and communities. HI is further leading disability inclusion mainstreaming at humanitarian coordination level.
HI is scaling up its intervention in Sudan while expanding its programmatic and geographical scope, to respond to the catastrophic humanitarian crisis affecting Sudanese people.
Role
The MEAL manager’s missions concern all aspects of Country programmes (and their affiliates) or “Stand alone” programmes. The MEAL manageris responsible for MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning) and Information Management (IM) and is also the direct line manager of a MEAL officer, an IM officer and all the MEAL and DATA teams working in countries within his/her geographical scope.
Duties and responsibilities:
Responsabilities
Strategy
Defines and oversees the implementation of MEAL and IM action plans within his/her geographical scope.
Is responsible for the implementation of monitoring systems,data collection, information management, evaluation, accountability towards affected populations and the management of knowledge adapted to the contextand in compliance with HI standards;
Verifies coherencybetween the systems in place on the different projectsand with HI’s
frameworks and standards and ensures that these systems are capable of consolidating information for global steering of the programme;
Steers the performance of his/her service.
Expertise
Contributes towards improving HI’s response within his/her geographical scope
Helps with the development of operational strategy (StratOp) in line with HI strategy, StaTechs and Development plans(notably 3I and Emergency), includingdevelopment of the StratOp monitoring tool;
Is responsible, within his/her geographical scope, for the implementation of tools for measuring
effect and impact and facilitating decision-making, learning and accountability;
Is responsible, within his/her geographical scope, for putting in place mechanisms for ensuring accountability towards affected populations;
Contributes towards the articulation and application of HI’s institutional policies and cross-cutting approaches.
Contributestowards defining and improving the quality of projects in line with HI’s global frameworks and technical standards
Provides technical support to technical specialists for establishing quality indicators, monitoring methods and data collection tools;
Contributes to the design and draftingof project proposals;
Is responsible for ensuring regularproject evaluations.
Contributes towards improving the quality of the management of projects within his/her scope of responsibility, as defined in HI’s ProjectPlanning, Monitoring and Evaluation policy
Provides technicalsupport to the project teams for the implementation of monitoring, evaluation
and accountability tools and methods;
Provides technical support to the Operational Manager, Country Manager and project managers for the application of PME policy;
Oversees the application of PME policy within his/her geographical scope;
Contributes towards the ownership of learning frameworks and methodologies by the programmes and by HI in general
Is responsible, within his/her Country’s scope, for implementing processes and methods for collecting, analysing, modelling and ownership of the knowledge produced;
Proposes an analysis of the information collected and the knowledge produced to strengthen collective learning;
Ensures the continuous improvement of learning frameworksand methodologies;
Ensures access to relevant internal and external information for all staff in countries within his/her scope.
Facilitates MEAL and IM sector development as proposed by Innovation, Impact & Information Division (3I).
Influence
Ensures the external representation and promotion of HI’s expertise
RepresentsHI’s MEAL and IM expertise in all relevantregional networks;
Contributes towards advocacy on specific subjects (notably through the consolidation of evidence-based factors) in line with the StratOp and federal advocacy priorities;
Contributes locally to communication messages in line with the StratOp and federal communication priorities.
Management
Assumes the role and stance of manager for his/her staff and helps facilitate MEAL and IM sector development
Fosters a team spirit and teamworkto develop the necessarysynergies between the
Programme’s different services. Encourages the exchange of practices within and between services;
Recruits and contributes to the development, autonomy and professional well-being of his/her
staff: sets individual objectives; ensures that the know-how and motivation of his/her team corresponds to the organisation’s needs; assesses his/her staff’s individual performance; contributes towards their career development.
Provides individualand collective recognition
Embodies and transmits HI’s values, ensuresrespect of its code of conduct and institutional policies and is vigilantwith regard to expected attitudes and individual and collective behaviours.
Responsibilities may evolve as per programmatic needs and adapting to local circumstances. It is expectedthat the positionholder will performany other dutiesas required by the Line Manager that are commensurate with the position.
Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:
Profile
Essential
Preferable
Qualification(s):
Masters in humanitarian aid and/or development and/or international project management, or in any other similar and relevant area (international
studies, etc.)
Experience
(type and amount of experience):
Years of experience: Minimum of 5 years’ experience of coordinating aid and development projects, including at least 2 years in MEAL functions
Setting up of MEAL and IM systems
- Experience working with an NGO
Skills
(knowledge, abilities required for the position, refer to skills repository document):
Leadership: inspiring
confidence, motivating, showing the example, taking and assuming decisions
Audacious (initiating/enterprising), capable of risk-tasking and developing critical thinking
Working as part of a team/network; cooperating
Respect for the opinion and enhancement of the skills of others with a view to shared action
Giving and receiving constructive feedback; discussing with multi-disciplinary teams, working as part of a network and collaborating
Empathy
Good reaction capacity Organisational skills and rigour Communication skills Pedagogy
Ability to analyse and synthesise Creativity
Resilience to stress and uncertainty
Languages:
Arabic and Professional English proficiency.
French is an asset
Inclusive and ethical recruitment
HI is committed to maintaining a Non-Discriminatory work environment that values diversity and inclusion and offer Equal Opportunity for any employee or candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, and disability, history of incarceration, marital status, sexual orientation,
gender identity or expression. Qualifiedwomen are stronglyencouraged to apply for this position
If you have a disability and require any special arrangements to assist you during the interview, please let us know the necessary details.
HI has transparent institutional policies on:
Child Protection
Anti-Fraud, Bribery and Corruption
Disability, Genderand Age,
Protection of beneficiaries from Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Harassment.
Employees are requiredto respect, upholdand promote these policies and sign the HI Code of Conduct.
How to apply
Please submit your application through the online application form below:
Academic & employment certificates are not required in the application, but will be requested later, only for the applicants shortlisted
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for a written test / interview
HI has a salary grid for all positions, hence as most NGOs HI does not negotiate salaries, but selected applicants are offered a salary based on the set level per Position and factoring experience based on length of employment in similar positions
Please ensure you will be able to provide references from
your latest 2 line managers and
your latest 2 employers HR department (verification of absence of misconduct).
These references will be requested only from the applicants which will be shortlisted.
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