The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Background/IRC Summary: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is at work in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. The IRC has been operating in Thailand since 1975 and currently provides assistance to displaced persons in Tak, Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Mae Hong Son provinces
Job Overview/Summary: Reporting directly to the MEAL Coordinator, the MEAL Manager will strengthen the MEAL efforts, approaches, and systems to foster learning and accountability for our clients; support IRC's global and measurement ambitions of Strategy 100, IMPACT program quality standards, and the Country Strategic Action Plan.
The MEAL Manager will play a key role in ensuring design and implementation of information management systems and supporting the program monitoring and evaluation framework. The position oversees data management including data collection tools, database systems, and data visualization. The MEAL Manager also supports the strengthening of client responsiveness systems across Thailand programs.
This position operates within the Thailand MEAL team, supporting programs across multiple sectors and geographic locations along the Thailand-Myanmar border.
Major Responsibilities:
Leadership and Partnership
Manage all technical aspects of MEAL data and information management across Thailand programs; respond to program needs; foster high standards and practices for quality data, analysis, and reports; enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors through robust client feedback and response systems.
Improve M&E/MEAL systems and approaches and foster learning
Collaborate with MEAL teams within and outside IRC to support harmonization of MEAL systems and approaches, sharing capacity and experiences.
Serve as focal point for information management systems, ensuring: reliable and accurate data collection; functioning systems to store, maintain, and protect data in line with data protection protocols; and mechanisms to disseminate information products internally and externally.
Technical Oversight
Lead the MEAL system and processes in harmony with the MEAL Country and Global Strategy throughout the project cycle, including:
Use learning, evidence, and data from previous projects to inform project proposal design.
Develop logical framework, MEAL plans, digital data collection tools, processes for online data management.
Set up and maintain beneficiary tracking systems and databases; orient project staff on tools and protocols.
Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization.
Conduct data quality audits to identify and resolve issues affecting data quality.
Supervise MEAL field activities.
Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with program coordinators and managers to facilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation.
Ensure effective storage of assessments, surveys,…