MEAL Manager - Consortium (ECHO BR)

Join Save the Children as a MEAL Manager in Afghanistan, leading consortium-wide monitoring and evaluation efforts for impactful humanitarian work.

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, social sciences, information management, data science, development studies, or a related field; a Master’s degree in a relevant field is an advantage.
• At least 5 years of MEAL experience in humanitarian or development programmes, including at least 2 years in a management or coordination role.
• Demonstrated experience leading MEAL in a consortium or multi-partner programme, including harmonising tools and consolidating data across organisations.
• Experience chairing or facilitating technical working groups and coordinating with peer MEAL Managers across agencies.
• Strong knowledge of ECHO or comparable institutional donor MEAL and reporting requirements, including logframes, indicator tracking, and results reporting.
• Proven ability to design and manage digital data collection and ICT4D systems (e.g., KoBoToolbox, ODK, CommCare), including form design, data pipelines, and quality assurance.
• Strong data analysis and visualisation skills, including advanced Excel and at least one of Power BI, Tableau, R, or Python, with the ability to build and maintain dashboards.
• Working knowledge of responsible data management and data protection principles in humanitarian settings.
• Experience establishing and managing community feedback and response mechanisms.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to drive consensus among partners without direct line authority.
• Excellent report writing skills in English; fluency in English and in Pashto and/or Dari.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage competing deadlines, and deliver to donor reporting timelines.
• Ability and willingness to travel within Afghanistan, including consortium field locations.
• Experience with inter-agency information management systems (registration or referral platforms, shared feedback mechanisms), ICT4D vendor or consultancy management, and data standards such as the Washington Group questions or CPIMS+.
• Previous experience in returnee, displacement, or border response programming with INGOs, NNGOs, or UN agencies in Afghanistan.