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Tenders are invited for Recruiting a MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Officer (Consultancy Position Based in West Africa). Closing Date: 21 Sep 2026 Type: Consultancy Operating in the field of child protection, SOS VEM co-finances and supports the implementation of development and emergency programs, particularly in West, Southern, and East Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. The organization receives institutional and private funding. It actively promotes and upholds the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct regarding compliance and safeguarding of children and young people, and protection and prevention against harassment, exploitation, and sexual abuse. It is a member of the SOS Childrens Villages International Federation (SOS CVI) and works closely with the national SOS Childrens Villages associations that are members of the Federation in implementing its programs. Based on the principles established by the United Nations Guidelines on Alternative Care for Children and reaffirmed by the United Nations Resolution on the Promotion and Protection of Childrens Rights, SOS VEM is developing a new Framework Agreement V 2027-2031 for funding application to the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defense, Cooperation and Foreign Trade. In this context, the NGO is collaborating with the National Associations (NAs) of SOS Childrens Villages (SOS VE) in four West African countries: Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Senegal, to implement PACOPE-SPE programs. These programs aim for a dual objective: Improving the care and protection of children and adolescents by building on the increased participation of children and adolescents, families, communities, civil society actors, with the active engagement of the State and public authorities; Strengthening the socio-economic empowerment of vulnerable families and youth. These programs, which reach over 9,000 children and 1,800 parents/guardians, will be implemented by the teams of the National Associations in each country, supported by a local technical support unit composed of four experts. This unit provides cross-cutting support and quality assurance to strengthen skills and guarantee efficiency through training and advisory support to local and national program teams and coordinators. This local support work is carried out according to the needs identified and expressed in each country, and also provides a framework and perspective made possible by its multi-country approach. In order to strengthen the technical support team in the context of the implementation of Framework Agreement V (2027-2031) which finances the PACOPE-SPE programmes, a fifth expert function is opened to complete the technical support system, that of MEAL Manager. Under the supervision of the SOS VEM Program Manager, the MEAL Manager will have the following responsibilities: Support the processes of monitoring, evaluating, and updating information systems to ensure their performance, in collaboration with the program coordination staff of the partner National Authorities of SOS VEM; Contribute to strengthening the capacity of teams regarding the collection, processing and analysis of multi-sectoral data in the area of child protection and the socio-economic development of families and young people; Ensure the reliability of data related to the monitoring and evaluation system and provide support for the analysis of progress and the measurement of results of the PACOPE-SPE programs; Ensure the content and availability of information necessary for reporting, analysis and decision-making during technical and supervisory platforms, and for capitalizing on experiences. Conditions Consultancy with an initial duration of 15 months starting from October 1, 2027 Ideally, the position should be based in Mali or Niger; Frequent travel within the sub-region for support and accompaniment missions for teams in the four countries; The final contractual agreement for the duration of the Framework Agreement (ending June 30, 2032) will be effective at the end of the trial period. You can find more information about this offer by clicking on this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nQ-hIXinpfQh4zzziUchEVZ2ewY5swNE/view?usp=drive_link How to apply Applications including a cover letter and curriculum vitae must be submitted to SOS Childrens Villages World asbl exclusively by email (recruitment@sosve.lu) with the subject line SOS/RH/26/02 . The deadline for receiving applications is September 21, 2026. [Disclaimer: The above text is machine translated. For accurate information kindly refer the original document.] Tender Link : https://reliefweb.int/job/4228170/responsable-meal
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