SayPro Meal Program Management —

· Provide input into the design and strategic direction of the overall MEAL system of the consortium at the regional level including performance monitoring plans, performance indicator reference sheets, indicator performance tracking table data collection instruments, data and reporting flow maps, feedback and response mechanisms and detailed implementation plan and lead the development and adaptation of thermal system as well as the larger MEAL system 

· Support the project team and MEAL team in the design and implementation of vulnerability assessments, stakeholder mapping and analysis, gender analyses, and other pre-program data collection and analysis.

· Ensure the consistency of indicators and tools across all partners.

· Collect and analyze lessons learned and best practices from previous and ongoing programs capturing the impact of carbon sequestration activities to ensure they feed into program strategies as appropriate.

· Leverage lessons learned, best practices, program data, evaluations, and other information to generate donor communication pieces, success stories, case studies, and other high-quality, results-based documentation.

· Work with the senior management team to identify and pursue strategic opportunities for program expansion.

MEAL Implementation

· Lead mandated evaluations, needs assessments, annual surveys, case studies, and other research efforts.

· Develop a tailored MEAL operating manual to ensure a complete, up-to-date, high-quality MEAL system, containing essential data collection tools, data flow maps and analysis plans to address need-to-know information for program quality and donor reporting.

· Contribute to donor reports through high-quality project data interpretation and report inputs.

· Support learning-to-action events and reflection sessions to systematically analyze data to promote adaptive management and to document and incorporate lessons learned into program design and implementation.

· Ensure MEAL and program teams regularly review and adjust MEAL plans and tools as needed by the project context.

· Ensure that transparent high-quality accountability mechanisms, including beneficiary feedback and response mechanisms, are in place and are regularly discussed at the appropriate level with necessary responses and feedback documented.