SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reports to: Head of MEAL

Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A

Staff indirectly reporting to this post: 4 Accountability Assistants

Budget responsibilities: Yes

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. BAACP Project

   • Lead the implementation of the Boosting Accountability to Affected Communities Project (BAACP).

   • Manage the annual adjustment of the BAACP log Frame and budget, in collaboration with Save the Children Norway and Denmark.

   • Oversee the development, review, selection, and management of sub-Awards for implementing partners as part of the BAACP.

   • Hold regular progress meetings with partners involved in the BAACP and act as their primary focal point in SCO.

   • Ensure regular donor reporting requirements for the BAACP are met, in collaboration with Save the Children Norway and Denmark.

2. SCO Accountability Activities

   • Oversee the implementation of SCO's Accountability Framework, across the entire office portfolio covering all programmatic sectors.

   • Lead the Accountability team, as a sub-team within the wider MEAL department, ensuring all team members are technically supported, and completing requirements in line with the SCO frameworks and SCI standards.

   • Accountable for ensuring that all FRM channels are available to communities, are being correctly administered by staff, that the feedback loop is being closed consistently, and that the anonymised data from the FRM is being regularly analysed and utilised in decision-making processes.

   • Oversee the implementation of data sharing plans, ensuring that plans are in place, and that information about SCO's work is shared with children and communities in an easily understandably, culturally appropriate, and child friendly manner.

   • Lead on the continuous development of SCO's online FRM system, in collaboration with the IM Manager and external software developers.

   • Develop and adapt the associated data collection tools and accountability materials required to implement the accountability and participation minimum requirements and to ensure a standardised approach across operational area (e.g. information posters, leaflets etc).

   • Ensure the integration of gender and disability sensitivity, and safeguarding considerations, into accountability tools, materials, and activities, in collaboration with Safeguarding, and Gender and Inclusion staff.

   • Lead the integration of accountability elements in all MEAL tools used within and across projects.

1. Ensure that accountability and participation are integral elements of all aspects of the organisation's approach to MEAL.

2. Work closely with PDQ team members and Operation team to promote understanding of the importance of accountability and participation to achieve quality programming.

3. Ensure the integration of feedback from children and affected communities into the design of projects during proposal development.

4. Ensure the accountability team is appropriately staffed and accountability activities are budgeted for in all proposals.

5. Effectively manage all project based and cross-portfolio accountability budgets.

6. Conduct regular visits to field offices to ensure compliance with the SCO Accountability Framework.

7. Lead on tasks associated with the Accountability Key Performance Indicator, including reporting, learning, and improvement.

8. Capacity Building and Coordination

   • Regularly assess the capacity levels of SCO and partner staff on accountability topics and practices and develop capacity building plans to address gaps.

   • Provide ongoing and ad hoc coaching, training, and support to accountability, MEAL, and non-MEAL SCO and partner staff on accentuality topics.

   • Organise and run regular child participation workshops for SCO and partner staff.

   • Conduct regular meetings with implementing partners to reinforce the importance of accountability as a foundation for program quality and offer support and guidance.

   • Conduct regular meetings with SCI global teams and Member offices to foster knowledge exchange, improve quality, and identify new opportunities for accountability activities and funding.

   • Attend monthly accountability taskforce meetings organised by OCHA and represent SCO and our accountability work.

1. Integration of Values

   • Contribute towards the integration of MEAL within SCI, as a core component of the programs and operations teams.

   • Contribute to safe MEAL and SCI activities, ensuring compliance with policies on child safeguarding, PSEA, anti-harassment and bullying, health and safety, security, equal opportunities, and non-discrimination.

   • Contribute to age, gender, and disability sensitivity, and child-focused programme implementation, promoting these methodologies across MEAL and SCI activities.

   • Contribute to an approach of applied learning and adaptation based on evidence across MEAL and SCI activities.

   • Contribute to people centred MEAL and SCI activities, that ensure that we respond to the needs of affected populations, maintain contextual relevance, act in an ethical manner, and Do No Harm.

   • Contribute to accountable and participatory MEAL and SCI activities, ensuring that accountability and participation are integral elements of all aspects of SCI's approach to MEAL in SCO.

   • Contribute to data protection and security by design as a core approach to MEAL, IM, and SCI activities, ensuring that key international and local legislation, SCI policies, and industry best-practices are followed.