MEAL Coordinator, VCCRP

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator, VCCRP

The Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience Project (VCCRP) is the largest community-led climate adaptation initiative in the Pacific, funded primarily by the Green Climate Fund. Operating across all six provinces, it strengthens communities’ ability to adapt to climate change through locally tailored actions, government and civil society support, and cross-sector dialogue. The project is led by the Ministry of Climate Change’s Department of Climate Change, with implementation support from key ministries and partners. Save the Children Vanuatu plays a key role in mobilizing funds and delivering activities alongside government agencies.

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job:

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making Vanuatu and the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. Benefits include:

·         Collaboration with diverse and creative teams

·         Personalized learning plans and internal development opportunities to support your career growth

·         A child-friendly work environment

·         Attractive salary package

·         Comprehensive benefits, including:

·         Full Medical Insurance Coverage 

·         20 Day Annual leave

·         21 Days Sick and carer's leave

·         14 Weeks Maternity leave

·         10 Days paternity leave

·         7 Days Compassionate leave

·         10 Days Domestic violence leave

·         6 Days Study leave

·         Home Leave Airfare

·         Paid Public Holidays

Where you come in:

The MEAL Coordinator will oversee monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) activities for VCCRP. This includes managing data systems, reporting, and supporting knowledge sharing among government, partners, and communities. Working closely with the Project Management Unit and field teams, the coordinator ensures accurate, timely reporting and builds staff capacity in MEAL processes. The role reports to the MEAL and Program Quality Manager.

You will make an impact by:

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

• Coordinate with VCCRP teams to plan and implement M&E activities across the project cycle
• Maintain M&E systems (e.g. IPTT, beneficiary tracking, monthly reports)
• Ensure data accuracy and quality through verification and cleaning
• Use Kobo Toolbox for data collection and monitoring
• Support ethical, gender-sensitive, and inclusive MEAL practices
• Review and improve data tools and processes
• Contribute to assessments (baseline, midline, endline)

Reporting

• Maintain organized MEAL files and data records
• Provide accurate beneficiary data, analysis, and impact stories for reporting
• Review reports and verify documentation from field teams

Accountability

• Conduct post-distribution monitoring (PDM)
• Lead community feedback activities

Learning

• Build staff capacity in MEAL
• Organize learning sessions and share lessons learned

Health, Safety, and Risk

• Promote safety, report hazards, and follow risk mitigation practices

Child Protection & Safeguarding

• Uphold child-safe standards and conduct
• Respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns

Does this sound like you?

Are you data-driven, community-minded, and passionate about turning information into impact? Do you have a sharp eye for detail and a strong commitment to accountability, learning, and adaptive project management? Are you keen to apply and grow your skills in monitoring, evaluation, and evidence-based decision-making while supporting climate-resilient communities across Vanuatu?

If you thrive in a dynamic environment and want to be part of a locally led project making a real difference in people’s lives, the VCCRP MEAL Coordinator role could be a perfect fit for you.

This role requires:

·         A relevant tertiary qualification with experience in implementing quantitative and qualitative MEAL activities with strong data management, analysis and reporting skills 

·         A good level of oral and written English, and a strong communicator

·         Good skills and proven experience using Microsoft programmers to summarize and communicate results including Word, Excel and PowerPoint and other data collection, analysis and visualization tools such as Kobo, Power BI and Stata

·         Able to set goals, develop plans and be result focused to meet tight deadlines.

·         Strong leadership behaviors and skills in line with organizational values

·         Ability to work under pressure or after work hours with minimal supervision

·         Experience working in community participation and accountability activities

·         Ability to work collaboratively and highly developed relationship building, negotiation, and interpersonal skills

·         Commitment to self-learning, development, and continuous improvement

·         Good understanding of fraud and risk management

Sounds interesting?

We’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter via link provided, by 18 July 2025.  We welcome and thank all applications, however due to the anticipated volume of submissions, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. To request a full Job Description (JD), please send an email to Hr.Vanuatu@savethechildren.org.au 

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organization. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH policy and Code of Conduct.

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society – in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – and reflects the communities we work in.  We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices.  Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work.