MEAL Consortium Team Lead

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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future. The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting refugees, vulnerable host communities, and various institutions in the country notably the government, community-based organizations, civil society, and the private sector. Currently, the IRC in Uganda has a presence across five sub-regions and six refugee settlements, implementing programming in the sectors of Health, Protection and Rule of Law (PRoL), Women's Protection and Empowerment (WPE), Economic Recovery and Development (ERD), and Education. IRC Uganda also implements cross-cutting programming focused on systems strengthening and accountability to affected persons. IRC Uganda has a head office in Kampala, field offices in Lamwo, Kiryandongo, and West Nile. PROGRAMME CONTEXT The Refugee Support, Empowerment and Transformation (ReSET) programme is an anticipated FCDO-funded initiative designed to make Uganda's refugee response more sustainable and locally owned. ReSET will be delivered across two pillars: Pillar 1 - Lifesaving Assistance: Meeting core needs through multisectoral assistance and protection for new arrivals and the most vulnerable, applying a cash-first principle. Pillar 2 - Self-Reliance & Resilience: Improving the self-reliance and resilience of refugees and host communities through evidence-based graduation or lump-sum cash interventions. ReSET will be implemented across refugee settlements in Uganda in close coordination with OPM, UN agencies, INGOs, national NGOs, and consortium partners. SCOPE OF WORK The MEAL Consortium Team Lead provides strategic leadership and technical oversight for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) across the FCDO RESET consortium. The role is responsible for designing and leading a harmonised, high-quality MEAL system that ensures data integrity, robust evidence generation, accountability to affected populations, and adaptive programming across all consortium partners. The position ensures that MEAL systems are fully embedded in programme design, implementation, and decision-making processes, enabling real-time learning, donor compliance, and strategic programme adaptation. The role also plays a critical leadership function in ensuring that consortium results are credible, comparable, and aligned with FCDO reporting standards, while supporting evidence-based decision-making at both operational and strategic levels. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead the design, implementation, and continuous strengthening of a=consortium MEAL strategy aligned with IRC global MEAL standards and FCDO requirements. Ensure MEAL systems are designed to support adaptive management, strategic decision-making, and donor accountability at all levels. Establish and chair consortium MEAL governance structures and technical working groups to ensure alignment and quality assurance. Ensure MEAL systems generate high-quality evidence for programme steering, strategic planning, and donor engagement. Lead the design and oversight of a robust consortium-wide monitoring system ensuring consistency, reliability, and comparability of data across partners. Standardise indicators, measurement frameworks, and reporting methodologies in line with FCDO and IRC requirements. Lead Data Quality Assurance (DQA) systems, including audits, verification exercises, and routine data quality checks. Ensure monitoring systems capture both quantitative performance data and qualitative insights for adaptive programming. Lead design and oversight of mixed-methods research including contribution analysis, outcome harvesting, and cost-effectiveness studies. Ensure evidence is translated into actionable recommendations for programme adaptation, scaling, and policy influence. Promote use of evaluation findings in donor reporting, sector learning, and strategic decision-making. Provide strategic leadership for the design and implementation of consortium-wide accountability systems ensuring meaningful participation of affected populations. Establish harmonised, accessible, and safe feedback and complaint mechanisms across all programme locations. Integrate safeguarding, SEA, and protection-sensitive reporting into all MEAL systems. Ensure accountability data is systematically