Program Quality & MEAL Manager

Tags: English Environment
  • Added Date: Tuesday, 09 September 2025
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Tracking Code
5022-689
Job Description

Thereโ€™s something special about spending your days alongside like-minded people, just as committed to purposeful work as you. At Save the Children Australia, we attract bright and big-hearted people who are inspired to make a difference. Together, we are fearless in our pursuit of making lasting change for the children and communities who need it most.

A place to make a difference:

In this full-time, maximum term role, youโ€™ll work as a part of our Solomon Islands Knowledge-Action-Sustainability for Resilient Villages (SOLKAS) project team in Honiara, Solomon Islands to help us create lasting change for children everywhere. The Program Quality and MEAL Manager for the SOLKAS project plays an important role in delivering on our vision of a better world for children.

You will make a difference by:

Overseeing, leading and advising on program quality for the SOLKAS project Developing and leading implementation of the projectโ€™s MEAL framework, including ensuring a robust community feedback mechanism Identifying and responding to the program quality and MEAL support needs of staff within the project team Engaging with project staff, partners, and other stakeholders to foster a culture of evidence building, knowledge sharing and learning Leading program quality and MEAL reporting for the project, both internal and external

A place to feel valued:

Your deep expertise in leading and implementing program quality and monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for complex projects is invaluable.

This role requires:

Demonstrated experience (6+ years) in program quality, monitoring and evaluation, research, and assessment of projects in development contexts, preferably in the Pacific. Proven skills in research design, quantitative and qualitative methods and analysis, data collection tool design, complex sampling approaches, and statistical analysis skills . Demonstrated knowledge of data collection and analysis programs, including the ability to code tools for KoBoToolbox using .xls forms, analyze data using Excel and present data in PowerBi. Familiarity with gender analysis approaches and methods. Excellent written and visual communication skills with the ability to write clear and effective assessment and project reports in English.

A place to belong:

We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development. Internal employment and development opportunities Friendly and flexible work environment Child friendly work environment Competitive remuneration & relocation assistance (if applicable).

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Does this sound like the place for you?

Weโ€™d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

We strongly encourage applications from Pacific Island nationals.

Applications close COB, Tuesday 30th September 2025.

Position Description โ€“ PQ & MEAL Manager

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didnโ€™t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at people.culture@savethechildren.org.au. Weโ€™re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported โ€“ no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact people.culture@savethechildren.org.au for further support.

Job Location
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands

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