Accountability & Learning Officer

Accountability & Learning Officer - Improve humanitarian responses through evidence and learning

London, N1
Full-time, Permanent
Salary of circa £36,000 per annum

About Us

The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is a unique membership organisation made up of 15 of the UK’s leading humanitarian charities.

When large-scale disasters strike countries that lack the resources to respond, we bring our member charities together to raise funds quickly and efficiently. Working as one, we coordinate the UK public’s response to overseas disasters.

What You’ll Do

This role enables the DEC and our 15 member charities to effectively respond to humanitarian emergencies and provide timely, quality, community-focused assistance.

As an Accountability & Learning Officer, alongside your efforts to contribute to our learning and growth, you will shape our work to influence key policy agendas. You’ll be working across such areas as climate adaption, flexible funding for humanitarian action, and locally led humanitarian responses.

Overseeing our monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities, you will support the set-up of projects, build relationships, and co-ordinate activities in all our current operational theatres.

Specifically, your role will involve:

• Assessing humanitarian crises for DEC appeal eligibility
• Maintaining and improving reporting templates
• Setting up and overseeing key learning activities over the appeal cycle
• Overseeing our Collective Initiatives and Shared Services portfolio
• Supporting a range of DEC research and learning projects and reviews
• Helping members to achieve their climate and environment targets
• Leading the design and set up of regular learning events and workshops
• Acting as the key focal point for members’ and partners’ queries
• Acting as deputy for the Accountability & Learning Manager

What You’ll Bring

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience with monitoring, evaluation, and research design and/or implementation
• Experience in the international humanitarian/development/charity sector for an NGO, UN Agency or similar
• A strong understanding of humanitarian crises globally
• Detailed knowledge of humanitarian principles, programming, and how the sector operates
• A good understanding of Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks and methodologies used to monitor programmes and measure outcomes
• An understanding of and interest in key policy areas within the humanitarian system
• The ability to thoroughly check and clean large datasets and analyse quantitative and qualitative data
• A degree-level qualification (ideally a post-graduate level qualification) in a relevant discipline

How We’ll Support You

• Flexible working hours (outside of an appeal)
• 25 days' annual leave, rising with length of service (3 years: 27 days. 5 years: 30 days)
• 3% employers’ pension contribution, rising to 8% post probation
• HealthCare Cash Plan, providing an array of health services (~£1,660 cash value, per year)
• Wellbeing support
• Discounted access to various health club providers (via Gympass)
• Discount schemes for various retailers and businesses
• Discounted tickets for events, via Tickets for Good
• Season ticket loan (post probation)
• Financial hardship loan (post probation)
• Cycle-to-work & Car scheme (post probation)

Apply Now

Apply today (via the 'Apply' button above) to join the Disasters Emergency Committee as an Accountability & Learning Officer and be part of a team making a tangible difference in times of crisis.

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