MEAL Officer / Sana

Deadline: Tuesday, 04 April, 2023

• Work on designing and developing the project MEAL plan and circulate the framework with the concerned project team
• Develop projects Indicator trackers and MEAL plans in collaboration with MEAL Specialist
• Conduct regular field visits to closely assess the performance in the field, and the quality of the provided services and collect any comments and feedback from the beneficiaries.
• Work closely with the MEAL WASH specialist, Project Manager, and program staff to ensure data on project deliverables and achievements against the log frame is as accurate and up-to-date as possible and managed according to agreed processes and standards.
• Conduct review meeting with the project team, program managers, and MEAL focal points to demonstrate  
• Collaborate with field office staff and implementing team on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities.
• Verify the beneficiaries including the distribution of different WASH assistance.
• Prepare all finalized beneficiaries distribution lists and participate in the distribution of different assistance or any other related activity
• Clearly communicate the findings of monitoring activities and review against targets set by the project.
• Ensure project indicators are met, meeting beneficiaries to get their feedback about service rendered.x

• Working closely with the MEAL WASH specialist and MEAL field associate to establish a mechanism for data collection tools (quantitative and qualitative) and reporting to ensure all monitoring requirements are met, including field monitoring
• Conducting data quality assessments on key activities and developing analytical reports.
• Collate, analyze, manage, and report all program-related data, including the online beneficiaries’ database.
• Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensures ongoing personal development and learning.
• Conduct data validation to monitor the quality and completeness of data sets; coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely compilation and reporting of data; capture and document lessons learned; and champion the scaling up best practices.
• Ensure the proper and timely collection, organizing and archiving (electronic and hard copy) of all indicator MOVs with the assistance of the M&E focal points on a monthly basis.
• Use different qualitative and quantitate methods of data collection including structured/semi-structured interviews, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and direct observations as MEAL tools.
• Design simple and complex questionnaire using XLS or form builder (Kobo form builder, google forms, ONA form builder, etc.).
• Proactively engage with the partners to compile information on their activities, updating the related database
• Review incoming data for completeness and consistency and advise the program team on the tools for improving data logging, entry and processing.
• Help the program team and partners to build their capacity in efficient data collection and management processes, including support with software applications.
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• Establish and manage a Complaint and Feedback Mechanism that facilitates beneficiaries/communities to register complaints and share feedback.
• Ensure transparent, accurate, and timely data collection for the purposes of study, real-time evaluation and post-intervention/ post-distribution monitoring.
• Identification and formulation of lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrated into the final report
• In coordination with the Information Management Officer, MEAL WASH specialist and MEAL associate, implement the Accountability Mechanism, including preparations of tools for feedback and complaint collecting and recording.

• Assist the MEAl specialist and/or the Project Manager to conceptualize, write, and consolidate progress reports, as well as briefing documents and other publications relating to the organization’s project implementation.
• Regularly conduct/analyse/report Post Distribution Monitoring, KAP, baseline, and end line surveys
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of MEAL findings with project staff, donors, clusters, and primary stakeholders
• Support the dissemination of quality data for decision-making and feedback via regular information sharing with stakeholders and beneficiaries, and through the publication of key project successes
• Support the Program team in the quarterly, interim, and final narrative reporting, ensuring that the reporting meets donor expectations and requirements.
• Work-plan and Timelines (including details on the development and testing of monitoring tools, and regular feedback. Any other key actions that the organization(s) should undertake should also be outlined in the work plan.
• Develop the overall framework for project MEAL systems in collaboration with donor and senior project staff, including requirements, reporting, baseline, endline, and PDMs.
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and prepare relevant reports;
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• Conduct capacity assessment of the organization’s staff in monitoring and evaluation
• Organize and conduct of results-oriented monitoring and evaluation training (including quantitative and qualitative data collection methods) for the project staff.
• Build the capacity of MEAL and program staffs on different aspects on MEAL including database management and impact assessment.
• It involves: field visits to project locations; conducting training for local enumerators; application of different data collection tools.
• Represent YFCA at program-related coordination meetings and similar activities.
• Undertake any other duties which may be assigned.

• BSc/BA degree in Civil engineering, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Information Management, Agricultural Science and another relevant discipline.
• At least 2-4 years of experience in MEAL or project planning.
• Working experience with NGOs.
• Demonstrated experience in field monitoring and conducting evaluations and surveys.
• Experience in writing quality project reports.
• Experience in implementing accountability systems such as complaints, feedback, and response mechanism.
• Working knowledge of information collection tools and methodologies, with a particular focus on data analysis and the ability to develop and apply methods and tools for knowledge capturing, preservation, and sharing..
• Prior experience with persons of concern (including internally displaced persons, conflict-affected host communities, and extremely vulnerable individuals).
• Experience in working with WASH and projects in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent computer literacy with full knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including database management systems.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, organize own schedule, perform routine work independently, meet deadlines, and adapt to continuously changing demands and multitasking. Ability to manage a heavy workload under time pressure.
• Ability to work effectively in a team with peers as well as with multiple supervisors in a multicultural environment and to interrelate in an effective fashion with staff at all levels as well as with external counterparts.
• File Archiving skills.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Strong data analysis skills.
• Facilitation, training, and coaching skills