M&E Officer / Sana'a
Deadline: Monday, 15 March, 2021
Field M&E Officer
Terms of Reference
Division : MEAL
Location : Al-Hodaidah
Reports to : MEAL Officer/Health & Nutrition MEAL Specialist
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
YFCA is a leading, Humanitarian, non-Governmental, non-Profit, non-denominational and impartial Organization established in 1976 to improve woman and child health. Dramatic changes in YFCA mandate were introduced gradually to accommodate the emerging needs of women, children, youth and vulnerable groups. From that Health perspective, YFCA programs incorporate wider thematic interventions including WASH, Shelter, and Nutrition, Food Security, Agriculture and Livelihood, Education, Early Recovery and Protection. To pursue its unchanging humanitarian mission, YFCA will thoughtfully continue its expansion process to respond to the ever changing needs of affected communities and vulnerable groups.
Job Overview:
Working under the supervision of the Health and Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and learning (MEAL) Specialist, the Field M&E Officer will be based Hadhramaut and assigned to work within different districts in the same governorate. The MEAL Officer will work closely with Health and Nutrition MEAL Specialist to implement the organization M&E commitments in the specific targeted districts for the health project, improve program quality through improving data management systems and processes. The position will support measurement in the Field Office. The MEAL Officer will lead day to day M&E tasks arising in the field Office and providing technical support to ensure the effective implementation of projects.
Key Responsibilities:
Terms of Reference
Division : MEAL
Location : Al-Hodaidah
Reports to : MEAL Officer/Health & Nutrition MEAL Specialist
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
YFCA is a leading, Humanitarian, non-Governmental, non-Profit, non-denominational and impartial Organization established in 1976 to improve woman and child health. Dramatic changes in YFCA mandate were introduced gradually to accommodate the emerging needs of women, children, youth and vulnerable groups. From that Health perspective, YFCA programs incorporate wider thematic interventions including WASH, Shelter, and Nutrition, Food Security, Agriculture and Livelihood, Education, Early Recovery and Protection. To pursue its unchanging humanitarian mission, YFCA will thoughtfully continue its expansion process to respond to the ever changing needs of affected communities and vulnerable groups.
Job Overview:
Working under the supervision of the Health and Nutrition Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and learning (MEAL) Specialist, the Field M&E Officer will be based Hadhramaut and assigned to work within different districts in the same governorate. The MEAL Officer will work closely with Health and Nutrition MEAL Specialist to implement the organization M&E commitments in the specific targeted districts for the health project, improve program quality through improving data management systems and processes. The position will support measurement in the Field Office. The MEAL Officer will lead day to day M&E tasks arising in the field Office and providing technical support to ensure the effective implementation of projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of project results.
- Develop projects Indicator trackers and MEAL plans in collaboration with H&N MEAL Specialist.
- Conduct the activities outlined in the project’s MEAL work Plan.
- Ensure regular follow-up and progress reporting on project indicator trackers and MEAL plans to the H&N MEAL specialist.
- Developing and creating of internal monitoring, assessment and reporting templates.
- Promote monitoring, evaluations and audits as means of guiding.
- Use different qualitative and quantitate methods of data collection including structured/ semi structured interviews, key informant interviews, in-depth interviews, group discussions, focus group discussions and direct observations as MEAL tools.
- Monitor the activities and services conducted by the EMMT.
- Conduct field visit to the supported EMMT and monitor if they are working in alignment of the movement plan.
- Conduct field visits to collect information from the beneficiaries’ households and other stakeholders and ensure data collection is conducted on time and in accordance with the data collection plan.
- Make sure that all medicines and supplies are dispensed based on the endorsed mechanism.
- Perform post service monitoring in monthly basis to ensure that the project services accessible by all the vulnerable groups.
- Develop and use key qualitative tools (observation checklists, guide for group discussion and interviews) for monitoring purposes.
- Design simple and complex questionnaire using XLS or form builder (Kobo form builder, ONA form builder, etc.)
- Communicate clearly the findings of monitoring activities and reviews against targets set by the project.
- Adhere to key concepts and commitments regarding accountability to affected populations (AAP), including IASC CAAP, CHS, and Sphere Humanitarian Charter.
- Preparing and sorting received documents and identifying forms that need to be entered which are related to MEAL unit.
- Train HF’s focal points on data record and entry of the required statistical datasets.
- Provide technical guidance when needed to ensure effective and accurate registration of the statistics in HFs.
- Monthly or when required, open the complaint box and provide signed- opening minutes.
- In collaboration with the project team, identify and document programmatic successes, best practices, challenges, means of verification and lessons learned.
- Preparing monthly M&E report according to work plan reflecting the project progress, achievements in the project, and challenges.
- Ensure project indicators are met, meeting beneficiaries to get their feedback about service rendered.
- Regularly conduct/analyze/report PDM, PSM, Onsite distribution monitoring and any other monitoring and evaluation studies.
- Sensitize beneficiaries of the complaint and feedback mechanism (CFM).
- Responsible for appropriate follow up of all the program supplies and ensure proper record keeping adhere to the organisation logistics procedures, accountability policies and preventing spoilage and stock out, and report if deviations occur
- Make sure that CFM have been set in place through efficient channels.
- Responsible of complaints and recommendations receiving, recording and follow-up FCM channels.
- Perform other relevant tasks as required by supervisor.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CVs to confid.vac@gmail.com, by 15th Mar 2021 at the latest, mentioning the job title in the subject line and the city you are applying for. Emails without such indication will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Interested candidates are invited to submit their updated CVs to confid.vac@gmail.com, by 15th Mar 2021 at the latest, mentioning the job title in the subject line and the city you are applying for. Emails without such indication will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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