Job Description

• Position: MEAL Officer
• Position Type: Full time.
• Duty Station: Aden
• Duration of Contract: 1 Year
• Supervision: Project Manager
• No. of staff required: 1
• Deadline:  31 December,2024.

The MEAL officer actively works with the country program team in identifying, planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating development projects and programs in collaboration with local, national partners as well as donors. Currently, the organization’s focus is on capacity building projects and inclusion activities. 

JOB PURPOSE: 

Under direct supervision of the project manager , the Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will be responsible for supporting of all the projects in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of all project’s activities at the office. He/she will use technically appropriate programme monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning models, and reporting and information systems to ensure that funded projects are implemented in effective and efficient manner.
    
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Responsibilities:

Project Implementation and Monitoring:

• Organize, design, plan and conduct the collection, verification, evaluation, analysis, compilation, and dissemination of program data. 
• Review and update the MEAL policy.
• Participate in developing project-based MEAL plans.
• Conducting data quality assessments on key activities and developing analytical reports
• Conduct regular field visits, as budget permits, to track progress against indicators and put in place systems for routing data quality checks and revisions.
• 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.
• Collaborate with field office staff and implementing partners on qualitative monitoring to provide relevant information for ongoing evaluation of project activities. 
• Organize, analyze, manage, and report all program related data.

Assessment, Surveys, and Learning: 

• Regularly collect case studies, success stories, and human-interest stories that tell an interactive story of the development impact of project activities.
• Regularly conduct/analyze/report Post Distribution Monitoring and surveys. 
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of MEAL findings with project staff, implementing partners, and primary stakeholders. 
• Support the dissemination of quality data for decision making and feedback via regular information sharing.
• Compiling and analyzing collected data to identify lessons learned and any gaps or problems, sharing results in project reflection meetings and reporting any concerns to the appropriate program.

Report Preparation & Submission

• Ensure timely submission and preparation of reports with support from other appropriate project staff. 
• Keeps track of beneficiary numbers according to project indicators, to be submitted at the end of every month.
• Maintain proper filing systems and storage of all project documents, reports, and other relevant technical materials (both hard and soft copies)
• Assess and implement flexible reporting structures and data collection mechanisms.
• Maintain feedback mechanisms of program results for decision making.

Responsibility for Resources: 

• The staff will take care of any assets issued to him during his tenure and report any loss or damage to the line Manager.
• The staff will properly file and safely store all project documents, both in hard and soft copies, and produce them at any time required.

Other

• Perform any additional duties given by the relevant supervisor. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION

A) EDUCATION/TRAINING 

Required:

• At least bachelor’s degree in research methodology, information technology, statistics, business administration, or other discipline relevant to MEAL. 

B) EXPERIENCE  

Required:

• Professional experience of 3 years minimum, among which 2 years in monitoring and evaluation.
• Data collection and management from various sources
• Designing and conducting research 
• Proven track experience record of working with Integrated Projects.

Desired:

• Experience in Monitoring multiple projects in emergency situations.
• Proven track experience record of working with Integrated Projects 

C) Competencies 

Skills:

• Strong computer skills (MS Word, Excel, Power point)
• Very good understanding of planning techniques such as ToC, LFA etc
• Analytical and research skills.
• Knowledge of challenges and opportunities.
• Time management and ability to priorities multiple tasks.
• Fluent knowledge of written and oral in English.
• Good report writing skills in English.
• Skills in designing and implementing research and evaluation studies, including developing research questions, designing data collection instruments, and determining appropriate sampling methodologies.

Knowledge: 

• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation frameworks.

Other COMPETENCIES

Core Values (Required):

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

Core Competencies (Required):

• Communication
• Team player and collaboration
• Drive for Results
• Interpersonal skills, contributing to team success, and developing teams.
• Problem solving
• Initiative-taking person able to work without close supervision.

Functional Competencies (Required):

• Data analysis. 
• Negotiating.
• Planning and organization.

Safeguarding:

• Understanding of and commitment to safeguarding, child safety, and protection from sexual abuse and exploitation principles.

PROBLEM-SOLVING (Thinking Environment):

• Ability to deal with a complex situation and solve issues and problems 

 WORKING CONDITIONS AND LEVEL OF TRAVEL REQUIRED:

• Willingness and ability to travel when needed and as the budget permits.

D) CONTACTS/KEY RELATIONSHIPS 

• The employee will work closely with the relevant projects managers, officers and Coordinators based in the office. 
• Key Working Relationships.
• Regular technical support to project staff on timely and effective project implementation. 
• Working as a team with other project staffs and other support departments (HR, Finance, Security and Admin) 
• Regular interaction with project beneficiaries and other community members in the spirit of engaging them in all project implementation stages (planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation) as well as complains/feedback mechanism.