Job Description

Position: MEAL Assistant                             
Location: Aden                          
Administrative supervisor: Field Coordinator
Technical Supervisor: MEAL Officer
Reference: 24 - 07
Duration: Till December 31, 2024, renewable based on fund availability & performance

ABOUT ADRA: 

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is an independent, humanitarian agency established for the specific purpose of providing individual and community development and disaster relief.  ADRA Yemen pursue a mission of changing the world by uplifting one life at a time. ADRA International serves 117 countries and is present in Yemen since 1995. Its programs are supported by USAID, BHA, The Japan Platform, DANIDA, GFFO, BMZ, IHA Canada, UNOCHA, and WFP It has presence in 12 Governorates in Yemen responding to 8 areas of humanitarian sectors. ADRA Yemen is undertaking programs in Yemen in the fields of health, nutrition, WASH, food security, livelihoods, and protection.

Safeguarding:

ADRA Yemen organization is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risks and children in the targeted communities, as well as the welfare of all ADRA Yemen representatives. ADRA Yemen expects the post holder to adhere to and share this commitment.
All necessary measures for safer recruitment would be required including thorough background checks.

SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the MEAL Officer, the MEAL Assistant will dedicate 100% of his/her time leading, coordinating, and ensuring the high-quality implementation of project activities. The MEAL Assistant will maintain all data, conduct relevant need assessments, and regular field visits to ensure full compliance with rules and regulations for project implementation, and develop frequent reports on all project activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The “MEAL Assistant” will be responsible but not limited to:

• Develop periodic field monitoring plans for the project, taking into consideration the project MEAL Plan, indicators, and other information useful for project monitoring and evaluation.
• Design data collection tools like Post Distribution Monitoring (PDMs), During Disaster Monitoring (DDMs), Data Tables, Health Facilities (HFs) monitoring forms, and PSMs. 
• Undertake regular field/site monitoring visits in close coordination with the program team to ensure right implementation of the activities, data collection and verification, and to assess progress on the ground against action plans, and to promote compliance to quality and program standards.
• Carry out quantitative and qualitative data collection activities at field level and conduct surveys, interviews, questionnaires, focus group discussions with beneficiaries as defined in the weekly/monthly MEAL work plan and as required by the programs.
• Verify and clean the collected data in time, check data quality, performs data processing, and data analysis functions and interprets/reports findings from quantitative and qualitative data.
• Support Monitoring Officers in developing tools for Baseline, Mid-Term Evaluation, and End-line evaluation; and implementation of them. 
• Train NGO and other partner staff on data collection tools and processes, data verification and quality assessment, and accountability as required.
• Participate in the project log-frame update, make follow up with the project team on the project plan, monitor project output/ outcome indicators, and assess progress made against targets. 
• Develop field monitoring reports and provide support to the program team in compiling periodic reports, stressing the importance of data quality, indicator-based reporting, and analysis of trends and the achievement of program objectives/outcomes.
• Record the HFs data into the Health & Nutrition Systems, every month.
• Ensure the Community Feedback Response Mechanism (CFRM) and Accountability to the Affected People (AAP) are being implemented throughout the project’s lifetime, following ADRA Yemen’s complaint policy and database, and follow up on complaint until they are addressed and closed. 
• Prepare and submit regular, timely, and quality MEAL reports and provide monitoring and evaluation findings and recommendations to support performance planning and risk analysis, emergency preparedness, security risk management and risk mitigation activities, development and implementation of project MEAL learning and feedback mechanisms within ADRA Yemen’s programs.
• Organize, collect, compile and document all program and MEAL-related data and files, ensuring that all records are properly organized and stored and keep hard and soft copy, especially the confidential data such as the beneficiaries list and complain forms.
• Assist in developing communication products e.g., short videos, documentaries, success stories, case studies, snapshots and lessons learnt as detailed in ADRA Yemen communications guidelines. 
• Assist in planning, leading and evaluating regular MEAL Assistant training workshops to build the capacity of project staff in use of MEAL Assistant data for program improvement.
• Take active roles in generating and sharing learning within project and across various projects. 
• Perform other relevant duties and responsibilities required and requested by the MEAL Officer and the Program Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree in medical sciences, Social Sciences, Information Management, Statistics, or other relevant fields.
• One year of relevant professional work experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of direct monitoring and evaluation experience, specifically in the humanitarian and development context.
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation methodologies i.e., both quantitative and qualitative data collection, processing, and analysis.
• Relevant background in emergency programs, with experience in systematic input, output and process data were collected and used to guide programming.
• Knowledge of sampling and questionnaire design.
• Good English Skills.
• Good report writing skills.
• Very good command of MS Office applications.
• Preferred to be from the same governorate.
• Females are highly desirable for this job.

ADRA’S VALUES:

We uphold the Humanitarian Principles; our key values: 

• Connected    
• Courageous
• Compassionate