MEAL Officer - Woldiya Field Office

About the role

The MEAL Officer is the focal point for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) and resilience at the Woldiya field office, under the guidance of the Health, Nutrition & WASH Program Manager. The post holder leads MEAL-related activities, monitors project progress, maintains project data in the project database, documents best practices and supports the preparation of reports. The contract is one year, with possible extension.

Key responsibilities

• Guide and support the field office project team in monitoring program implementation across target areas
• Ensure program data (surveys, assessments, operations research) is captured and kept up to date in the project database, with regular backups
• Review the completeness, accuracy and timeliness of data and give feedback to improve quality
• Conduct regular field visits with project teams and coordinators, and produce regular reports and indicator analyses
• Collect daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly data and reports, and maintain data collection tools and quality checks
• Compile case studies and lessons learned, prepare monitoring checklists and contribute to standard recording and reporting formats
• Train and support staff in monitoring and evaluation, and help prepare status reports for management, donors and partners
• Contribute to training materials, job aids, questionnaires and communication materials
• Monitor project result sustainability and ensure accountability mechanisms share timely information with children and communities
• Set up and track complaints and feedback responses, and report them to management

Required profile

• Degree in Social Sciences (statistics, monitoring and evaluation, sociology, social work, social anthropology, community development) or equivalent
• Master's degree in statistics or monitoring and evaluation with a public health background
• 4 years' relevant experience in an NGO environment, preferably on livelihood programs
• Ability to analyze data and write high-quality reports
• Knowledge of digital MEAL platforms and tools such as Kobo Toolbox and Power BI

Required skills

• Microsoft Office and internet literacy
• Working knowledge of databases and spreadsheets
• Data collection and analysis software such as Excel, SPSS, Stata and Power BI