MEAL officer

• Support Program Team in drawing up and/or reviewing logical frameworks and need analysis during the design and implementation of the projects;
• Actively lead on the definition of the M&E Plans and ensuring its implementation in compliance with MEAL strategy;
• Prepare the MEAL framework and tools and participate to the development of the databases;
• Set up a monitoring system and design the proper tools in order to collect direct feedback from SDF participants and the targeted communities;
• Share the M&E Plan with the program teams and plan all the field activities related to M&E (field visits to SDF beneficiaries, meeting with the community or other project stakeholders, etc.).
• Participate in developing MEAL Standard Operation Procedures and assist in staff training.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Undertake regular visits to field locations to support monitoring and evaluation processes and develop and implement accountability processes;
• Keep accurate records of data, activities and community/beneficiaries’ participation in monitoring activities;
• Ensure that data is collected and recorded ethically and within the remits of SDF policy on confidentiality and consent;
• Coordinate all collection, reporting and validation of data (qualitative and quantitative);
• Ensure data quality measures implemented during data flow process and meeting the standards;
• Integrate protection and gender perspectives in all areas of work, to ensure equal participation of women, men, boys and girls, and people with disabilities in data collection processes;
• Participate in projects’ specific assessments (baseline, end line) and a multi-sectorial needs assessment and support in beneficiary selection process;
• Contribute to mid-term and final evaluations and all other activity related to MEAL such as developing ToR, supporting external evaluators, etc.
• Provide feedbacks and recommendations for timely improvement;

Accountability:

• Developing the information materials for complaint and feedback mechanisms.
• Training staff on internal feedback guidelines and relevant Protocols.
• Follow up the beneficiary feedback mechanism by receiving and filing complaints based on the pre-established protocols;
• Keep complaints records confidential and only accessible to relevant staff according to the internal feedback mechanism guidelines;
• Contribute to develop, with the support of the Program team, appropriate accountability strategies respectful of the local context;
• Serve as focal point for the mainstreaming and making sure that cross cutting issues are implemented and reflected in reporting such as gender, Governance and child safeguarding policies/ procedures in the project activities.

Learning:

• Training other team members on M&E tools and skills as appropriate including needs analysis of team;
• Participate and/or facilitate internal and external project evaluations, and learning exercises;
• Support internal improvement processes (theory of changes, Log Frames and strategies);
• Identify and document lessons learned, generate best practices in cooperation with Field Officers, Heads of Projects, and on request by the Projects Manager;
• Participate/facilitate in internal projects evaluations and learning reviews that are intended for lessons learned and operational decision making.

Reporting:

• Prepare regular monitoring reports including ongoing data analysis with status of implementation progress;
• Prepare clear data analysis reports including best practices and case studies;
• Participate in the preparation of Indicators & Beneficiaries Progress Report (IBPR) and International Strategic Plan (ISP) report;
• Support in writing mid-term, final or other reports required local government, donors, etc.;
• Data collection, analysis, and reporting, and identify areas for improvement.
• Prepare monthly report on project progresses accordingly to the objectives planned;
• Perform any other duties related as may be assigned.