Meal Officer

The MEAL Officer position contributes to the calling of Medical Teams International through the oversight of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) including technical analysis, design and support in line with Medical Team’s program standards, donor guidelines, and humanitarian sector best practice to deliver high quality health programming. The MEAL Officer develops effective MEAL systems and data collection tools; collects data using qualitative and quantitative methods; conducts data entry and analysis; and supports donor relations through overseeing donor proposal and report development processes.  

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES   

 Monitoring & Evaluation:  

• Supports country office M&E processes, methodologies and tools for planning, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning in line with Medical Teams policies and Standard.   

• Monitor implementation of systems, processes and tools ensuring quality and consistency in M&E collection and reporting    

• Produce a comprehensive M&E plan for the program and conduct regular monitoring of progress toward that plan.   

• Provide technical expertise in household survey sampling design, questionnaire development, enumerator training and implementation, including programming needed for electronic data collection.   

• Oversee the development of M&E plans, baseline and endline survey reports ensuring assigning of tasks and collaboration from other relevant country office and HQ staff.   

• Contribute to the development of project proposals and reports, including assessments, log frames, and MEAL sections.   

• Monitor, analyze and summarize data collected from surveys and project activities.   

• Conduct beneficiary interviews, focus group discussions, and quality improvement verification visits to the project sites as required by the program.   

• Compile project monitoring data into internal and external reports reflecting activity indicators to guide management decision making, provide accountability to beneficiaries and stakeholders, share learning and demonstrate impact.   

• Ensure cluster reporting through activity info and other required platforms based on implementation data.  

  Accountability:  

• Contribute to the establishment of an effective complaints, accountability and response mechanism to enhance feedback, trust and confidence with beneficiaries.   

• Integrate accountability into country strategies, program design, monitoring and evaluations, recruitment, staff onboarding, training and performance management, partnership agreements, and highlighted in reporting.    

• Set up data storage and systems for sharing to protect confidentiality of personally identifying beneficiary data and adhere to generally accepted principles for data protection.   

• Support safeguarding of program participants and employees through promoting an environment of awareness and upholding the code of conduct provisions of Medical Teams Protection from Sexual Exploitation & Abuse, Child & Vulnerable Adult protection, and harassment-free workplace policies. Incumbents will remain alert and responsive to any child and adult safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child and adult safeguarding policy and procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Safeguarding code of conduct and behavior expectations.   

EDUCATION, LICENSES, & CERTIFICATIONS   

 Required:   

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, economics or a related field is required  

 Preferred:   

? Certificate in monitoring and evaluation  

EXPERIENCE  

 Required:   

• Proven experience in collecting quantitative and qualitative data using various survey modalities and sampling methodologies, including development of collection instruments, training of enumerators, monitoring of field collection and data quality control. 

• Experience with electronic data collection and management (Kobo preferred).  

• Experience in managing and providing ongoing training to staff involved with data collection and reporting.  

• Experience with HMIS data management and development of project monitoring systems  

KNOWLEDGE   

• Sound theoretical knowledge and demonstrated skills of monitoring and evaluation systems including quantitative and qualitative data  

• Knowledge of data analysis systems  

• Knowledge or Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative survey methods  

• Knowledge of evaluation methodologies  

• Knowledge of project cycle management  

• Knowledge of CHS and SPHERE standards  

 SKILLS  

• Highly organized and able to manage competing priorities to meet deadlines  

• Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills  

• Expertise in Microsoft Excel and data management  

• Skills in IT, databases, statistical software and analysis, particularly in areas related to monitoring and evaluation.  

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills  

• Strong report writing skills.  

• Professional working proficiency in English; Ukrainian or Russian beneficial  

• Strong computer literacy skills in word processing, spreadsheets, data collection software, data analysis software and presentations  

• Well-organized, with strong problem-solving skills and outstanding attention to detail  

• Strong and effective interpersonal skills in working with colleagues in a multicultural environment.  

  ABILITIES  

• Ability to explain MEAL terms in simple language  

• Ability to maintain confidentiality of highly sensitive information and exercise extreme discretion  

• Ability to act with integrity and maintain the highest ethical standards 

• Ability to support Medical Teams’ Calling and adhere to Medical Teams’ Code of Conduct