MEAL Officer

SOLIDARITES INTERNATIONAL (SI) is an international humanitarian NGO which, for more than 40 years, has been providing assistance to populations affected by armed conflicts and natural disasters by meeting their vital needs for food, water and shelter. Particularly involved in the fight against diseases linked to unsafe water, the first cause of death in the world, SI's interventions provide expertise in the field of access to drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene promotion, but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods. Present in around twenty-five countries, SI's teams – more than 2400 people in total made up of expatriates, national staff, permanent staff at headquarters, and a few volunteers - work with professionalism and commitment while respecting culture.

Solidarités International (SI) is determined to prevent and fight all type of abuse – all act of exploitation, abuse and/or sexual harassment (SEAH) against members of beneficiary communities or collaborators, fraud, corruption, violation of persons and/or property, funding of activities harmful to human rights – that could be perpetrated in the frame of its interventions. SI implements a zero-tolerance policy regarding acts of SEAH.

Solidarités International is an equitable employer committed to finding all forms of discrimination. SI will never ask for any remuneration to take part in a recruitment process.

MISSION / OBJECTIVES

Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the MEAL Officer is in charge of the monitoring of the activities’ implementation. He/she collects data and provides evidences of the program’s progress and achievements.

He/she also report and help to improve SI accountability toward affected population.

POSITION

List of main tasks:

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

1. Under the responsibility of the team leader, participate in the logistics and administrative organisation, planning and preparation of M&E missions:

·         Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.

·         Support the team leader in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the M&E plan.

2. Collect monitoring data using SI tools:

·    Contribute to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) using Kobo, and make sure that all available aspects are covered.

·      Ensure that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.

·         Monitor humanitarian situation.

·         With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.

·         Assist in external M&E mission.

·         Ensure that contractual soft & hard data about programmes is easily available upon request.

·         Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions.

3. Data analysis:

·         When needed, provide data cleaning and pre-analysis support to understand the findings of the data collected

Accountability

·       Identify potential negative impacts of the activities and assess if “do no harm” is taken into account in the activities

·      With the support with MEAL team leader and CRM officer, ensure that the Complaint and Response Mechanism (FCRM) is effective and adapted to the area of intervention

·      Monitor that crosscutting aspects like gender, protection and disaster risk reduction are taken into account in the activities 

Learning

·         Formulate preliminary recommendations on how to improve the activities

·         Participate in lessons learnt exercises with program teams to improve the activity implementation

Reporting / communication  

·         Draft MEAL reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.

·        Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops.

·         Keep monitoring tools and files archived and secured

·      Update regularly the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donors’ indicators, gender, disable persons, protection & « Do No Harm » approaches

·   Make regular reports to the team leader on the evolution of activities and specific tasks confided to him/her, problems encountered, and the quality of relations with beneficiaries 

·        Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns

·        Collaborate with the administration and the local authorities 

HR Management

·         Take part in recruitment of the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) when needed

·         Train and build the capacity of the team (enumerators /DW)

·         Supervise the monitoring team (enumerators / DW)  

Education & Experience Requirements:

Education: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Computer Science, Business Administration, Education, Statistics, or another relevant field.

Professional Experience: At least 2 years of relevant MEAL experience, including a minimum of 1 year at Officer level or above with International Organizations.

Language Skills: Fluency in English and Pashto or Dari, with strong speaking and writing skills.

Technical Skills: Good computer skills, including proficiency in Kobo/ODK, data collection and management, data analysis, and relevant reporting tools.

Other Skills: Good report writing and communication skills, with knowledge of humanitarian standards and policies.

Mobility and Field Deployment: Willingness to go to remote and hard-to-reach areas across the Southern Region of Afghanistan, including Helmand, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, and Nimroz, for monitoring, data collection, and other.

Dear Applicant,

Solidarites International never asks job applicants for a fee, payment, or other monetary transaction. 

Please note that:

• SI is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment procedure.
• Only the HR department will contact you during the recruitment process.
• Only short-listed candidates whose application meets the criteria will be contacted & local applicants from the same province are encouraged to apply and will be given priority.
• ply for this vacancy, please submit your CV and Cover Letter in single PDF or MS Word Format in the given email address (recruitment@solidarites-afghanistan.org) and also submit your application form by using the following link.

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