MEAL Officer (Re Announced)

Watan Development and Initiative Organization is a non-governmental, nonprofit, non-political, and independent organization dedicated to empowering and uplifting communities through sustainable development, social justice, and enhancing well-being for individuals and families. Since its establishment in 2014, we have worked tirelessly towards poverty alleviation, economic empowerment, education and skill development, health and well-being, gender equality, women's empowerment, agriculture and livestock development, and environmental sustainability. Our goal is to improve living conditions, provide quality education and essential skills to individuals, enhance community health and well-being, promote gender equality, increase agricultural productivity, and foster environmental sustainability.

With a passionate team of over five hundred individuals and a strong network of partners and supporters, we strive to bring about positive change by preserving and celebrating cultural diversity and heritage, fostering social cohesion, and promoting cross-cultural understanding and respect. We ensure program effectiveness and accountability through continuous monitoring, evaluation, and data-driven approaches. Our commitment to integrity, sustainability, accountability, innovation, empowerment, advocacy, and respect for diversity guides our efforts as we address pressing challenges such as poverty alleviation, education, healthcare, environmental conservation, women's empowerment, child welfare, and sustainable development.

Our Value:

WDIO is committed to applying a ‘zero tolerance’ policy towards acts of sexual exploitation and abuse by its personnel. In 2003, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a Bulletin on “Special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse” (ST/SGB/2003/13) (“the Bulletin”). To support the system-wide implementation of the zero-tolerance policy, the Director-General has decided to adopt the Bulletin's standards of conduct and provisions on PSEA, adjusted as necessary, to be applied by WDIO personnel, as follows.

Job Summary

The MEAL Officer will be responsible for all monitoring and evaluation activities at the provincial level and support the coordination of data collection, compilation, consolidation, and analysis to track the education projects' activities, monitor progress, and help impact measurement at the provincial level, as well as ensure the production of timely and quality monitoring reports. The officer will report to the project manager/M&E manager.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Ensure that the project and the activities are in line with the education program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• Undertake specific monitoring visits to project areas regularly.
• Identify performance gaps in program implementation and provide feedback
• Develop and review monitoring reports and identify areas for improvement
• Assist, coordinate, and provide technical support to the central MEAL activities
• Analyze data for summary and thematic reports on M&E findings, lessons learned, and success stories 
• Conduct monitoring and evaluation of program assignments in the province.
• Support in standardizing monitoring and evaluation activities in the province.
• Support in developing data collection methodology and tools.
• Compile and update monthly output tracking sheets (MEAL matrices), online reporting, and monthly MEAL reports.
• Support the social organizers and other provincial project teams to improve the quality of monitoring, evaluation, and accurate reporting, including training on MEAL tools;
• Support field staff to implement project-level assessments, baseline survey using ODK/ mobile data collection methods, outcome measurement, training, data entry, and analysis;
• Support the use of digital-based data collection using mobile phones/tablets; conduct regular monitoring visits of projects’ activities and report monitoring findings with relevant staff to the central office.
• Regularly monitor project activity and report the successes and challenges to the office.
• Ensure the latest education policy of WDIO has been fully considered in all phases of the project implementation in the province.
• Ensure the quality of the education program through regular monitoring.
• Ensure that Field Monitoring plans are achieved on time.
• Develop M&E tools for gathering information/data from the field and keeping up-to-date data required for timely and quality reporting;
• Develop monitoring and other required data collection forms in ODK/Kobo platforms.
• Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding staff under their supervision, in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
• Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Support and coordinate capacity-building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.
• Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is as per agency and donor requirements.
• Identify challenges in the implementation of project activities with the team and offer ideas for potential solutions.
• Report monitoring data promptly to the relevant program and managerial staff.
• Support in data management and development of clear information flow between the program and monitoring and evaluation staff, as required
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Social Science, Economics, Educational Leadership, or any other related field (Master’s degree is preferred)
• Minimum of 3 years’ working experience in similar positions in the GPE Education Program with national and international NGOs.
• Excellent Pashto and Dari reading, writing, and verbal skills. Fluent in English, reading, writing, and verbal skills.
• Travel – The position will be based in the province with frequent travel to the districts. Ability to travel throughout the country;
• Efficiency, result-oriented, and excellent management capabilities;
• Capacity to perform effectively under pressure and harsh conditions; ability to handle confidential and politically sensitive issues responsibly and maturely;
• Excellent capacity development and teamwork skills; cross-cultural and gender sensitivity;
• Respect the confidentiality of the organization;
• Ability to use information technology effectively.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word and Excel, Access a plus)
• Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines
• Self-motivated, pro-active, efficient, reliable, and creative
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience with coordinating and managing other staff
• Experience working in tough environments with many environmental challenges
• Experience in report writing, Data management/analysis skills, excellent analytical ability

Interested applicants could submit their CV and cover letter via below:

https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/single/ezZiVBIw