MEAL Specialist

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Summary

• Vacancy: 1
• Age: at least 24 years
• Location: Cox’s Bazar (Teknaf)
• Salary: Tk. 84600 – 94752 (Monthly)
• Experience: At least 2 years
• Published: 24 Sep 2024

 

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor/Honors

University degree, preferably in economics, management, statistics, social studies or related field

Experience

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):
  NGO

Additional Requirements

• Age at least 24 years

Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the design and implementation of MEAL in projects implemented by National / International NGOs, UN bodies and/or Government

• Experience using quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods, mixed methods, and M&E practices to answer program evaluation and other applicable questions.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills (in constructive negotiations) in all areas (internal and external), active listening skills – English and Bangla

• Good analytical skills

• Good experience in designing tools for data collection, analysis, and production of reports

• Excellent skills of IT tools : Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc and good knowledge of KoBo SPSS, Stata, QGIS, toolbox, etc. and good experience in using databases

Competencies

• Ability to work independently as well as to provide support and advice

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment

• Ability to manage resources to optimize results

• Ability to plan and deliver results

• Ability to learn from negative experiences, capitalizing on errors and seizing opportunities

• Discipline, precision, transparency, and intellectual honesty

• Pro-active, goal-oriented and results driven

Responsibilities & Context

• Support in developing and implementing a robust MEAL system for all projects and proposals that ensure tracking of project/ programme results at different levels (outputs, outcomes, and impact).

• Collaborate with MEAL and program colleagues to ensure timely execution of MEAL activities, project performance review, assessment, evaluation, and data collection system.

• Implement the designed tools and SOP’s aimed at monitoring program activities implementation against work-plan and Logical Framework, ensuring that programmes have specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound indicators.

• Monitor the programme activities and indicators on a regular basis and ensure all data are valid and easily traceable for tracking and monitoring of reports.

• Assist MEAL manager to oversee the recruitment of Data staffs and field enumerators.

• Support data team to maintain an effective information database, assisting in developing data entry, storage, and analysis templates.

• Identify areas of development and support needed for data team and project partners.

• Organize MEAL training and capacity building workshop and meeting as required.

• Undertake field-monitoring visits to assess and report progress of the project implementation using standard monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies.

• Monitor main project activities and ensure verification process.

• Support project staff in conducting field assessments and surveys.

• Lead the cross-checking of means of verification to ensure evidence-based programming.

• Assist in implementation of surveys, assessments, and evaluations with support from Programme and MEAL colleagues for projects to meet Tdh standards.

• Organize lesson learned workshop to capture lessons learned upon collaboration with programme and MEAL colleagues and develop learning outputs.

• Support project team in extraction of relevant information from partners’ proposals and reports to feed into output trackers, situation reports, donor reports and proposals.

• In coordination with the MEAL team, check partners’ reporting and triangulate project documentation to monitor project progress and take steps as deemed necessary in consultation with the relevant project team.

• Keep track of all deliverables due from partners and make sure that they are documented in time to keep in line with the project implementation plan.

• Streamline the quality data flow from the fields to enhance the efficiency in generating reports.

• Develop and implement Data Quality Assurance (DQA) processes to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Reporting/Communication

• Provide alert to the respective programme managers and Field Coordinator on corrective actions required to avoid delays in implementation, including flagging operational issues and risks requiring timely actions

• Document key learning of the project and inform programme decisions harnessing lesson learnt

• Ensure to consolidate MEAL follow-up reports and communicate them to the relevant project team members.

• Ensure that all relevant MEAL tools are updated and well informed with the relevant team as well as utilization of these tools.

• Draft reports, analyze findings and provide recommendations as required for project planning, performance management and reporting

• Contribute to the reporting requirements (internal and external) as per the MEAL plan and exceptional requirements.

Team management

• Define the needs of MEAL team of the field base and recruit according to the resources allocated in collaboration with the Field Coordinator

• Support and train the team under her/his supervision

• Oversee data collection and support in the recruitment and training of field enumerators

• Propose regularly capacity building sessions and trainings to the MEAL team of the field base

• Coordinate, plan and supervise the work of the MEAL team of the field base

• Appraise the team under her/his direct supervision

Skills & Expertise

Implementation of MEAL

Compensation & Other Benefits

• Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Gratuity, Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2

Workplace

Work at office

Employment Status

Full Time

Job Location

Cox’s Bazar (Teknaf)

Job Highlights

Contract till 31-Aug-25

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