MEAL Officer (INT11851)

Overview

The MEAL Officer is responsible for ensuring quality monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning in programmes and projects, with a focus on data collection, analysis, and system strengthening.

Key Responsibilities

• Support in designing, improvement, and operationalisation of the Project MEAL system.
• Develop baseline and end-line assessment tools and methodologies.
• Manage project field data and oversee collection processes.
• Support in developing project databases.
• Independently develop project MEAL plan and review/update regularly.
• Support updating project Logical Framework and Monitoring and Evaluation Plans.
• Regularly track progress on all targets and indicators.
• Leads on analytical processes, including vulnerability analysis, post-distribution monitoring, M&E reporting.
• Maintain projects reporting, MEAL tools, tracking and reporting forms, monitoring reports, donor reports, evaluation.
• Support in designing MEAL tools for the project.
• Analyse project data to produce information as required by the project.
• Visit on regular basis all project field areas to ensure quality and compliance.
• Act as the point of contact for project related MEAL information.
• Act as a field focal point for the project team on Oxfam’s beneficiary counting methodology and internal reporting processes.
• Support in establishing, operationalisation and strengthening up CFM system.
• Setting up and managing complaint and feedback mechanism for the project.
• Ensure that accountability indicators and standards are integrated into plans and operations.
• Provide support and training for project and partner staff on accountability.
• Support the Project Manager and Partners teams to roll out participatory methods.
• Produce clear and quality reports that demonstrate accountability and learning.
• Provide capacity building in MEAL for Oxfam staff and partners at field level.
• Support and train Oxfam & Partner staff on MEAL tools/databases.
• Plan, Support and facilitate learning sessions at field level.
• Undertake periodic monitoring and technical support visits to partner working areas.
• Work closely with partner MEAL staff or focal points and provide support.
• Provide training to partners on accountability and support them in setting up own mechanisms.
• Plan and support project reviews, evaluation.
• Conduct quality control tests on all incoming data and supervise data entry and data cleaning/editing processes.
• Coordinate and share learning related to MEAL practices.
• Maintain a tracking spreadsheet for MEAL activities and events.
• Support in the design and management of evaluations.
• Collecting best practices, case studies.
• Coordination with Project Manager regarding field operational needs.
• Attend relevant sectoral coordination meetings.

Required Experience

Qualified South Sudanese for the role of MEAL Officer (only for people from Rumbek).

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