Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) OfficerJob Details
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Officer
Job Details
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
Experience: 3 years
Location: Turkana
Job Field: Project and Program ManagementJob Purpose
Job Purpose
Ensure the development, incorporation, and adoption of MEAL plans, tools, and methodologies across the country program to guarantee their effectiveness and efficiency.
Initiate and carry out data collection, analysis, learning, and reporting activities, ensuring accountability to local communities and promoting continuous learning and improvement.
Ensure that donors’ MEAL requirements are met and that MEAL activities are coordinated in accordance with IsraAID’s global MEAL strategy and standards.Duties and ResponsibilitiesMEAL Plans, Tools, Methodologies, and Data Management
Duties and Responsibilities
MEAL Plans, Tools, Methodologies, and Data Management
Carry out specific background research providing comprehensive and useful information for the design of new projects.
Assist in the elaboration and refinement of Logical Frameworks and theories of change in prioritized projects.
Create MEAL plans to measure and evaluate progress and effects of program implementation, detailing indicators and measures, selection of appropriate data collection tools, and types of analysis, learning, and reporting.
Work closely with project managers and IsraAID international teams to design appropriate data collection tools and methodologiesincluding baseline and endline surveys, interviews, and focus group protocolsand assist in translating these when necessary.
Contribute to the advancement of IsraAID’s organizational MEAL approach, procedures, and methods.
Review existing data collection tools for current country programmes.
Incorporate field and technical team feedback to ensure the continuous improvement of data management systems within IsraAID.
Timely update and share data on LogAlto and other data management platforms.Monitoring and Reporting
Monitoring and Reporting
Lead transparent, accurate, and timely collection of data by administering surveys, conducting desk reviews, and employing diverse and participatory data collection activities in collaboration with relevant staff.
Undertake program evaluations through field visits, desk studies, and a range of data collection methodologies.
Facilitate and carry out quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis.
Train programmatic staff on data collection tools and methodologies.
Facilitate learning processes to identify gaps and contribute to the ongoing improvement of projects while working closely with and communicating results to programme teams and country management.
Regularly communicate intermediate findings to programmatic staff to discuss lessons learned and help adapt programs accordingly.
Support the development of bi-monthly Program Updates for internal and external stakeholders.
Contribute to the compilation of Project Completion Reports and Interim Reports to donors, per the guidance and management of the Country Director.
Prepare weekly and monthly schedules of monitoring and evaluation-related activities.
Support the commissioning of short-term, contractual M&E evaluators and experts as required.
Ensure all grants have updated work plans and Performance Management Plans (PMPs) in tandem with approved proposals, regularly reviewing and updating them as needed.
Alert respective programme officers, managers, and coordinators on corrective actions required to avoid implementation delays, including flagging operational issues and risks requiring timely action.Assessments, Surveys, and Evaluation
Assessments, Surveys, and Evaluation
Liaise with the Country Director, programme staff, and the Global MEAL Lead from HQ to ensure all new and ongoing projects adhere to accountability requirements by initiating baseline surveys for new projects/programmes and conducting relevant evaluations for ongoing projects.
Ensure that the IsraAID Kenya office learns from all final evaluations of completed projects for decision-making and project improvement.
Lead and/or coordinate all country assessments, evaluations, and performance evaluation tasks, including planning and reporting.
Assist in the development of (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({});Terms of Reference (TOR) for external surveys and consultant recruitments.
Coordinate the review of all prepared survey reports to ensure quality and accuracy.
Timely plan and initiate pre- and post-intervention assessments, KAP surveys, After Action Reviews, Post Distribution Monitoring, and Real-Time Evaluations for any emergency response.Learning, Accountability, and Capacity Building
Learning, Accountability, and Capacity Building
Conduct regular country monitoring of all programmes against established standards.
Provide relevant evidence for organizational learning and share constructive feedback with colleagues to ensure programme quality.
Build staff capacity through training to ensure the adoption of new data monitoring tools and high data quality.
Keep abreast of new M&E approaches and tools, providing staff training as requested and enabling staff to monitor and evaluate their own efforts, gather relevant data, and produce required progress reports.
Under the overall responsibility of the Country Director, ensure IsraAID Kenya maintains and follows an updated Accountability Framework for collecting community feedback and inputs.
Regularly collect and analyze Complaints Reporting and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) accountability data for the IsraAID Kenya team to facilitate quality improvement.
Facilitate the incorporation and further development of platforms and methods that promote two-way communication with local communitiesregularly collecting information from and providing feedback to local communities.Strategy and Planning
Strategy and Planning
Ensure effective implementation of yearly strategic planning for MEAL plans.
Contribute to the strategic planning process of IsraAID Kenya, particularly in relation to the inclusion and incorporation of MEAL.
Identify and collect best practices across programs.Coordination and Representation
Coordination and Representation
Develop and maintain effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders, including partner agencies, community leaders, and service providers, where appropriate and relevant.
Participate in and represent IsraAID at inter-agency working groups and coordination mechanisms when appropriate or in the absence of other staff members.
Serve as a focal point in the field for IsraAID HQ’s MEAL team.Required Experience and Technical Competencies
Required Experience and Technical Competencies
Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, statistics, demographics, international development, or a related field.
Minimum of three (3) years of experience working in the field of MEAL (including indicator selection, target setting, data collection and analysis, facilitating learning processes, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans).
Knowledge of major evaluation types (process, impact, etc.), methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods), and data collection and analysis methods.
Experience in developing data collection instruments.
Experience in planning and managing surveys, developing and refining data collection methods and tools, and conducting data quality assessments and oversight, alongside knowledge of participatory MEAL methods.Physical Environment and Demands
Physical Environment and Demands
Typical office environment with field visit demands.
Ability to work in a fragile context.Level of Contact with Children
Level of Contact with Children
High contact: Frequent interaction with children.Languages
Languages