MEAL Officer

Essential job functions:

Key purposes of this assignment include:

·         The MEAL Officer will support the Program Manager as well as the Program team in all data collection, analysis, and learning activities to help ensure accountability and efficiency from start to finish for all programs and projects, both new and established programs s/he will provide technical field support to the Program unit, within the POD department. The MEAL Officer will work closely with Program teams to assess field conditions, support capacity building initiatives, and facilitate the collection of quality data under the supervision of the Program Manager. S/he may be assigned to focus on supporting one or more specific grants or projects within a program as assigned by the Executive Director.

·         S/he will collaborate with the Program Development unit of POD as assigned by the Executive Director in reviewing and preparing monthly, quarterly and final narrative and financial donors’ reports.

·         Additionally, s/he will replace or work with other members of the team, as need be, on grants writing and set up, follow up of program expenses and indicators, implementation of processes, standard operating procedures and any other tasks given to her/him by the Program Officer or the Executive Director.

Duties and Responsibilities

Grant and/or Program Management Support

-          Support all MEAL initiatives for assigned grant(s)/project(s) including monitoring data quality, tracking the progress of activities, and contributing to staff capacity building initiatives as necessary.

2.    System Development

-          Support Program Officer and Program in creating a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities.

-          Establish and support, implement and monitor the beneficiary Feedback/Complaints and accountability Mechanism (FAM) for the country mission in line with DBG standard beneficiary FAM procedures.

-          Support the Program Officer in defining and implementing the key project performance indicators (KPI) as well as monitoring them throughout the duration of the projects.

-          Contributing to the development and implementation of organizational and project-level MEAL policies, guidelines, and standards.

-          Assist the Program Officer in proposing strategies to increase data use and demand amongst Program staff.

-          Assist Program staff in clarifying project information needs.

-          Support project/program staff on ways to properly document, organize and capture program progress.

-          Draft tools and their revisions as well as data collection procedures under the supervision of the Executive Director (eg. logical framework, project performance tracking, indicators, data flow chart, MEAL manuals)

-          Support the Executive Director in reviewing the performance of existing management information systems to help identify potential modifications or resources.

3. Data Management and Analysis

-          Keep abreast of developments in grant/program changes and progress in order to advise and recommend tools and strategies to increase program performances and results.

-          Suggest ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data within Program field teams.

-          Identify strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and management systems and propose solutions along with the Program Manager

-          Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected by Programs and to verify the accuracy of reported data.

-          Analyze changes and patterns in KPI indicator data and performance reports in order to support Program staff and/or the Program Manager.

-          Support the Program Officer to ensure that donor, partner, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.

-          Support and participate in program and project evaluations.

4. Communication and Reporting

-          Support Executive Director in reviewing donor reports to ensure high quality reports are submitted on time for this grant/program.

-          Assist Program Development/Grants Management in establishing log frames, MEAL work plans, and targets during the drafting donor project proposals as well as throughout project implementation.

-          Review and analyze weekly reports with the Program Officer to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in project implementation and to enhance quality of reporting.

5.       Additional Duties

-          Undertake any other responsibilities, tasks or activities as reasonably required as the above is given as a broad range of duties and is not intended to be a complete description of all tasks. It is important to note that the responsibilities may change to meet the evolving needs of the way DBG works. The MEAL Officer will also perform any other duties as assigned by Executive Director

Qualifications and Experience

-          Bachelor’s degree in administration, Information Management, Project Management, Engineering, Finance or other relevant academic background (essential).

-          2 to 3 years of Monitoring and Evaluation experience (essential)

-          Capacity to produce high-quality briefs and reports in English.

-          Somali National with good English communication skills (both oral and written) and ability to travel to other Somali bases where DBG is operational.

-          Previous experience in coordinating, implementing and managing food security /Education and livelihoods projects in humanitarian contexts of South-Central Somalia

-          Experience of supervising national staff in a complex, insecure emergency setting.

-          Good oral and written communication skills.

-          Ability to live and work under pressure in an unstable security environment.

-          Ability to improvise, flexibility, adaptability to transitions.

-          Hard-work and commitment to working independently.

Skills

-          Good level of proficiency in Windows Excel and quantitative analysis

-          Ability to design MEAL tools, surveys, surveillance systems, and evaluations.

-          Demonstrated ability to train and build the capacity of others.

-          Strong interpersonal skills

-          Experience in a non-governmental organization or in the United Nations (desirable).

·         Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send their application letters and detailed CV in a one PDF document to: HR Department through [email protected]  and CC [email protected]  before or on 18th of February 2024.

For any clarifications contact: h[email protected]

·         The email subject line should read “MEAL OFFICER-Mogadishu” only relevant professional credentials should apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.