MEAL Officer

Mustaqbal Development and Relief Organization (MUDRO) is looking for a MEAL Officer.

General information:

• Organization: Mustaqbal Development and Relief Organization (MUDRO)
• Position: Program Manager.
• Location: Somalia
• Reports to: Head of Operation.
• Job terms: 12 Months, with possible extension
• Starting date: 1stAugust, 2023

About MUDRO:

Mustaqbal Development and Relief Organization: - Created in 2009, MUDRO is a local non-governmental organization pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in Somalia to serving the most vulnerable communities affected by conflicts, disasters, or socio-economic hardship. We strive to ensure that our activities are conflict sensitive and do not harm affected communities and their environment, presently or in the future. MUDRO’s capacity and experience allows us to deliver fast and effective assistance whenever an emergency happens across. MUDRO has prioritized accountability to affected persons (AAP) principles in the design of project activities, taking into account the specific needs and roles of women, girls, boys and men, to ensure meaningful participation, dignified access and representation of and accountability to each of these groups. MUDRO is helping minimize risks for vulnerable groups including women and girls and advocating for equal, safe and dignified access to assistance.

About the Job

• The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer will provide technical support to all projects and oversee all MEAL activities, including assisting project teams in defining indicators, developing data collection tools and data collection methodologies, and leading data assessments of the area. He/ She will also analyze the data and produce high quality graphics and reports to illustrate the findings.
• The Officer will collaborate closely with the MUDRO MEAL Manager and Programme team to ensure compliance with MUDRO MEAL requirements and best practices.
• MUDRO is committed to building a diverse organization where inclusivity is central. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can contribute to our goal and organizational principle of diversity and inclusivity.
• Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at MUDRO. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, marital status, or disability status.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure full compliance with MUDRO ’s Minimum Monitoring Evaluation,

Accountability and Learning Standards in all projects implemented by the MUDRO Office .

• Support the development of MEAL components of project proposals, including the development of MEAL plans and Detailed Implementation Plans (DIP) will be developed in close collaboration with program team and will be used to populate MUDRO ’s Performance Monitoring Tracker (PMT), which will be used by the program and MEAL teams to provide monthly updates and analysis of progress against indicators.
• In close collaboration with the MUDRO MEAL Manager and Area Programme Teams, develop sector-specific data collection tools and ensure their proper use by implementing teams. The position will ensure the timeliness and quality of data collection, and ensure all captured data is managed according to protection information management standards and best practices.
• Lead rapid emergency beneficiary verification and post-distribution monitoring, assist programme teams in conducting needs and contextual assessments and analyses.
• In collaboration with the MUDRO MEAL Manager, assume responsibility for the implementation of the MUDRO Beneficiary Feedback and Response Mechanism, and all associated tools and SOPs, in the MUDRO Office, ensuring that beneficiaries of emergency interventions have access to feedback and complaints channels and that feedback and complaints are logged and resolved in a timely and compliant manner.
• Produce monthly analysis reports with updates on the implementation status of all assigned projects. This will entail flagging areas of concern, developing recommendations for corrective actions to share with the Area Manager, implementing teams and MEAL Manager, and documenting lessons learned.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Manager, facilitate field-level learning events to capture, document and disseminate lessons learned for internal and external purposes.
• Under the guidance of the MEAL Manager, conduct internal project audits with an eye to ensuring means of verification are documented and reflect data reported by the implementing teams.
• Identify and conduct MEAL-related capacity building needs and opportunities for MUDRO ’s program staff in the MUDRO Office, assume responsibility for facilitating trainings on Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS), and beneficiary feedback and response mechanisms.
• Provide support in preparing and reviewing reports and verifying consistency between collected data, means of verification, the PMT and donor reports.

About you

To be successful in this role, you must have a relevant university degree/Diploma in statistics, economics, social sciences, community development and mobilization, geography, international relations, or another relevant field. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required qualifications.

• A minimum of 3 years of MEAL experience within the humanitarian or NGO field.
• Demonstrated experience translating log frames and results frameworks into monitoring plans, developing data collection tools and protocols, leading data collection and management process, designing and managing databases, and analyzing data.
• Proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation and experience with both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and report writing skills.
• Experience using software applications such as Excel, Access, or KOBO/ODK tools.
• Previous experience with electronic or mobile data collection
• Fluent in English and Somali languages
• Verbal and written English

This role may require long or flexible working hours at times.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your application to [email protected] including the following documents prepared in ENGLISH:

• Resume including relevant information on your education and so far, work experience.
• Cover letter summarizing your motivation to join MUDRO's team and indicating your experience and skills that you consider useful for this position.

Deadline for applying is 26th July 2023.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and invited for interview and test.