Assistant MEAL Officer

Technical Level

• Leadership qualities, personnel, and team management (including mediation and conflict resolution);
• Skills in developing frameworks, LFA, qualitative and quantitative indicators.
• Development of Business process and multiple formats for activities implementation.
• Skills and knowledge of embedding quality and accountability in organizational and programmatic steams.
• Analytical and communication skills;
• Experience in MEAL system design and mainstreaming in program cycle management;
• Skill in learning-oriented analysis of MEAL data.
• Understanding of rural development, with a focus on participatory processes, joint management, and gender issues
• Report writing skills (both process and progress)
• Skills in conducting strategic reviews.
• Training skills in MEAL development and implementation;
• Skills in developing case studies, success stories, and human interest stories
• Knowledge of managing organizational budgets and financial planning.

Operational Level

• Supporting periodic reporting of each project being implemented in the respective area office in line with the M&A Framework.
• Responsible for tracking progress against output and outcome level indicators for each project.
• Furnishing and disseminating critical findings and observations relating to implementation project implementation plans and processes with the line manager as well as the respective project lead.
• Holding debriefing sessions with concerned teams on critical findings and observations to chalk out action points and course correction measures.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating program/project level cumulative progress against output and outcome indicators on the Indicator Matrix.
• Responsible for designing and conducting project-related reviews and reflections to extract important lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Responsible for designing and conducting KAP, Assessments, and Baseline Surveys.
• Responsible for collation & consolidation of KAP, Assessments, and Baseline reports.
• Collecting and documenting case studies and success stories
• Facilitating internal and external action research activities such as impact studies, evaluations, etc.
• Updating Performance Monitoring Tool (PMT(s) and MIS of the area

Organizational Level

• Demonstration of IR Values while working with teams/stakeholders
• Empowering others to ensure procedural accountability
• Knowledge of IR strategic priorities
• Collaboration & networking with others for continuous improvement
• Adaptation of environment-friendly & cost-effective approaches in your domain
• Respect & promote workplace diversity with a special focus on inclusion
• Exposure at the field level to internalize the implementation philosophy
• Support in updating (4w Matrix, online databases ie PDMA, FDMA, P&D Foreign Aid  etc)
• Record maintenance according to IR and donor requirements.

Accountability:

• Reporting any non-compliance to beneficiary selection criteria to the concerned Manager as well as the specific project/program manager.
• Receiving, registering, and supporting in investigating and recommending appropriate and amicable solutions on all beneficiary community-focused complaints according to the IRP Complaints Handling Policy document.
• Support MIS/MEAL Officer Sindh in regard to maintaining, updating, and sharing monthly complaints handling and learning log-sheet.
• Any other task assigned by the supervisor.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its SEAH (sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. We have zero tolerance policy towards SEAH and doesn’t support any action that promote or encourage SEAH.

Qualification:

• Masters/Bachelor degree preferably in social sciences.

Experience:

The candidate must have 1-year experience with Masters or Bachelor with 2 years of experience in the relevant field.

Computer Skills:

MS Office, Outlook, SPSS, the familiarity of working with online databases

Language:

• Sindh language  is compulsory
• Urdu, English dialect will be an additional asset

Key Personal Qualities:

• Strong emotional intelligence and resilience, and able to maintain self-control in difficult situations.
• Able to work under extreme conditions in field areas.
• Good communication skills in local as well as English / Urdu language which delivers information with clarity in a wide range of situations.
• Has a positive nature and able to overcome issues that create hindrance in achievement of entrusted goals / objectives.
• Has a learning attitude and a continuous improvement philosophy.
• Value Added Skills
• Responsible
• Punctual
• Trustworthy
• Conflict handler
• He or She must have experience of working for a Humanitarian Organization specifically in Emergency Preparedness in developing democracies.