Assistant MEAL Officer - Climate Action

Job Description

Title: Assistant MEAL Officer - Climate Action

Company Name: Friendship

Vacancy: 1

Age: Na

Job Location: Khulna (Paikgachha)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

Published: 2026-01-04

Application Deadline: 2026-01-10

Education:

• Bachelor/Honors

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Social Science, Development Studies, Economics, or relevant field

Skill and Competencies

• Minimum 2–3 years’ experience in MEAL/M&E roles within development or humanitarian projects
• Strong understanding of MEAL concepts, indicators, and data quality assurance
• Experience in field-based data collection and monitoring
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, and basic data analysis tools
• Familiarity with digital data collection platforms (e.g., Kobo, ODK) is an advantage
• Strong analytical, documentation, and reporting skills
• Good communication and coordination skills
• Ability to travel frequently to remote field locations
• Fluency in Bengali and working knowledge of English

Responsible for:

• Support the design and implementation of project MEAL frameworks, indicator tracking plans, and data collection tools.
• Conduct routine field monitoring visits to assess activity progress, quality, and compliance with project plans.
• Support baseline, endline, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), need assessments, and evaluation studies.
• Ensure timely and accurate data collection from field teams using approved formats and tools (paper/digital).
• Verify, clean, and compile quantitative and qualitative data for reporting purposes.
• Support the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and donor-specific MEAL reports.
• Maintain and update project databases, indicator tracking sheets, and dashboards.
• Facilitate community feedback, complaint response mechanisms (CRM), and accountability processes at field level.
• Support documentation of case studies, success stories, and lessons learned.
• Provide orientation and on-the-job support to field staff on MEAL tools and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with program teams to track output, outcome, and learning indicators.
• Ensure proper filing and archiving of MEAL documents, both hard and soft copies.
• Identify data gaps, quality issues, and risks, and report them to the MEAL Officer promptly.
• Support learning sessions, reflection meetings, and internal reviews.
• Undertake any other MEAL-related tasks assigned by the MEAL Officer or Project Manager.

Activities:

• Field monitoring and verification of project activities
• Baseline, endline, PDM, and assessment data collection
• Data entry, cleaning, validation, and analysis support
• Monitoring checklist completion and site verification
• Community feedback and accountability facilitation
• Case study and success story documentation
• Support internal learning and reflection sessions
• Coordination with field facilitators and project officers
• Reporting support for donor and management requirements