Job Description

Title: Assistant MEAL Officer - Humanitarian Crisis Response

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Noakhali (Hatiya)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Social Science (BSS), Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Statistics, Bachelor degree in any discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Designing, Planning, and Monitoring- 25%
∎ Contribute to developing a unique Information Management system/MIS for all the projects at Bhasan Char.
∎ Develop MEAL Plan for each project, Contribute to monthly Plan Vs Achievement tracking, Gap Analysis, help management make strategic decisions, and prepare monthly meeting minutes.
∎ Prepare basic monitoring tools to ensure the quality of planned activities and that they all meet standards.
∎ Provide technical support for conducting need assessment, FGDs, PDMs, baseline, and end-line surveys.
∎ Prepare monthly work plan, break it down to daily/weekly work plan, and ensure implementation of the same.
∎ Contribute to developing Concept notes and Project proposals.
∎ Develop different qualitative and quantitative methods/tools, and strategies for monitoring and evaluation of projects of Islamic Relief Bangladesh.
∎ Overall coordination and support to conduct baseline and end-line surveys (including KAP, PIM, PDM) for WASH and Livelihood activities.
∎ Contribute to preparing a project implementation plan (PIP) considering the proposal and local context to achieve set goals and objectives
∎ Ensure a team environment by supporting program staff in implementing project activities and establishing high-quality performance targets, ensuring adherence to technical standards, best practices, and donor guidelines.
∎ Assist program staff in using appropriate project management tools to plan, review and track progress on project implementation as well as on the utilization of project resources.
∎ Regularly follow up on the project activity, financial status, and work progress and report to management.
∎ Conduct MEAL findings sharing session at the field level with respective project teams.
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∎ Research and Evaluation -10%
∎ Provide Technical support to various projects on monitoring, evaluation, need assessment, and research.
∎ Responsible for conducting Baseline survey, Mid Term, and end-line evaluation.
∎ Coordinate and manage to conduct Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM), In-Field Monitoring, and Prepare PDM reports of all projects/seasonal programs.
∎ Responsible for case study collection, reporting, and ensuring media coverage (Photos and videos).
∎ Prepare case studies, need-based papers documents, find out challenges and good practices for the project.
∎ Disseminate reports and study findings to the Monitoring & Reporting officer and maintain reporting deadlines.
∎ Information Management and Reporting- 35%
∎ Coordinate with Project manager/Programme Coordinator and responsible for preparing all types of daily, weekly, monthly, interim, and Project completion reports of all projects in Bhasan Char.
∎ Prepare qualitative and quantitative reports of all projects in Bhasan Char, Coordinate with the project team, and contribute to preparing project completion reports.
∎ Must be sound in statistical data analysis (SPSS, Excel, Pivot Table) and report generation.
∎ Prepare monthly, quarterly, and final reports as per the program and project needs.
∎ Contribute to preparing monthly donor reports, providing a progress report to the supervisor, and meeting the different reporting deadlines.
∎ Maintain monthly reporting deadlines of different internal Donors (IR Canada, IR USA, etc.) in their specific reporting formats.
∎ Assist in data collection training and orientations
∎ Plan and conduct data collection, supervise data collection teams, work closely with the project team for implementing the MEAL activities at the field
∎ Collect data as per questionnaires designed in KoBo Toolbox by using a smartphone or tab, and review and submit to the server within the timeline.
∎ Contribute to WASH, Livelihood, NFI, and Child Protection Projects data management and reporting in Bhasan Char.
∎ Conduct training and provide technical support on Mobile data Collection (KoBo), Lead survey team for conducting field-level data collection and report to the Program team.
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∎ Capacity Building and Strategic Development-10%
∎ Organize and conduct project inception workshops with management as well as other stakeholders.
∎ Prepare need-based assessment tools and provide training on that software to field-level staff, community mobilizers, and volunteers.
∎ Conduct capacity-building training for project staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries through sectoral guidelines.
∎ Organize lesson-learning workshops for further organizational development.
∎ Work alongside staff to build their capacity in program planning and design; program management; monitoring, and evaluation.
∎ Suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such bottlenecks.
∎ Accountability and Learning- 10%
∎ Contribute to handling Complaint and Feedback Mechanism (CFM), maintain the CFM logbook, and ensure regular monitoring of CFM process and procedure.
∎ Identify lessons learned, good practices, and share these with the project and management team, donors/partners, and stakeholders.
∎ Participate and engage in seasonal programs activity monitoring and donor reporting.
∎ Contribute to organizing lessons learned workshops and maintaining the Lessons Learned log book.
∎ Ensure the CFM process at all stages of the project.
∎ Maintain continuous orientation of staff on CFM process, and ensure CFM box, complaint log, and register at project office level
∎ Ensure the visibility of the project in different stages and level and ensure media coverage for donors.
∎ Other Requirements- 10%
∎ Contribute to other project activities and any other tasks as required by program management;
∎ Willing and able to travel frequently for extended periods and to remote areas of the projects.
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering to achieve the program's goals of safeguarding implementation and as well as Act as a key source of support, guidance, and expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation, Fraud, Bribery & Money Laundering for establishing a safe working environment
∎ Participate seasonal (Ramadan, Akika & Qurbani) & emergency response programs if require.
∎ Being a member of Islamic Relief as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility and obligation of each staff member to understand and obey IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as and when required.
∎ Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager
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Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 18 to 60 years
∎ The incumbent will be based in Bhasanchar.
∎ Experience in working with: Project Monitoring and Evaluation, information management, data management, basic knowledge of survey design and questionnaire development.
∎ Essential:
∎ Project Monitoring and Evaluation Skills
∎ Data analysis and Data management Skill
∎ Conducting surveys, FGDs, developing mobile-based questionnaires
∎ Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication with related sectors
∎ Strong writing, Reporting, and documentation skills
∎ Monitoring & Evaluation Skill
∎ Sound Knowledge and skills in the MEAL framework
∎ Decision making
∎ Conflict resolution
∎ Self-development
∎ Problem-solving
∎ Planning, analytical, and organizational skills
∎ Strategic Management
∎ Ability to work under pressure and manage workload effectively
∎ Supportive, effective, and a good team player
∎ Context-specific activity monitoring and Reporting
∎ Seasonal Program Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting
∎ The capacity of conducting surveys, post distribution monitoring (PDM)
∎ Computer skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SPSS, Practical MEAL capacities, and skills.
∎ Desirable:
∎ Basic Photographic Skill, Self-development, Staff Management
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary: Tk. 35720 (Monthly)

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Provident fund, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 1
∎ Hardship Allowance (10% of the monthly salary for each month)
∎ Other benefits will be provided as per organizational HR policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 2 Dec 2023

Company Information:
∎ 21 Nov 2023
∎ Islamic Relief Bangladesh
∎ Address : Bangladesh Country Office: House # 10, Road # 10, Block-K, Baridhara, Dhaka-1212
∎ Business : Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) - founded in 1984 and based in Birmingham, UK - is an independent humanitarian and development organization. It supports the world’s most vulnerable people in their fight against poverty & sufferings regardless of race, political affiliation, gender, or belief, and without expecting anything in return. It is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
IRW has a presence in 45 countries across the globe. Some funds of the organization come from individual donations and others from institutional donors such as the DFID, EU, SIDA, CIDA/IDRF, Forum Syd, WFP, UNDP, and ECHO.
Islamic Relief(IR) started working in Bangladesh in 1991 in order to help the distressed survivors of the devastating cyclone by providing emergency relief and supporting communities to rebuild in the wake of that cyclone. Initially, it focused on emergency relief & disaster preparedness activities. Later on, it expanded its programs on both humanitarian and development challenges. Now it works in an integrated manner combining emergency humanitarian assistance, short-term work opportunity, shelter support, awareness & training on different DRR, climate change, development, health & hygiene and social issues, cash grant, IGA means, health & nutrition, safe water & sanitation, education, advocacy and linkage with different service providers. As a registered charity, IR is open and transparent; it continually assesses its work and operational methods to improve impact and effectiveness.
Islamic Relief values and commitment to safeguarding: IRB is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity, and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults, and beneficiaries with whom IRB engages. IRB expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us. All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.



Category: NGO/Development

: For more details on Job information, Please download the job description from our official website (islamicrelief.org.bd). Female Candidates are highly encouraged to apply. However, Islamic Relief Bangladesh considers diversity in the workplace and is a committed equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of race, family or marital status, ethnicity, disability, class, caste, or religion.