Assistant MEAL Officer - Humanitarian Crisis Response Programme

Job Description

Title: Assistant MEAL Officer - Humanitarian Crisis Response Programme

Company Name: Islamic Relief Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: At most 55 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 51659 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Published: 2025-02-09

Application Deadline: 2025-02-18

Education:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Statistics
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Development Studies
• Bachelor of Social Science (BSS)

Requirements:

• At least 3 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Skills Required: Accountability,Donor funded program,Humanitarian Crisis Responsese,Implementation of MEAL,Monitoring and Evaluation,Monitoring and Reporting,Project proposal writing,Reporting and Documentation

Additional Requirements:

• Age At most 55 years

Essential Competencies:

• Experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning, Reporting & Documentation, Need Assessment & PDM, Humanitarian & Crisis Response & work experience in Institutional donor project.

• Practical knowledge in Project Implementation, Project Management, Social/Community Mobilization, Facilitation, Reporting & Documentation, Monitoring & Evaluation.

• Excellent in Financial Management, Decision Making, Conflict Resolution, Self-development, Leadership & Basic Photographic.

• Ability to understand Strategic Management & Staff Management.

• Problem Solving & Planning, analytical & organizational Skills.

• Ability to work under pressure & managed workload effectively.

• Supportive, effective & good team player.

• Advanced level of skills in report writing, proposal development & evaluation reports.

• Proven expertise of MS Word/Excel/Power Point.

• Excellent Coordination/Advocacy/Networking/Communication Skills

Responsibilities & Context:

Designing, planning & ensure effective monitoring of the project according to the project need - 30%

• Support to program team for writing proposal

• Identification of partners in coordination with the HCRP program manager & project lead.

• Support to partner assessment & develop agreement

• Ensure the program quality framework in all relevant projects

• Develop different tools for monitoring & evaluation & research and study project activity

• Develop & review M&E plan, M&E framework & Logical framework as per program requirement

• Maintain & ensure donor requirements

• Contribute to developing an IMS for HCRP program & projects

• Ensure effective monitoring of the project activities

• Prepare monthly work plan, break it down to daily/weekly work plan & ensure implementation monitoring

• Regularly follow up the project activity & work progress.

• Review project-related crucial problems which are forwarded by the Project lead & take necessary steps to resolve them on a priority basis.

Accountability & learning - 20%

• Ensure complaint log & register at the project level

• Practice & promote SPHERE & Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) throughout the project

• Ensure complaint & feedback Mechanism (CFM), Child Protection, Safeguarding & Gender Sensitivity issues about project activities

• Contribute to coordinating, organizing workshops, training.

• Organize learning & workshops withing project & program.

Capacity building initiatives for project participants, key stakeholders & project staff - 10%

• Provided one-to-one coaching to staff for understanding project goal & objectives

• Orient key stakeholders on Complaint & Feedback Mechanism (CFM), Child Protection, Safeguarding & Gender Sensitivity issues in relation to project activities

• Organize training & workshops in different sector for internal & external stakeholders.

Ensure effective reporting, appropriate archiving & visibility according to the project need - 15%

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, interim & final narrative reports as per proposal, program and project needs.

• Provide progress reports to the country office & donor.

• Meet the different reporting deadlines.

• Update on track system in a regular basis.

• To ensure organizational visibility in different stages of the projects.

• Prepare, approve, organize & preserve all project-related documents & ensure they are sent to HCRP department within due time.

• Archiving the project documents (hard copy & soft copy) as per IR guidelines.

• Share different information to develop a project with the management team.

Research & evaluation - 10%

• Conduct research, PDM, After action review, Study baseline, end line

• Work with IRB MEAL team to conduct different study.

• Conduct Mid-term evaluation.

• Provide technical support to KOBO tools development & orientation for Data collection for assessment purposes.

Ensure comprehensive & effective communication, coordination & advocacy with different stakeholders - 10%

• Coordinating overall implementation of program at field level

• Ensure effective networking & coordination with CIC, UN, INGO, NGO’s & other offices & other key stakeholders of the project

• Ensure appropriate links with national/local authorities, state institutions, civil society & other relevant stakeholders, including effective coordination & information exchange with them

• Represent Islamic Relief Bangladesh in coordination meetings at different level

• Coordinate the project led to be managed within the agreed time, cost & quality constraints to enable delivery of the agreed outputs and/or benefits

• Ensure that the beneficiaries are aware of the assistance & services available & how to access them; distribution points should be accessible & distribution mechanisms should take into consideration groups with specific needs minimize chances of violence, abuse & exploitation

• Liaise with partners, government representatives, donor agencies & nation and international NGOs to ensure smooth implementation of the project

• Support to organize phase-out meetings & lessons learnt workshops for further organizational development.

Other requirements - 5%

• Contribute to other project activities & anu other tasks as required by program management

• Willing & able to travel frequently for extended periods & 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 & as well as Act as a key source support, guidance & expertise on the safeguarding of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment & 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 IR as a child-friendly organization, it is the core responsibility & obligation of each staff member to understand & obey IR Child Protection & PSEA Policy and respond accordingly as & when required

• Perform any other duties assigned by the line manager.

Job Other Benifits:

10% high cost allowance upon gross salary, Mobile bill, Tour allowance/Per-diem, Provident fund, Weekly holidays, Insurance coverage (IPD, OPD, Life, DB, CIB), Festival Bonus, Long Service Awards, Leave (Annual, Casual, Sick, TOIL/CTO, Maternity, Paternity, and R&R) and Gratuity, etc.

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Work Place: Work at office

Company Information:

Gender: Male and Female can apply

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Category: NGO/Development