Assistant Project Officer, MEAL

Job Description

Title: Assistant Project Officer, MEAL

Company Name: Action Contre la Faim (ACF)

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf)

Salary: Tk. 42126 (Monthly)

Experience:

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Bachelor degree (science, social science or relevant) from reputed university.

• At least 1 year
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

Experience:

• At least three (3) months of working experience in a similar position in reputed I/NGOs

• Demonstrated experience of working with humanitarian NGOs and/or networks in Bangladesh is desirable

Core competencies:

• Excellent Computer skills

• Professionalism.

• Good knowledge in English, Bangla and Chittagonian language is essential for field payment/.

• Effective inter-personal skill and ability to work with different teams/units

• Highly organized with strong prioritization skills;

Skills required:

• Proficient in computers (Windows, spreadsheets and word processing);

• Receptive and adherence to the internal regulation and working requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitoring & Field Activities

• Conduct regular field visits to monitor project activities, ensuring alignment with logframe indicators and donor requirements.

• Develop and update monitoring checklists tailored to project outputs and outcomes.

• Observe service delivery quality and beneficiary participation during field monitoring.

• Document findings from field visits and share actionable recommendations with program teams.

Survey & Data Collection

• Support design and administration of baseline, midline, and endline surveys.

• Collect quantitative and qualitative data using tools such as Kobo, ODK, or paper-based questionnaires.

• Ensure data quality through verification, cleaning, and validation processes.

• Assist in training enumerators and field staff on survey tools and ethical data collection practices.

Reporting & Documentation

• Draft monitoring reports, survey summaries, and donor-required updates with clear evidence and analysis.

• Contribute to monthly, quarterly, and annual MEAL reports, highlighting progress, challenges, and lessons learned.

• Prepare case studies, success stories, and visual data presentations to support donor communication.

• Maintain organized records of monitoring tools, datasets, and feedback logs.

Accountability & Learning

• Assist in facilitating complaint and feedback mechanisms at the community level, ensuring confidentiality and timely resolution.

• Promote awareness of accountability channels among beneficiaries.

• Document lessons learned and best practices, feeding them into program review meetings.

• Support knowledge-sharing sessions to strengthen organizational learning.

Capacity Building & Coordination

• Provide technical support to program staff on monitoring tools and reporting formats.

• Coordinate with field teams to ensure timely data collection and submission.

• Participate in MEAL-related workshops and trainings to enhance skills and organizational capacity.

Proactively support ACFs commitments to gender equality, child protection and disability sensitivity

• Ensure a full understanding of ACFs Gender Minimum Standards & Child Protection Policies, asking questions and/or for support when necessary

• Implement all work-related activities with a gender, disability and child protection lens, taking into account the different needs, concerns and ideas of our staff and beneficiaries

• Ensure the incorporation of gender equity principles in all policies and activities

• Encourage the participation of all genders in meeting and on committees

• Help build an inclusive office environment where people do not feel disadvantaged or judged according to their gender or limited due to manageable disability.

OUR BENEFITS INCLUDES:

• Gross monthly Salary BDT 42,126/-

• Festival Bonus, Provident Fund, End of Contract Benefits, Life and accident insurance from joining day, Group Life, Hospitalization and OPD as per organizational policy.

PAID LEAVES:

• 18 days of paid, 10 days of paid casual leave, up to 01 month of paid sick leave per year.

• Up to 26 calendar week`s maternity leave.

• Paternity Leave, Marriage Leave, etc.