Associate Officer - MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning)

Job Description

Title: Associate Officer - MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning)

Company Name: ActionAid Bangladesh

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• 1 to 2 years

• Preferably Graduation, at least a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Mass communication and Journalism, Social Science, and any other relevant subjects from a reputed institution.

• Good Knowledge of Data Management and data visualization, advanced computer proficiency with MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS PowerPoint, and the use of internet.

• 1 to 2 years

• At least 1-2 Years of working experience in the relevant development field in international or leading national organisations.

• The applicants having experience in documentation with MEAL will be preference.

• Good knowledge and understanding of DO NO HARM principles Experience in Complain & feedback mechanism system.

• Team building and leading capacity and ability to work under pressure and deadline.

• Speaking and writing skill both in Bangla and English.

• Should be gender sensitive and familiar with Human Rights Based Approach

• Willingness to frequent field visits in remote locations.

Required Competencies

• Leadership : Ability to follow instructions and complete assigned tasks efficiently and to take decisions independently.

• Emotional Intelligence: Understanding and recognition of own emotions and their impact on others and respond accorfdingly. Can manage stress well.

• Communication & Collaboration: Possess effective communication skills to interact with colleagues and stakeholders. Coordinate with team members to provide support as required.

• Problem Solving Skill : Ability to identify root-cause,analyse and propose alternative solutions based on their understanding of the organisation`s policies and procedures.

• Networking : Ability to build relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders. Initiates or engages in networking activities and events and provide relevant information to external stakeholders and different forms with proper evidence.

• Learning Agility: Reflects on past experiences and uses that knowledge to inform future actions. Adapts to new work processes or technology with minimal guidance. Seeks out information and resources to expand their knowledge beyond their immediate responsibilities. Willingness to receive feedback and address those feedback positively.

• Decision Quality : Demonstrates sound judgment in routine decision-making situations. Understands the potential consequences of decisions and seeks input from others when appropriate. Open to feedback and willing to adjust decisions based on new information.

Directorate: Programme, Policy & Campaigns

Priority: MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning) Unit

Types of contract: Fixed Term Contract, initially up to December 2028

Job Context

The Associate Officer - MEAL will work under the MEAL department and be accountable for ensuring quality and timely submission of the periodic report of MEAL, LRP, CFRM (CO) and ensuring a two-way flow of communication on project implementation. Develop monitoring tools and implement for measuring progress in line with assigned project log frame. Support data collection and reporting to meet the requirements of the MEAL system. S/he will also support calculating annual total reach and CSP progress review.

Key responsibilities include (not limited to):

Monitoring (% of time-15%):

• Develop MIS, monitoring tool and implement to measure progress in line with the assigned project log frame.

• Support to develop generic critical path of LRPs.

• Develop Indicator Performance Tracking Table (IPTT) tool to track progress through indicator specific segregated data of assigned project.

• Support to calculate Annual Total Reach to avoid duplicates.

• Prepare Monthly, Quarterly, & Final reports of assigned projects/LRP and share with the AAB management & Donor as per the requirement.

• Collate and compile data and information from SP projects to make DC office report

Evaluation (% of time-25%)

• Support to progress review of LRP regarding its critical path.

• Prepare respective reports as well as documentation and share with the AAB management & Donor as per the requirement.

• Support to initiate baseline, midterm and endline study of assigned project and LRP.

Accountability (% of time-20%)

• Support to Implementation of an accountability system within the LRPs to enhance efficiency and transparency.

• Collate accountability/feedback data for ensuring quality and timely submission of the periodic report of CFRM and ensuring a two-way flow of communication on project implementation.

• Provide technical guidance for maintaining standardized information-sharing systems and handling complaint feedback and response mechanisms (CFRM), etc.

• Facilitate collecting community feedback, compile and share with management and MEAL unit.

Learning (% of time-20%)

• Capture lessons learn, promising practices, challenges as well as case story/success story to make evidence for the organization.

Field Visit & Quality Assurance (% of time-20%)

• Undertake regular field visits to monitor and check the accuracy of data collection and use of tools.

• Support to partner/assigned project staff to day-to-day data management and capacity building on MEAL related agendas

Relationships: S/he will report to Manager - MEAL of ActionAid Bangladesh. S/he is expected to maintain functional relationship with his/her peers in team, priority, project management team. S/he must be able to communicate with other teams and units, both programme and function of AAB.

Monthly Gross Salary will be BDT. 55,297 with other admissible benefits such as festival bonus, provident fund, gratuity, medical benefit, group life insurance, mobile & internet allowance etc, as per HROD Policy.