MEAL Manager

Job Description

Title: MEAL Manager

Company Name: FH Association

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Full-time, Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master of Development Studies (MDS)
∎ Master’s degree in international development, economics, statistics, business, or other relevant field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 8 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Development Economics, international development, International organization, Statistical Data Analysis
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

Job Context:
∎ This position is contingent on approval of the Accelerating Reductions in Adolescent Childbearing (ARaC) grant.
∎ Proposal Summary: Food for the Hungry Bangladesh is seeking a Monitoring, Accountability, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) Manager for an upcoming five-year USAID-funded Accelerating Reductions in Adolescent Childbearing (ARaC) program in Bangladesh. The program will focus on four key objectives: 1) Increased Ability of Adolescents to Exercise Their Right to Delay Marriage and Early Childbearing; 2) Strengthened Social Support to Delay Marriage And Early Childbearing; 3) Strengthened Essential Services for Adolescents and Their Families; and 4) Institutionalized Effective Solutions. The program will have a duration of five years and will begin its implementation in 2023.
∎ FH Culture: All we do, and how we do it, seeks to promote God’s beauty, goodness, and truth in a broken world. As such, we are defined by our ability to make people’s lives measurably better; our ability to deliver impact is the measure of our collective success. For we know that we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God has already prepared in advance for us to do. At Food for the Hungry, we operate under a set of values called Heartbeat Values.
∎ Position Summary: The MEAL Manager will lead the program MEAL strategy and its effective implementation. It will oversee all MEAL activities across ARaC program that leads to robust evidence for data use and decision making, including assessments /surveys & routine gathering of project implementation information collection; accountability to beneficiaries, donors, and other stakeholders; document retention and archival; capacity development of Rural Resilience staff on MEAL; compliance with USAID MEAL requirements; cross-learning among projects; and FH and USAID reporting.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Lead quality MEAL system design, budgeting, and management of MEAL implementation involving tools and methods, appropriate to scope in line with donors.
∎ Lead the development of project-level Theories of Change, Results Frameworks, Programs related MEAL system tools and components, and accompanying MEAL narratives.
∎ Ensure quality data capture, input and quality data management, qualitative and quantitative analysis, reflection, and ongoing use of MEAL data results through respectful management of agreed processes.
∎ Monitor activities, including timely collection of quality data, set up and maintenance of databases, facilitation of participatory reflection on monitoring results, and submission of timely progress reports.
∎ Oversee capacity strengthening initiatives in conducting MEAL activities for FH MEAL staff and partners.
∎ Lead development of learning strategies, conduct trainings, workshops, and coaching.
∎ Conduct regular field visits to ensure all elements of the MEAL system are being utilized effectively, assessing, and identifying breakdowns and areas that require clarifications and improvements.
∎ Contribute to monthly reports and other ad hoc reports to meet donor and internal requirements.
∎ Other duties as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 35 years
∎ Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ, a Christian commitment to serving the poor and in full agreement with FH’s Christian beliefs.
∎ Demonstrated computer-operating skills, including proficiency in Google platforms, Microsoft Office products, and virtual technologies such as Skype and Zoom.
∎ Ability to conduct data collection, analysis, and reporting of publishable quality.
∎ Ability to independently develop monitoring and reporting systems that include appropriate indicators, baseline data, and targets.
∎ Evaluate performance and produce timely, accurate, and complete reporting.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Salary Review: Yearly

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 11 Apr 2023

Company Information:
∎ 6 Apr 2023
∎ FH Association
∎ Address : House # 2/B, Road # 04, Block # B, Banani, Dhaka - 1213
∎ Web : www.fh.org
∎ Business : Food for the Hungry (FH), registered as FH Association in Bangladesh, is a Christian relief & development organization working in Bangladesh since 1972. FH seeks to end ALL forms of human poverty by going to the hard places and walking with the world’s most vulnerable people. We provide life-changing resources such as clean water, medical aid, food, equal educational opportunities to girls and boys, vocational training and empowerment in the midst of unimaginable hardships. Our view of poverty is holistic and complex. We honor the people we serve by inviting them to contribute to the process. We are grateful to be invited into the communities we serve and work side-by-side with local leaders, responding to their needs with transformative solutions, which are both sustainable and implemented at the hands of the communities themselves.

FH is committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. FH encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status, or political ideology, to apply for employment.

For more information, follow us on Facebook @foodforthehungrybd or visit www.fh.org


Category: NGO/Development

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