Meal Officer

Job Description

Title: Meal Officer

Company Name: Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST)

Vacancy: 1

Age: 27 to 42 years

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 2 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Master of Social Science (MSS) in Statistics, Anthropology, Economics
• Masters in Engineering (MEngg) in Computer Science & Engineering

• 2 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age 27 to 42 years

The position will provide extensive support for regular field visit, process monitoring/track progress, data quality control, and conduct post distribution monitoring surveys, capture learning and best practice and support partner agencies / organization for ensuring program quality.

Key Responsibilities:

Process Monitoring and Progress Tracking:

• Assist monitoring plans and checklists for all projects on economic justice and unit offices.

• Review ongoing legal service activities and related project documents in particular on economic justice.

• Monitor and track project progress through established plans and checklists.

Data Management and Analysis:

• Develop and manage databases using tools like Excel, Access, SPSS, or STATA for MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) data management.

• Review data quality, validate collected data, and ensure its accuracy.

• Transfer data to analytical platforms (e.g., Excel, SPSS) for detailed analysis and reporting.

• Conduct in-depth data analysis using advanced tools and methodologies to generate insights.

Documentation and Reporting:

• Document MIS-related processes, including procedures, manuals, and guidelines, for efficient data handling and system usage.

• Draft high-quality reports and summaries based on data insights, tailored to departmental and stakeholder needs.

Planning and Analysis:

·       Assist to annual work plans for monitoring of all projects on economic justice.

·       Collect and analyze data related to direct legal services in unit.

Review and Evaluation:

·       Review office documents on legal assistance i.e. combined register, financial register related to money recovery through litigation and mediation, litigation and mediation files, disposal cases file, and movement register, for headquarters and units.

·       Prepare and update checklists for focus group discussions (FGD) and KIIS for client’s satisfaction.

Reporting:

·       Support the respective project focal person in developing donor reports.

·       Assist to ensure quantitative reporting every month and narrative report as per the donor reporting format in every quarter, half yearly/ annual.

·       Assist to ensure the timely submission of donor reports through follow-up of the reporting calendar.

·       Assist in developing periodic monitoring reports of the organization.

Technical Skills and Development:

• Maintain and manage a web-based Online Database System, ensuring data integrity and accuracy.

• Design and implement SQL databases for efficient and scalable data storage and retrieval.

• Develop and maintain system functionalities using the Laravel framework, adhering to best coding practices.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to design user-friendly interfaces and workflows, ensuring optimal UX for database systems and applications.

Other Tasks:  Performing any other duties as and when required by the BLAST management and in line with BLAST’s mission and vision.