Job Description

Title: MEAL Officer

Company Name: Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor Degree (Master's preferred) in Social Sciences, Statistics, Disaster Management, Information Management, Health sciences (MBBS, Public Health, etc.), English and relevant fields.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring the rights and inclusion of people with disabilities in society. HI is an independent and impartial aid organization working in situations of poverty, exclusion, conflict, and disaster throughout Bangladesh. With projects in different districts of the country, HI works not only with people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations, but also with their families, their communities, and local humanitarian actors in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions, promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights, and provide sustainability in its action. As one of the key organizations in the disability sector, HI has a wide range of projects which assist to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities and their issues in emergency and development contexts, building capacities of local stakeholders, and reducing the impact of natural and human-made disasters. Particularly in Cox`s Bazar district, HI is providing services in rehabilitation, MH/PSS, SRH, protection, and inclusive education with an inclusion mainstreaming approach to refugees and host population affected by the forcibly displaced undocumented Myanmar nationals. HI`s multi-sectoral mobile units (MU) and static approach are currently working in 15 camps located in both Teknaf and Ukhiya Upazilas and surrounding host areas providing comprehensive services in physical rehabilitation, and primary health care, protection, and MH/PSS.
∎ HI is currently implementing development and humanitarian response project in Kurigram, and Cox`s Bazar district through 4 project offices (Kurigram, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 2 coordination offices (Dhaka and Cox Bazar).
∎ Operational Thematic: Livelihood, Health and Rehabilitation, Protection, Inclusion, Education, and Atlas Logistics
∎ Number of staff: Around 270 National staff and 06 international staff
∎ HI is currently looking for MEAL Officer for its " MEAL Department". Reporting to MEAL Manager the incumbent MEAL Officer based in Teknaf will participate in and ensure the quality of the project and monitoring data at all stages of data management (tool design, survey coding, collection, entry, cleaning, sharing, archiving, reporting writing, and dissemination of findings) to ensure and facilitate effective decision making and reporting. The MEAL Officer will be responsible to implement the MEAL activities on the project(s) to which s/he is assigned, as defined in the MEAL and IM system framework established by Country MEAL Manager.
∎ Job Location: Teknaf
∎ Type of Contract: Fixed-term
∎ Duration of the Contract: As early as possible to August 2023.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Mission 1 : Operational implementation
∎ Responsibility 1 : Is responsible for the collection of field data for monitoring & evaluation surveys
∎ Contributes to the creation, translation and validation of data collection tools.
∎ Helps define the schedule and means required for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities.
∎ Takes part in the selection and training of the community or daily workers contributing to the quantitative and qualitative surveys.
∎ Ensures the effective collection of the information necessary for the success of monitoring & evaluation activities.
∎ Ensures the obstacles to field activities are identified and passes this information on to his or her line manager.
∎ Takes part in presenting the findings of surveys.
∎ Responsibility 2: Participates in project evaluation and self-evaluation activities
∎ Contributes at least once a year to project self-evaluations led by the project managers.
∎ Contributes to project evaluations led by internal or external evaluators.
∎ Responsibility 3: Transmits relevant monitoring information to the programme's information system
∎ Monitoring/Track project indicators, update the indicators, and update MEAL Plan, do analysis, and share every month.
∎ Complies with the procedures for transmitting collected information, as described by the programme's information management system.
∎ Writes regular reports on the monitoring and evaluation of the activities conducted.
∎ Regularly evaluates the work done and suggests improvements.
∎ Responsibility 4: Data Management
∎ Contributes to design tools and methodologies.
∎ Develop tools in SurveyCTO / Kobo, data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation.
∎ Continuous and regular Data quality Assessment by spot check and triangulations.
∎ Participate in the direct collection or manage the collection of quantitative and qualitative monitoring data as needed (conducting surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observational monitoring, etc.).
∎ Contributes to archive key project documents.
∎ Responsibility 5: Accountability and Learning
∎ Sensitize staffs to capture lessons learning, and best practices.
∎ Participate in project reviews.
∎ Train staffs on project MEAL system.
∎ Sensitize volunteers on Accountability Framework.
∎ Collect, collate, analyze, and report Complaint and Feedback from the community.
∎ Responsibility 6: Contributes to representing HI in the communities
∎ Contributes to providing feedback on the results of monitoring & evaluation activities to the populations and partners.
∎ As part of his or her tasks, represents HI with the population and partners, respecting the organization's values and maintaining cordial, positive and close working relations.
∎ Mission 2: Emergency preparedness and response
∎ Contributes to the programme's emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 25 years
∎ At least Two (2) years of work experience in project monitoring, evaluation, information management, research with an I/NGO in humanitarian / emergency and development field.
∎ Demonstrated skills in planning, implementation, monitoring, organizing, analyzing, and report writing preferably in any HI thematic areas like MHPSS, SRHR, Functional Rehabilitation, Inclusive Education and Economic Services, Protection and Risk Reduction including Protection against Violence;
∎ Languages: Oral and written communication skills in English, Bangla, Chittagonian (oral);
∎ IT skills: Proficient knowledge on relevant software: MS office package (Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook), Mobile data collection tools (SurveyCTO), and other database programme;
∎ Data Analysis: Quantitative & Qualitative data analysis, preferably SPSS, R, GIS, PowerBI, NViVO etc.
∎ Familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, HAP, Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS);
∎ Personal qualities: Work in team approach, Willingness to take additional responsibilities, work under pressure, takes initiative
∎ Person with disability are encouraged to apply

Salary:
∎ Tk. 55654 - 72348 (Monthly)
∎ Salary will be determined based on experience, qualification and budget availability. Hardship Allowance will be added in addition to working in Cox`s Bazar District.

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Tour allowance, Medical allowance, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
∎ Festival Bonus: 2
∎ Leave: Sick Leave, Annual Leave, Medical Leave and Event Leave as per HI Policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 8 Sep 2022

Company Information:
∎ 25 Aug 2022
∎ Handicap International (humanity & Inclusion) in Bangladesh
∎ Address : House 3/A, Road 36, Gulshan-2, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
∎ Web : https://hi.org/en/index
∎ Business : Business: Handicap International (HI) is an international aid organization specializing in the field of disability. Non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit making works alongside persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups, whatever the context, assisting them and supporting them in their efforts to become self-reliant. Since its creation, the organization has set up programmes in approximately 60 countries and intervened in many emergencies. It operates as a federation made up of eight associations (Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA) that provide human and financial resources, manage projects, and raise awareness of Handicap International`s actions and campaigns.

HI has been working in Bangladesh since 1997, with a focus on creating sustainable changes in terms of ensuring the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. HI promotes an inclusive approach by focusing on access to services for all whenever possible rather than developing specific actions for persons with disabilities. HI works with persons with disabilities and with their families, their communities, and society. The main office is based in Dhaka, and presently there are 4 project offices (Kurigram, Sitakundu, Ukhiya, and Teknaf) and 1 coordination office (Cox Bazar).

Presently HI Bangladesh is implementing projects on integrating disability in community-based disaster risk reduction and response; economic empowerment of extremely poor persons with disabilities; mainstreaming disability in livelihood interventions; support to refugees and surrounding communities, capacity building of professional associations; and support to Disabled People`s Organizations; among others.

Category: NGO/Development

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