MEAL Officer

Job Description

Title: MEAL Officer

Company Name: Muslim Aid UK Bangladesh Field Office

Vacancy: 1

Age: 27 to 35 years

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Tk. 50000 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 2 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Masters
• Masters

• 2 to 4 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age 27 to 35 years

• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• At least 1-2 Years' working experience in MEAL system established and operations.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing of MEAL activities of Livelihood program.
• Previous experience in working with Government agencies, NGOs and providing support to partners.
• Experience of developing and successfully implementing departmental work plans to accomplish organisational objectives.
• Proven experience in reviewing, monitoring and evaluating programmes, using quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches.
• Proven experience of projects progress tracking and monitoring with a diverse programme team including distance management.
• Substantial experience in managing resources and external relationships with a range of people and organisations, including promoting effective partnerships.
• Ability to contribute of developing quality proposals and Project Completion Reporting with impact assessment, for a variety of donors.
• Technical competence in needs assessments and report writing in English.
• Technical competence in project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
• Contemporary understanding of issues and challenges facing international development.
• IT literate with demonstrable knowledge and skill on Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, STATA and online based software

Design and implementation of M&E system

• Develop and implement a project and program tracking system to prepare progress report against project or program specific indicators and activities planned.

• Ensure that program data is collected, analysed, and reported accurately, reliably, and in a timely manner.

• Conduct regular field visits to monitor program implementation and identify areas for improvement.

• Provide regular feedback and technical guidance to program staff on MEAL activities.

• Provide technical support in conducting baseline/end line survey or any other research and studies.

• Provide technical support on Digital Data Collection for Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDMs), Satisfaction surveys, Need assessments etc.

• Support to Design and improve entire MEAL system of the Muslim Aid UK Bangladesh Country Office.

• Ability to contribute concept note development, project proposal and log-frame design

Reporting and documentation:

• Liaise with project team and programme for establishing effective information sharing/updating/ reporting mechanism.

• Assist to MEAL Manager and other colleagues through submission of timely data and information as required.

• Ensure that the projects collected and organized all necessary information to produce substantial evidence against the indicators as was set in the proposal and log frame.

• Develop dashboard, infographics, maps, databases for providing basis of planning and strategy.

• Monitor the information by self and through sector colleagues, collate, compile and update dashboard to present updated needs, gaps, constraints, challenges, resources etc.

GIS data collection, analysis, and mapping

• Plan, coordinate and implement GPS data collection, analysis, and information dissemination.

• Create different types of GIS map for visualization and taking approval for need basis.

• Research, draft and present any other documents necessary for project development, reporting and donor liaison purposes.

Capacity building:

• Capacity building of volunteers, key project staff around MEAL.

• Participate in kick off internal and external meetings, training and workshops, as agreed by the MABCO.

• Undertake intensive field visits to monitor progress using Post Activity Effectiveness Monitoring and other MEAL initiatives.

• Ensure that learning is integrated into program design and implementation.

• Ability to organize workshop, meeting and training events for capacity building.

• Capture case studies, lesson learned and best practice as project required.

• Any other reasonable duty as may be assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and level of responsibility.

Beneficiary complaints and feedback mechanisms:

• Ensure that the feedback and complaints mechanisms are in place and effectively managed.

• Develop and implement a system for collecting and responding to beneficiary feedback and complaints that are appropriate for the program and context.

• Oversee the proper management of the project CFM database.

• Train program staff on the use of beneficiary complaints and feedback mechanisms.

• Analyse feedback and complaints to identify areas for program improvement.

• Ensure that beneficiary feedback and complaints are addressed in a timely and effective manner.

• Festival Bonus: 2