MEAL Officer

Job Description

Title: MEAL Officer

Company Name: Prantic Unnayan Society (PRANTIC),Bangladesh

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 40 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 55000 - 57750 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 5 to 9 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Master of Social Science (MSS)
• Master of Development Studies (MDS)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)

• 5 to 9 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency

• Age At least 40 years

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PRANTIC Unnayan Society (PRANTIC)

Position: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer

PRANTIC Unnayan Society (PRANTIC), a national NGO established in 1998, invites applications from qualified and experienced candidates for the position of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer under the Bangladesh-Rohingya Humanitarian Response and Localization Program, PRANTIC Pooled Fund, Phase-5.

Project Duration: 1 July–31 December 2026 (Possibilities of Expansion)

Duty Station: PRANTIC Regional Office, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

Employment Type: Full-time, project-based

Reports to: Project Manager, with additional reporting responsibility to the Executive Director on assigned organizational MEAL functions

About the Position

• Project: Bangladesh-Rohingya Humanitarian Response and Localization Program

• Duty Station: Project Office, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar

• Reports to: Project Manager/Regional Manager

• Additional Reporting Line: Executive Director

• Employment Type: Project-based

Salary: 55000 to 57750 (Approx.)

PRANTIC has been working in the Rohingya humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar since 2018. Under the BRAC-managed Pooled Fund initiative, PRANTIC is implementing education activities to improve access to quality and inclusive education for Rohingya children.

The MEAL Officer will lead day-to-day monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning functions for the Pooled Fund Education Project and provide technical MEAL support to other ongoing PRANTIC projects, including EMPOWER, GRACE and SEEMA, in Rohingya camps and host communities.

The successful candidate will strengthen data quality, field monitoring, accountability mechanisms, evidence-based reporting and organizational learning to improve programme quality and demonstrate results.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an integrated MEAL plan, monitoring schedule, indicator tracking system and project databases.

• Conduct regular field monitoring visits to Community-Based Learning Facilities (CBLFs) and other project locations in Rohingya camps and host communities.

• Collect, verify, analyse and report quantitative and qualitative programme data against approved indicators, targets and results frameworks.

• Conduct Data Quality Assessments (DQA), verify reported achievements against source documents, identify discrepancies and follow up on corrective actions.

• Develop and maintain monitoring tools, questionnaires, databases and digital data collection systems using KoboToolbox or similar platforms.

• Monitor learner enrolment, attendance, retention, learning outcomes, classroom quality, gender equality and disability inclusion.

• Support assessments, evaluations, outcome monitoring, quarterly progress reporting, MIS updates and 5W reporting, as applicable.

• Support PRANTIC’s Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM), ensuring accessible, confidential and timely handling and referral of feedback and complaints.

• Document lessons learned, good practices, case studies and innovations, and provide practical recommendations for programme improvement.

• Provide technical guidance and capacity building to project staff, field teams, Teaching Volunteers and other relevant personnel on monitoring, data quality, documentation and reporting.

• Maintain organized and secure MEAL records and provide verified data and supporting evidence for BRAC, donors, audits and external monitoring.

• Coordinate with project teams, PRANTIC’s central MEAL and programme teams, the Education Sector and relevant humanitarian stakeholders.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, Development Studies, Education, Social Sciences, Economics, Management, Public Administration or a relevant discipline.

• At least three years of professional experience in MEAL/M&E, preferably in humanitarian or education programmes.

• Experience in field monitoring, data verification, DQA, indicator tracking, data analysis and evidence-based reporting.

• Practical experience with Microsoft Excel, including data cleaning, formulas, pivot tables and basic data visualization.

• Experience using KoboToolbox or similar digital data collection platforms.

• Strong report-writing, analytical, documentation and problem-solving skills.

• Fluency in written and spoken Bangla and English.

• Willingness to travel regularly to Rohingya camps and other project locations in Cox’s Bazar.

Additional Advantages

• Experience in the Rohingya humanitarian response in Cox’s Bazar.

• Experience working with donor-funded or pooled-fund projects.

• Knowledge of education programming, non-formal education, learner assessments and classroom monitoring.

• Familiarity with humanitarian accountability, safeguarding, PSEA, gender equality, disability inclusion and data protection.

• Knowledge of the Rohingya language and community context.

Safeguarding and Organizational Commitment

The successful candidate must comply with PRANTIC’s safeguarding, child protection, Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), Code of Conduct, Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM), confidentiality and data protection policies. All monitoring and data collection activities must follow informed-consent, safeguarding and Do No Harm principles.

Female candidates and candidates with relevant experience in the Rohingya humanitarian response are particularly encouraged to apply.

Application Procedure

Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit an updated CV and a cover letter explaining their suitability for the position to:

Application Email: recruitment.prantic@gmail.com

Email Subject: Application for MEAL Officer – Cox’s Bazar

Application Deadline: 30 October 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. PRANTIC reserves the right to accept or reject any application in accordance with its recruitment procedures.

PRANTIC Unnayan Society (PRANTIC)

Website: https://pranticbd.org/

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