MEAL Officer

Job Description

Title: MEAL Officer

Company Name: Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)

Vacancy: 1

Age: At least 25 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: Tk. 57700 (Monthly)

Experience:

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

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

• Age At least 25 years

Data Collection and Program Quality:

• Work with supporting organization, Project staff, and facility in charge to develop surveys, tools, and templates to support data collection.

• Ensure that project staff are collecting and reporting on the required/all indicators in a timely manner (according to the M&E framework)

• Lead focus group discussions, as needed and as appropriate, with service providers, beneficiaries, and others.

• Carry out site visits to program activities to ensure that data collection tools are being used correctly.

• Ensuring the project staff are recording and capturing feedback data in a timely manner and are using the collection tools appropriately.

• Support program staff and disseminate monitoring and evaluation understanding among the program teams.

• Conduct participatory monitoring activities with beneficiaries to get information and feedback on the quality and relevance of assistance, both in the refugee camps and within the host community.

• Ensure high quality of data through accurate data collection, data entry, and upload as well as basic analysis of information.

Training:

• Liaising with existing staff to clarify job descriptions and related expectations.

• Train and supervise contract data enumerators, data entry clerks, or surveyors, as needed.

• Provide MEAL orientations and training to non-M&E staff on data collection tools, MEAL basics, and mobile data collection tools (tablets and phones).

• Tests trainees to measure progress and to evaluate the effectiveness of training.

Administrative Tasks:

• Translation of tools, surveys, and other documents to/from English and Bangla.

• Data Entry.

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) <www.ypsa.org> is an organization for sustainable development working in the greater Chattogram division including Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) since 1985 (International Youth Year). YPSA is implementing a project titled “Support to FDMN in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasanchar in Education, Livelihood and WASH Sector”, the project is supported by BRAC and financial support from GAC (Global Affairs Canada) under the ‘Pooled Fund for Bangladeshi NGOs for the Rohingya Refugee Response’. YPSA invites applications from qualified candidates for the following position:

Job Responsibilities:

• Developing and improving monitoring tools, formats, and performance indicators/checklists for qualitative and quantitative reports.

• Input into 5W/4Ws, Activity Info, and any other tools/templates to report to the working groups and other coordinating bodies

• Regular coordination with Project Managers and ensuring valid data for donor reporting. Consolidate data from multiple tools, sectors, and donors into one centralized database

• Generate reports for Senior Management, flagging under-performing indicators or program quality issues

• Generate internal reports, including a narrative and charts/graphs, to display feedback from all mechanisms while working closely with the project team

• Other M&E activities as assigned (including support to baseline assessments, end lines, evaluations, etc.).

• Prepare Monthly, Quarterly, Annual reports.

Job Location: Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar