MEAL Specialist

Job Description

Title: MEAL Specialist

Company Name: Terre des hommes

Vacancy: 1

Age: at least 24 years

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Salary: Tk. 84600 - 94752 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 24 Sep 2024

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ University degree, preferably in economics, management, statistics, social studies or related field

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 24 years
∎ Skills and Experience
∎ • Minimum of 2 years' experience in the design and implementation of MEAL in projects implemented by National / International NGOs, UN bodies and/or Government
∎ • Experience using quantitative and qualitative data analysis methods, mixed methods, and M&E practices to answer program evaluation and other applicable questions.
∎ • Excellent oral and written communication skills (in constructive negotiations) in all areas (internal and external), active listening skills – English and Bangla
∎ • Good analytical skills
∎ • Good experience in designing tools for data collection, analysis, and production of reports
∎ • Excellent skills of IT tools : Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc and good knowledge of KoBo SPSS, Stata, QGIS, toolbox, etc. and good experience in using databases
∎ Competencies
∎ • Ability to work independently as well as to provide support and advice
∎ • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment
∎ • Ability to manage resources to optimize results
∎ • Ability to plan and deliver results
∎ • Ability to learn from negative experiences, capitalizing on errors and seizing opportunities
∎ • Discipline, precision, transparency, and intellectual honesty
∎ • Pro-active, goal-oriented and results driven
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Responsibilities & Context:
∎ • Support in developing and implementing a robust MEAL system for all projects and proposals that ensure tracking of project/ programme results at different levels (outputs, outcomes, and impact).
∎ • Collaborate with MEAL and program colleagues to ensure timely execution of MEAL activities, project performance review, assessment, evaluation, and data collection system.
∎ • Implement the designed tools and SOP’s aimed at monitoring program activities implementation against work-plan and Logical Framework, ensuring that programmes have specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time bound indicators.
∎ • Monitor the programme activities and indicators on a regular basis and ensure all data are valid and easily traceable for tracking and monitoring of reports.
∎ • Assist MEAL manager to oversee the recruitment of Data staffs and field enumerators.
∎ • Support data team to maintain an effective information database, assisting in developing data entry, storage, and analysis templates.
∎ • Identify areas of development and support needed for data team and project partners.
∎ • Organize MEAL training and capacity building workshop and meeting as required.
∎ • Undertake field-monitoring visits to assess and report progress of the project implementation using standard monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies.
∎ • Monitor main project activities and ensure verification process.
∎ • Support project staff in conducting field assessments and surveys.
∎ • Lead the cross-checking of means of verification to ensure evidence-based programming.
∎ • Assist in implementation of surveys, assessments, and evaluations with support from Programme and MEAL colleagues for projects to meet Tdh standards.
∎ • Organize lesson learned workshop to capture lessons learned upon collaboration with programme and MEAL colleagues and develop learning outputs.
∎ • Support project team in extraction of relevant information from partners’ proposals and reports to feed into output trackers, situation reports, donor reports and proposals.
∎ • In coordination with the MEAL team, check partners’ reporting and triangulate project documentation to monitor project progress and take steps as deemed necessary in consultation with the relevant project team.
∎ • Keep track of all deliverables due from partners and make sure that they are documented in time to keep in line with the project implementation plan.
∎ • Streamline the quality data flow from the fields to enhance the efficiency in generating reports.
∎ • Develop and implement Data Quality Assurance (DQA) processes to ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
∎ • Perform other duties as assigned.
∎ Reporting/Communication
∎ • Provide alert to the respective programme managers and Field Coordinator on corrective actions required to avoid delays in implementation, including flagging operational issues and risks requiring timely actions
∎ • Document key learning of the project and inform programme decisions harnessing lesson learnt
∎ • Ensure to consolidate MEAL follow-up reports and communicate them to the relevant project team members.
∎ • Ensure that all relevant MEAL tools are updated and well informed with the relevant team as well as utilization of these tools.
∎ • Draft reports, analyze findings and provide recommendations as required for project planning, performance management and reporting
∎ • Contribute to the reporting requirements (internal and external) as per the MEAL plan and exceptional requirements.
∎ Team management
∎ • Define the needs of MEAL team of the field base and recruit according to the resources allocated in collaboration with the Field Coordinator
∎ • Support and train the team under her/his supervision
∎ • Oversee data collection and support in the recruitment and training of field enumerators
∎ • Propose regularly capacity building sessions and trainings to the MEAL team of the field base
∎ • Coordinate, plan and supervise the work of the MEAL team of the field base
∎ • Appraise the team under her/his direct supervision

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Gratuity, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf)

Job Highlights:
∎ Contract till 31-Aug-25

Apply URL::

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ If you have an updated CV, cover letter, and the highest level of relevant education certificates, along with all previous experience certificates, the application process can be completed within a maximum of 5 minutes.
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∎ Application Link: https://hiring-bd.tdh.ch/tdh-application-form-meal-specialist-for-teknaf-base-id-1002/
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∎ Only a completed Application Form will be considered for short-listing. Short-listed applications will subsequently be called for written and interviews.Tdh reserves the right to fill the role prior to the advertisement`s end date. As such, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Company Information:
∎ Terre des hommes
∎ House no: 52 (1st and 2nd Floor), Road no: 15, Block: D, Banani, Dhaka – 1213
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Address::
∎ House no: 52 (1st and 2nd Floor), Road no: 15, Block: D, Banani, Dhaka – 1213
∎ Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh) is an International Non-Profit Private Organization operating in Bangladesh since 1974 in the fields of Child Protection, Healthcare, Nutrition, Emergency Relief, Water/Sanitation and Hygiene.

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2024

Category: NGO/Development