Job Description

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

Company Name: YPSA - Young Power in Social Action

Vacancy: 01

Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Minimum Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 2 years

Published: 28 Jan 2024

Education:
∎ • Master's in Social Science, Development Studies or any other relevant subject

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2 years’ working experiences in a similar position.
∎ At least 03 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation, preferably in youth-focused project.
∎ Written and spoken fluency in Bangla, English is essential.
∎ Ability to communicate in the local dialect (Chittagonian Dialect).
∎ Computer Knowledge is a must (MS Word, Excel, Power point. Data Collection (Kobo, Compare, ODK) Apps along with Bangla typing)
∎ Ability to prepare and lead report compilation.
∎ Strong analytical and data management skills.
∎ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
∎ Familiarity with relevant monitoring and evaluation tools and methodologies.
∎ Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
∎ Strong analytical and problem-solving skill
∎ Experience:
∎ Additional Requirements

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ A Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer plays a crucial role to ensuring effectively and quantifiable status for smooth running of the project.
∎ Develop and implement a robust monitoring system to track project activities and outputs.
∎ Regularly collect and analyse data to assess the progress of project activities.
∎ Ensure that monitoring activities are conducted in a timely and systematic manner
∎ Update Output tracking sheets, tools for measuring the progress towards outcome for all activities of projects, validates data received from the field staff and measures progress of the planned outputs.
∎ Engages community and other stakeholders in monitoring and collects their reflections about the outcomes of the projects.
∎ Provide training and capacity-building support to project staff on monitoring and evaluation techniques.
∎ Plan and conduct evaluations of project outcomes and impact using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
∎ Collaborate with external evaluators, as needed, and manage the evaluation process.
∎ Produce evaluation reports with actionable recommendations for program improvement.
∎ Develop accountability and feedback mechanism for each project through adopting Child Friendly Feedback Mechanism (CFFM) guidelines and inter-agency tools and take necessary initiatives to enhance capacity and Flow Chart and reporting protocol in collaboration with the respective with M&E Specialist of PIB.
∎ Conduct the post distribution monitoring.
∎ Ensure that accountability mechanisms are integrated into project activities.
∎ Facilitate and respond to feedback from beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
∎ Facilitate learning sessions and reflection workshops for project staff.
∎ Promote a culture of continuous learning within the organization.
∎ Document and share lessons learned from project implementation.
∎ Ensure a monitoring and evaluation system is developed to include indicators, tools, and methods of data collection and analysis as well as frequency of data collection.
∎ Generate summary statistics, and rapid and initial analysis and findings from Programme databases, M&E datasets and/or other sources of data to support data requests from Programme.
∎ Carry out quality checks on Program and MEAL-related databases (including beneficiary databases, delivery of assistance databases, complaints trackers and reporting figures) of own organization.
∎ Record findings of discrepancies or issues in a data quality log, and coordinate with relevant teams to identify and carry out appropriate plan of action/follow-up
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation.
∎ Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.Safeguarding
∎ Preventing harm and abuse from our people, operations, and programmes to anyone that encounters our work.
∎ Report all safeguarding incidents they see, hear, hear about, or suspect, using our internal reporting mechanism.
∎ Complying with all safeguarding framework policies and practices.
∎ Completing mandatory training courses relating to our safeguarding policy framework and comply with HR vetting procedures.
∎ Reporting and responding to safeguarding incidents reported to them by anyone connected with our work, using our internal reporting mechanism.
∎ Supporting staff to embed safeguarding measures in their role.
∎ Job Location: Ukhiya and Teknaf Upazila under Cox's Bazar.
∎ YPSA (Young Power in Social Action) , established in 1985 (International Youth Year), is an organization for sustainable development working in Dhaka Division, Sylhet Division, Chattogram Division including Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. Currently, YPSA has been implementing a project titled “Champions of Change (CoC)" at Ukhiya and Teknaf sub-districts under Cox’s Bazar District since 2021. The project is technical supported by Plan International Bangladesh and funded by UNFPA.Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) OfficerJob Summary: This position will be responsible for monitoring, MIS and reporting activities for clear picture of progress of the project, quantifiable status for smooth running of the project. This position will also provide reports on knowledge management to improve service/activity quality of the project under the supervision of Project Coordinator. Duration: February 2024 to 31 December 2024 (High possibility of extension depending on fund availability)
∎ Major Roles and Responsibilities:·
∎ Monitoring:
∎ Evaluation:
∎ Accountability:
∎ Learning:·
∎ Additional Responsibilities:·
∎ Responsibilities:·

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Monthly Consolidated Salary: BDT 68,250.00
∎ T/A, Mobile bill

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

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Company Information:
∎ YPSA - Young Power in Social Action
∎ House # F 10 (P), Road # 13, Block # B Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong - 4212
∎ Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), an organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) since 2013, is a voluntary non-profit organization for sustainable development registered with the different departments of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh including NGO Affairs Bureau contributing to national goals for making a difference in the lives of the population since its establishment in 1985. YPSA, a fleet of professional staff specializes in the six thematic areas of Health; Education; Human rights and Governance; Economic Empowerment; Environment and Climate change; and Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response. At present YPSA`s direct program interventions reach the Greater Chittagong Division including Chittagong Hill Tracts and part of the Dhaka and Sylhet division.

Address::
∎ House # F 10 (P), Road # 13, Block # B Chandgaon R/A, Chittagong - 4212
∎ Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), an organization in Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN-ECOSOC) since 2013, is a voluntary non-profit organization for sustainable development registered with the different departments of the People`s Republic of Bangladesh including NGO Affairs Bureau contributing to national goals for making a difference in the lives of the population since its establishment in 1985. YPSA, a fleet of professional staff specializes in the six thematic areas of Health; Education; Human rights and Governance; Economic Empowerment; Environment and Climate change; and Disaster Risk Reduction and Humanitarian Response. At present YPSA`s direct program interventions reach the Greater Chittagong Division including Chittagong Hill Tracts and part of the Dhaka and Sylhet division.

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Application Deadline: 1 Feb 2024

Category: NGO/Development