Officer- MEAL (Child Protection)

Job Description

Title: Officer- MEAL (Child Protection)

Company Name: Save the Children

Vacancy: 1

Location: Cox's Bazar

Experience:
∎ 2 to 3 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 25 May 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor/Honors
∎ At least a Bachelor's Degree, preferably in Geography, Urban Planning, Computer Science, Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or a related field.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 2-3 years working experience and knowledge in MEAL, preferably in Child Protection-related projects.
∎ Proven working experience in community-based projects.
∎ Proven campaign management skills for climate action and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
∎ Sound understating on the national and international climate change adaptation policy, SDGs, etc.
∎ Excellent knowledge of English (both written and spoken).
∎ Strong project management, partnership management and budget management skills.
∎ Basic knowledge and experience in Child Protection programming.
∎ At least 2-3 years working experience and knowledge in MEAL, preferably in Child Protection-related projects.
∎ Proven working experience in community-based projects.
∎ Proven campaign management skills for climate action and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
∎ Sound understating on the national and international climate change adaptation policy, SDGs, etc.
∎ Excellent knowledge of English (both written and spoken).
∎ Strong project management, partnership management and budget management skills.
∎ Basic knowledge and experience in Child Protection programming.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Collect, process, analyse, and share monitoring data to support course corrective decision-making for interventions and improve programme quality, as well as evaluate the outcomes of programmes with a particular focus on all projects of the Child Protection Sector.
∎ Evaluate prioritized aspects of our work as per donor commitments and overarching organizational guidelines.
∎ Establish and maintain an accountability system in line with the Core Humanitarian Standard, which enables children and communities to (i) be informed about our mandate, the nature of our response, and their entitlements, (ii) contribute to decisions about the design and implementation of our activities, and (iii) provide and receive timely, appropriate responses to complaints and feedback about our interventions, which will help improve the response; and
∎ Ensure that the organization documents and learns from its experiences
∎ Save the Children invites applications for the above-mentioned position. We are committed to equal employment opportunities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, disability, age, or beliefs and religion. We are committed to diversifying our staff to better represent the communities we serve and actively welcome underrepresented groups to apply.
∎ The Opportunity
∎ The Officer- MEAL is mainly responsible to assist Manager- MEAL, CP to provide adequate support in the areas of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning and knowledge management, research, reporting to ensure efficient and effective MEAL system is being implemented in the project under the Child Protection sector complying with Save the Children International (SCI) standards and procedures.
∎ This person will assist/support the Manager- MEAL, CP to implement the MEAL system at the project level to track project progress and implement Quality Benchmark (QB), accountability system, facilitate learning and knowledge management mechanisms at the project level. S/he will be responsible for developing data collection tools, orienting data collectors, and supervising data collection. S/he will be responsible for developing data collection tools, orienting data collectors, and supervising data collection. S/he will also be responsible for ensuring data quality, Data Quality Assessment DQA, project information system, data management, updating the MEAL database, troubleshooting technical problems, and analysing MEAL data at key intervals. S/he will support to conduct of training/workshops to build the capacity of the project staff on MEAL and provide them with ongoing MEAL technical support. S/he will coordinate with the Manager-MEAL, CP for providing support to the Child Protection Sector to prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for the Cox’s Bazar Area Office, donors, and other stakeholders.
∎ The overall function of the Officer MEAL CP is to:
∎ Collect, process, analyse, and share monitoring data to support course corrective decision-making for interventions and improve programme quality, as well as evaluate the outcomes of programmes with a particular focus on all projects of the Child Protection Sector.
∎ Evaluate prioritized aspects of our work as per donor commitments and overarching organizational guidelines.
∎ Establish and maintain an accountability system in line with the Core Humanitarian Standard, which enables children and communities to (i) be informed about our mandate, the nature of our response, and their entitlements, (ii) contribute to decisions about the design and implementation of our activities, and (iii) provide and receive timely, appropriate responses to complaints and feedback about our interventions, which will help improve the response; and
∎ Ensure that the organization documents and learns from its experiences

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Location: Cox's Bazar

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Hard Copy:
∎ Please apply using a cover letter and an up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.
∎ For a detailed job description and to apply online, please visit:
∎ https://hcri.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/12954
∎ Only short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview
∎ `Save the Children promotes diversity in its workforce.`
∎ We need to keep children safe, so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
∎ All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.

Company Information:
∎ Save the Children
∎ House No. CWN (A) 35, Road No.43 Gulshan-2. Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh
∎ We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Address::
∎ House No. CWN (A) 35, Road No.43 Gulshan-2. Dhaka-1212 Bangladesh
∎ We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,- Violence against children is no longer toleratedWe know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

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

Application Deadline: 31 May 2025

Category: NGO/Development