Project Officer (MEAL)

Job Description

Title: Project Officer (MEAL)

Company Name: Jugantar Samaj Unnayan Sangstha

Vacancy: 01

Age: 25 to 45 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Ukhia)

Salary: Tk. 57750 - 57750 (Monthly)

Experience:

• 5 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency, Micro-Credit

• Master of Science (MSc)
• Master of Social Science (MSS)
• Master of Development Studies (MDS)

• 5 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Development Agency, Micro-Credit

• Age 25 to 45 years

MEAL in humanitarian and education programmes: at least 3 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, or in information management.Donor reporting: preparing 5W, monthly and quarterly reports, preferably for BRAC, UNICEF or Education Sector programmes.Data and MIS management: managing Kobo Toolbox or similar platforms, learner MIS, and unique Progress IDs and FCNs.Accountability and safeguarding: CFRM, PSEA, child safeguarding, data protection and confidentiality.

1. Project Background

JSUS implements an education project for Rohingya refugee children and host community learners in Camp 7, Ukhiya, with funding through the BRAC-managed Pooled Fund. The project operates 8 Learning Centres (LCs) and 12 Community-Based Learning Facilities (CBLFs), and reached 975 learners in the January–June 2026 phase. In July–December 2026 it will sustain these facilities, deliver learning materials and teacher training, strengthen community participation, and prepare year-end learning assessments, with strong safeguarding and PSEA standards and inclusion of girls and children with disabilities.

2. Purpose of the Position

The Project Officer (MEAL) manages monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for the project. This includes quality data and MIS, indicator tracking, reporting to BRAC, and the complaints and feedback mechanism, so that decisions are based on accurate evidence.

 Key Responsibilities

A. Monitoring and data quality

•        Maintain the project Performance Measurement Framework, indicator reference sheets and data collection tools, and track progress against targets every month.

•        Manage the learner MIS and Kobo data: make sure each learner has a unique and valid Progress ID and FCN, and check for duplicate, missing and inconsistent entries before every report is submitted.

•        Carry out regular data verification, spot checks and cross-checking against source documents (enrolment, attendance, home visit, lesson plan, distribution and training registers).

•        Check that the survey and eligibility record exists for every newly enrolled learner, and that Progress ID copies are kept at each facility.

B. Reporting

•        Prepare the 5W report and the weekly, monthly and quarterly progress reports with disaggregated data (sex, age and disability) and send them to the Project Manager for review and submission to BRAC.

•        Analyse achievements, challenges, lessons learned and corrective actions, and share findings with the team.

•        Support the preparation of the learning-status assessments and compile the results.

C. Accountability, safeguarding and learning

•        Maintain the Complaints and Feedback Response Mechanism (CFRM) register, follow up on complaints until resolved, and report safeguarding concerns immediately to the Project Manager.

•        Train teaching volunteers and staff in data collection tools, registers and CFRM.

•        Document case stories and lessons learned, and support the facilitation of learning events and review meetings.

•        Support BRAC monitoring visits, periodic data quality assessments and audits by providing records and information.

 Key Deliverables

•        Accurate and complete MIS and Kobo data, with no duplicate or missing learner IDs.

•        Timely and accurate 5W, monthly and quarterly reports.

•        Indicator tracking updated every month.

•        CFRM register up to date, with complaints followed up.

•        Quarterly data quality checks completed and findings acted on.

• T/A,Tour allowance,Mobile bill,Weekly 2 holidays
• Festival Bonus: 2