Technical Coordinator- MEAL

Job Description

Title: Technical Coordinator- MEAL

Company Name: LAMB

Vacancy: 1

Location: Dinajpur

Minimum Salary: Tk. 49800 (Monthly)

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO

Published: 13 Mar 2025

Education:
∎ Masters degree in any discipline, Master of Social Science (MSS)
∎ Master’s degree in relevant area (e.g. Statistics, Social Science, Economics) from a recognized university of country or abroad.

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of experience with the MEAL system in health-focused development projects.
∎ Ability to translate M&E concepts into practical methods and tools for teams in the field. Strong analytical skills and understanding of all aspects of quality programming.
∎ Demonstrates experience of developing and managing different project cycle M&E steps and processes (M&E plans, logical frameworks, base, and end-line surveys, mid-term and final evaluations, etc).
∎ A valid motorcycle driving license is required.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Foster meaningful collaboration with community members, ensuring their involvement in project planning, monitoring, and feedback mechanisms.·         Represent the organization in external forums, working groups, and networks related to MEAL, fostering partnerships and knowledge exchange.
∎ Coordinate with implementing co-partners to standardize MEAL tools, methodologies, and reporting templates to ensure consistent and comparable data collection and reporting.
∎ Work closely with donors to ensure alignment with their MEAL requirements, reporting schedules, and accountability frameworks.
∎ Coordinate the sharing of data, reports, and learning products with stakeholders at various levels (e.g., community, partners, and government).
∎ Organize workshops, learning events, and presentations to disseminate project findings and lessons learned.
∎ Foster an adaptive management approach by ensuring that MEAL findings are incorporated into project strategies and implementation plans.
∎ Serve as a bridge between program teams and senior management to ensure learning is used to inform decision-making and strategy development.
∎ Develop and implement project-specific monitoring, evaluation, and accountability plans (MEAL Plans).
∎ Ensure timely data collection, entry, and verification, ensuring accuracy and integrity of data, analyze, interpret and present as appropriate.
∎ Design and manage data management systems, ensuring they align with donor and organizational requirements.
∎ Monitor project activities regularly to ensure adherence to targets, timelines, and quality benchmarks.
∎ Develop ToR and involve in baseline, KAP survey, midterm and phase evaluation.
∎ Facilitate learning activities, such as after-action reviews, lessons-learned workshops, and pause-and-reflect sessions.
∎ Analyze evaluation findings and make actionable recommendations to improve project performance.
∎ Document lessons learned and best practices for knowledge sharing across teams and stakeholders.
∎ Develop and implement accountability mechanisms, such as feedback and complaints handling systems.
∎ Ensure project teams are responsive to community feedback and make necessary adaptations.
∎ Promote beneficiary participation in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
∎ Prepare high-quality, timely, and accurate reports for donors, partners, and stakeholders.
∎ Maintain clear and concise documentation of MEAL processes and project performance indicators.
∎ Support the preparation of success stories and impact narratives to demonstrate program achievements.
∎ Train project staff in MEAL concepts, tools, and practices.
∎ Support teams in integrating MEAL into project planning, implementation, and decision-making.
∎ Ensure spiritual concepts & holistic approach in communication, service delivery, administration and resolution of conflicts·
∎ Comply with LAMB policies and practices and donor compliance with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunity and other relevant policies and organizational values.
∎ Other responsibilities assigned by the line manager or organizational management.Any other duties assigned by respective Supervisor.
∎ Job Summary: The purpose of the Technical Coordinator Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (TC-MEAL) position is to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and accountability of the Project by fostering a culture of learning, evidence-based decision-making, and adaptive management. Technical Coordinator-MEAL will be responsible to provide technical field support to the Project team for delivering quality services. S/he will work closely with the entire program team to assess field conditions, track the progress, ensure process monitoring, oversee implementation of data quality assessment (DQA), and support capacity building initiatives. S/he will support designing and implementation of M&E related strategies, guidelines and tools for the program/project and other formative study in line with the Project outcome indicator and meet-up ad-hoc requirements as well.  S/he will collaborate with the program teams in reviewing and preparing monthly, quarterly and final narrative aligning with financial reports (check the relevant facts).
∎ Collaboration and Coordination:
∎ Foster meaningful collaboration with community members, ensuring their involvement in project planning, monitoring, and feedback mechanisms.·         Represent the organization in external forums, working groups, and networks related to MEAL, fostering partnerships and knowledge exchange.
∎ Coordinate with implementing co-partners to standardize MEAL tools, methodologies, and reporting templates to ensure consistent and comparable data collection and reporting.
∎ Work closely with donors to ensure alignment with their MEAL requirements, reporting schedules, and accountability frameworks.
∎ Coordinate the sharing of data, reports, and learning products with stakeholders at various levels (e.g., community, partners, and government).
∎ Organize workshops, learning events, and presentations to disseminate project findings and lessons learned.
∎ Foster an adaptive management approach by ensuring that MEAL findings are incorporated into project strategies and implementation plans.
∎ Serve as a bridge between program teams and senior management to ensure learning is used to inform decision-making and strategy development.
∎ Monitoring and Data Management:
∎ Develop and implement project-specific monitoring, evaluation, and accountability plans (MEAL Plans).
∎ Ensure timely data collection, entry, and verification, ensuring accuracy and integrity of data, analyze, interpret and present as appropriate.
∎ Design and manage data management systems, ensuring they align with donor and organizational requirements.
∎ Monitor project activities regularly to ensure adherence to targets, timelines, and quality benchmarks.
∎ Evaluation and Learning:
∎ Develop ToR and involve in baseline, KAP survey, midterm and phase evaluation.
∎ Facilitate learning activities, such as after-action reviews, lessons-learned workshops, and pause-and-reflect sessions.
∎ Analyze evaluation findings and make actionable recommendations to improve project performance.
∎ Document lessons learned and best practices for knowledge sharing across teams and stakeholders.
∎ Accountability:
∎ Develop and implement accountability mechanisms, such as feedback and complaints handling systems.
∎ Ensure project teams are responsive to community feedback and make necessary adaptations.
∎ Promote beneficiary participation in the design, monitoring, and evaluation of projects.
∎ Reporting:
∎ Prepare high-quality, timely, and accurate reports for donors, partners, and stakeholders.
∎ Maintain clear and concise documentation of MEAL processes and project performance indicators.
∎ Support the preparation of success stories and impact narratives to demonstrate program achievements.
∎ Capacity building:
∎ Train project staff in MEAL concepts, tools, and practices.
∎ Support teams in integrating MEAL into project planning, implementation, and decision-making.
∎ Beyond this, Integration of spiritual, emotional & social health:
∎ Ensure spiritual concepts & holistic approach in communication, service delivery, administration and resolution of conflicts·
∎ Comply with LAMB policies and practices and donor compliance with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunity and other relevant policies and organizational values.
∎ Other responsibilities assigned by the line manager or organizational management.Any other duties assigned by respective Supervisor.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dinajpur

Apply Procedure:

Hard Copy:
∎ Qualified candidates are requested to apply with a cover letter along with an updated CV (mentioning two references name), all educational & experience certificates, NID and recent passport size photograph to the HR Department, LAMB, P.O. Parbatipur, Dinajpur-5250, Bangladesh; alternatively, email to [email protected]; Please mention the position name on top of the envelope or with the subject line of the email.

Company Information:
∎ LAMB
∎ Rajabashor Parbatipur Dinajpur 5250
∎ LAMB is a well-run major mission Hospital, Community Health Development, Training and Research organization. Services cover more than 6.3 million people in North West Bangladesh.



Address::
∎ Rajabashor Parbatipur Dinajpur 5250
∎ LAMB is a well-run major mission Hospital, Community Health Development, Training and Research organization. Services cover more than 6.3 million people in North West Bangladesh.

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Application Deadline: 22 Mar 2025

Category: NGO/Development