MEAL Officer

ELAF for Relief and Development.

ELAF for Relief and Development (Elaf RD) Is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political organization that was established and registered in January 2015, in Gaziantep, Türkiye. Registration No: 27-019-083. With the fast escalation of the conflict in Syria, and due to the increasing needs of the refugees in the neighboring countries and inside Syria, Elaf RD established, Hatay offices in Turkey, and 4 Field offices in northwest Syria.

ELAF RD is a diverse and inclusive team, consisting mainly of individuals from both Syrian and Turkish backgrounds, including both women and men, as well as members with disabilities. Elaf’s main objective is to promote equality, empowerment, and support for most vulnerable and marginalized communities. ELAF RD prides itself on the active involvement of Syrian and Turkish volunteers who contribute their time, skills, and passion to make a positive impact in the lives of those they serve. Through their dedicated efforts, ELAF RD strives to create an inclusive and supportive environment that uplifts and empowers its members, fostering a sense of community and solidarity among boys, girls, women, and disabled individuals.

Elaf RD is dedicated to addressing the interconnectedness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and double nexus in an integrated and comprehensive manner. Our approach is centered around the double nexus, linking humanitarian aid and development assistance for a more effective and sustainable response. We are committed to providing aid to the most deprived communities through substantial long-term solutions in addition to its work to improve the situation of both, the refugees and host communities by focusing on project development and improving the economic situation.

Job responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and evaluate monitoring frameworks for projects
• Develop the overall framework of project monitoring and evaluation systems in collaboration with project staff, including requirements, reports, baseline and evaluation surveys; Develop and monitor a project management plan to systematically document performance
• Ensure alignment of monitoring and evaluation activities with project objectives
• Maintain current indicator tracking tools; Develop additional databases and tracking tools as needed to demonstrate the effectiveness of project interventions
• Ensure adherence to specified monitoring and reporting requirements
• Analyze data for accuracy, validate tags or quality issues and contribute to system fixes
• Create indicator reports to track progress against key indicators as needed
• Ensure a standardized approach to partner self-evaluation and program closure reports
• Conduct field visits to validate data and monitor the quality and completeness of data sets; Coordinate data collection at project sites to monitor program development and ensure timely data collection and reporting

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least two years of work experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning in NGOs
• Experience in developing guidelines, systems and technical tools for monitoring, evaluation, accountability and education
• Strong assessment, evaluation, analysis and strategic planning skills
• IT reading and writing in MS – Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven interpersonal communication and writing/presentation skills
• Ability to manage under stressful conditions
• Experience in strategic planning and performance management, including selecting indicators,
• setting goals, preparing reports, managing databases, developing monitoring and evaluation plans and monitoring performance.
• Languages:
  Proficiency in Arabic and English is required.

Safeguarding:
Children and vulnerable adults must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury and any other harm. One of the ways that ELAF shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

Accountability:
Alongside our safeguarding policy, ELAF RD is an equal opportunities employer and has a set of integrity policies. Any candidate offered a job with ELAF RD will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability. Comply with ELAF RD’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behavior protocols.
Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
Report any concerns about the inappropriate behavior of ELAF RD staff or partners.

Position Code: HR-23-9-SY-002