Jordan: MEAL Volunteer – Amman

INTERNSHIP | 6 MONTHS | AUGUST 2023

ACTED

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED Jordan

Through its coordination office in Amman, ACTED is working in Jordan to meet the needs of the refugee populations in the country, with a shift from lifesaving activities to long-term livelihoods programming. ACTED also provides support to Jordanian host populations and local actors, also affected by the challenges faced by the country, ensuring all can access basic services. In Za’atari camp, Azraq camp and Mafraq, ACTED teams play a key role in the management and coordination of refugee camps, support to informal tented settlement populations and provide emergency assistance to ensure people’s access to food, water and hygiene and sanitation facilities. More broadly, ACTED works with municipalities and community organizations to build capacity and promote sustainable solutions.

You will be in charge of

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Volunteer supports the MEAL Manager/Officer in the development and implementation of appropriate and viable monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems that are in line with the ACTED’s global MEAL procedures.

Main duties:

Tools Development

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of a consolidated MEAL frameworkand work plan for all ongoing projects;
• Contribute to the effective deployment of MEAL tools and reporting systems;
• Contribute to the development of terms of reference and mission plans by conducting surveys, audits and evaluations;
• Contribute to the development and implementation of appropriate data collection, analysis tools and methodologies.

Data Collection

• Contribute to the supervision of data collection activities;
• Contribute to the maintenance of electronic and/or paper records for tracking and reporting of all quantitative and qualitative data and information.

Data Analysis

• Analyze M&E data and produce reports, fact sheets including useful statistical analysis and presentations.

Capitalization

• Contribute to the organization and facilitation of learning sessions to capture best practices and lessons learned;
• Contribute to the documentation and sharing of lessons learned & best practices, and ensure that the knowledge gained is used to improve projects and impact the development strategy of future projects and activities.

Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM)

• Contribute to the implementation of the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) of the mission’s beneficiaries in accordance with ACTED’s standard CRM procedures.

Other

• Participate, when possible, in MEAL related working groups and conferences and regularly learn about best practices and new knowledge in the MEAL sector;
• Participate in any other activity assigned by the direct manager.

Expected skills and qualifications

• University Degree in Political Sciences, Public Administration, International Affairs, Economics or a related field (anthropology, sociology, statistics);
• Knowledge of field-based data collection methods;
• Design, Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings will be an asset;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Conditions

Status: volunteer

• 300 USD per month living allowance
• Coverage of all accommodation, guesthouse, food, and travel costs, a luggage allowance of 50 kg
• The provision of medical, repatriation, and life insurance.
• One week pre-departure training in ACTED HQ, including a 4-days in situ security training
• Psychological assistance