MEAL & Information Management Officer

LOCATION: Bradford, UK (70%). Approximately 30% international travel.

WORKING HOURS: 09:30 – 17:30, five days a week with some evening and weekend work at crucial times.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

This is a new role, requiring someone with a strong personality and a background in humanitarian MEAL to drive forward the function. Working within the Programmes Department and across all HRF’s international offices, the MEAL & Information Officer will be responsible for developing and supporting all MEAL functions. Specific responsibilities will include;

• Monitoring project performance against indicators set out in logical frameworks and other related documents.

• Reviewing, editing and drafting weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports ready for submission to donors.

• Leading on the development of MEAL tools, including developing MEAL plans, the development and roll out of field-level assessment tools, analysis tools, reporting tools, and others.

• Supporting in the analysis of data collected from the field and secondary sources.

• Providing technical support to field teams when conducting MEAL activities.

• Developing HRF’s internal MEAL and IM policies and SOPs relevant to the contexts HRF is operating in.

• Developing and maintaining accountability and feedback mechanisms.

• Developing and leading MEAL capacity development training courses for HQ and field staff across HRF.

• Managing the flow of information from field offices to HQ’s marketing team, providing updates and success stories for use in marketing material.

• Developing a system for the collation and analysis of lessons learned through project implementation.

• Assisting in the development of annual reports and the preparation of presentations and other reports for a variety of audiences.

• Supporting the rest of the Programmes Department in the conduct of its functions as necessary, including supporting proposal development.

• Conducting periodic field monitoring visits to HRF project and office sites.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• At least 4 years experience in working in humanitarian MEAL.

• University degree in a related field.

• Strong analytical skills.

• Solid understanding of MEAL principles, MEAL tools and applications.

• Great team working and interpersonal skills.

• A proactive and motivated attitude.

• Excellent IT skills including use of the full Microsoft Office suite.

• Good attention to detail and strong presentation skills.

• Strong experience in the preparation of reports for a variety of audiences.

• Ability to work under time pressure, and to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Previous experience in delivering capacity building training to colleagues.

• Fluency in English.

• Right to live and work in the UK.

• Understanding of another UN language is an asset.