MEAL Officer

The Monitoring & Evaluation (MEAL) officer will support the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of activities in accordance with the Ana Aqra Association policy and project requirements.

Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the MEAL officer include, but are not limited to:

• Collect, track and assess relevant data on a regular basis.
• Conduct field visits to implementation sites and provide feedback.
• Monitor all project activities, progress towards achieving the project output, and the sustainability of the project’s results.
• Recommend further improvement of the logical framework when applicable.
• Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results.
• Provide feedback on project strategies and activities.
• Reporting periodically and provide feedback on project strategies and progress of activities.
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist in preparing relevant reports.
• Assist in coordinating across the available components of the Project to ensure effective implementation of M&E.
• Assist the project team with M&E tools and support them in their use.
• Assist the Program Manager in preparing project relevant reports including reports on findings and lessons learned.
• Organize and conduct training on M&E for project staff when applicable;
• Develop a M&E system for the Project if needed;
• Develop, improve and update tools for data collection, processing and analysis.
• Prepare and maintain a data base;
• Promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of Ana Aqra Association;
• Perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications

• University Degree preferably in Business Administration, Economics, Data Science, Statistics or any related field.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E in humanitarian and development projects implemented by national/international NGOs.
• Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports.
• Proven ICT skills, especially in MIS and database software.
• Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software.
• Strong training & facilitation skills.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in Arabic and English.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and organize workload while remaining aware of changing priorities and competing deadlines.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with staff and partners to facilitate the provision of support.
• Sensitivity and responsiveness to all partners and project staff.