MEAL Officer (Chipinge)

Reports to: Project Coordinator/Country Representative

Location: Tongogara Refugee Settlement, Chipinge, Zimbabwe

Duties and Responsibilities

• Development and review of data collection tools, database and data management for TdH Italy.
• Work collaboratively with Project Coordinators and officers to ensure collection of relevant and appropriate data needed for an effective MEAL system.
• Timely update and share data on the 5W matrix to the cluster management system
• Monitoring and reporting, maintaining and updating the overall project indicator tracker-based project designs and donor requirements.
• Develop M&E work plans for all projects and performance management plan (PMPs) in tandem with approved proposals.
• Carry out regular data quality assessments/ audits for MEAL data base on agreed indicators to guide decision making.
• Provide alerts to the respective project officers/ coordinators and senior management on corrective actions required.
• Carry out assessments, surveys and evaluations in close liaison with Project Coordinators
• Lead and/or coordinate all country assessments, evaluations and project performance evaluation.
• Timely plan and initiate all pre and post-intervention assessments, KAP surveys, After Action Reviews, Post Distribution Monitoring and Real-Time Evaluation of emergency programmes.
• Learning, accountability and capacity building of staff to ensure adoption of new data monitoring tools and new approaches and M&E tools.
• Ensure Sex, Age, Disability Disaggregated Data (SADD), Accountability and Gender standards are consistently adhered to in programme delivery.
• Regularly collect data and analyse it on the Complaints Reporting and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) accountability data to the TdH Italy team to facilitate quality improvement.
• Follow up on Project implementation, closely following on the project indicators and deliverables and consolidating project reports.
• Ensuring adherence to project reporting timelines as agreed with the donors
• Representation, assisting in fundraising, liaison, communication and participating in delegated cluster and thematic group meetings clearly articulating the work TdH Italy is doing.
• Support the country office in proposal development and tracking funding trends.
• Work with the communication team to ensure that communication products developed and shared enhance the visibility of TdH Italy.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree in Development Economics/ Monitoring & Evaluation/ Demography- Population Studies; Statistics/ Agriculture Economics/Social Work/ Development Studies.
• Demonstrate experience in multi-sectoral programme monitoring, evaluation and learning.
• Demonstrated experience in data processing and management of large-scale surveys.
• Experience in using standard food security, livelihoods, resilience, Child Protection, Sexual & Gender Based Violence, etc. reporting and output/impact indicators assessment tools
• Demonstrated experience of statistical packages and/ or data analysis software (e.g. SPSS, Excel, Epi Info, SMART, STAT 01) and advanced computer skills (word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases) a must.
• At least 4 years’ direct experience in monitoring and evaluation of large-scale projects.
• Strong experience in research study including the entire evaluation cycle, from design, formulation to implementation, analysis and presentation of results and recommendations.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English.
• Must be result-focused and be able to work under pressure and tight deadlines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work well within a multi-cultural team environment.
• Strong analytical skills, knowledge and experience in implementing social protection, education, food security & livelihoods, disaster preparedness projects is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of CHS Accountability Standards and Humanitarian principles including the Code of Conduct, Protection of beneficiaries, Age and Disability Inclusion in Humanitarian activities.

Key Skills:

• Emotional resilience, patience and empathy.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent observational skills.
• Good networking and teamwork skills.
• Good decision making and time management.

Other

How to Apply

Interested candidates should send their application letter and curriculum vitae with three contactable referees to: tdhcareers@gmail.com, clearly indicating “MEAL Officer” on the subject of the email

NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please note this is an urgent post, which can be filled before deadline if a suitable candidate is found.

Deadline: 10 August 2024.