The Emergency MEAL Officer will support the effective implementation of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning of the DRC programme in the south of Syria as per the MEAL strategy, ensuring achievement of MEAL standards and program quality. And will be responsible for conducting monitoring visits, data collection and analysis, tool design, and collecting M&E information from field sites and activities for effective information management, accountability, and reporting.
Responsibilities:
Share relevant MEAL findings with the programme team in an appropriate format and follow up on their implementation.
Assist the programme team in documenting lessons learnt and provide support with internal/external reviews, evaluations, and lessons learned exercises that have to be conducted.
Collect best practices and case studies that demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes over the period.
Support collection of beneficiary data through DRC FCRM mechanism, and ensure that feedback is channeled to programme teams and that follow-up to beneficiaries is tracked, ensuring adherence to agreed standards.
Uphold the professional standards related to the provision of humanitarian assistance, as well as DRC's Code of Conduct, and ensure their compliance within project activities.
Support the development and distribution of materials related to accountability, Code of Conduct, etc.
Participate in the development of M&E tools and guidelines for data collection, collation, and reporting (ensuring these are gender sensitive) and that they are translated correctly.
Support the relevant programme team to carry out data collection following the M&E plan, including the use of various monitoring and assessment tools, such as surveys, focus group discussions, interviews, and pre- and post-questionnaires.
Support the MEAL Manager in all field data collection exercises and data management, involving:
Training in data collectors.
Carry out and supervise field data collection and data entry.
Gather feedback from beneficiaries and community stakeholders on activity implementation, outcome, and impact.
Undertake periodic monitoring visits to project sites to assess progress against the agreed MEAL system and indicators, and monitor implementation quality and progress.
Draft and share with the MEAL Manager the work plan.
Systematically check data for quality, accuracy, and consistency, and provide feedback as necessary.
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree preferred in a related field of social science, such as anthropology, humanitarian, or development studies.
At least 2-3 years of experience related to humanitarian assistance, international development, M&E, or social science research.
Demonstrable experience in project/program planning, implementation, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation.
Demonstrable experience in producing analytical information products from primary and secondary data sources.
Sufficient knowledge and understanding of humanitarian principles, especially Core Humanitarian Standards and Do No Harm Framework.
Strong analytical skills, especially in Microsoft Office Suite (good Word and Excel skills essential).
Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility.
Self-motivated and organized with a demonstrated capacity to manage time and personal work plan.
Works well in and promotes teamwork, is comfortable in a multi-cultural environment, flexible, and able to handle pressure well.
Fluency (spoken-written) – required
English: Working proficiency (spoken-written) – required
