Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.

The Field MEAL Officer will be responsible for managing and implementing MEAL activities and delivering a Comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Plan (CMEP) for a high-quality, quantity and results-oriented project focused activity reports in the project location i.e., Ghor province. Under direct supervision of Project Coordinator, Field MEAL Officer will be holding the below mentioned responsibilities:

Duties & Responsibilities

1-     Monitoring and Evaluation

• Coordinate data collection and synthesize and analyze quantitative data from the field.
• Update and add to the MEAL field guide as necessary.
• Synthesize and analyze M&E quantitative data received monthly regarding student attendance information.
• Conduct need assessment, baseline survey, project review, end-line survey, and impact assessment of the relevant projects as per need and requirement.
• Perform spot checks on food and NFI distributions and produce progress monitoring reports.
• Conduct PDM of all projects in the target area as well as take part in monitoring and verification of the project rights holders.
• Assist in creating reports based on quantitative M&E data gathered regarding student attendance.
• Assist in creating M&E policies and procedures.
• Travel regularly to all program sites, schools, and district centers in targeted provinces to conduct spot monitoring.
• Develop and conduct a comprehensive qualitative impact assessment of IRA activity.
• Assist in preparing timely regular monthly, mid-year, and annual progress reports on all IRA activities.
• Ensure that the M&E database is up to date with all relevant attachments.
• Responsible for the management of the IRA M&E database, a compilation of monthly results reporting, analysis of raw data, and oversight of data quality checking.
• Responsible for the implementation of the project M&E plan and design of related monitoring tools.
• Responsible for personnel management of staff working under the M&E component.

2. Reporting and Administration

• Ensure that monitoring and information management tools are up to date and contain all relevant information.
• Ensure that technical specialists are monitoring and disseminating project data collected by field staff in a timely manner.
• Ensure that monitoring and information management tools are up to date and contain all relevant information.
• Assist to facilitate monitoring and disseminating of project data collected by field staff in a timely manner.
• Coordinate partner data collection and consolidation.

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s in economics, Statistics, BBA
• Minimum 3 years of experience in the field of MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning).
• Good communication skills
• Good Computer skill
• Good interpersonal skill
• Proficiency in Pashto, Dari, and English

Experience:

• Minimum 2-3 Years’ related experience
• Good communication skill
• Good Computer skill
• Good interpersonal skill
• Proficiency in Pashto, Dari and English

Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and updated CV by clicking (Apply Now) option at the top of this page.

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The closing date for accepting applications is 02 May 2024

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