MEAL Officer 18 views

About the Job

Major Roles and Responsibilities:

Area Program Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer’s primary responsibility will be undertaking regular field level activities monitoring together with respective technical project specialists, providing inputs for programs design, facilitating accountability and feedback mechanisms at AP level and participating in projects and program evaluations. S/he will be responsible for AP level planning and budgeting processes together with the AP team, monitoring and reporting. S/he will support in concept papers and proposals development; programs design as well as evaluation. S/he will be responsible for AP level, documentation of learnings and best practices and sharing of the best and promising practices. S/he will be
responsible for compiling rolling out program and social accountability mechanisms at the AP level, compiling and analyzing feedback from communities and stakeholders and supporting the AP manager and technical Last updated: June 2024 specialist. S/he will be responsible for timely tracking of project implementation, gathering data regularly, analyzing and synthesizing the data and preparing regular AP level updates

Monitoring and reporting: –

• Undertakes all projects and programs’ monitoring and reporting including AMR, SAR and other reports using set performance indicators irrespective of funding sources by working closely with sector technical Officers using appropriate monitoring and reporting tools and methodologies as required by respective stakeholders in a participatory approach as required.
• S/he maintains detailed schedules of activity and budget implementation tracking systems for activities monitoring and budget utilization for each project.
• Uses appropriate data management systems, analyses data, aggregates data to the required level and synthesis results for report writing using appropriate and relevant tools. Use WV systems and procedures including HORIZON and other NO’s established protocols.

Programs and Projects Evaluation: –

• With guidance from the AP manager, facilitates all projects and programs’ evaluations within the AP operational area by liaising with MEAL Department, Support Service Division (SSD) at NO, concerned project manager and the FCO irrespective of sector or sources of funding.
• S/he ensures proper coordination with respective stakeholders including the woreda government offices and participation of targeted local communities as required.
• Ensure evaluation reports are shared with concerned stakeholder in the operational area for learning and future use Accountability: –
• With guidance from the AP manager, facilitates rolling out social and program accountability frameworks and establishment of feedback mechanisms from beneficiary communities in AP.
• Document learning and share best and promising practices within the AP as well as across the organization Last updated: June 2024 Surveys and assessments
• With guidance from the AP manager and concerned units from NO, FCO, facilitates surveys and assessments following set standards and guidelines using prescribed tools and techniques Participates and facilitates in developing sampling frames, community mobilization, recruitment and orientation of enumerators, actual data collection and verification processes.
• Internalizes survey and assessment methodologies and standard tools meant for the study in gathering qualitative and quantitative data, participate in field testing of the tools to ensure relevance of the questionnaire or tools to the local area to generate the required data with accuracy. Networking and Collaborate with Partners:
• S/he support the AP manager in networking and collaboration with partners at woreda governments and communities’ level together with sectoral project officers.
• S/he will identify key users of the information sharing and facilitate comprehensive scoping for discussions with key stakeholders in the woreda.
• S/he review critical findings from monitoring, evaluation and various survey reports for sharing with concerned stakeholders in the woreda for shared understanding, smooth operation and promotion of cooperation.