Senior MEAL Officer at ACTED

Position Overview

The Senior MEAL Officer is responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate and viable Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) systems that are in line with organizational global MEAL procedures and contribute to ensuring that projects and programs perform as planned.

Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation Systems

Technical and Systems Development

• Contribute to the development and updating of the country MEAL strategy, consolidated MEAL work plan, and MEAL frameworks for all ongoing projects
• Ensure that MEAL findings are reflected and recommendations are incorporated in future concept notes, proposals, and implementation plans
• Implement MEAL policies and procedures as described in organizational MEAL standard guidelines and ensure that tools are followed as applicable
• Contribute to an effective roll-out of M&E collection and reporting systems to all staff and partners through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed

MEAL Implementation and Management

• Develop Terms of Reference (ToRs) and mission plans and carry out assessments, monitoring, and evaluations (baselines, mid-terms, endlines) as reflected in the ToR and mission plan
• Develop and oversee the implementation of appropriate data collection and analysis instruments, methodologies (e.g., survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key-informant interviews) and data/information dissemination and utilization plans
• Closely supervise data collection activities and ensure that data collection teams are organized and resourced as needed, and that they deliver according to field mission plans and data quality standards
• Maintain electronic and/or paper-based Management Information Systems (MIS) for tracking and reporting all quantitative data and information, including reporting on global strategic program indicators
• Analyze MEAL data and produce reports and factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation (charts, graphs, etc.)