| Job Title |
MEAL Officer |
| Country and Base |
Al Kufrah, LIBYA |
| Reports to |
Field Coordinator |
| Reports to (technical link) |
MEAL Coordinator |
| Expected Date Of Arrival |
ASAP |
| Announcing Date: |
27/06/2020 |
| Closing Date: |
15/07/2020 |
| Application submission information: |
Interested candidates should submit their applications by EMAIL ONLY with the subject: AKF MEAL OFFICER + your FULL NAME to lby.recruitment@premiere-urgence.org with letter of motivation, recent CV, diplomas and any relevant certificates (work, trainings etc), contact (phone/email)
Applications not respecting these instructions may not be considered.
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| General Information |
| The organisation |
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Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political and non-religious international aid organization. Our teams are committed to supporting civilians’ victims of marginalization and exclusion, or hit by natural disasters, wars and economic collapses, by answering their fundamental needs. Our aim is to provide emergency relief to uprooted people in order to help them recover their dignity and regain self-sufficiency. The association leads, on average, 190 projects each year in the following sectors of intervention: food security, health, nutrition, construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, water, sanitation, hygiene and economic recovery. PUI is providing assistance to around 5 million people in 21 countries – in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Eastern Europe and France.
PUI is implementing a health intervention in Benghazi which aims to improve access to quality healthcare for populations affected by the ongoing conflict in Benghazi and its surroundings, as well as expanding its activities to include rapid infrastructure rehabilitation.
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| Job Description |
| Overall objective |
| With the support of the Field Coordinator and the MEAL Coordinator, the MEAL Officer will assist PUIs Program Staff in being accountable to donors, constituents and stakeholders in the Libya mission, ensuring documentation of progress, measurement of effectiveness and impact, for donors reporting requirements and organisational accountability process. The MEAL Officer will support the project teams in the development of MEAL plans and tools for each project and provide MEAL guidance for the bases. The MEAL Officer will ensure the effective management of data collected for utilisation in reports, proposals, learning exercises and improvement of implementation quality.
The MEAL Officer will lead assessments in liaison with project implementation teams and under the direction of the Field Coordinator, standardise systems and capitalise on tools, and provide strong support at base level to monitor and ensure quality through lessons-learned of ongoing projects.
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| Responsabilities and duties |
| The MEAL Officer, in close cooperation with the program teams, will ensure implementation of the defined MEAL strategy for PUIs Program in order to improve program quality, monitoring performance and facilitating the transmission of best practices. He/she will enhance the overall use of clear project logframes, sound data collection and analysis methods; and facilitate assessments that are integrally linked to program design. He/she will work closely with the Field Coordinator as well as the PMs.
– Contribute to the update and improvement of mission-level MEAL processes
– Contribute to the development of the M&E plan per project and planning/implementing assessments (including non-project-specific assessments)
– Contribute to grant proposals and reports by making available accurate and qualitative data, analyzing it and formulating it into reporting formats
– Lead on information management and knowledge management in the base
– Management of the base level MEAL team(s) and support in technical MEAL capacity to non-MEAL staff (Project Managers and Officers)
– Ensure PU-AMI Accountability towards internal and external stakeholders
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| Specific objectives and linked activities |
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1. Contribute to the update and improvement of mission-level MEAL processes
– Support the Field Coordinator to periodically revise the mission’s MEAL/Quality protocol and train the teams on its implementation and use.
– Collect best practices, case studies which demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes in order to inculcate a culture of leaning and information sharing.
– Identify innovations and improvements to enhance effectiveness of the PU-AMI’s M&E framework and systems.
– Propose and Develop Terms of Reference for surveys, researches, case studies, lessons learnt success stories and any other qualitative data collection methods.
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2. Developing the MEAL plan per project and planning/implementing assessments (including non project-specific assessments)
– Contribute to creating results frameworks, including the harmonization/standardization of indicators, data collection methodologies, timelines, measurement tools, analysis and reporting protocols, products and expected delivery.
– Contribute to define methodologies and provide technical support for the development of baseline, endline and vulnerability/needs assessment studies, while supporting field teams in project-specific needs assessments and baselines.
– Contribute to the design of the defined monitoring tools per project and ensure the utilization of the data collected for improvement of program quality and accountability.
– Lead on base-level checking and classification of sources of verification.
– Oversee and support indicators monitoring processes by:
– Provide technical support on the sampling, data collection and analysis process,
– Ensure quality and accuracy of data,
– Participate and review all assessment and outcome reports,
– Develop reports that synthesize and synchronize initial key finding (needs) and results (outputs/outcomes)
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3. Contribute to grant proposals and reports by making available accurate and qualitative data, analysing it and formulating it into reporting formats
– In collaboration with the Field and Technical Coordinators, contribute to the preparation of monitoring and evaluation plans for new proposals, including the definition of indicators, timelines and expected delivery.
– Input to the compilation of donor reports collecting data from the field and ensuring correct analysis in narrative sections before submission.
– Support in the development of proposals as needed
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4. Support in technical MEAL capacity to non-MEAL staff (Project Managers and Activity Managers)
– Provide technical support teams on all MEAL tools and processes, as well as on using analysed data to inform program quality control, document lessons learnt and future project development.
– Lead on all field data collection exercises and data management, such as recruitment and training of data collectors and carry out and supervise data collection.
– Trainings on MEAL concepts including protection of sensitive beneficiary’s data, cross cutting issues e.g. gender.
– Presentation of MEAL plans for each project and ensure team members understand operationalization of quality control process.
– Provide ongoing mentorship and support in day-to-day tasks for the M&E team, identify their learning needs to be addressed.
– Support on program reviews by participating in review workshops.
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5. Ensure PU-AMI Accountability towards internal and external stakeholders
– Ensure the design and implementation of accountability mechanisms in the field.
– Establish, implement and monitor efficient feedback, complaints and referral mechanisms from beneficiaries and project teams.
– Establish a communication with communities’ protocol and ensure its rollout amongst all projects and support staff.
In General, the MEAL Officer has to remain flexible and to perform other duties as required for the good running of the project
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| Required Profile |
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Required |
desirable |
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Education / Training
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Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a field related to Statistics, Project Management, M&E or related field |
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Professional experience
4 Technical
4 Humanitarian
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4 1 year experience minimum in MEAL or other related work (data analysis, information systems, etc)
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4 Experience in Project Management
4 Experience in Data Analysis
4 Experience with an international NGO
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| Knowledge and skills |
4 Experience in donor requirements and expectations |
4 Knowledge of Benghazi and surrounding areas |
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Languages
4 English & Arabic
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4 Excellent command in writing and editing documents in English and in Arabic |
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Software
4 Pack Office
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4 Strong computer skills essential, including ability to operate Microsoft Office softwares, particularly Excel |
4 Database Management software
4 GIS software
4 Mobile data collection
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BENEFITS
- Attractive Salary paid in EURO + other benefits (Family Health Insurance…)
- Induction trainings paid in Tunis and/or Benghazi
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit their applications by EMAIL ONLY with the subject: AKF MEAL Officer + your FULL NAME to lby.recruitment@premiere-urgence.org with letter of motivation, resume, diplomas and any relevant certificates (work, training), contact (phone/email
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