MEAL Officer at Solidarites International (SI)

⏲ Oct 17, 2024, 4:18 AM
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Solidarites International (SI) is a French humanitarian organization which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. For over 38 years the association has focused on meeting three vital needs - water, food and shelter. Currently present in Nigeria since 2016, SI carries out emergency / post-emergency programs in WASH sector in North East region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: MEAL Officer

Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

Under the supervision of the MEAL Activity Manager, the M&E Officer is in charge of monitoring the activities’ implementation.
He/she collects data and provides evidence of the program’s progress and achievements.

Responsibilities
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E):

Under the responsibility of MEAL Activity Manager, participate in the logistics and administrative organisation, planning and preparation of M&E missions:
Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
Ensure that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.
Identify potential negative impacts of the activities.
Monitor those crosscutting aspects like gender and “do no harm” are considered in the activities.
Formulate preliminary recommendations on how to improve the activities.
Monitor humanitarian situation.
With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.
Assist in external M&E mission.
Support the MEAL Activity Manager in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the M&E plan.
Collect monitoring data using SI tools:
Contribute to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) and make sure that all available aspects are covered.
Ensure that contractual soft & hard data about programmes is easily available upon request.
Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions

Reporting / communication:

Draft M&E reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops.
Make regular reports to the team lead on the evolution of activities and specific tasks confided to him/her, problems encountered, and the quality of relations with beneficiaries
Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns
Collaborate with the administration and the local authorities
Keep monitoring tools and files archived and secured
Update regularly the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donors indicators, gender, disable persons, protection & «Do No Harm» approaches

HR Management:

Take part in recruitment of the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) when needed
Train and build the capacity of the team (enumerators /DW)
Supervise the monitoring team (enumerators / DW)

Profile

Studies: Bachelor’s degree in statistics, social work / social sciences, Project Management or related field
Experience: At least one year’s experience in MEAL, with National or International NGOs
Language: Good spoken and written command of English, and knowledge of Hausa, kanuri is an added advantage.
IT: competency in Excel (data input, basic analysis) and kobo toolbox
Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

What we offer

Salary + transport + Leave & Housing allowance + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, medical insurance, Life insurance - covering death and permanent disability) etc.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply

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