Senior Project Officer - MEAL (Plateau)

Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree is required in information and technology management or Statistics/Mathematics, Computer Science, project management, International Relations or in the field of MEAL.
  
• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in project support, ideally in the field of MEAL and for an international NGO, Humanitarian response.
  
• Additional experience in Humanitarian Response, DRR, Nutrition, WASH and food assistance may substitute for education.
  

• Organize and support the implementation of all assigned project MEAL activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles, standards, and MEAL policies, procedures, and practices, donor MEAL requirements, and industry good practices. This includes coordinating MEAL-related logistical and administrative support to staff and partners.
  
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Integrate adaptive learning and operations research practices to ensure documentation of lessons learned and utilization of best practices. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
  
• Lead the roll-out and implementation of the project’s feedback, complaints, and response mechanism (FCRM). Support actively seeking and responding to feedback from all members of targeted communities and other stakeholders as defined by the FCRM.
  
• Implement monitoring activities and processes according to the project’s Detailed Implementation Plan, MEAL system, MSNA, and donor requirements. Ensure the quality of monitoring data through annual data quality assessments.
  
• Oversee MEAL-related working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact. Identify and respond to key stakeholders’ information needs in MEAL activities, using a range of appropriate communication methods. This will also include supervising and performing ad hoc inspections of various MEAL processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures.