MEAL Officer

Job Level Specifications

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences and Project Management.
  
• 3 years demonstrated experience in MEAL in a donor funded project.
  
• Experience with projects that use Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) and/or Market Systems Development project.
  
• Experience in collaborating and working with both private and public sector and civil society organisations (CBOs)
  
• Proficiency in statistical software and data visualization tools.
  

Desirable

• Good computer skills
  
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
  
• Strong communication, presentation and training skills
  

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Responsible for coordinating and facilitating ground-level monitoring and evaluation of program interventions in collaboration with partners (including private sector actors, CSOs, and CBOs), ensuring that activities remain on track and aligned with overall program objectives.
  
• Support the development and tracking of performance indicators and targets.
  
• Carry out routine field data validation, on-site spot checks and data quality assessments to ensure the validity, reliability, and accuracy of reported data
  

Coordination, Capacity Building & Support

• Liaise with internal teams and partners to contribute to quality data collection, processing, reporting and use.
  
• Provide technical support and capacity strengthening to program teams in MEAL implementation.
  
• Ensure proper data storage, archiving, and compliance with responsible data management standards
  
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance the MEAL skills of partner staff.
  

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to assess program performance and impact for reporting purposes.
  
• Generate regular reports and dashboards to provide insights into project progress.
  

Accountability, Learning and communications

• Collect stakeholders, participant and community feedback mechanisms to ensure program accountability.
  
• Assist the Programme team and partners in documenting lessons learnt.
  
• Participate in the development and dissemination of high-quality communication and learning materials, such as learning briefs, case studies, success stories in collaboration with the program team and implementing partners.