MEAL Officer II at Freehearts Africa Reach Out Foundation

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support in developing robust MEAL plans, systems, processes and tools for the project in line with FAROF and donor requirements.
• Assist in data collection efforts for the project, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
• To enhance project performance, assist the MEAL Manager to execute quarterly monitoring, evaluation, and accountability activities, including quality benchmarks, data quality assessments, and/or data quality assessments.
• Document data collection and analysis findings, contributing to comprehensive and informative reports.

Accountability

• Support in ensuring the project is implementing the 3 pillars of Accountability – Information sharing, participation and feedback & reporting and providing relevant documentation.
• Assist in establishing robust accountability mechanisms, ensuring the voices of project participants are considered in project adaptation/design and implementation.

Knowledge Management & Learning

• Actively engage in program learning initiatives, facilitating discussions and knowledge-sharing sessions among project teams.
• Provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement in ECCD project design and implementation.
• Ensure project MEAL documents are adequately stored in FAROF’s Resource Centre.
• Support in the development of case studies and success stories for the project

Safeguarding

• Ensure risk assessments are done before any data collection that involves women and children.

General

• Comply with FAROF’s policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Undertake any other tasks within the MEAL function as the MEAL manager requires, adapting to project needs and challenges.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum of HND/BSc or equivalent qualification in, Economics, Statistics, Development Planning, Social Work or Demography, Computer Science, or any related courses.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• At least 3 years of experience working in MEAL for Humanitarian/developmental organizations.
• Experience in implementing Education programs in humanitarian contexts program is an added advantage.
• Experience in the use of analytical and visualization tools/software
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate technical issues effectively and persuasively.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Good Knowledge of local area and local language.
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches and children’s participation.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, Skills in Word, Excel, Power Point, spread sheets and other Statistical software e.g. SPSS, STATA and QGIS, Power Bi, and design of MEAL tools including ITT, MEAL plan, RF.