MEAL Officer at Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO)

Location: Jere / Maiduguri, Borno State– North East Nigeria (100% field)
Starting date: 1st January, 2021
Duration of contract: 12 months (Extendable)
Reporting to: Project Manager

Purpose of the Position

• Under the direction of the BSFP Project Manager, the MEAL Officer will be responsible for all MEAL related activities including, but not limited to: monitoring progress on project indicators, elaboration of MEAL tools, conducting needs/market/process/post activity assessments and monitoring, beneficiary database management, recalibration of beneficiary targeting at project mid-point, development and implementation of accountability mechanism as well as compilation of as at point of need, monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly reports.

Responsibilities
Under the management of the BSFP Project Manager:

• Participate in planning and undertaking surveys, rapid assessments, as well as in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning of the SHO programs’ activities.
• Support the Food Security & Livelihood Manager in developing and strengthening monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning procedures
• Monitor dedicated project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output and outcomes
• Recommend further improvement of the logical frame works and help develop monitoring and impact indicator for the programs’ successes
• Provide feedback to the Program Manager on project strategies and activities
• Report weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project activities to the Program Managers
• Provide inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, half-yearly, annual and other reports
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Program Manager in preparing relevant reports
• Assist the projects’ personnel with MEAL tools and in supporting them in their use
• Support the Project Manager in the integration of MEAL activities into program.
• Collect, analyze and report information on BSFP program activities.
• Participate in ensuring timely and complete reporting from executing partners in accordance with approved reporting formats.
• Collaborate in creating Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning frameworks and participate in planning and undertaking surveys, rapid assessments, as well as in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning of the program’s activities.
• Prepare Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning reports with statistics to regularly share the results and identify areas to improve.
• Participate on behalf of SHO in appropriate technical meetings and conferences and perform other duties as delegated.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant professional experience of two (2) years, preferably in emergency and/or development context;
• Prior experience working in MEAL
• Prior experience or familiarity with NGO sector would be an advantage;
• Good spoken and written English and relevant computer skills.
• A high respect to client/organization confidentiality.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and respect for people with special needs and other vulnerability.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.
• SSCE / GCE / NECO , BSc qualification.

Competency profile:

• Excellent analysis and reporting skills;
• Excellent communication and organization skills;
• Punctuality and respect for applicable rules and procedures;
• Ethical and transparent decision-making;
• High regard toward preserving confidentiality of work-related information and data;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of local communities and customary rules;
• Independent work, i.e. with minimal supervision and under pressure;
• Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and team work;
• Flexibility, creativeness, tolerance and maturity.
• Computer/IT literacy (OS Windows/Vista/Linux, MS Office, Internet etc.);

Languages:

• Spoken and written English, knowledge of a Local language is appreciated

Brief Conditions

• Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO) reserve right to transfer position as per need / project demand any time during the project. Position will be based in Bama.
• Staff will responsible to manage for his/her own accommodation / food;
• Travelling from home to duty station will be staff own responsibility but facilitation could be provided as per situation;
• No TA/DA will be provided for the field work appointed to work for;
• Salient reserve the right to close the application before deadline, if the required number of candidates is attained.
• Candidates will be responsible for his/her own travel, accommodation and feeding during the recruitment process;
• Other Terms & Condition will be part of Job Contract.