Project Assistant - MEAL at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

Job Summary

Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Assistant will be responsible for supporting project MEAL activities, including registration, analysis, and report writing. The MEAL Assistant will be based in Maiduguri and will work closely with the Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) team for technical support in Kaga, Magumeri and Gubio LGAs in Borno state.

Roles and Key Responsibilities

• Assist in regular monitoring exercise such as Onsite Monitoring and Post Distribution Surveys that include Focused Group Discussion.
• Collect quantitative and qualitative data on project activities as required.
• Assist in proper documentation and filing of all MEAL & Program documents.
• Ensure the MEAL checklists are completed for each MEAL activities.
• Prepare activity report on daily basis after each field visit and report to MEAL Officer.
• Support the MEAL Officer to conduct beneficiary registration exercise and spot-check visits to the project sites.
• Support MEAL Officer and MEAL Manager in any MEAL related training activities.
• Actively participate in MEAL learning exercise, compiling, and keeping log sheet for key lessons learnt and good practices from all evaluations and assessments.
• Support in the regular Market Food Price Monitoring and Nutrition data collection exercises.
• Assist in the review and testing all M&E tools.
• In coordination with the MEAL Manager and MEAL Officer, maintain the project’s stock of IT equipment (including vendor phones, program phones, solar panels, Bluetooth printers, etc.).
• With support from MEAL manager, support the timely submission of the planned assessment report, post-distribution monitoring reports, and evaluation reports.
• Support the development and testing of electronic data entry questionnaires using the Commcare (or other software as needed) during periodic surveys and data analysis using appropriate statistical package.
• Support the training of enumerators, and community nutrition workers on data collection tools and the utilization of devices.
• Raise procurement requisitions for project activities and update the relevant requisition database

Required Languages – English, Hausa and working knowledge of Kanuri Language

Travel: Must be willing and able to travel up to 40% of the time to field locations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities  

• Good time management skills with ability to work on multiple tasks
• Strong customer service orientation with good communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions oriented and results-oriented
• Basic computer skills in Excel and Word processing.
• Demonstrated commitment to gender responsive programming.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, oral, and written communication skills.
• Team-oriented and strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to organize and prioritize a variety of initiatives.
• Knowledge of English, Hausa required. Kanuri would be strongly preferred. 
• Experience working with Information and Communication Technologies (software and hardware)
• Should understand safeguard and protection issues in the context of Borno.

Basic Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree/HND in Social Sciences, Information and Technology Management, Statistics, or any other relevant equivalent degree.
• Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) and information management systems. Proficient in Word.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience  in MEAL & experience working in an iNGO is a plus