The Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Accountability (MEAL) Officer leads the direct implementation of all MEAL processes and activities required to improve programme quality over the course of project implementation, to ensure and demonstrate positive impact on beneficiaries’ lives. She plays a key role in ensuring that the learning system helping Programme teams to make iterative improvements to design and implementation is always functional and effective. With guidance from their supervisors at Country-level, the MEAL Officer has non-sector-specific, area-level responsibilities, i.e., she is responsible to conduct all field monitoring and evaluation activities and requirements for all projects and programmers present in their area of operation, through the application of an integrated Strategic and Operational MEAL Framework for 2021. This includes, among other responsibilities, tracking area-specific project activities and measuring progress against indicators in close collaboration with the Programme teams, carrying out all field data collection, monitoring exercises and evaluation plans as instructed by MEAL Team and MEAL TL, supporting data analysis and reporting efforts at area level, disseminating monitoring and evaluation findings with MEAL and Programme teams at country and area-level, and ensuring follow up and documentation of action taken. She will be responsible for the timely reporting on project results & indicators in programme locations as well as findings of monitoring missions, recommendations and action taken; Finally, she will also assist in strengthening DRC Afghanistan accountability mechanisms at area-level in close collaboration with the Complaints Response Mechanism Officer by acting as CRM Area Focal Points.

Responsibilities:

Implementation of Project MEAL systems for all programmers in respective area

Implement MEAL Plan-compliant MEAL processes for the collection, analysis, and usage of data to measure progress against indicators and promote programmatic learning.

Plan according to priorities set by the MEAL TL and MEAL Team, including dissemination of work plans and respondent lists in advance

Work in very close collaboration with Programme teams, following their work plan and adapting MEAL work plan accordingly

Conduct regular monitoring missions of all project activities present in respective areas, as per MEAL SOPs for each programme

Conduct all post-monitoring and evaluation data collection as per plan / Scope of Work  

Prepare and share weekly activity reports with MEAL TL and MEAL Team

 Data collection tools development and use

Assist MEAL TL and MEAL Team in the development of relevant and quality data collection tools for quantitative and qualitative research, e.g. baseline /end-line surveys, needs assessment questionnaires, PDM tools, FGD and KII guides etc.

Lead on translation of necessary documents such as data collection tools and databases

Lead field testing of questionnaires and provide feedback to MEAL TL and MEAL Team after piloting phase

Conduct all field data collection, monitoring exercises and evaluation plans through mobile data collection and paper forms

Data management, analysis, and use

Conduct systematic data quality checks and cleaning procedures before uploading any quantitative data to online server

Ensure consistent and accurate transfer / upload of data from tablets to servers

Ensure transparent, accurate and timely entry of data into databases as instructed by MEAL TL and MEAL Team, if paper forms used

Assist MEAL TL in basic quantitative and qualitative data analysis

Closely coordinate with relevant programme staff to ensure project-relevant information is shared and used to properly track progress of projects in the appropriate tracker at area- and project-level

Feed the Programme teams, MEAL TL and MEAL Team with successes observed and challenges encountered in the field, lessons learned and recommendations on best practices to implement in the future in a Monitoring Follow Up report after each monitoring mission

Collaborate with Programme teams at area-level to ensure actions are taken based on MEAL findings and recommendations, and document such actions in a Process Monitoring Tracker

Enter questionnaire in Kobo

Reporting

Create short memos on quantitative datasets and qualitative transcripts

Writing of field visit monitoring report after each field visit

Accountability

Awareness session of accountability to the beneficiaries

Collect feedback from the beneficiary

Closely coordinate with the MEAL TL to ensure relevant programme teams properly implement accountability measures as per DRC standards and in line with the Core Humanitarian Standards

Follow-up complaints or feedback at the field level

Act as Complaints Response Mechanism Area Focal Point, including reception and registration of complaints into CRM Database

As per given task of MEAL TL prepare of Area-level CRM database for consolidation on a weekly basis

Technical management and capacity-building

Assist in training programme staff and external enumerators on data collection methods, tools, and techniques as appropriate whenever involved in data collection.

Other

Assist in other tasks as required by the MEAL TL and MEAL Team, including extensive support to all programmes/sectors and other areas whenever deemed necessary

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this role you must have:

Experience and technical competencies: 

Minimum 2 years of relevant experience within the humanitarian field

Experience in working in complex and volatile contexts

Experience in mobile data collection tools and using Kobo

Capacity to think critically and analyse quantitative and qualitative data

Capacity to produce coherent and good quality reports

Good level of proficiency in Word, PPT and Windows Excel

Excellent inter-personal, communication and listening skills

Ability to work with people from various groups and background

Understanding of and sensitivity to specific needs of most vulnerable populations

Strong planning and organizational skills

Demonstrated commitment to meet deadlines and high degree of autonomy in his / her work

Education/qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in social sciences, humanitarian and/or development studies, sciences, humanitarian and/or development studies, Statistics, Management Information System, Business Administration, M&E or relevant field

Languages:

Proficiency in English, both written and verbal

Ability to work in Pashto