MEAL Assistant

Position:                              MEAL Assistant                 

Contract duration:              3 months (renewable based on fund)

Location:                             Gaza

Starting Date                      ASAP

I-Background on ACTED

ACTED is an international NGO registered in France. ACTED’s vocation is to support vulnerable populations affected by wars, natural disasters and/or economic and social crises, and to accompany them in building a better future. ACTED started its activities in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) in May 2007. ACTED is currently implementing projects covering multiple humanitarian / development sectors, funded by of a variety of international donors, which aim at protecting vulnerable households and strengthening civil society actors across the oPt. ACTED oPt offers a dynamic, rigorous and knowledge-orientated working environment.

II-Country Profile

In the occupied Palestinian territory, ACTED is both committed to humanitarian assistance and long-term development. ACTED strives to strengthen the economic capacities of communities, consolidate civil society organisations, and provide emergency assistance to the most vulnerable, rural communities in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza. ACTED currently seeks a MEAL Assistant for its humanitarian operations in Gaza.

“ACTED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH) and ensures that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited. All candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and screening checks in line with legal requirements. Any candidate offered a job will sign ACTED’s Code of Conduct and related policies as part of their work contract. All staff are expected to abide by the standards of behaviour outlined in those documents.”

III-Position Profile

1. Monitoring and Evaluation Systems
   • Technical and Systems Development

• Contribute to the development and updating of the consolidated MEAL work plan and MEAL frameworks for all ongoing projects;
• Support the MEAL Officer to implement the MEAL policies and procedures as described in the Acted MEAL standard guidelines and make sure that the tools are followed as applicable.
• Contribute to an effective roll-out of M&E collection and reporting systems to all staff and partners through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed. 
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  • M&E Implementation and Management
• Support the development of ToRs and mission plans for assessments, monitoring and evaluations (baselines, mid-terms, endlines);
• Assist in the development of appropriate data collection and analysis instruments, methodologies (e.g. survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key-informant interviews) and data/information dissemination/utilization plans;
• Assist with data collection activities and ensure that data collection teams are organized and resourced as needed, and that they deliver as per field mission plans and according to data quality standards;
• In the absence of a dedicated database team, maintain electronic and/or paper-based MIS systems for tracking and reporting all quantitative data and information including reporting on Acted’s global strategic program indicators;
• Assist in the analysis of MEAL data and help produce reports, factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation (charts, tables, histograms, box plots) as necessary in a timely manner;
• Provide data to the Project Development Team for use in preparation of reports to donors and other stakeholders, as required;

2. Learning

• Contribute to proactive dissemination and use of knowledge gained through MEAL activities among Project Managers, Technical Coordinators and Project Development Manager/Officers;
• Contribute to organizing and facilitating learning events in order to capture best practices and lessons learnt when a project closes or as required;
• Document and share the lessons learnt and best practices on time and ensure that the knowledge gained contributes to the improvement of projects and influence the strategic development of future projects and activities;
• Support project implementation and improvement by providing timely information around project successes to be scaled up as well as challenges to allow ‘course correction’ throughout life of the program.

3. Acted Feedback Mechanism (AFM)

• Contribute to the implementation of the AFM for the country mission in line with Acted standard AFM procedures;
• Contribute to the proper management of the AFM central database.

4. Other

• Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members;
• Participate in MEAL-related conferences and workshops when possible and stay up to date with best practices and new knowledge created in the field of MEAL;
• Perform any other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

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IV-Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or any related field.
• At least 1 year of work experience in similar position in INGOs/NGOs.
• Previous experience with humaintrain field, Community development, economic/agricultural development and/or Participatory Appraisal methodology
• Ability to work under pressure
• Highly organized, able to prioritize and meet deadlines effectively
• Willingness to improve skills and knowledge
• Willigness to work in the field.
• Good IT skills, Microsoft programs especially Excel, prefer to have knowledge in SPSS and in open-source softwares for collecting, managing, and using data (such as ODK or KoBo).
• Excellent IT skills, Microsoft programs especially Excel.

V-Submission of applications:

Interested candidates are invited to send CV, and three references (in English) no later than March 16th, 2024 to: ([email protected]), indicating the position (MEAL Assistant) in the subject line.

The selection committee will review all applications as they are received. All applicants must meet the minimum requirements described above, and those unable to meet these requirements will not be considered. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. No telephone inquiries will be received.