MEAL Officer

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) officer

The Psychosocial Counseling Center for Women PSCCW

The Psychosocial Counseling Center for Women is a non-governmental women’s institution dedicated to contributing to positive change in the status of women and girls in Palestine. PSCCW provides a variety of services and interventions to support this goal and address the urgent needs of women and girls in Palestine. These services include mental health support, legal aid, economic empowerment, as well as advocacy campaigns and raising community awareness. The organization operates with a qualified professional staff committed to women’s rights and capable of networking and coordinating with various institutions across Palestine. PSCCW is looking for a MEAL officer for a full time job under the project: "Strengthening the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) in the West Bank," funded by UNICEF.

Job title: MEAL Officer

Start date: ASAP

Location: Bethlehem

Post: Full-Time

Duration: 12 months, with the possibility of extension upon funding, including a three-month probational period.

Job description:

The purpose of this role is to develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) framework for the project. The position is also focused on mentoring and building the capacities of staff working on PSCCW programs and projects, while fostering a culture of shared learning, accountability, and innovation within the organization.

Key Responsibilities:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support Program Team in collecting, analyzing, archiving, and monitoring data.
• Design valid data collection tools to collect and monitor data about the PSCCW field activities.
• Create and maintain beneficiaries' records and database, and keep accurate records of data, activities and community/beneficiaries’ participation in monitoring activities.
• Ensure that data is collected and is recorded ethically.
• Coordinate all data collection, cleaning, reporting and validation of (qualitative and quantitative);
• Prepare monitoring visits plans and conduct regular visits to PSCCW activities and develop the required field reports;
• Contribute to mid-term and final evaluations and all other activity related to MEAL such as developing ToR, supporting external evaluators, etc.
• Provide feedback and recommendations for timely improvement;
• Participate in the facilitation of the lessons learned sessions
• Build the capacity of staff by providing onsite training on MEAL topics, data collection tools, research methods, data analysis, and information management.

Accountability:

• Support the Programs Manager in developing the information materials for complaint and feedback mechanisms;
• Contribute to develop, with the support of the Program team, appropriate accountability strategies respectful of the local context;
• Keep complaints records confidential and only accessible to relevant staff according to the internal feedback mechanism guidelines;
• Support periodic reporting for the running projects, by collecting the required data from the project officers and coordinators, collecting and documenting success stories, and supporting evidence-based reporting about the PSCCW projects.

Learning:

• Support Program Manager in training other team members on M&E tools as appropriate.
• Participate and/or facilitate internal and external project evaluations and learning exercises;
• Support internal improvement processes (theory of changes, Log Frames and strategies);
• Identify and document lessons learned, generate best practices in cooperation with Field Officers, Heads of Projects, and on request by the Programs Manager;
• Participate/facilitate in internal projects evaluations and learning reviews to support decision-making by collecting and documenting lessons learned.

Reporting

• Prepare regular monitoring reports including ongoing data analysis with status of implementation progress;
• Prepare clear data analysis reports including best practices and case studies;
• Support the Programs Manager in drafting assessment/survey reports;
• Participate in the preparation of Indicators & Beneficiaries Progress Reports and dashboards.
• Support in writing mid-term, final or other reports as required; including data collection, analysis and reporting, and identify areas for improvement.

Other tasks

• Prepare weekly work plan and reports and share them with the supervisor.
• Participate in the PSCCW office team meetings.
• Perform any other duties related as may be assigned.
• Represent the organization in different cluster as needed
• Prepare presentation and reporting as needed

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Qualifications and Experiences

• University degree in Statistics, Information Management, Social Science, Social Studies, or other relevant fields.
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience in MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) or related roles.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical software.
• Experience with MEAL methodologies.
• Strong understanding of both quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis methods.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with proven experience in presenting and reporting data verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge effectively through training and mentoring diverse audiences.

Required Skills

• Fluent written and spoken English (essential);
• Very good communication skills and flexibility;
• Advanced Computer skills (Word, Excel, internet and e-mail);
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and supervisory skills;
• Commitment and to prioritize, sense of responsibilities and coordination skills.
• Analytical and Critical Thinking: Ability to analyze complex data and situations, making informed and sound decisions.
• Problem-Solving and Innovation: Creativity and resourcefulness in addressing challenges and developing effective solutions.
• Stress Resilience and Prioritization: Ability to work effectively under pressure, prioritize tasks, and manage stress.
• Teamwork and Independence: Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team.

PSCCW has a zero tolerance to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse of beneficiaries.  Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) is everyone’s responsibility and all staff are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct, that enshrines principles of PSEA, at all times (both during work hours and outside work hours).  Familiarization with, and adherence to, the Code of Conduct is an essential requirement of all staff, in addition to related mandatory training.  All staff must ensure that they understand and act in accordance with this clause. 

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