Senior MEAL Officer

Position:                              Senior MEAL Officer                         

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 Senior MEAL Officer 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, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Systems

1.1 Technical and Systems Development

a) Contribute to the development and updating of the consolidated MEAL work plan and MEAL frameworks for all ongoing projects in Gaza;

b) Ensure that MEAL findings are reflected and their recommendations are incorporated in future concept notes, proposals and implementation plans;

c)Implement the MEAL policies and procedures as described in the Acted MEAL standard guidelines and make sure that the tools are followed as applicable;

d)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.

1.2 M&E Implementation and Management

a)Develop the ToRs and mission plans and carry out assessments, monitoring and evaluations (baselines, mid-terms, endlines) as per project M&E frameworks;

b)Develop and oversee the implementation of appropriate data collection and analysis instruments, methodologies (e.g. survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key-informant interviews) and data/information dissemination/utilization plans;

c)Closely supervise 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;

d)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;

e)Analyze MEAL data and produce reports, factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation (charts, tables, histograms, box plots) as necessary in a timely manner;

f)Measure and report on qualitative and quantitative input, process, output, outcome, impact, objective, and goal-level performance indicators for all projects;

g)Provide data to the Project Development Team for use in preparation of reports to donors and other stakeholders, as required;

h)Provide MEAL related capacity building and awareness to implementing partners and other institutions supported by Acted as appropriate;

i)Represent Acted in different forums on MEAL related issues when required.

2. Learning

a)Contribute to proactive dissemination and use of knowledge gained through MEAL activities among Project Managers, Technical Coordinators and Project Development Manager/Officers;

b)Contribute to organizing and facilitating learning events in order to capture best practices and lessons learnt when a project closes or as required;

c)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;

d)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’s Feebdack Mechanism
   • Oversight of the Acted Feedback Mechanism

a) In coordination with the country MEAL Manager, support the Accountability Assistant to establish, implement and monitor the Acted’s Feedback Mechanism (AFM) in Gaza in line with Acted standard AFM procedures;

b)Ensure the effective functioning of the AFM and that beneficiary complaints/feedback are adequately captured, analyzed, addressed and responded to in a timely manner and utilized by the program and coordination teams;

c)Build capacity and understanding among Acted staff, partners and contractors on beneficiary accountability and AFM.

4. MEAL Team Management

a)Ensure that staff under the direct responsibility understand and are able to perform their roles and responsibilities;

b)Manage MEAL Officers and Assistants, Accountability and Database Assistant and Enumerators delineating their responsibilities and follow-up the work plans and day-to-day activities;

c)Ensure a positive working environment and good team dynamics;

d)Manage interpersonal conflicts among team members;

e)Undertake regular appraisals of relevant staff;

f)Identify the MEAL training needs of team members and discuss plans with the MEAL Manager for both internal and external trainings;

e)Coach, train, and mentor MEAL Assistants, Monitors and Enumerators with the aim of strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the MEAL team;

5. Other

a)Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members;

b)Participate in MEAL-related conferences and workshops when possible and stay up to date of best practices and new knowledge created in the field of MEAL;

c)Perform any other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

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IV. Qualifications:

• Bachelor Ddegree in Social and Human Sciences or Statistics, and a background in research methods.
• At least five years of experience in a relevant field with an experience working in INGO , NOGs
• Previous experience in data management, data analysis and Information Management System
• Experience in program design and M&E plan development (Ability to design M&E tools, surveys, surveillance systems, and evaluations)
• Excellent command in writing and speaking English
• Strong practical knowledge of the following computer packages: Word, Excel (advanced), Outlook, Powerpoint, and Statistical packages (ex. SPSS) along with GIS software
• Demonstrated communication and organizational skills
• Ability to train, mobilize, and manage both international and national staff
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task under pressure
• Proven ability to work creatively and independently both in the field and in the office.

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 (Senior MEAL Officer) 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.