MEAL Officer

The MEAL Officer is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning systems across all organizational programs. The primary purpose of this role is to ensure projects effectiveness, data-driven decision-making, and donor compliance by systematically tracking project performance

•    Design and manage MEAL plans for each project
•    Ensure systems are in place to ensure proper data collection for all project indicators and engage with programme teams to ensure proper practices are in place 
•  Test and train project teams and enumerators in use of data collection tools, defining their targets and following up with achievements. 
• Collect qualitative and quantitative data through focus group discussions and key informant interviews.
• Responsible for data collection for project monitoring and assessments- including baseline, post distribution, needs, and market data, etc. 
•  Manage tablets used for data collection, ensuring proper functionality, timely upload, and requesting for maintenance or replacement when needed.
• Write high quality narrative reports in a timely and professional manner to reflect the progress and status of YVS’s work 
•  Combine, edit and finalize weekly, monthly, and mid/end term project reports
• Taking on a communications role and generating visual tools to track success.
• Contribute to developing methods of reporting on YVS; project achievements 
• Support proposal writing, including by providing MEAL plans, reviewing indicators, and completing sections relevant to MEAL and reporting work
•  Act as complaint focal point for field offices, collating complaints filed in person, via complaint phone, or via complaint box.

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Project Managment,Business Administration,  International Relations, or a related field. 
• A Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Management.