MEAL Assistant at IsraAID

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  • Turkana County
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 days ago
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESMEAL Planning, Tools & Data Management
  • Conduct background research to inform programme design.
  • Support development of logframes and theories of change.
  • Support in developing MEAL plans with clear indicators, tools, analysis, and reporting frameworks.
  • Support in designing and refining of data collection tools (baseline, endline, FGDs, KIIs).
  • Review and improve existing tools and data systems.
  • Integrate team feedback to strengthen data management processes.
  • Ensure timely data entry and updates in LogAlto and other systems.
Monitoring & Reporting
  • Lead accurate, timely data collection using participatory approaches.
  • Conduct field monitoring, evaluations, and desk reviews.
  • Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and share findings.
  • Train staff on tools, data collection, and reporting.
  • Facilitate learning and adaptive programming based on findings.
  • Support preparation of program updates, donor reports, and completion reports.
  • Track MEAL workplans and flag risks or delays for corrective action.
Assesment, Surveys & Evaluation
  • Coordinate baseline, endline, and ongoing evaluations.
  • Support assessments (KAP, PDM, Baseline, real-time evaluations).
  • Develop TORs and support recruitment of external evaluators.
  • Review survey reports to ensure quality and accuracy.
  • Promote use of evaluation findings for programme improvement.
Learning, Accountability & Capacity Building
  • Strengthen accountability systems, including feedback mechanisms (FRM).
  • Collect and analyze community feedback for programme improvement.
  • Build staff capacity in MEAL tools and approaches.
  • Promote learning, documentation of best practices, and knowledge sharing.
  • Support two-way communication with communities.
Coordination & Representation
  • Assist in maintaining strong stakeholder and partner relationships.
  • Represent the organization in coordination forums in the absence of the MEAL Officer.
  • Ensure continuous communication of findings to inform decision-making.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES:
  • Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: social sciences, statistics, demographics, monitoring and evaluation or a related field.
  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience working in the field of MEAL (including indicator selection, target setting, data collection and analysis, facilitating learning processes, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans);
  • Knowledge of the major evaluation types (process, impact etc.), methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method) and data collection and analysis methods.
  • Experience in developing data collection instruments.
  • Planning and managing surveys, developing and refining data collection methods and tools, conducting data quality assessments and oversight - experience and knowledge of participatory MEAL methods.
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