Job ID
41887
Job Title
MEAL Coordinator (National Position)
To work for
Action Against Hunger
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Analysis/Statistic - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
Objective 1: Coordinate the department, processes, and activities of Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning (MEAL), and Information Management (IM).
-Defines an annual strategic plan for the MEAL & IM department, following the mission's strategic framework. Updates the annual/quarterly project plan from which the rest of the MEAL activities are derived.
-Coordinates the MEAL & IM activities to ensure the necessary support and resources for the performance of their functions according to the required quality compliance standards.
-Designs the appropriate tools using quantitative and qualitative methodologies for data and information collection, processing, and analysis.
-Develops, in coordination with the technical team, the methodology and work plan for monitoring and evaluating project activities and conducts field visits for supervision.
-Oversees the MEAL budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation and alignment with departmental priorities.
-Contributes to proposal development by integrating MEAL components (including LogFrames and MEAL plans for each new contract), ensuring alignment with donor requirements and organizational standards.
-Manages reporting processes, consolidating MEAL data and producing high-quality reports to inform decision-making and donor communication.
-Oversees general MEAL activities, including surveys, Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), and other assessments, to measure project effectiveness and impact.
Objective 2: Capacity development of ACF staff and partners contributing to the quality standards
-Strengthens the technical capacities of the mission’s MEAL team. Defines an internal training plan with specific quarterly objectives and implements it.
-Ensures that operational procedures and tools related to MEAL are regularly updated.
-Provides technical assistance and promotes training activities for partners' MEAL teams on new processes or tools.
Objective 3: Ensure the implementation of the accountability and learning strategy, activities and systems
-Ensure that the Complaints and feedback response mechanism is implemented
-Alongside programme team, ensures that the programme is carried out with the participation of the target communities and that information is shared with them.
-Actively participates in the design and implementation of strategies and activities for knowledge management and lessons learned exercises.
Objective 4: Implementation and development of the information management system
-Design of the information system at the mission level. The data and information flow should enable the extraction of relevant project data from existing repositories and documents for mission-level consolidation while incorporating key information from secondary humanitarian sources.
-Design of templates for mission-level information products tailored to their objective and target audience (with a priority on generating documents that highlight humanitarian needs for SMT, possibly for advocacy or outreach purposes).
-Analysis and generation of information products defined in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (Deputy Country Director, Technical Coordinators, Data Manager, etc.).
-Ensures compliance with data protection standards, implementing protocols to safeguard sensitive information and training staff on data privacy best practices.
-Defines an annual strategic plan for the MEAL & IM department, following the mission's strategic framework. Updates the annual/quarterly project plan from which the rest of the MEAL activities are derived.
-Coordinates the MEAL & IM activities to ensure the necessary support and resources for the performance of their functions according to the required quality compliance standards.
-Designs the appropriate tools using quantitative and qualitative methodologies for data and information collection, processing, and analysis.
-Develops, in coordination with the technical team, the methodology and work plan for monitoring and evaluating project activities and conducts field visits for supervision.
-Oversees the MEAL budget, ensuring efficient resource allocation and alignment with departmental priorities.
-Contributes to proposal development by integrating MEAL components (including LogFrames and MEAL plans for each new contract), ensuring alignment with donor requirements and organizational standards.
-Manages reporting processes, consolidating MEAL data and producing high-quality reports to inform decision-making and donor communication.
-Oversees general MEAL activities, including surveys, Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), and other assessments, to measure project effectiveness and impact.
Objective 2: Capacity development of ACF staff and partners contributing to the quality standards
-Strengthens the technical capacities of the mission’s MEAL team. Defines an internal training plan with specific quarterly objectives and implements it.
-Ensures that operational procedures and tools related to MEAL are regularly updated.
-Provides technical assistance and promotes training activities for partners' MEAL teams on new processes or tools.
Objective 3: Ensure the implementation of the accountability and learning strategy, activities and systems
-Ensure that the Complaints and feedback response mechanism is implemented
-Alongside programme team, ensures that the programme is carried out with the participation of the target communities and that information is shared with them.
-Actively participates in the design and implementation of strategies and activities for knowledge management and lessons learned exercises.
Objective 4: Implementation and development of the information management system
-Design of the information system at the mission level. The data and information flow should enable the extraction of relevant project data from existing repositories and documents for mission-level consolidation while incorporating key information from secondary humanitarian sources.
-Design of templates for mission-level information products tailored to their objective and target audience (with a priority on generating documents that highlight humanitarian needs for SMT, possibly for advocacy or outreach purposes).
-Analysis and generation of information products defined in collaboration with relevant stakeholders (Deputy Country Director, Technical Coordinators, Data Manager, etc.).
-Ensures compliance with data protection standards, implementing protocols to safeguard sensitive information and training staff on data privacy best practices.
Qualifications
-University degree in a relevant discipline such as operations research, Development / Humanitarian Studies, quantitative and qualitative analysis, monitoring and evaluation, statistics, etc.
-Extensive experience in project cycle management, research, data gathering and management, quantitative/qualitative analysis and English reporting.
-Experience on humanitarian needs assessments is a must Gender / protection mainstreaming related experience
-3 years of experience within humanitarian organizations, in project cycle management and in M&E positions, with management responsibilities
-Extensive experience in project cycle management, research, data gathering and management, quantitative/qualitative analysis and English reporting.
-Experience on humanitarian needs assessments is a must Gender / protection mainstreaming related experience
-3 years of experience within humanitarian organizations, in project cycle management and in M&E positions, with management responsibilities
Specific Vacancy Requirements
-Demonstrable capacities in design and implementation of MEAL systems.
-Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches and tools.
-Capacity to facilitate work with community-level actors in planning, design, implementation of MEAL.
-Demonstrable track record in effective team leadership and communications at a management level.
-Ability to conceptualize, perform and direct team research and writing of technical documents.
-Demonstrated MEAL field experience and competencies in collecting, synthesizing, analyzing and presenting data to a variety of audiences
-Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English both oral and written.
-Able to work under Windows OS and proficiency in the basic office tools
-Skilled in analytical and data visualization systems
-Knowledge of information management systems.
-Knowledge of Kobo Toolbox and Power BI are a must
-Knowledge of ActivityInfo desirable
-National mobility to implementation areas
-Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches and tools.
-Capacity to facilitate work with community-level actors in planning, design, implementation of MEAL.
-Demonstrable track record in effective team leadership and communications at a management level.
-Ability to conceptualize, perform and direct team research and writing of technical documents.
-Demonstrated MEAL field experience and competencies in collecting, synthesizing, analyzing and presenting data to a variety of audiences
-Excellent communication skills in Arabic and English both oral and written.
-Able to work under Windows OS and proficiency in the basic office tools
-Skilled in analytical and data visualization systems
-Knowledge of information management systems.
-Knowledge of Kobo Toolbox and Power BI are a must
-Knowledge of ActivityInfo desirable
-National mobility to implementation areas
Salary and Benefits
Contract period: 12 months renewable base on Action Against Hunger fund and performance.
Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger's salary scale and terms and conditions.
Duty station: Damascus
- Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.
- Due to the high-number of application received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
-Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Action Against Hunger implement a range of procedures and actions including Criminal Background Checks/ International vetting/Certificate of good conduct to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and abuse is prevented
Salary/benefits: According to Action Against Hunger's salary scale and terms and conditions.
Duty station: Damascus
- Candidates may be contacted for other suitable positions within Action Against Hunger.
- Due to the high-number of application received, only potential applicants will be contacted.
-Applications will be assessed and vacancy might be closed before the end of the announcement as per qualifications availability.
- The organization is committed to the principles of non-discrimination and diversity and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people.
In the process of recruitment, selection and appointment Action Against Hunger implement a range of procedures and actions including Criminal Background Checks/ International vetting/Certificate of good conduct to ensure children and vulnerable adults are safeguarded and abuse is prevented
About us
An international Non-governmental, Neutral and independent Humanitarian Organization, which combat to deliver humanitarian assistance in the crises areas all over the world.
It has been working in Syria since 2009 with the Iraqi refugees and then in 2012 with the Syrian population affected by the current crises in the country.
It has been working in Syria since 2009 with the Iraqi refugees and then in 2012 with the Syrian population affected by the current crises in the country.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Jan 16, 2025
Expiry Date
Feb 15, 2025
CV Language
English
