Senior MEAL Officer

• Ensure data inputs in regular and periodic reports and databases (Protection); prepare internal and external reports and quantitative and qualitative reports for donors, sectors, and country office.
• Assist and ensure project-specific dashboard development and regular update for project implementation (Protection) or review meetings.
• Through regular field visits (Protection) and data analysis, prepare monthly monitoring reports to inform decision-making.
• Prepare and update PCM template, Log-frame, IPTT, and MEAL activity plans with the collaboration of Sr. MEAL Manager.
• Regularly track the monthly activities implementation plan and share the status for management decisions with the collaboration of MEAL Manager.
• Work with project staff to ensure that the project work plans including monitoring activities are up- to-date and progress tracked.
• Work with the field team and partners to ensure that data is collected and entered into databases and/or tracking sheets, and/or data platforms on a regular basis.
• Work with project staff to track progress on action points related to implementation and MEAL activities.
• Work with project staff to provide MEAL inputs for project and program reports.
• Closely follow up on field data collection and flag data collection issues to the MEAL Manager and MIS Manager.
• Conduct data quality audits to identify and resolve systemic problems affecting data quality.
• Conduct exit interviews, FGDs, open discussions, and surveys to receive feedback from the beneficiaries for improving services and support of IRC or partners to strengthen accountability to the clients.
• Input into 5Ws, Activity Info, and any other tools/templates to report to the working groups and other coordinating bodies.

• Ensure partner M&E and technical staff are equipped with knowledge, tools and resources to support MEAL functions.
• Maintain liaison with the M&E focal point from the partner organization on data collection and providing feedback on the data quality.
• Regular field visits to the partner's office as well as project sites for data verification and documentation and sharing findings with Sr. Program Managers and Project Coordinator.

• Develop ToR for different assessments and trainings, orientations, and workshops.
• Provide quality assurance for assessments, baselines, surveys and evaluations.
• Plan for implementation and follow-up on internal (real-time evaluations, evaluations of humanitarian action, project evaluations, etc.) and participate in evaluations where required.
• Share findings and recommendations of assessments, baselines and evaluations.
• Provide technical support to research studies.

• Support Sr. Accountability Officer in collecting feedback from clients to support programs to operationalize client accountability systems.
• With support from the MEAL Manager, develop and implement client feedback mechanisms.
• Develop and increase utilization of accountability approaches, such as Complains and Response Mechanisms.
• Support program implementation teams to consolidate feedback reports and monitor the implementation of actions.
• Conduct exit interviews, FGDs, open discussions, and surveys to receive feedback from the beneficiaries for improving services and support of IRC or partners to strengthen accountability to the clients.

• Assist the Manager-Accountability and Learning in conducting and documenting end-of-project learning reviews, and sharing lessons learned and standard processes incorporating these into new project designs.
• In consultation with the MEAL Coordinator and in collaboration with the MIS Manager organize lesson-sharing events like lesson bazars to fertilize learning among different projects and/or sectors.
• Assist the Manager-Accountability and Learning in identifying, documenting, storing and sharing lessons learned that have implications for the refinement of best programmatic practice.
• Support diagnostic studies, evaluations and surveys.

• Provide training and facilitate orientation sessions on new project records, tools, and assessment questionnaires to the program team and partners.
• Provide support and ensure the proper documentation of all potential project records and reports by engaging the program team and partners.
• Prepare MEAL staff mentoring coaching plans and implement them accordingly.
• Train program staff in data collection methods, management, analysis, and how to use data for decision-making.
• Assist in the recruitment of enumerators and Human Resources onboarding.
• Provide consistent, supportive supervision to strengthen staff performance as necessary to meet monitoring objectives

• Master's degree preferred with relevant specialization in a quantitative field (e.g., Economics, Sociology, Geography and Environment, Anthropology, Statistics, or from other social science groups)
• Minimum of 3 years of professional working experience in MEAL within the humanitarian and development sector
• Ideally familiarity, and Protection programming with integrated Health
• Extensive experience in data analysis, and program monitoring, including designing monitoring systems, indicators, developing MEAL plans, data quality assessments, and survey techniques
• incl. sampling, qualitative investigation, and statistical analysis
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate complex activities, meet deadlines, and exercise sound judgment
• Fluency in English and strong English writing skills
• Exceptional analytical skills and proven skills in data management; and statistical analysis using SPSS/ STATA/ CSPro, or any other statistical application
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent time management skills and resourcefulness with strong attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to guide others and build the capacity of diverse teams

• Master's degree preferred with relevant specialization in a quantitative field (e.g., Economics, Sociology, Geography and Environment, Anthropology, Statistics, or from other social science groups)

• Ability to communicate in English and Chittagonian

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