Position: Assistant MEAL Officer
Organized by: Islamic Relief Pakistan
Location: Mirpur Khas, Pakistan

Job Description:

About the Company:
Islamic Relief Pakistan is committed to upholding its organizational values, principles, vision and mission and adheres to its Zero Tolerance Policy against Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment (SEAH).

Technical Level Responsibilities:
As Assistant MEAL Officer, you will be responsible for:

• Demonstrated leadership qualities and team management skills, including mediation and conflict resolution.
• Developing frameworks, Logical Framework Approach (LFA), and qualitative and quantitative indicators.
• Designing business processes and formats for implementing activities.
• Embedding quality and accountability in organizational and programmatic processes.
• Using analytical and communication skills effectively.
• Designing the MEAL system and mainstreaming it into program cycle management.
• Analyzing MEAL data in a learning-based manner.
• Understanding rural development, with a focus on participatory processes, joint management, and gender issues.
• Writing comprehensive reports on both process and progress.
• Conducting strategic reviews.
• Providing training in the development and implementation of MEAL.
• Developing case studies, success stories, and human interest stories.
• Management of organizational budget and financial planning.

Operational Level Responsibilities:
At the operational level, your duties include:

• Support periodic reporting of each project implemented in respective Area Office as per Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework.
• Tracking progress against output and outcome level indicators for each project.
• Communicating key findings and observations related to project implementation plans and processes to line managers and project leads.
• Conducting debriefing sessions with relevant teams on key findings and observations to outline action points and course correction measures.
• Maintain and update overall programme/project level progress against output and outcome indicators on indicator matrix.
• Design and conduct project-related reviews and reflections to extract key lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Designing and conducting knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) assessments, and baseline surveys.
• Collecting and consolidating KAP assessments, and baseline reports.
• Collecting and documenting case studies and success stories.
• Facilitating internal and external action research activities such as impact studies and evaluations.
• Updating the area’s performance monitoring tool (PMT(s) and Management Information System (MIS).

Organizational Level Responsibilities:
At the organizational level, you will:

• Demonstrate Islamic Relief values while working with teams and stakeholders.
• Empower others to ensure process accountability.
• Learn about Islamic Relief’s strategic priorities.
• Collaborate and network with others for continuous improvement.
• Adopt eco-friendly and cost-effective practices in your domain
• Respect and promote workplace diversity with a special focus on inclusion.
• Gain field level exposure to internalize implementation philosophy.
• Assist in updating various metrics and online databases as required.
• Maintain records as per Islamic Relief and Donor requirements.

Accountability:
You will be responsible for:

• Reporting non-compliance with beneficiary selection criteria to concerned manager and project/programme manager.
• Receiving, registering and investigating complaints focused on the beneficiary community as per Islamic Relief Pakistan Grievance Handling Policy Document.
• Assisting, updating and sharing MIS/MEAL Officer Sindh in handling monthly complaints and learning log sheet.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Person Details:
To be eligible for this role, you must have:

• Minimum qualification of Master’s or Bachelor’s degree preferably in Social Sciences.
• At least 1 year of experience with a Masters degree or 2 years with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Proficiency in MS Office, Outlook, SPSS, and familiarity with working with online databases.
• Strong emotional intelligence, flexibility and communication skills.
• Ability to work in extreme conditions in plains.
• Good communication skills in local languages as well as English and Urdu languages.
• Positive attitude and philosophy of continuous improvement.
• Understanding and commitment to organizational values, vision, mission, and SEAH protocols.

Value Added Skills:
Additionally, skills related to responsibility, punctuality, trustworthiness, conflict resolution, and experience working for a humanitarian organization, particularly in emergency preparedness in developing democracies, are beneficial.

Job Details:

Industry: NGO/Social Services
Functional Area: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Total Posts: 1
Job Shift: First Shift (Days)
Job Type: Full Time/Permanent
Department: Program
Gender: No preference.
Age: 22 – 45 years
Minimum Education: Bachelors
Degree Title: Master’s/Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Social Sciences.
Career Level: Experienced Professional
Experience: 1 year – 2 years
Apply before: 01 May 2024
Date of publication: 21 April 2024

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