MEAL Officer
2025-03-31T09:24:57+00:00
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
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FULL_TIME
Twajiji
Yumbe
00256
Uganda
Business Management and Administration
Admin & Office
2025-04-05T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage all technical aspects and actions of MEAL regarding the evaluation research program; respond to program needs; foster high standards and practices for quality data collection, analysis, and reports. Enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors.
Improve MEAL systems and approaches by ensuring compliance to IRC standard MEAL processes and foster learning.
Collaborate with MEAL teams within and outside IRC to support the harmonization of MEAL systems and approaches, sharing capacity and experiences.
Liaise with the research officer while ensuring that timely accurate and quality data collection to answer research questions as per protocol in place
- Attend strategic /relevant meetings to present IRC’s programs, innovations, and success stories.
Provide donor M&E lead with timely data and reports and when needed Technical Oversight
- Lead the MEAL system and processes for the health program in harmony with the MEAL Country and Global Strategy throughout the project cycle which include:
- Develop logical frameworks, MEAL plans, digital data collection tools, processes for online data management.
- Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization.
- Supervise MEAL field activities
- Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with health manager and facility staff to facilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation.
- Produce quality reports and updating dashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision-making and share in project cycle management meetings and team meetings.
- Identify, detail, and share lessons learned to improve services and results for our clients.
- Advocate for and support the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboard to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization.
- Join and contribute to IRC’s effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms.
- Train, mentor and coach M&E and facility staff on quality data collection, analysis, reporting and usage to inform program management and HMIS reports.
- Provide accurate information that informs the program review meetings.
- Maintain a robust and up-to-date health database to support availability of real time data continuous monitoring and evaluation of health program activities.
- Ensure continuation of the availability of data collection tools at the health facilities and community programming.
- Undertake periodic documentation and dissemination of program success stories and best practices.
- Support the recording of feedback, analysis, and accessibility of feedback data for programmatic decision making.
- Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
- Working Environment
Security: Areas of project operation: All indicated areas of project operation are at Level 2 - yellow (meaning it is safe to work in the locations).
Standards for Professional Conduct:
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A University degree in a relevant field (such as: statistics & data management, social science, public health, development economics, or a related subject area)
- A minimum of 3 years' working experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning-related functions.
- Technical skills in setting up quality MEAL processes and creating logical frameworks and data analysis that leads to learning and action.
- Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, Comcare, ODK as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, STATA or other similar software. Knowledge of PowerBi, and GIS software tools are additional assets.
- Experience in using the MOH data collection tools.
- Demonstrated analytical, system thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with presentation and reporting skills are a strong asset.
- Confirmed ability to lead, mentor and empower a small to medium professional team.
- Self-motivated with good organization, and planning skills, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking.
- A strong understanding of accountability and proven ability to build Client Feedback Systems
Manage all technical aspects and actions of MEAL regarding the evaluation research program; respond to program needs; foster high standards and practices for quality data collection, analysis, and reports. Enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors. Improve MEAL systems and approaches by ensuring compliance to IRC standard MEAL processes and foster learning. Collaborate with MEAL teams within and outside IRC to support the harmonization of MEAL systems and approaches, sharing capacity and experiences. Liaise with the research officer while ensuring that timely accurate and quality data collection to answer research questions as per protocol in place Attend strategic /relevant meetings to present IRC’s programs, innovations, and success stories. Provide donor M&E lead with timely data and reports and when needed Technical Oversight Lead the MEAL system and processes for the health program in harmony with the MEAL Country and Global Strategy throughout the project cycle which include: Develop logical frameworks, MEAL plans, digital data collection tools, processes for online data management. Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization. Supervise MEAL field activities Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with health manager and facility staff to facilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation. Produce quality reports and updating dashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision-making and share in project cycle management meetings and team meetings. Identify, detail, and share lessons learned to improve services and results for our clients. Advocate for and support the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboard to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization. Join and contribute to IRC’s effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms. Train, mentor and coach M&E and facility staff on quality data collection, analysis, reporting and usage to inform program management and HMIS reports. Provide accurate information that informs the program review meetings. Maintain a robust and up-to-date health database to support availability of real time data continuous monitoring and evaluation of health program activities. Ensure continuation of the availability of data collection tools at the health facilities and community programming. Undertake periodic documentation and dissemination of program success stories and best practices. Support the recording of feedback, analysis, and accessibility of feedback data for programmatic decision making. Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation. Working Environment
A University degree in a relevant field (such as: statistics & data management, social science, public health, development economics, or a related subject area) A minimum of 3 years' working experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning-related functions. Technical skills in setting up quality MEAL processes and creating logical frameworks and data analysis that leads to learning and action. Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, Comcare, ODK as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, STATA or other similar software. Knowledge of PowerBi, and GIS software tools are additional assets. Experience in using the MOH data collection tools. Demonstrated analytical, system thinking, and problem-solving skills. Proven ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with presentation and reporting skills are a strong asset. Confirmed ability to lead, mentor and empower a small to medium professional team. Self-motivated with good organization, and planning skills, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking. A strong understanding of accountability and proven ability to build Client Feedback Systems
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Vacancy title:
MEAL Officer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Admin & Office]
Jobs at:
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Deadline of this Job:
Saturday, April 5 2025
Duty Station:
Twajiji | Yumbe | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 31 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage all technical aspects and actions of MEAL regarding the evaluation research program; respond to program needs; foster high standards and practices for quality data collection, analysis, and reports. Enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors.
Improve MEAL systems and approaches by ensuring compliance to IRC standard MEAL processes and foster learning.
Collaborate with MEAL teams within and outside IRC to support the harmonization of MEAL systems and approaches, sharing capacity and experiences.
Liaise with the research officer while ensuring that timely accurate and quality data collection to answer research questions as per protocol in place
- Attend strategic /relevant meetings to present IRC’s programs, innovations, and success stories.
Provide donor M&E lead with timely data and reports and when needed Technical Oversight
- Lead the MEAL system and processes for the health program in harmony with the MEAL Country and Global Strategy throughout the project cycle which include:
- Develop logical frameworks, MEAL plans, digital data collection tools, processes for online data management.
- Establish and ensure timely data flow, quality checks, and audits, and updating of data visualization.
- Supervise MEAL field activities
- Undertake regular analysis of monitoring data and work closely with health manager and facility staff to facilitate decision-making for real-time program adaptation.
- Produce quality reports and updating dashboards with key findings that foster learning and decision-making and share in project cycle management meetings and team meetings.
- Identify, detail, and share lessons learned to improve services and results for our clients.
- Advocate for and support the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboard to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization.
- Join and contribute to IRC’s effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms.
- Train, mentor and coach M&E and facility staff on quality data collection, analysis, reporting and usage to inform program management and HMIS reports.
- Provide accurate information that informs the program review meetings.
- Maintain a robust and up-to-date health database to support availability of real time data continuous monitoring and evaluation of health program activities.
- Ensure continuation of the availability of data collection tools at the health facilities and community programming.
- Undertake periodic documentation and dissemination of program success stories and best practices.
- Support the recording of feedback, analysis, and accessibility of feedback data for programmatic decision making.
- Professional Standards: The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
- Working Environment
Security: Areas of project operation: All indicated areas of project operation are at Level 2 - yellow (meaning it is safe to work in the locations).
Standards for Professional Conduct:
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- A University degree in a relevant field (such as: statistics & data management, social science, public health, development economics, or a related subject area)
- A minimum of 3 years' working experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning-related functions.
- Technical skills in setting up quality MEAL processes and creating logical frameworks and data analysis that leads to learning and action.
- Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, Comcare, ODK as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, STATA or other similar software. Knowledge of PowerBi, and GIS software tools are additional assets.
- Experience in using the MOH data collection tools.
- Demonstrated analytical, system thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods together with presentation and reporting skills are a strong asset.
- Confirmed ability to lead, mentor and empower a small to medium professional team.
- Self-motivated with good organization, and planning skills, including prioritizing work and multi-tasking.
- A strong understanding of accountability and proven ability to build Client Feedback Systems
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 36
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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