Assistant Officer - MEAL

Job Description

Title: Assistant Officer - MEAL

Company Name: A Dhaka Based Leading National Level NGO

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Master degree in Social Sciences or relevant discipline

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Key Area 1: Assist M&E System Design: (20%)

∎ Under the leadership of the Program Officer-MEAL and in coordination with the entire Program team, the MEAL Assistant will assist to the design of systems and tools for overall Program monitoring and evaluation, data collection, data management, data analysis, and reporting.

∎ The MEAL Assistant will also identify challenges in data collection and data management and offer suggestions to the PO-MEAL for improving system design during the life of program.

∎ Key Area 2: Field Monitoring and Data Collection: (30%)

∎ In coordination with the program team, the MEAL assistant will participate in the implementation of the M&E system, including the following tasks:

∎ Collection of data through household, resource centre and community level surveys and data assessments
∎ Monitoring of activities to identify key challenges and gaps in the implementation of activities and find solutions
∎ The MEAL assistant will also undertake regular field visits to program site to monitor program implementation and verify that the following aspects of programming are in line with program standards:

∎ Usage of ICDP M&E forms/system
∎ Correct data entry into education database
∎ Information sharing with target communities regarding program objectives, approaches, activities, and achievements
∎ Collection of quantitative and qualitative data to measure program achievements
∎ Key Area 3: Filing, Data Entry, and Data Management (30%)

∎ The MEAL Assistant is the primary person responsible for ensuring that the information and data collected for program monitoring and evaluation is managed in a clear, complete, accurate, timely, and transparent manner according to the filing and naming protocols established in the design of relevant Program M&E systems. This includes data entry into Program databases and the maintenance of electronic and paper files for data collection and analysis.

∎ Key Area 4: Data Analysis and Reporting (20%)

∎ The M&E Assistant will support the Program Officer-MEAL and Program Manager for Integrated Child Development programming in Program area (Rayerbazar, Mohammadpur, Town Hall Camp and Chad Udyan) to review and analyse Program data, make suggestions for improving the program plan and implementation, and compile reports as needed for various stakeholders including donor agency, local communities, relevant government stakeholders.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at most 30 years
∎ At least two years' experience of working in NGOs in similar position
∎ Knowledge on quantitative and qualitative data collection methods
∎ Knowledge and capacity of documentation
∎ Understanding of the situation of urban slum children in Bangladesh - problems and challenges
∎ Ability and willingness to travel widely in project areas
∎ Ability to use standard office computer software for data management such as Excel, MS Access and SPSS
∎ Good spoken, reading and writing skills in English & Bangla
∎ Ability to work in a team with flexibility to undertake challenging task and adapt to different working conditions

Salary: Tk. 24910 (Monthly)

Application Deadline: January 18, 2020

Company Information:
∎ A Dhaka Based Leading National Level NGO

Category: NGO/Development

Source: bdjobs.com