MEAL Officer with ref. WV-MOK

Location	Kirkuk	Job Type	Permanent
Salary		Sector	NGO

World Vision Kurdistan Region in Iraq Office is looking for a highly qualified and motivated person for the position of MEAL Officer – Kirkuk.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:
The MEAL Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and learning officer is responsible for managing operations of the fragile context projects with a functional MEAL system to support program management and accountability functions. He/she contributes toward the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of World Vision programming and will ensure that the project team that they work in is constantly striving to meet the World Vision Program Accountability Framework standards (Information Provision, Consultation, Participation, and Community Feedback), LEAP (Learning through Evaluation with accountability and planning) requirements and donor MEAL requirements.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage the implementation of project specific MEAL plans in alignment with the donor and the World Vision DME and Accountability framework
Manage the identification and design of appropriate tools, formats and procedures of operational monitoring at each level of the objective hierarchy; including Post Distribution Monitoring, Onsite Monitoring Surveys among others
Produce draft reports as per MEAL plan’s reporting schedule and in accordance with approved HEA reporting formats
Manage an updated inventory of indicators for project indicators and monitoring activities;
Assist in the preparation of terms of Reference, design and costing of baseline, evaluations and needs assessment surveys and provide direct support for the exercises
Collaborate with implementing staff and stakeholders to develop feasible and effective discussion events where MEAL data are analyzed and programming action is agreed upon
Assist in organizing trainings on MEAL functions for capacity development and awareness among relevant World Vision staff
Provide support to external consultants and individuals sub-contracted to implement special surveys or studies required for evaluating project effects and impacts
Conduct coaching for performance with MEAL assistants and enumerators.
Provide supervision for MEAL assistants.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

A degree in social sciences, nutrition, statistics or development studies.
At least two year of relevant work experience in a supervisory level.
Fluent in speaking Kurdish, Arabic and English.
Turkmanli language is an advantage.
In-depth SPSS, CsPro, and Excel knowledge; and information dissemination software
Good report writing and information dissemination skills
Good knowledge of and experience with humanitarian guidelines and principles
Good contextual knowledge of local community and social/cultural constraints, realities and organizational relationships for effective project design and implementation
Communicates with integrity to different stakeholders- good interpersonal skills with people across a wide social range including project beneficiaries/community members, other WV staff/managers, government officials etc.
Good human resources management skills.
Ability to travel/be based too/in project sites as needed.
Ability to organize and facilitate capacity building/ enhancement for staff.
Ability to verify data quality.
Detail oriented.
Inspires trust within/outside of the organization.
Develops high levels of credibility and accountability.
Stays open to internal feedback.
Understands the application of policy and the impact of decisions.
Agrees with World Vision’s mission, vision and core values.
Finds fulfilment in work through creativity, risk management initiative, and innovation, and encourages the same in colleagues.
Experience in design and implementation of MEALsystems; including qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessment and monitoring
Experience in participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation, training and facilitation, data processing or analysis

Work Environment

Complete Travel and/or Work Environment statements if applicable.
Work will be based in Kirkuk with frequent travels to other Iraqi governorate mostly (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk , Salah-Aldeen)

World Vision Kurdistan Region in Iraq Office is looking for a highly qualified and motivated person for the position of MEAL Officer – Kirkuk.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage the implementation of project specific MEAL plans in alignment with the donor and the World Vision DME and Accountability framework

Manage the identification and design of appropriate tools, formats and procedures of operational monitoring at each level of the objective hierarchy; including Post Distribution Monitoring, Onsite Monitoring Surveys among others

Produce draft reports as per MEAL plan’s reporting schedule and in accordance with approved HEA reporting formats

Manage an updated inventory of indicators for project indicators and monitoring activities;

Assist in the preparation of terms of Reference, design and costing of baseline, evaluations and needs assessment surveys and provide direct support for the exercises

Collaborate with implementing staff and stakeholders to develop feasible and effective discussion events where MEAL data are analyzed and programming action is agreed upon

Assist in organizing trainings on MEAL functions for capacity development and awareness among relevant World Vision staff

Provide support to external consultants and individuals sub-contracted to implement special surveys or studies required for evaluating project effects and impacts

Conduct coaching for performance with MEAL assistants and enumerators.

Provide supervision for MEAL assistants.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

A degree in social sciences, nutrition, statistics or development studies.

At least two year of relevant work experience in a supervisory level.

Fluent in speaking Kurdish, Arabic and English.

Turkmanli language is an advantage.

In-depth SPSS, CsPro, and Excel knowledge; and information dissemination software

Good report writing and information dissemination skills

Good knowledge of and experience with humanitarian guidelines and principles

Good contextual knowledge of local community and social/cultural constraints, realities and organizational relationships for effective project design and implementation

Communicates with integrity to different stakeholders- good interpersonal skills with people across a wide social range including project beneficiaries/community members, other WV staff/managers, government officials etc.

Good human resources management skills.

Ability to travel/be based too/in project sites as needed.

Ability to organize and facilitate capacity building/ enhancement for staff.

Ability to verify data quality.

Detail oriented.

Inspires trust within/outside of the organization.

Develops high levels of credibility and accountability.

Stays open to internal feedback.

Understands the application of policy and the impact of decisions.

Agrees with World Vision’s mission, vision and core values.

Finds fulfilment in work through creativity, risk management initiative, and innovation, and encourages the same in colleagues.

Experience in design and implementation of MEALsystems; including qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessment and monitoring

Experience in participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation, training and facilitation, data processing or analysis

Work Environment

Complete Travel and/or Work Environment statements if applicable.

Work will be based in Kirkuk with frequent travels to other Iraqi governorate mostly (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Kirkuk , Salah-Aldeen)

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