MEAL Officer

[Erbil,Iraq ]

Project purpose:

 

Increase youth resilience against violent extremism by strengthening local identity-based approaches by:

1. Increasing the ability of young religious leaders to promote messages of peace
2. Strengthening the ability of Iraqi youth groups to enhance social cohesion using arts and culture
3. Increasing youth resilience and capacitating the youth to provide early warning signals and prevent violent extremism in Nineveh. 

Job duties and tasks

 

The overall responsibilities, duties and tasks of the M&E Officer include, but are not limited to:

 

• The M&E Officer will work under the supervision of, the Project Manager. He/she will report to the personnel;
• Work with programme team to develop a project M&E plan;
• Maintain projects reporting, M&E tools, tracking and reporting forms, monitoring reports, proposals, evaluations and other project information;
• Support the development of effective data collection tools for routine monitoring, project databases and reporting formats for existing and new projects;
• Develop tools and processes as and when new projects are initiated and new activities are added to the existing project;
• Ensure timely trend analysis of monitoring data to support project reporting and decision making;
• Coordinate and work with programme team members to ensure compliance with quality and Donor standards (training, supplies, social mobilization etc.);
• Analyse program/project data to produce information as required by the project (output tracking, outcomes and impact, quality assurance, monitoring, budget monitoring etc.);
• Support the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for project M&E, as required;
• Ensure appropriate, high-quality orientation and training of field staff and partners on project M&E system and tools, as required;
• Undertake regular visits to field locations to support monitoring and evaluation processes and contribute to the development and roll out of accountability processes;
• Manage Feedback and Complaint Mechanism which facilitate beneficiaries/communities to register complaints and share feedback;
• Participate in all other aspects of M&E, for example surveys, baselines, evaluations, joint projects monitoring and reviews / lessons learning workshops/events;
• Assess progress toward achieving objectives, ensure program compliance and effective implementation according to work plans, M&E plans, and proposals; providing recommendations for improvement;
• Plan and coordinate project reviews, evaluations to be conducted internally or externally as required by project M&E plan.

 

Report to:

Project Manager

Project purpose:

 

Increase youth resilience against violent extremism by strengthening local identity-based approaches by:

1. Increasing the ability of young religious leaders to promote messages of peace
2. Strengthening the ability of Iraqi youth groups to enhance social cohesion using arts and culture
3. Increasing youth resilience and capacitating the youth to provide early warning signals and prevent violent extremism in Nineveh. 

Job duties and tasks

 

The overall responsibilities, duties and tasks of the M&E Officer include, but are not limited to:

 

• The M&E Officer will work under the supervision of, the Project Manager. He/she will report to the personnel;
• Work with programme team to develop a project M&E plan;
• Maintain projects reporting, M&E tools, tracking and reporting forms, monitoring reports, proposals, evaluations and other project information;
• Support the development of effective data collection tools for routine monitoring, project databases and reporting formats for existing and new projects;
• Develop tools and processes as and when new projects are initiated and new activities are added to the existing project;
• Ensure timely trend analysis of monitoring data to support project reporting and decision making;
• Coordinate and work with programme team members to ensure compliance with quality and Donor standards (training, supplies, social mobilization etc.);
• Analyse program/project data to produce information as required by the project (output tracking, outcomes and impact, quality assurance, monitoring, budget monitoring etc.);
• Support the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for project M&E, as required;
• Ensure appropriate, high-quality orientation and training of field staff and partners on project M&E system and tools, as required;
• Undertake regular visits to field locations to support monitoring and evaluation processes and contribute to the development and roll out of accountability processes;
• Manage Feedback and Complaint Mechanism which facilitate beneficiaries/communities to register complaints and share feedback;
• Participate in all other aspects of M&E, for example surveys, baselines, evaluations, joint projects monitoring and reviews / lessons learning workshops/events;
• Assess progress toward achieving objectives, ensure program compliance and effective implementation according to work plans, M&E plans, and proposals; providing recommendations for improvement;
• Plan and coordinate project reviews, evaluations to be conducted internally or externally as required by project M&E plan.

 

Report to:

Project Manager

Education: 

• University degree preferably in relevant subjects (Social science preferably in development planning, economics or management etc.).

 

Experience:

• At least 3 years of experience in Monitoring & Evaluation.
• Working experience with local/international NGOs.
• Previous experience working with IDPs, host and stayed communities.
• Regional and cultural knowledge and sensitivity
• Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation of PVE projects
• Computer literacy skills, including ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, Project & database Management software.
• KOBO ToolBox or other Mobile Data Collection Tools.
• Capacities to plan activities successfully targeting results and objectives
• Ability to work as part of a team and coordinate with other project personnel.
• Strong autonomy and coordination skills.

 

Knowledge: 

• Excellent communication and facilitation skills.
• Self-reliant and able to work independently.
• Literacy in Microsoft Office Programs.
• Personal integrity and credibility
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills.
• Report writing
• Excellent analysis skills

 

Languages:

• Required excellent oral and written Arabic and English

APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS GUIDELINE:

Please submit your cover letter along with your CV by email to the following address using ‘MEAL Officer’ as the email’s subject title:

[email protected]