Assistant MEAL Officer

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support in conducting annual, mid-term and monthly program reviews, participatory impact assessments, process monitoring, operations monitoring, integrating accountability principles, and lessons-learned workshops.
• Designing project specific MEAL frameworks which integrate all the MEAL related activities and information gathering mechanisms.
• Providing quality input to programme in steering the process for designing the appropriate reporting formats for monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports
• Guiding the process for identifying the key performance questions and parameters for monitoring project performance and comparing it to targets.
• Clarifying the core information needs of the MEAL unit and country program, funding agencies and other key stakeholders.
• Setting out the framework and procedures for the evaluation of project activities in consultation with program/project stakeholders.
• Conducting baselines, area-specific contexts, and assessments by designing appropriate methods of collecting, updating and reviewing the data.
• Regular/Monthly desk review of the indicators/activities/milestones and reporting/sharing the backlogs and other relevant significant findings.
• Undertaking regular field monitoring visits to take stock of how the MEAL framework is being practiced and suggest critical recommendations for improvement and course correction.
• Ensuring follow-up mechanism is in place with respect to key recommendations, observations, and findings coming from MEAL staff, thematic leads, and reviews and field findings.
• Designing project-specific templates and ensuring timely report of MEAL activities from the field.
• Data management and archiving to produce analytical reports as and when required.
• Steering the process for designing the appropriate reporting formats for monthly, quarterly and annual progress reports.
• Design appropriate formats for Project performance reports, analytical reports and qualitative reports.
• Designing TORs for baselines, evaluations, impact studies or assessments.
• Conduct project inception work and develop TORs for inception workshop.
• Develop and consolidate project business process, submit monthly project tracker, monthly, quarterly and annual reports etc to AO Karachi & Country office.
• Develop success stories/ case studies and an incorporate in multiple reports.
• Integrating Accountability Mechanism in accordance with MEAL framework and standard humanitarian standards by implementing complaints handling mechanism at field level.
• Custodian of the Complaint Log/register and responsible for the updating feedback/complaint register.
• Conduct regular field visits with 70% time in field and 30% for reporting.
• Submission on basis weekly basis & monthly consolidated reports to DC/SPO/PC & MEAL department at AO Karachi to timely on track project activities with valid & fruitful suggestions.

Public Relations / Media:

• Support the PR/Media team in the development of constructive working relationships with media representatives to build international and public profile and ensure positive coverage and the timely provision of situation reports and fundraising material to IRW.
• Demonstration of IR Values while working with teams / stakeholders.
• Empowering others to ensure procedural accountability.
• Knowledge of IR strategic priorities.
• Collaboration & networking with others for continuous improvement.
• Adaptation of environment friendly & cost effective approaches in your domain
• Respect & promote the workplace diversity with special focus on inclusion
• Exposure at field level to internalize the implementation philosophy

PERSON SPECIFICATION

It is essential that the post holder shows a good understanding and sympathy with the organizational values & principles, vision and mission as well as commitment to its PSEAH (preventing sexual exploitation abuse and harassment) protocols. IR has a zero-tolerance policy towards PSEAH and don’t support any action that promotes or encourages PSEAH.

IR is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IR engages. IR expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.