Position: MEAL and Data Assistant
Job Location: Hadramout - Al-Aber
Report to: MEAL Senior Officer
Duration: 6 Months 
Announcement Closing Date: 01/10/2022

About FMF:

The Field Medical Foundation (FMF) has been operating in Yemen for since 2012 during even the most dangerous peak of the conflict in the region. Our staff of dedicated professionals and passionate volunteers are the helping hand that delivers aid from local and/or international partners to those who require it the most, in a country that was already suffering before the war. Today we have helped humanitarian aid reach the hands of more than 9 million vulnerable people in Yemen to help them not only to survive but also to rebuild their lives. We aim to provide a comprehensive approach to providing aid through interventions, which is why we work in almost all sectors of international emergency relief. 
*FMF provides work environment which is free of sexual exploitation and abuse, discrimination, and all forms of harassment and abuse of the foundation.
*However, all selected candidates will undergo a detailed reference and background check.

Job Description: 

Under the guidance of the MEAL Senior Officer the MEAL and data assistant will support the MEAL team in all monitoring, evaluation and reporting-related activities and requirements of projects. This includes the development of the Project’s MEAL framework, the development of a performance monitoring system, overseeing the maintenance of monitoring data collections systems (including developing and maintaining a project data base). He/she will also contribute to the design and assist in managing program assessments and evaluations and promote a culture of evidence-based decision making. The MEAL and data Assistant reports directly to the MEAL Senior Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring, evaluation and reporting:

• Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation procedures.
• Monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output.
• Supports in creating a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of project activities.
• Assist in developing projects indicator, tracking indicators in FMF IPTT tracking system and implementing MEAL plans. 
• Contribute to the program data collection, entry and management system through documentation and implementation
• Perform data collection methodology and apply MEAL tools in actual data collection, as needed.
• Report monitoring data in a timely manner to the MEAL senior officer
• Conduct regular field monitoring to identify challenges and present to the program management for corrected actions
• Submit weekly and monthly updates on MEAL activities conducted in the field.
• Support the core competencies in baseline surveys and post-distribution monitoring (PDMs)
• Assist in preparing monthly and quarterly reports on project activities progress. 
• documentation and its relevance to current implementation strategy and future programming.

Data Management 

• Being familiar with digitalized data collection.
• Designing MEAL forms using Kobo, and any other applications
• Prepare and maintain MEAL database.
• Support in data management and development of clear information flow between program and MEAL staff, as needed.
• Assist in the training of the technical team staff on data management systems
• Assist MEAL Senior Officer in analysing the data collected.

Accountability

• Assist the MEAL Senior officer in establishing and strengthening the feedback and response mechanism by ensuring all complaints and feedback mechanism are installed at the sites of projects.
• Receive and handle feedback and complaints from beneficiaries and share them with program and support tracking and follow-up on FMF CRM system
• Conduct the real time accountability visit to the community. 
• Lead the initial inquiry and verification on any serious nature of complaint.

Review and learning 

• Assist the MEAL Senior Officer in the preparation of reports on the findings and lessons learned from project innovations
• Share relevant MEAL findings with projects teams in an appropriate format and follow-up on their implementation.
• Collecting best practices, case studies which demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes over the period.
• Organize/support field-based reviews and learning events.
• Any other activities agreed and discussed with the MEAL senior Officer, and MEAL Department.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in statistics, or another relevant field
• At least 2 years’ experience working in same work with an NGO, preferably in an emergency or conflict setting, including MEAL capacity
• Knowledge of MEAL related field-work such as surveys, sampling and data collection methodologies
• Native Arabic with good professional English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent computer literacy (MS word and advanced excel).
• Willing to work in challenging environment and extra-hours if and when requires 
• Able to stay in the field.
• Problem solving and leadership skills