CARE International in Yemen

CARE International in Yemen is currently seeking for a MEAL Officer. He/ She will mainly be responsible for providing technical support in all areas of monitoring and evaluation including rigorous field monitoring, data collection, analysis, assessments, surveys, and learning activities

Position: MEAL Officer 
Location: Aden 

Main Responsibilities:

The MEAL Officer will work closely with the program team in conducting field monitoring, support capacity building initiatives, and facilitate the collection of quality data. S/he will also provide ongoing support in reviewing and preparing progress reports. The person will also be responsible for promoting reflective practices at the field level through organizing learning sessions. The incumbent is also responsible for implementing CARE's Complaint, Feedback, and Response mechanism; tracking/collecting of beneficiaries' information, conducting regular post-distribution monitoring surveys, and collection of human-interest stories. S/he is also responsible for data/information management such as beneficiaries’ database as well as program data.

Assessment, Surveys, and Learning:

• Regularly collect case studies, success stories, and human-interest stories that tell an interactive story of the development impact of project activities. 
• Regularly conduct/analyze/report Post Distribution Monitoring and KAP surveys 
• Guide the regular sharing of the outputs of MEAL findings with project staff, implementing partners, and primary stakeholders 
• Support the dissemination of quality data for decision making and feedback via regular information sharing with stakeholders and beneficiaries, and through publication of key project successes.
• Compiling and analyzing collected data in order to identify lessons learned and any gaps or problems, sharing results in project reflection meetings and reporting any concerns to the appropriate program.
• Keeps up to date with developments in the sector, including best practice examples in-country and internationally, and ensure ongoing personal development and learning

Reporting and Accountability:

• Assist the Area Manager and/or the Deputy Area Manager to conceptualize, write, and consolidate progress reports, as well as briefing documents and other publications relating to CARE implementation 
• Support the Program team in the quarterly, interim, and final reporting, ensuring that the reporting meets donor expectations and requirements
• Identification and formulation of lessons learned from evaluations and studies to be integrates into the final report
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and prepare relevant reports
• In coordination with the Information Management Officer, implement the Accountability Mechanism, including preparations of tools for feedback and complaint collecting and recording

Capacity building:

• Conduct capacity assessment of CARE and partners’ staffs in monitoring and evaluation 
• Organize and conduct of results-oriented monitoring and evaluation trainings (including quantitative and qualitative data collection methods) for CARE's and partners' staff
• Build the capacity of MEAL and program staffs on different aspects on MEAL including database management and impact assessment.

Safeguarding 

• CARE has a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of abuse. All reports of safeguarding, physical and emotional abuse, neglect, and child abuse, as well as any other type of abuse or misconduct within CARE, are taken seriously. CARE will only hire and retain Employees and Related Personnel who align with our vision, mission, and values. Prior to any employment offer, we shall undertake reference checks with former employers regarding misconduct that applied to this policy.
• CARE undertakes comprehensive measures to ensure the well-being and dignity of everyone we work with, including our employees, partners, and the community we serve.

Required

• Demonstrated experience in field monitoring and conducting evaluations and surveys
• Experience in writing quality project reports
• Experience in implementing accountability system such as complaints, feedback, and response mechanism
• Working knowledge of information collection tools and methodologies, with a particular focus on data analysis and the ability to develop and apply methods and tools for knowledge capturing, preservation and sharing
• Good analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent computer literacy with a full knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including database management system.
• Ability to prioritize work assignments, organize own schedule, perform routine work independently, meet deadlines, and adapt to continuously changing demands and multitasking. Ability to manage a heavy workload under time pressure.
• Ability to work effectively in a team with peers as well as with multiple supervisors in a multicultural environment and to interrelate in an effective fashion with staff at all levels as well as with external counterparts.
• Attention to detail. 
• Good command of written and spoken English. 
• Strong data analysis skill
• Facilitation, training, and coaching skills

Important Note:

Please do not apply unless you meet minimum application requirements, otherwise, you will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. The only way to apply for a position with CARE is through the application system link that starts with careyemis.org/Apply that is shared in the advert of YemenHR.com or the formal newspaper. Furthermore, any recruitment or hiring correspondences would be through CARE official email addresses as in this example: firstname.lastname@care.org 

No Fee:

CARE DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING).