Solidarités International seeks to recruit: 

 MEAL OFFICER 

Location of the position:  Emergency Roving Team (EPRT) Aden, Yemen and the position will be based in Marib governorate, Marib.

Number of Positions: 01

I. Presentation of organization

Solidarités International (SI) is a French humanitarian organization, which has been committed to provide aid in the event of conflicts and natural disasters. SI’s mission is to provide aid as quickly and as efficiently as possible to endangered populations by meeting their vital needs: drinking water, food, and shelter.
The Yemen mission is looking for a MEAL OFFICER, based in MARIB but with frequent field visits in different geographical areas, depending on emergency needs.
The Yemen mission currently consists of an emergency and post-emergency program with an FSL and WASH-focused approach in Taiz and south of Hodeidah governorate, with activities taking place across the districts of the West Coast as well as in Marib.

Goal / Purpose:

Under the supervision of the MEAL Supervisor, the MEAL Officer is in charge of the monitoring of the activities’ implementation and participate to the implementation of the CRM. 
He/she collects data and provides evidence of the program’s progress and achievements.

List of main tasks:

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

• Under the responsibility of the MEAL Supervisor, participate in the logistics and administrative organization, planning and preparation of M&E activities:
  • Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
  • Support the MEAL Supervisor in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the M&E plan.
• Collect monitoring data using SI tools:
  • Contribute to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) and make sure that all available aspects are covered.
  • Ensure that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.
• Identify potential negative impacts of the activities.
• Monitor those crosscutting aspects like gender and “do no harm” are taken into account in the activities.
• Formulate preliminary recommendations on how to improve the activities.
• Monitor humanitarian situation.
• With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.
• Assist in external M&E mission.
  • Ensure that contractual soft & hard MEAL data is easily available upon request.
• Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions.
• Any other tasks as requested by the line manager.

Management of complaint response mechanism (CRM)

• Ensure that all information related to complaints is properly recorded and that the logbook is clean
• Follow proper implementation of CRM standard operating procedures.
• Ensure follow-up of all cases referred to the management team until the closure of the case.
• Ensure proper archiving for future reference.
• Participate in training field teams on CRM information plan.

Reporting / communication  

• Draft M&E reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
• Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops.
• Keep monitoring tools and files archived and secured.
• Regularly update the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donors indicators, gender, disable persons, protection & « Do No Harm » approaches.
• Make regular reports to the team lead on the evolution of activities and specific tasks confided to him/her, problems encountered, and the quality of relations with beneficiaries.  
• Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns.
• Collaborate with the administration and the local authorities. 

HR Management

• Take part in recruitment of the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) when needed. 
• Train and build the capacity of the team (enumerators /DW)
• Supervise the monitoring team (enumerators / DW)  

Profile required

Essentials:

• Degree (Bachelor or Master) in IT/CSE (Computer Science) preferred. 
• Good knowledge of Office package, experience in data analysis and data collection is a strong asset. 
• Prior experience in NGO/INGO sector of 2 years minimum in MEAL, WASH or FSL.
• Experience in working in emergency contexts.
• Knowledge of the local humanitarian context.
• Good understanding of the security context.
• Very good level of English preferred.
• Proactive, motivated, and organized.
• Ability to rove on the field for long periods of time.

Desirable:

• Strong communication skill (written and verbal).
• Open minded and flexible.
• Adaptability to new context of intervention/new interlocutors. 
• Good written skills (reporting). 
• Organized. 
• Analytical skills.

POSITION OF THIS POST IN THE ORGANISATION CHART (hierarchical and functional relationships)

Line manager: MEAL Manager
Line Report(s):
Functional Manager:
Functional Report(s): DW