Position: MEAL officer
Position Type:  Full time.
Duty Stations: Taiz 
Duration of Contract: 9 months / The cost of work is lump-sum, non-incapable and the employee liability does not end except with the closure of the project.
Supervision: Project Manager (Administrative) & MEAL Manager (Technical)
No. of staff required: 2
Dateline: 16-08-2026

I.    Background

The Humanitarian Development Program (HDP) is a nonprofit and independent NGO in Yemen .It focuses on improving the quality of Yemeni people’s life through well-planned and comprehensive projects in WASH, education, Food security & livelihood Shelter, CCCM, Protection  ,health and related activities that strengthen underserved communities in all parts of Yemen with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergencies.
HDP uniquely believes in the power of community, and the strength of partners and donors to make a positive impact in the lives of Yemeni people HDP uniquely believes in the power of community, and the strength of partners and donors to make a positive impact in the lives of Yemeni people. Humanitarian Development Program (HDP) places human dignity at the center of its relief and development work. At the heart of the Program’s efforts to impact poverty and social justice. Vulnerable adults and children are particularly at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse. HDP defines the program’s commitment to the protection from sexual exploitation and abuse (PSEA) of vulnerable adults, involving HDP Employees and Related Personnel. In recognition of the special vulnerability of children, also HDP affirms commitment to the welfare and protection from sexual exploitation and all forms of abuse of children, involving HDP employees and related personnel.
The MEAL officer supports the MEAL the development and implementation of monitoring, evaluation (M&E), accountability, and learning systems. This includes the design of participatory data collection methods, rigid analysis and internal as well as external reporting systems to donors and local authorities. The MEAL officer also carries out all M&E activities related to their specific project and follows up with all feedback coming from the field.       

II.     Project Summary :

The School Kitchen Project aims to provide healthy and proper daily school nutrition for male and female students. The project targets 30,000 students across 55 targeted schools in Taiz Governorate (Salah and Al-Mudhaffar Districts), funded by the World Food Programme (WFP) and implemented in partnership with Hayel Saeed Anam Group (HSA).

III.    Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of Project Manager, MEAL officer, will undertake the following tasks:

• Leading, planning, and executing regular and surprise field visits to project sites (kitchens and schools) to monitor workflow, hygiene and quality standards, and school meal distribution processes, while verifying that the number of distributed meals matches the number of attending students and the accuracy of school records in this regard.
• Design, test, and deploy quantitative and qualitative data collection tools (ODK, KoboCollect questionnaires, Focus Group Discussions, surveys) for beneficiary verification and baseline/endline assessments.
• Direct supervision of data management staff and data collectors, implementing data quality assurance procedures—including data cleaning, deduplication, and error correction—prior to the final approval of databases regarding target schools and the number of targeted male and female students in each school.
• Oversee the full implementation of HDP's Complaints and Feedback Mechanism (CFM) across all project locations, ensuring accessibility, confidentiality, and timely resolution of community feedback.
• Lead the drafting and compilation of high-quality weekly, monthly, quarterly, and narrative progress reports in English in full accordance with donor (WFP) guidelines and templates.
• Conduct monthly performance trend analysis, prepare technical data presentations, and present actionable recommendations to Project Management to address operational bottlenecks.
• Identify, document, and archive key project lessons learned, best practices, and success stories, communicating findings to field teams to drive continuous organizational learning.
• Prepare necessary technical verification documentation for distribution activities, including beneficiary eligibility registers and verification certificates.
• Submitting weekly and monthly plans and reports to the project manager
• Perform any other related technical or operational MEAL tasks as assigned by the Project Manager or HDP MEAL Manager.
• إعداد وتحديث خطة المتابعة والتقييم والمساءلة والتعلم MEAL
•  IPTTللمشروع، وجدول تتبع أداء المؤشرات ، ومصفوفة التقارير، بالتنسيق الوثيق مع مدير المشروع ومدير المتابعة والتقييم والمساءلة والتعلم لبرنامج التنمية الانسانية، لضمان إعداد تقارير دقيقة وفي الوقت المناسب..
• قيادة وتخطيط وتنفيذ زيارات ميدانية منتظمة ومفاجئة لمواقع المشروع (المطابخ والمدارس) لمراقبة سير العمل، معايير النظافة والجودة، وعمليات توزيع الوجبات المدرسية والتأكد من مطابقة عدد الوجبات الموزعة لعدد الطلاب الحضور ودقة سجلات المدارس فيما يخص ذلك..
• تصميم وتطوير أدوات جمع البيانات الكمية والنوعية (استبيانات KoboCollect، جلسات النقاش البؤرية، والمسوحات الميدانية) والتحقق من التفاصيل الشخصية واستحقاق المستفيدين.
• الإشراف المباشر على موظفي إدارة البيانات وجامعي البيانات، وتطبيق إجراءات ضمان جودة البيانات (تنظيف البيانات، تنقيتها من التكرار، وتصحيح الأخطاء) قبل اعتماد قواعد البيانات فيما يخص المدارس المستهدفة وعدد الطلاب والطالبات المستهدفين في كل مدرسة..
• الإشراف الكامل على تطبيق آلية الشكاوى والتغذية الراجعة (CFM) الخاصة بالبرنامج في كافة مواقع المشروع، وضمان سهولة وصول المستفيدين إليها وسرية التعامل مع الشكاوى والاستجابة لها.
• قيادة صياغة وتجميع التقارير السردية والدورية (أسبوعية، شهرية، وتقارير الإنجاز المرحلية) باللغة الإنجليزية وفقاً للمبادئ التوجيهية والصيغ المعتمدة من المانح (WFP).
• إجراء تحليل شهري لأداء المشروع وإعداد عروض مرئية فنية (Presentations) وتقديم التوصيات والحلول لإدارة المشروع لمعالجة الفجوات الميدانية.
• تحديد وتوثيق الدروس المستفادة، والممارسات الجيدة، وقصص النجاح الخاصة بالمشروع وأرشفتها، ومشاركتها مع الفرق الميدانية لتعزيز التعلم التنظيمي المستمر.
• إعداد مخرجات ووثائق التحقق الفني اللازمة لأنشطة التوزيع، بما في ذلك قوائم المستفيدين المعتمدة وسجلات التحقق الميداني.
• رفع الخطط والتقارير الاسبوعية والشهرية لمدير المشروع.
• أداء أي مهام فنية أو عملياتية أخرى متعلقة بالمتابعة والتقييم يتم التكليف بها من قبل مدير المشروع أو مدير قسم MEAL بالبرنامج.

Core Competencies:  

• Demonstrates integrity by modeling the HDP’s values and ethical standards.
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of HDP.
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability.
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism.

Functional Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking.
• Innovation and Creativity.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills for the preparation of presentations and reports – in English.
• Ability to operate databases, project management software, and develop spreadsheets and complex text documents is required.
• Ability to take initiative where appropriate to deal with difficulties encountered in daily work.
• Capable of working collaborative with team members to achieve results.

I.    Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, statistics or related field or equivalent education. 
• Previous relevant experience in MEAL department function at least for 3 years.
• Previous experience in a humanitarian/ development setting.
• Strong experience in management of data collection and analysis tools (KoboCollect, SPSS)
• Experience in data management.
• Experience in donor requirements and expectations.
• Monitor data quality and keep track of the progress of project activities.
• Experience working with governments, I/NGOs.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
• Proven experience of using MS Office applications (MS office).
• proficiency of both English and Arabic.