MEAL Field Officer - South base

POSITION GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

• Implementing a functional MEAL system at the field level. So, the officer is going to monitor and evaluate all projects’ interventions.
• Gathering data by visiting different levels (household, informal tented settlement, municipality) to support the continuous Action Against Hunger MEAL covering different sectors (Vulnerability Verification; Food Security and Livelihoods; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
• Conducting ad hoc assessment interviews at different levels according to the request from the direct supervisor and following new arrival trends and program impact assessment needs
• Conducting focus groups discussions
• Communicating with beneficiaries, listening to them, receiving their complaints through the hotline, field visits, and other complaints and feedback mechanisms, processing them and then responding to beneficiary feedback and communicating progress back to beneficiaries
• Collecting, analyzing and presenting quantitative and qualitative data by writing accurate and qualitative reports and ensure submitting them on time
• Checking the quality of collected data by using triangulation phenomenon
• Investigating allegations of irregularities, fraud, corruption or other forms of misconduct by directly liaising with the affected beneficiaries
• Supporting in data entry task if needed

Objective 1: Prepare the assessments. (10%)

• Support MEAL Manager in implementing assessments on ODK2
• Make the necessary arrangements before the assessment (call group participants, check access to areas, set times, check availability, etc.)
• Support the logistics staff (drivers) with the location of new places, households, and interviews
• Look for suitable places to conduct the interview when there are specific needs to bear in mind (privacy, the confidentiality of information, etc.)

Objective 2: Collection of Information and Data Gathering (20 %)

• Identify the eligible people in the household/tented settlement for the interviews/questionnaires
• Support MEAL Manager in implementing assessment protocol during the data collection phase.
• Inform them of the scope and objectives of the assessment
• Conduct interviews at different levels (household, ITS, etc…) in person or remotely (telephone call)
• Apply and manage different questionnaires/data collection tools (questionnaires, KAP surveys, FGD, etc…) depending on the case
• Compile indirect information and triangulate the provided data through direct observation, alternative questions and alternative informants (neighbors, relatives)
• Input primary / secondary information collected data and any other remarks/observation systematically through an android tablet/device or via questionnaire hard copies

Objective 3: Data Analysis (15%)

• Support MEAL Manager with data analysis and quality checking needs that may arise.
• Gap detection and analysis
• Participate, when needed, in writing basic M&E and impact assessment reports

Objective 4: Accountability (30%)

• Maintain regular contact with beneficiaries, community leaders, municipality representatives and other (I)NGOs, inviting them to participate in monitoring and assessment processes and sharing the results with them.
• Inform target beneficiaries of their rights, the intended results and impact of the project, the monitoring and evaluation processes, and the feedback and complaints Mechanism of ACF International.
• Support the feedback mechanism officer in case it is needed
• Support MEAL Manager in implementing hotline protocol assessment
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Objective 5: Learning (5%) 

• Assist the project team and partners in documenting lessons learnt.
• Support the implementation of reviews and learning events at project locations, if it is needed.

Objective 6: Reporting (15 %)

• Report continuously the progress of the activities and assessments to his/her line manager. 
• Report weekly on all the activities related to assessment and data collection
• Regular oral reporting, debriefing, and feedback to MEAL Manager, MEAL Coordinator and Project Managers (where necessary

Objective 7: Co-ordination (5%)

• Participate in daily meetings before leaving for the field
• Work closely with WASH, FSL and MEAL Field Officers for data collection execution
• Communicate aims and objectives of the study with community and respondents
• Establish a good understanding of the program within the Community
• Participate in daily meetings before leaving for the field

Objective 8: Security

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan 

Objective 9: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities
• Support any activity that helps to reach our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilities