MEAL Officer (National Contract)

OVERVIEW

WeWorld-GVC is an Italian organization independent from the union of GVC Onlus (established in Bologna in 1971) and WeWorld Onlus (founded in Milan in 1999), with the aim of increasing the impact of Development Cooperation projects and aid Humanitarian in the 29 countries of intervention, including Italy.

Together, WeWorld and GVC work in  128 projects  reaching over  2.4 million direct beneficiaries and 12.3 million indirect beneficiaries.

OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning officer is to support all processes of MEAL activities. Reporting to the MEAL manager, this role is responsible to handle data collection, analysis, reporting and learning activities. In addition he/she will also feed in the creation of assessment and reporting tools for the mission.

MAIN ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the MEAL manager in the design of specific methodologies and tools for planning and monitoring.
• Support the MEAL manager in creating a framework for the monitoring and evaluation process of project activities throughout the duration of the project.
• Provide accurate qualitative and quantitative data collected in the field according to external and internal deadlines.
• Support the MEAL unit to achieve its goals through the occasional undertaking of additional activities that contribute to the overall ability of the organization to achieve its stated outputs.
• Lead field testing and small-scale sampling in the field.
• Supervise, train& monitor the daily workers who are contracted periodically for data collection.
• Liaise with other departments to ensure accurate data collection
• Potentially lead training with new staff members within the MEAL unit if needed.
• Analyze and discuss findings based on regular monitoring data
• Suggest ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data among Project team
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and propose solutions along with the team; Ensure that the data queries and requests are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Min 2- 3 years of Monitoring and Evaluation experience within NGOs
• Capacity to produce high-quality briefs and reports in English
• Data collection and management
• Knowledge of the MS office software (including Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Good analytical and writing skills

The above list is a non-exhaustive one, nor limitative. You could be asked other responsibilities and tasks within the framework of your job on demand of the direct line manager.