MEAL Officer at Solidarites International (SI)

Solidarites International (SI) is a French humanitarian organization which provides aid and assistance to victims of war or natural disaster. For over 38 years the association has focused on meeting three vital needs - water, food and shelter. Currently present in Nigeria since 2016, SI carries out emergency / post-emergency programs in WASH sector in North East region.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: MEAL Officer

Location: Anka, Zamfara
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Start date: Projected contract duration Months – with possible extension.

Mission / Objectives

• Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the M&E Officer is in charge of the monitoring of the activities’ implementation.
• He/she collects data and provides evidence of the program’s progress and achievements.

Main Responsibilities
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E):

• Under the responsibility of the team leader, participate in the logistics and administrative organization, planning, and preparation of M&E missions:
• Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
• Support the team leader 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 maintaining 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 that 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 data about programmes is easily available upon request.
• Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions.

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.
• Update regularly the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donor’s indicators, gender, disabled 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 the 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) 

Job Profile

• Studies: HND / University Degree in Computer Science or any other relevant field.
• Experience: At least 1 year of practical experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) with National or International NGOs.
• Languages: Good spoken and written command of English and Knowledge of Hausa.
• IT: Competency in Excel (data input, basic analysis) and Kobo Toolbox.
• Resident of Anka in Zamfara state

What we Offer

• Salary + food & housing contribution + social benefits (medical coverage, 24 days of Annual leaves per year, compassionate leaves, public holidays as announced by government, festive bonus, Life insurance- covering death and permanent disability) etc.

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply.   
• Select MEAL Officer, fill out the form and attach your CV and motivation letter.
• The CV attached must be named with your first name and surname.