Senior MEAL Officer at Cooperazione Internazionale (COOPI)

COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale is an Italian humanitarian non-governmental organization founded in Milan in 1965. COOPI aims to help the world’s poorest to improve their access to healthcare, food, and financial security, and to overcome their special vulnerability to wars, civil conflicts and natural disasters. For 50 years of long-term support and constant presence in the field, COOPI has been engaged in breaking the cycle of poverty and responding to specific emergencies in numerous sectors, including Food Security, Humanitarian Aid, Health, Socio-Economical Services, Water and Sanitation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Human Rights, Education and Training, Migrations and Sustainable Energy.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior MEAL Officer

Location: Plateau

Main Responsibilities
COOPI Nigeria MEAL system strengthening:

• Support the implementation of COOPI Nigeria MEAL systems in compliance with COOPI MEAL policies and procedures, project management standards, and donor requirements;
• Support the setup and maintenance of simple systems to manage information generated by MEAL activities (databases, beneficiary lists, tracking sheets, etc.);
• Ensure proper documentation and filing of all MEAL-related tools, reports, datasets, and evidence in line with COOPI standards.

MEAL planning:

• Support the MEAL Manager and project teams in developing and updating project MEAL plans and workplans;
• Support program staff in the development of log frames, indicator tracking tools, and MEAL frameworks;
• Support the development of data collection plans and schedules for baseline, monitoring, and endline activities.

MEAL implementation:

• Support implementation of all MEAL activities including data collection, data cleaning, data analysis, learning mechanisms, and data management;
• Conduct regular monitoring visits to project sites to ensure quality implementation and compliance with donor and internal standards;
• Support and coordinate Baseline Surveys, Needs Assessments, KAP Surveys, Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM), outcome monitoring, and Endline surveys in collaboration with program teams;
• Support planning and implementation of evaluations and internal reviews including preparing tools, coordinating logistics, and participating in review workshops;
• Ensure that all collected data is accurate, validated, and properly archived for reporting and audit purposes.

Accountability:

• Support program staff to incorporate participatory approaches into project monitoring and reporting;
• Support awareness and sensitization of communities on COOPI feedback and complaint mechanisms (CFM);
• Support collection, documentation, referral, and follow-up of complaints and feedback received through accountability channels;
• Ensure that beneficiary feedback is properly recorded, tracked, analyzed, and shared with program teams for corrective action;
• Support the roll-out of AAP/CRM tools such as satisfaction surveys, helpdesk registers, and community consultation formats.

Internal and external reporting:

• Support timely provision of quality data for donor reports, sitreps, and internal reporting;
• Prepare and submit monitoring visit reports, data summaries, dashboards, and analysis notes for management decision-making;
• Support preparation of MEAL products including monitoring reports, assessment reports, PDM reports, and evaluation summaries;

Learning:

• Support learning-to-action processes through documentation of lessons learned and best practices;
• Participate in project review meetings, After Action Reviews (AARs), and reflection sessions to generate recommendations for improvement.

Other Responsibilities:

• This ToR shall be inclusive of any other task specifically assigned by the MEAL Manager, Head of Programs, Regional Area Coordinator, and/or Project Managers related to the implementation of program activities.

Qualification, Experience and Skills

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant professional experience working in a humanitarian organization or with displacement affected populations.
• Have excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Be excellent in communication skills and proficient in report writing
• Be resident and familiar with the terrain in Nigeria.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams.
• Excellent working knowledge of M&E Tools and Microsoft Office programming (Access, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, and Word).
• Knowledge and experience in using database specific software.
• Excellent communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Experience designing and leading capacity building and training for national teams

Application Closing Date
21st May, 2026. 

How to Apply
Interested  and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• Interested candidates should click on the link above to apply.
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
• Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply and people with disabilities.
• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
• Cooperazione Internazionale is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
• COOPI does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.