MEAL Officer

Posted date

21st August, 2025

Last date to apply

31st August, 2025

Country

Pakistan

Locations

Islamabad/Buner

Category

Development Sector

Type

Temporary

Position

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As a global leader, CARE is shaping the future of the humanitarian and development sector. Each year, we deliver support and services to millions of people in over a hundred countries. We do this by focusing on our mission and living the values that drive our organization. A career at CARE is an opportunity to be part of a movement that brings communities together to solve complex problems and foster lasting change throughout the world. We seek individuals who are passionate about humanitarian and development work, collaborate well with others, embrace learning and innovation, and deliver results.

Note: The applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Main Job Responsibilities and Tasks

• Responsible for designing M&E system and accountability framework and its implementation
• Support program implementation team/IPs in setting up the M&E and accountability indicators for output/outcomes/impact levels in project design.
• Will make sure the IPs are following the methodology of program implementation agreed upon and achieving the indicators set under the parameters set by humanitarian standards.
• Work with Emergency response team to ensure proper implementation of the projects on the agreed methodology and ensure the targets are achieved matching with indicators.
• Ensure project implementation is meeting the needs of vulnerable groups together with the analysis and are consistent with CARE's humanitarian accountability framework, relevant SPHERE standards, and essential environmental mitigation measures.
• Understand the basic concepts and standards related to M&E and accountability and quality management in humanitarian service delivery especially Sphere and HAP Standards.
• Ensure the complaint mechanism is in place and properly implemented at all levels.
• Collaborate with HR to monitor and improve staff attitudes, behaviors and competencies to ensure adherence to Care standards and commitments.
• Support in developing a comprehensive community participation strategy for the flood response program in consultation with project and program management
• Plan and develop processes for assessing and planning capacity building of Emergency Staff and implementing partner staff on HAP, SPHERE, HAF as well as SRF etc
• Conduct regular lessons learned workshop at organizational level keeping in mind program objectives and Care Humanitarian Accountability Framework.
• Work out ways to promote formal and informal learning at various levels
• Work with HR and other units/offices to promote appropriate skills and competencies for program quality, accountability and learning.
• Manage field data collection processes and assist the IPs to backstop the project's field operations in collaborations with the focal points.
• Conduct field visits to implementing partner field offices periodically to assess progress toward achieving objectives, ensure program compliance and effective implementation according to work plans and providing recommendations for improvement.
• Facilitate the process of After Activity Reviews (AAR), evaluations to be conducted internally or externally as and when required
• Ensure proper, regular and timely reporting from field staff and implementing partners by monitoring receipts of monthly component/activity progress statements and quarterly component/activity progress reports and following up with the field operations and CARE Emergency staff and implementing partners on non-reporting.
• Participate in cluster meetings and in networks of protection, accountability working groups, and facilitate linkages among these groups, and with decision-makers in CARE and the wider response.
• Conduct beneficiary verification survey, Knowledge, Attitude and Practices survey, learning and satisfaction survey, tracer studies and post distribution monitoring of distribution activities.
• Assist in building strong and functional accountability mechanisms and ensure that these are continuously monitored.
• With support of project leads ensure that project information is correctly shared with beneficiaries through the most appropriate mechanisms.
• Data protection and confidentiality for protection and sensitive cases.
• Ensure beneficiaries actively participate in project activities.
• Maintain and update a complaints and response mechanism database for tracking feedback from communities and ensure that the feedback/complaints are responded to.
• Ensure the Complaint Feedback Mechanism (CFM) is functional and accessible to beneficiaries.
• Develop regular trend analysis of complaints at organizational level and share these with program team as per protocols.
• Support in carrying out preliminary first verification report in case of serious nature of complaints filed by beneficiaries/communities and support for investigation of those types of complaints as per CFM protocol.
• Ensure that the agreed action plans are followed in timely manner by program team.
• Share all information (monitoring reports, CFM databases, preliminary verification reports, case studies etc.) With supervisor
• Share MEAL findings & CFM issues in each monthly meeting
• Take an active role in ensuring that staff are compliant in sharing the reports with the donors, member countries and with the relevant online system.
• Assist in maintaining learning and knowledge management system for the field office.
• Ensure the key learning's are incorporated in upcoming plans and interventions

Other responsibilities as assigned: (05% of time)

• Any other tasks or responsibilities based on organizational and programming needs as assigned by the Line Manager.

A) Qualifications (Know How)

• Bachelor's Degree preferably in social sciences - Economics/ Anthropology/ Development Studies/ Statistics.

• Preference will be given to Master's degree.

B) Experience/ Technical Skills

• Demonstrated 3-5 years of relevant experience with INGO/NGO

• Knowledge of local languages will be considered an asset and is highly desirable for this position.

• Pro-active, persuasive, ability to work under stress.

• Sufficient experience in field monitoring and report writing.
• Assessment, analytical and planning skills.
• Strong interpersonal and team building skills and excellence as a team player
• Fluency in written and spoken English, local language will be an additional asset

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Note: The applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis