MEAL & Database Officer

Posted date

16th September, 2025

Last date to apply

23rd September, 2025

Country

Pakistan

Locations

Bahawalpur - Ahmedpur Sharqia

Category

Monitoring & Evaluation

Type

Contractual

Position

1

Experience

2 years

AFH is an International NGO that provides aid and assistance to people affected by disasters and extreme poverty. Our vision is a world of crises-resilient communities. Our mission is to mobilize and respond to emergencies and critical needs through humanitarian, development and peace-building action, helping affected communities survive, recover and build a better future.

Here at Action For Humanity (AFH), we are looking for a MEAL and Database Officer to join us in our Pakistan office in Bahawalpur - Ahmedpur Sharqia. You will join us on a full-time basis and in return you will receive a competitive salary depending on experience.

AFH is implementing community outreach activities following structured learning process based on the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach to encourage collective problem solving, demand-led and locally appropriate responses that blend traditional and improved scientifically proven adaptation options.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead program department in-need assessments, baseline, end line, and post-distribution monitoring surveys in terms of forming data collection tools, sample size, and training of data collection team.
• Conduct interviews with line departments, conduct PRA exercises, and administer questionnaires.
• Carry out beneficiary validation exercise.
• Ensure data quality and data consistency during data collection and data entry, manage database, and facilitate data analysis. Conduct data audit of up to 50% sample of the field data collection as well as data entered into the database by project or data entry staff and generate data audit report.
• Draft report of surveys (baseline & end line and assessments).
• Ensure that the implementation of field activities adheres to AFH's monitoring and evaluation system.
• Carry out regular and routine field monitoring of program activities and produce monitoring visit reports on the given format; conduct debriefs sessions with relevant program staff and develops an agreed action plan; and report.
• Carry out follow-up monitoring visits to materialize actions agreed in the action plan, also maintain Monitoring-Action Plan Tracker at field level; and report to line manager.
• To assist in planning and implementation of internal monitoring and evaluation exercises and impact assessments in terms of case/success stories and during project evaluation when needed.
• Manage all internal evaluation activities of the base; systematically ensure the analysis of results is shared with stakeholders.
• Ensure and support the completion of the beneficiaries' database in coordination with the program team.

Qualification & Experience

• Masters in Social sciences, international relations or any other related field from any HEC recognized university.
• At least 2 Years field level experience in project monitoring.
• Good level of spoken and written Urdu, English and local languages.
• Excellent skills in organizing workflow, capacity to follow protocols and take own initiative.
• Excellent ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in an environment where there are physical discomforts associated with change in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust or dirt.

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Ability and willingness to autonomously travel to project site and villages when required.
• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating working conditions like long distance walking to work/distribution sites.
• Excellent spoken and written local language /Urdu and English language skills.
• Good computer skills - ability to write weekly and monthly reports and data analysis.

Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Action For Humanity also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures. Please only apply if you are okay with all of the above.

Please send your cover letter and CV to: by 23rd September, 2025 before 23:59.

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Please send your cover letter and CV to: by 23rd September, 2025 before 23:59.