2023-02-24

MEAL Assistant – Dhusamareeb, Somalia

Dhusamareeb, Galguduud, Somalia
Posted on February 24, 2023

IRC

MEAL Assistant – Dhusamareeb, Somalia

MEAL Assistant

Dhusamareeb, Somalia

Working under the direct supervision and guidance of the Women’s Protection and Empowerment (WPE) MEAL Manager, the M&E Assistant will be based in Dhusamareeb. The MEAL Assistant will work closely with WPE program staff in Dhusamareeb to ensure enhanced protection of conflict and disaster affected women and girls against GBV through the provision of integrated GBV prevention and response services and PSS. The M&E Assistant will also provide support to the Heath, Nutrition, WASH and Livelihood sectors under the BHA funded “Multisectoral Emergency Drought Response in Somalia” project in Dhusamareeb.

Roles & Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the MEAL Manager, and in collaboration with the WPE program staff, the M&E Assistant will be responsible for monitoring protection concerns among the IDPs and host communities in the target areas in a manner that protects the safety, confidentiality and dignity of the beneficiaries.
Assist in routine data collection and entry for various project interventions implemented in the field and ensure that complete, accurate, clean, and consistent data is shared with the WPE MEAL Manager and other relevant sectors for data analysis and action planning.
In consultation with the MEAL Manager ensure that Indicator tracking table (ITT) is developed for the BHA funded project and regularly updated to track program progress.
Ensure proper filing and storage of M&E documents including questionnaires, monitoring reports, datasets, among others and participate in regular data verification and audit exercises to assess the quality of data reported and address any anomalies identified.
Submit to the MEAL Manager weekly and monthly Quarterly, Biannual, and annual reports through provision of timely accurate and updated data.
Develop project monitoring and evaluation tools with support from MEAL Manager and Project Lead and keenly track project progress through standardized data collection tools and methodologies.
Support the implementation of IRC’s MEAL standards including the Monitoring for action (MFA) standards in field sites.
Support program staff to engage in continuous data quality improvement and support project staff to frequently use data for program improvement.
Participate in planed surveys, either internally or externally (through consultants) to promote own capacity building and enhance the quality of the survey reports generated.
Support the operation of feedback channels (logbook, client satisfaction and engagement surveys).
Support the recording of feedback, analyses, and accessibility of feedback data for programmatic decision making.