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JO250401

MEALOfficer

About SDF:

The Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) is a non-governmental, voluntary, independent organization established in March 2015, officially registered at the Ministry of Social Affairs as per license (99). SDF has been present in Yemen since 2015, it has experience implementing emergency child protection and education responses, including women and youth empowerment. SDF has experience in handling large grants from international donors, such as UNDP, UNHCR, WFP, OCHA, WHO, SCI and ZOA. SDF has excellent national-level relations and has experience in coordinating with both national and international NGOs. It has offices, staff and community-based committees in Hajjah, Sana'a, Marib, Ibb, Hudidah, Dhamar, Almahweet, Al-Bayda’a, and Hadramout as well as solid experiences engaging with local communities from whom it gained acceptance and with whom it has collaborated in the past. In addition to that, SDF creates livelihood opportunities and community-based protection.

Posted vacancy: MEAL Officer

Location: Aden

Employer: Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF) – Yemen.

Doner: IMC

Position Type: Full-time contract.

Position reporting to: MEAL Manager.

Starting Date: ASAP.

Post date: Apr20th, 2025

Closing date: Apr26th, 2025

Number of Positions: 1

Job Purpose:

The MEAL officer will support project management unit in designing, planning, monitoring and evaluating the project activities through data management and facilitating program implementation. The MEAL officer will work closely with the MEAL Section head and Program/Project team to resolve project-related issues, monitor the execution of activities in accordance with the project work plan, collect data on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators and evaluate the completed activities. This will be achieved by developing appropriate methodologies and tools to monitor progress, design evaluations & report deviations on regular basis

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. Capturing data across project interventions and analyze data collected during monitoring and evaluation activities.
  2. Maintain online indicator tracking tools, develop additional databases and tracking tools as needed to demonstrate the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of project interventions.
  3. Review data and metrics in field reports on regular basis to ensure they are accurate.
  4. Ensures planning and implementation of the projects, focusing on overall M&E framework of the project.
  5. Ensure that log frame performance and impact indicators are defined and are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time bound).
  6. Adapt M&E systems to monitor and evaluate project activities and impact, in accordance with SDF & donor guidelines.
  7. Conduct regular field visits to meet the beneficiaries to capture data correctly and efficiently to ensure regular and accurate information.
  8. Review and summarize field reports to develop quality and informative monthly and quarterly reports for donors and internal teams.
  9. Support pre and post monitoring, need assessments, survey, focus groups and evaluation or verification as well as other studies at the project level.
  10. Monitor project progress through field visit, offer feedback and keep regular communication with related field and office level staff.
  11. Ensure that the purpose of the M&E Operating Manual is being achieved and enabling decision-making on the project progression and development.
  12. Conduct of project baseline and progress surveys (appropriate sample size and sampling survey methods and data collection procedures, data verification though, periodic site visits, where appropriate provide or facilitate necessary training).
  13. Prepare annual work plans and associated budgets for M&E related activities.
  14. Cross check project’s statistics and review the figures in the /quarterly/bi-annually/ annually reports.
  15. Draft Regular M&E reports and assist in the preparation of project evaluation and/or review reports.
  16. Ensure applying the accountability principles like information sharing, Complaints and feedback mechanism, and community participation.
  17. Work on collecting the lesson learned and reflect them in reports for future improvements.
  18. Perform any other duties that may be assigned by direct manager.

Qualifications and Requirements:

  1. Bachelors' degree in any field with mandatory experince in MEAL field not less than 2 years.
  2. Minimum 2 years of previous experience in M&E.
  3. Experience in community services, camp management, women empowerment, distribution & shelter activities.
  4. Good conceptual understanding of gender, protection, and human rights.
  5. Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
  6. Excellent analysis skills.
  7. Excellent command of English (writing & speaking).
  8. Excellent representation, negotiation, interpersonal, and communication skills.
  9. The vacancy must have the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues, with different cultural and technical background.
  10. The vacancy must possess strong teamwork spirit, ability to work under minimum supervision comfortably in multicultural contexts.
  11. Results-oriented attitude, with the ability to establish and supervise technical lines, promote communication, knowledge sharing and culture of learning, and manage multiple work streams while ensuring quality.
  12. Good documentation, communication, reporting, and writing skills are required.
  13. The ability to take the initiative and work independently, innovatively, and effectively with limited direct supervision.

Professional Standards: The SDF workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in SDF Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, Accountability, and Equity. In accordance with these values, the SDF operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti-Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity Anti-Retaliation, and Combating Trafficking in Persons.

How to Apply:

Qualified candidates meeting the above requirements are required to apply through the link: (Click Here) not later than, Apr26th, 2025).

 RECRUITMENT IS URGENT: Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and not to wait until the closing date, as applications and CVs will be reviewed as they are submitted and INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED ON A ROLLING BASIS.

Remarks:

  1. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
  2. Qualified candidates from the project' targeted governorates will be given a priority.
  3. Any Candidate Provide incorrect information will be eliminated.