Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, & Learning (MEAL) Officer

A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The main role of the MEAL Officer is to manage information and reporting processes to ensure professional, high-quality communication about Embrace’s programmatic activities and impact. The MEAL Officer will play an integral role in improving information management and data quality to strengthen knowledge sharing and learning across the organization. The MEAL Officer will work closely with Research Manager to develop appropriate methodologies and tools to collect relevant data. The MEAL Officer will also utilize statistical, analytical, and coding tools as needed to collect and analyse large datasets to articulate insights, predictions, and recommendations for the development of internal activities as well as research studies and reports. Finally, the MEAL officer will work closely with the Director of Strategic Partnerships in the management of grant databases, financial and operational reporting, and coordination with department for compliance with donor agency regulations in the implementation of activities whenever relevant.

B. ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES

• Respect: To consider all individuals worthy of high regards and respect
• Integrity: To adhere to the highest moral and ethical principles in fulfilling Embrace’s mission
• Compassion: To understand another person’s condition from their perspective and strive to respond to their needs
• Inclusiveness: To actively include stakeholders in decision making and the implementation of Embrace’s strategic goals
• Accountability: To acknowledge and assume responsibility for all actions and decisions undertaken within the organization
• Ownership: To assume one’s responsibility towards their role and the organization, to problem solve and actively seek feedback in a proactive manner
• Collaboration: To actively seek feedback from members of the team, and work collaboratively with team members inside the organization as well as engage external partners in fulfilling Embrace’s mission and vision.

Major Responsibilities:

40% M&E Officer

•  Develop/Refine Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) tools for ongoing Embrace projects and activities.
• Pinpoint relevant data sources, automate collection processes, and process structured and unstructured data.
• Lead the development of coding frameworks for the automation of data management and analysis processes.
• Provide quality oversight and assurance of data collection to ensure the completeness, accuracy, robustness, and timely production of all reports.
• Support in the presentation of findings, conclusions, and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders as needed
• Maintain complex end-to-end data pipeline to monitor, connect, and transform data from data sources to match the format and schema of its destination.
• Produce data reports and M&E reports of indicators for internal and external stakeholders, donors, the MOPH, and other stakeholders as needed.
• Produce data reports as needed for presentations, communication material or any relevant work.

40% Grants Officer

•  Develop project timeline and budget follow-up tools for ongoing and expected programs.
• Train and support department directors in completing timeline and follow up tools on monthly basis.
• Support departmental coordination to ensure timely and efficient collection of indicator data (operational and financial) monthly.
• Ensure accuracy of data collected from systems and software to ensure the completeness, accuracy, robustness, and timely production of all reports.
• Present project progress and/or completion reports to supervisor, department directors and donors as needed.
• Produce recommendations from the reports on program, budget and impact progress linked to initial plans and local context.
• Lead on documentation of reports and partnerships for efficient and timely access of relevant reporting data throughout the year.
• Support with financial overview of allocated expenses and operational costs on a quarterly basis with the capacity to project to future periods.
• Support with donor relations and meetings as needed to ensure a positive responsiveness and transparent relationship. 

 20% Grants, Research & writing

• Revise research opportunities to vet potential applications, organize them within a departmental strategy, and start application porcesses as needed for certain platforms.
• Track grant/funding application processes to completion and follow-up on submission needs and requiements.
• Contribute to application proposals through coordination with relevant departments and research evidence based practices to support the project and findings.