Monitoring & Evaluation Field Officer - Zahle

Action against Hunger is an international non-governmental, private, apolitical, non-religious and non-profit organization created in 1979. Its goal is to combat hunger and dangerous situations that threaten men, women, and children. Currently 500 expats and more than 5,000 employees are working for Action against Hunger in more than forty-six countries working in projects concerning four areas of focus: nutrition, health, food security and water and sanitation.

In Lebanon, the Syrian crisis continues to generate political, social, and economic pressure due to the war in Lebanon and keeps more than 1.5 million refugees in a situation of increasing vulnerability. In this environment of political, economic and social uncertainty, our teams have maintained their high levels of humanitarian response and aid to Lebanon. Likewise, our interventions have been maintained in the Bekaa and northern areas, as well as in the south of the country, with a special focus on working in partnership or in consortium with other organizations and on institutional strengthening of the relationship with both donors. institutional, such as with local authorities and entities.

WE WORK IN LEBANON AGAINST COVID-19

• Focusing on Syrian refugee population and Lebanese host communities,
• mobilization committees,
• isolation centers,
• municipalities and service providers.
• Conducting training for health personnel.
• Distributing disinfection and dignity kits.
• Installing latrines for people with specific needs in Aarsal.
• Carrying out channel cleaning to ensure proper drainage. Distributing water through tanker trucks.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Field Officer will responsible of:

• Implementing a functional MEAL system at field level. So, the officer is going to monitor and evaluate all projects’ interventions.
• Gathering data by visiting different levels (household, informal tented settlement, municipality) to support the continuous Action Against Hunger MEAL covering different sectors (Vulnerability Verification; Food Security and Livelihoods; Water, Sanitation and Hygiene)
• Conducting ad hoc assessment interviews at different levels according to the request from the direct supervisor and following new arrival trends and program impact assessment needs 
• Conducting focus groups discussions 
• Communicating with beneficiaries, listening to them, receiving their complaints through hotline, field visits, and other complaints and feedback mechanisms, processing them and then responding to beneficiary feedback and communicating progress back to beneficiaries
• Collecting, analyzing and presenting quantitative and qualitative data by writing accurate and qualitative reports and ensure submitting them on time
• Checking the quality of collected data by using triangulation phenomenon
• Investigating allegations of irregularities, fraud, corruption or other forms of misconduct by directly liaising with the affected beneficiaries
• Supporting in data entry task if needed

Objective 1: Prepare the assessments (5%)

• Make the necessary arrangements before the assessment (call group participants, check access to areas, set times, check availability, etc…) 
• Coordinate with the logistics staff (drivers) about the location of new places, households and interviews 
• Look for suitable places to conduct the interview when there are specific needs to bear in mind (privacy, confidentiality of information, etc...) 

Objective 2: Regular monitoring: Record information on the data collecting tool and keep it confidential (20%)

• Conducting confidential data collection activities using a tablet/other tools. 
• Ensuring that all data captured is kept physically secure at all times.

Objective 3: Data Analysis (20%)

• Analyzing data after checking its quality by cleaning it.
• Focus on the observation

Objective 4: Accountability (15%)

• Maintain regular contact with beneficiaries, community leaders, municipality representatives and other (I)NGOs, inviting them to participate in monitoring and assessment processes and sharing the results with them
• Inform target beneficiaries of their rights, the intended results and impact of the project, the monitoring and evaluation processes, and the feedback and complaints Mechanism of ACF International.
• Support the feedback mechanism officer in case it is needed

Objective 5: Learning (5%)

• Assist the project team and partners in documenting lessons learnt
• Support the implementation of reviews and learning events at project locations, if it is needed

Objective 6: Reporting (written and verbal): Giving feedback based on observation and report writing (20%)

• Report continuously the progress of the activities and assessments to his/her line manager
• Report weekly on all the activities related to assessment and data collection
• Regular oral reporting, debriefing and feedback to the M&E Manager, MEAL Coordinator and Project Managers (where necessary).

Tasks for reporting (written)

• After collecting, cleaning and analyzing data; a report must be written by the officer and shared with technical departments.
• Reports also depend on observation

Objective 7: Co-ordination (5%)

• Participate in daily meetings before leaving for field
• Work closely with WASH, FSL, Protection and MEAL Field Officers for data collection execution
• Communicate aims and objectives of the study with community and respondents
• Establish a good understanding of the program within the Community

Objective 8: Security (5%)

• Respect the security rules specified in the mission and base security plan, see to it that the team under his/her responsibility complies with the security plan and perform the security management tasks that can be assigned in its protocols.
• Communicate to the security managers of the working location any security related information or noncompliance with the security plan

Objective 9: Support humanitarian activities of Action Against Hunger (5%)

• Support the emergency interventions of the organization as per the employee’s abilities.
• Support any activity that helps reaching our humanitarian goals, as per the employee’s abilitie

Requirements:

• University Degree in social sciences or other related fields
• The MEAL officer shall have the following things: ?Good knowledge of the region (Bekaa) to facilitate the visits
• Acceptance for the principles, charter and objectives of Action Against Hunger 
• Good understanding and knowledge of the humanitarian principles and acquiring the right concept concerning general principles related to NGOs’ work. 
• Experience in coordinating the process of data collection and that in addition to experience in managing and preserving the data through Android device 
• Ability to clean, analyze and report writing 
• Good working knowledge of statistical packages (Excel, etc.) 
• Good knowledge in data collection 
• Ability to lead and train casual workers 
• Capacity for receiving, processing and responding to beneficiaries through hotline, field visits, and other complaints and feedback mechanisms. Then, communicating progress back to beneficiaries 
• Ability to investigate allegations of irregularities, fraud, corruption or other forms of misconduct by directly liaising with the affected beneficiaries 
• Ability to ensure that critical MEAL findings and recommendations are discussed and addressed by management 
• Key MEAL officer characteristics: Organized, available, good learner, diplomatic and able to work as a part of the team. On the other hand, the officer must have the ability to take initiative and work independently when needed
• Minimum one year of experience in working in a relief or development NGO with a focus on MEAL processes 
• Previous field experience in the following things: Assessments, Data gathering, Interviews and Information triangulation/verification ?Knowledge acquired in any of the following fields: Food Security and Livelihoods, WASH and Protection

Action Against Hunger – Lebanon seeks to promote gender equality and is committed to empowering women to participate effectively in their communities, we strongly encourage women to apply.

We Strongly encourage people with disabilities to apply.

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