Meal Field Officer

Première Urgence - Aide Médicale Internationale (PU-AMI) is a non-profit, non-political and non-religious humanitarian NGO. Its objective is to bring about a global response to the basic needs of populations suffering from acute humanitarian crisis and to allow them to recover their autonomy and dignity.   Today, PU-AMI is intervening in 21 countries in Africa, the Near East, Caucasus, Asia and the Caribbean to cover the needs of populations affected by conflict, natural disasters or economic crises.   PU-AMI in Lebanon has been implementing emergency and recovery projects in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, in Shelter Rehabilitation, Health and in Livelihood Recovery sectors.   POSITION GENERAL INFORMATION     General objective   Under the supervision of the MEAL Manager, the MEAL Field Officer will implement MEAL activities in the field in order to be accountable to all stakeholders.   The MEAL Field Officer position’s major objectives are to properly achieve the following global tasks:   -  Implementation of activities of the MEAL plan in collaboration with the program teams; -  Providing accurate qualitative and quantitative data collected in the field according to external and internal deadlines; -  Supporting the MEAL unit to achieve its goals through the occasional undertaking of additional activities that contribute to the overall ability of the organisation to achieve its stated outputs.   Responsibilities and tasks     MEAL: He/She will implement all MEAL field-related activities; Logistics and Administration: He/She will express and anticipate  logistical and administrative needs related to MEAL activities he or she is implementing; Safety and Security: He/She will follow safety and security rules on-base and will transmit all safety and security information to the MEAL Team Leader/MEAL Manager.   Specific objectives and linked activities    Implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning plan   -  Use lessons learnt combined with field experience to provide contributions and feedback during design phases of field tools and assessments; -  Provide timely feedback on tools and templates; -  Collect data required by the relevant template/tool; -  Participation in team workshops and lessons learnt seminars; -  Leading field testing and small scale sampling in the field; -  When needed, liaising with other departments to ensure accurate data collection; -  To follow and adhere to available SoPs and Guidelines; -  Working on/with the referral systems when needed.       2. Internal and external reporting   -  To verbally contribute and participate within weekly unit meetings including accurate reporting on success and challenges; -  To clean the data that is collected each day; -  To provide weekly or monthly reports as needed or requested by the MEAL Manager or Team Leader; -  Ensure all data is uploaded each day; -  Accurate reporting on and submission of referrals when needed.          3. Capitalization/Institutional Knowledge Building   -  Active engagement in ongoing trainings and knowledge building; -  Potentially leading training with new staff members within the MEAL unit if needed.   4. Communication & Follow up   -  Responding to beneficiaries’ queries with good knowledge of relevant information when approached; -  To refer cases from the field and ensure serious follow up on the referral process; -  To respond to any requests within PU-AMI that might require an alternative communication method or plan of action; -  To maintain open links with the MEAL unit to ensure communication remains constant and respond to any lessons learnt or capitalising processes.     The tasks and responsibilities defined in this job description are not exhaustive and can evolve depending on the project needs and with the PU-AMI mission strategy.   QUALIFICATIONS   Mandatory requirements Language skills: Fluent in Arabic and working English (speaking/reading/writing), Work experience: Experience in NGOs/On-site training in social or monitoring work, Knowledge & skills: Good analytical and writing skills/Very good team spirit/ Demonstrate willingness to improve own knowledge and skills by participating actively in any training sessions and capacity building activities, Computer skills: Knowledge of the MS office software (including Word, Excel, Outlook).   Assets Interest: -       Strong motivation to help people in needs -       Understanding of the political situation in the area   Transversal skills: -       Well organized and attention to details -       Conflict resolution and diplomacy experience -       Ability to analyse and suggest improvement -       Autonomy, neutrality, hard worker -       Able to manage stress and pressure -       Ability to work within a team.