MEAL Officer-North Lebanon

ABOUT THE STRUCTURE…

Solidarites International is an International NGO working with vulnerable populations, mainly victims of armed conflicts and natural disasters. Specialized for nearly 40 years in the coverage of vital needs, S.I. takes charge of emergency and reconstruction programs.

With respect for cultures and close to the people, Solidarites International implements its programs by combining its skills with those of its employees and local managers.

Solidarites International's teams, made up of around 270 expatriates and nearly 2200 local employees, are today present in 18 countries in Asia, Middle East, Africa and South America where they are particularly committed to fighting diseases related to unsafe water but also in the essential area of food security and livelihoods.

ABOUT THE JOB

General objective:

• Implement monitoring and evaluation strategy in the North base
• Conduct regular field visits to monitor activities implementation and beneficiary satisfaction
• Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires
• Draft M&E reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary

The main challenges:

• New position
• Effective coordination with programme and compliance

Priorities for the 2/3 first months:

• Set up beneficiary satisfaction monitoring system
• Conduct Data Quality Assessments
• Support data collection for internal evaluations

Responsibilities and main activities:

Goal / Purpose:

Under the supervision of the Team Leader, the M&E Officer is in charge of the monitoring of the activities’ implementation.

He/she collects data and provides evidences of the program’s progress and achievements.

List of main tasks:

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

• Under the responsibility of the team leader, participate in the logistics and administrative organisation, planning and preparation of M&E missions:

• Contribute to the creation of monitoring tools and to the preparation of database frames based on questionnaires.
• Support the team leader in centralizing and organizing data collection for activities and outputs as defined in the M&E plan.

• Collect monitoring data using SI tools:

• Contribute to data collection at field level (overseeing surveys etc.) and make sure that all available aspects are covered.
• Conduct field visit to monitor activities implementation and users satisfaction
• Ensure that all data is entered on time and check their consistency and quality. Contribute to maintain the database following a standard format allowing aggregation of data to produce routine or periodic monitoring reports.
• Identify potential negative impacts of the activities.
• Monitor that crosscutting aspects like gender and “do no harm” are taken into account in the activities.
• Formulate preliminary recommendations on how to improve the activities.
• Monitor humanitarian situation.
• With the support of the PM and MEAL team, prepare and implement trainings on monitoring tools to field officers.
• Assist in external M&E mission.
• Ensure that contractual soft & hard data about programmes is easily available upon request.

• Apply the security procedures in the context of monitoring & evaluation missions.

Reporting / communication 

• Draft M&E reports and provide project updates and recommendations as necessary.
• Participate in seminars and training workshops which may be useful to the accomplishment of monitoring & evaluation activities and the attainment of the project’s objectives and in restitution workshops.
• Keep monitoring tools and files archived and secured
• Update regularly the monitoring & evaluation tools & methodology considering the donors’ indicators, gender, disable persons, protection & « Do No Harm » approaches
• Make regular reports to the team lead on the evolution of activities and specific tasks confided to him/her, problems encountered, and the quality of relations with beneficiaries 
• Bring to light any difficulty linked to his or her activities, to the programs of Solidarités or security concerns
• Collaborate with the administration and the local authorities

HR Management

• Take part in recruitment of the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) when needed
• Train and build the capacity of the team (enumerators /DW)
• Supervise the monitoring team (enumerators / DW) 

The M&E Officer may be asked to drive SI cars and respecting the driving policies set by the logistic department.

The above list is a non-exhaustive one, nor limitative. You could be asked other responsibilities and tasks within the framework of your job on demand of the direct line manager.

• ORG CHART POSITION (reporting and functional relationships)
• Line manager: Base MEAL Supervisor
• Line report(s) on base: Enumerator/DW
• Functional manager: -
• Functional report(s):  -

YOUR PROFILE

Specific skills and experience:

Bachelor Degree

2 years minimum of Experience in NGO

1 year at least as MEAL and/or M&E Officer position

Competencies & skills

Strong reporting and communication skills;

Technical skills should include advanced Excel use and knowledge of ODK. Knowledge of SPSS, Stata, and/or R is an advantage

Problem solving and with the ability to assess challenges and recommend solutions;

Stress management skills: ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines, with peaks of heavy workloads;

Excellent understanding of humanitarian principles, accountability, and do no harm;

Soft skills:

Solid organizational and communication skills;

Willingness to work long hours;

High sense of integrity, responsibility, and accountability;

High level of autonomy, independence, ability to learn, and initiative (employee may occasionally be managed remotely).

Commitment to the fundamental principles of SI’s charter and ethics.

Language:

ARABIC LANGUAGE: Fluent

ENGLISH LANGUAGE: Good

FRENCH LANGUAGE: None

SI WILL OFFER YOU

A salaried post: 1,325 USD – Basic salary

Vacation: 1.5 Paid Leaves/month

Social and medical cover.