MEAL assistant- Homs, Syria

The MEAL assistant will be assisting the MEAL team in Syria in the collection and documentation of monitoring and evaluation information. S/he will assist in the data collection, analysis, and learning activities to help ensure accountability and efficiency from start to finish for all programs and projects. S/he will ensure recommendations and Dorcas procedures are respected.

S/he will be reporting to the MEAL officer in Aleppo. The vacancy is based in Homs with field visits to project locations.

Main Tasks:

• Support Aleppo MEAL Officer in ensuring project quality, efficiency, effectiveness and relevance;
• Conduct regular monitoring field visits to the project location in Homs and Aleppo;
• Develop, implement and maintain quality MEAL systems and processes for projects, ensuring the capture the progress against outcomes, outputs and activities of the projects;
• Support field staff and partner staff on the implementation / mainstreaming of the CHS best practices, other global best practices, and Dorcas global quality assurance frameworks and standards;
• Support Dorcas focal point on Accountability to Affected Populations, ensuring that the accountability systems, including complaints and feedback systems are in place and operate according to global standards and SOPs.
• Support the field staff / offices in implementation of the beneficiary data management best practices and standards.
• Collect evidence-based information on impact of the projects on lives on target communities and affected populations, as well as information about changing context that will support future programmatic interventions.
• Support in strengthening staff and partner capacity for quality implementation of MEAL systems.
• Ensure that learning (lessons learned, recommendations) is extracted from information collected by all project partners, and properly disseminated with the staff, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure that the project implementation is supported by well-functioning MEAL systems, tools, and processes.
• Ensure that MEAL findings and learnings are appropriately documented and disseminated at the different levels and consistently used to improve the quality of interventions.
• Track project output information, supporting project management, ensuring that the projects are on track.
• Provide regular feedback to project management and partners on various implementation issues and challenges for their early resolution.
• Document and filing data on programme activities, progress, challenges, and learnings.
• Prepare quality monthly reports, sitreps and output trackers on project components. Contribute to the final reports. 
• Provide MEAL support for project review.
• Contribute and support needs assessments and response as needed.
• Maintain good coordination and working relationship with partner organizations and other stakeholders.
• Any other official task assigned by the supervisor.