MEAL Officer

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Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer

MEAL

 

 

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our teamOur team works to strengthen Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) of projects implemented in the Bekaa governorate of Lebanon.job purpose

Under the guidance of the Oxfam Lebanon Programme Coordinator, provide technical support and tools to Oxfam Lebanon’s programmes, ensuring effective, coordinated MEAL systems to drive programme quality and implementation. The MEAL Officer will support the development and implementation of a systematic approach to MEAL, ensuring that Oxfam and partner teams are able to effectively track outputs and outcomes and manage data effectively for reporting and learning purposes, as well as ensure programmes are in line with Oxfam minimum standards. 

 

 

 

 

core details

Location:

Bekaa

Internal Grade:

D2

Division

MEAL

Job Family:

Programme

Contract type:

Fixed Term – Till March 2026 (renewable based on funding and performance)

 

Hours of work:

 

40 hours per week. This is a full-time role; however, Oxfam offers various flexible arrangements which candidates can discuss with the Recruiting Manager at interview stage

This role reports to:

Beqaa Programme Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post:

None

Annual budget for the post:

None

Key relationships/interactions:

MEAL officers, IM Officer; Program Co., PMEAL Advisor, Program quality coordinator, WASH advisor, Protection advisor, Project Managers, Economic Justice advisor, Governance partnership advisor, Programme Teams and another technical team advisors

Screening checks:

All successful candidates will be screened through Refinitiv World-Check One to comply with counter terrorism and financial sanctions regulations.

 

 

 

 

 

key responsibilities

 

MEAL system development and implementation:

• Provide support to the PMEAL Advisor and programme team in project design and proposal development.
• Support, and where applicable lead on the updating of relevant MEAL frameworks, working closely with relevant programme staff and the PMEAL Technical Advisor.
• Independently draft MEAL plans and review/update them on a regular basis, in close coordination with the PMEAL Advisor, programme team and Oxfam’s partners (when applicable).
• Work with the field project team in implementing MEAL plans, processes and tools, ensuring quality and consistency with Oxfam standards.

 

Programme monitoring, information management and reporting:

• Develop/improve/update tools for data collection, processing and analysis.
• Supervise enumerators working to collect data, and train them as appropriate;

• Conduct and draft reports for weekly field visits to Oxfam and Partners implementation sites.

• Perform analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, draft reports presenting the results of the analysis, and share the findings in an appropriate format.
• Report to and alert the project team on a regular basis regarding any anticipated project issues, risks and any emerging opportunities and threats to the project implementation related to this role.
• Act as a focal point for the team on Oxfam’s participants counting methodology and processes.
• Support in the establishment of programme and participant databases as per programme requirements.
• Ensure all MEAL-related data and files are properly organized and stored.

 

Accountability:

• Monitor and strengthen the implementation of the feedback mechanism for the programme through the “Your Word Counts” accountability platform.
• Accept feedback and complaints from participants and share them with field teams and track follow-up.

 

Capacity building for Oxfam and Partner staff:

• Work closely with partner MEAL staff or focal points and provide technical assistance for partners and programme teams to implement MEAL and reporting in line with Oxfam minimum standards.
• Undertake periodic monitoring and technical support visits to partners to assess progress against agreed MEAL objectives and recommend corrective actions as appropriate.

 

Evaluation, Review, and Learning:

• Share relevant MEAL findings with projects teams in an appropriate format and follow-up on their implementation in a timely manner.
• Support evaluations through the coordination of field-based data collection activities, sharing of evaluation findings and recommendations with intended audiences.
• Support the implementation of evaluation recommendations at field level.
• Assist the programme team and partners in documenting lessons learnt, in line with Oxfam’s Learning Strategy.
• Collect best practices, case studies which demonstrate qualitative and quantitative changes over the period.
• Organize/support field-based reviews and learning events with various audiences.

 

Coordination and Networking:

• Participate in and contribute to relevant inter-agency efforts to agree and develop coordinated / joint M&E and accountability frameworks and mechanisms as relevant
• Delivering any other responsibility related to MEAL assigned by the line manager.

 

Your commitment to Oxfam

• Required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles