MEAL Officer At Save the Children

MEAL Officer (Yumbe)

The job holder is responsible for supporting the MEAL function in Yumbe including, design and implementation of basic MEAL tools to adequately plan, monitor, and report in an accurate and timely manner on program performance. In collaboration with the Regional MEAL Manager, Project Manager and the Project team, the job holder will ensure that the Project undertakes routine monitoring & data quality assessment, information sharing, collecting, tracking and responding to feedback and complaints from Programme stakeholders. He/she will ensure that quality bench marks are used/adhered to during implementation of Programme activities and will implement the documentation strategy for impact stories, reports, best practices lessons learnt while feeding into programme processes.

In addition, The MEAL Officer is responsible for establishing and implementing the data-platform systems for the project to promote evidence-based decision-making, programme and project performance. He/she will also be responsible for ensuring and maintaining an accurate and up to date database to inform the Project indicators, including providing training and on-going support for the project staff to ensure timely and quality data collection, analysis, storage, retrieval and reporting. The incumbent will participate in providing data for production of project periodic reports, compiling data on project progress performance against set targets and related data activities.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree Statistics, Quantities Economics Demography, Population studies or any related academic qualification and equivalent field experience.
• At least two years’ experience of managing data and reporting for both project level and field level in a reputable I/NGO
• Knowledge and use of various survey methods for monitoring of different programs.
• Experience in training and mentorship of programme staff as well as District level stakeholders in data collection and reporting
• Broad knowledge and understanding of development of MIS, data and information management

Desirable

• Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Sound written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must. Microsoft office especially word, spreadsheet (Excel), Access, SPSS and GIS applications).
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.

The Organization

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Application closes on 4th November 2021 at midnight Uganda time.

Save the Children is an equal opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Save the Children International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents