Senior MEAL Coordinator

MA'AN DEVELOPMENT CENTER

JOB VACANCY

Based in Ramallah Office

MA'AN Development Center is looking for an Experienced, Qualified & Dynamic candidates for the position of

Senior MEAL Coordinator

Reports to: MEAL Manager

Duration: One year renewable Employment Type: Full-time

The Purpose:

The role of the MEAL Senior Coordinator is to assist the MEAL Manager, Programs & Projects Managers with development of the MEAL Plans for the projects, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing MEAL and/ performance monitoring plans.

Major Duties Include:

· Prepare & develop a full Monitoring Plan for the projects under his/her responsibility.

· Responsible for data collection, compilation, and analysis.

· Collect data on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators.

· Check data quality with partners.

· Maintain and administer the M&E database; analyze and aggregate findings.

· Support project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation.

· Conduct needs assessment studies & surveys.

· Develop with the projects’ teams the base line studies.

· Responsible for the project database ensuring projects information is up-to-date and accurate.

· Develop and update the projects’ monitoring plans and monitor the indicators of the projects.

· Responsible for designing and implementing the M&E activities of the projects.

· Develop and update the projects’ monitoring plans and monitor the indicators of the project.

· Provide feedback to the Project Manager on project strategies and activities.

· Suggest strategies to the Project Manager for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the project.

· Participate in all annual project reviews and planning workshops.

· Ensure that feedback and complaints are documented, tracked, and resolved in a timely and professional manner.

· Conduct regular field visits to project sites to monitor activities on the ground, verify progress against reported data, and ensure quality standards are met.

Reporting Role:

· To prepare monitoring reports using data collection tools developed by MA’AN and its partners, identifying, and documenting lessons learnt.

· To identify and document lessons learnt; collecting information for case studies; writing and preparing success stories, and facilitate periodic reviews, and prepare presentation on achievement of projects.

Requirements

Job Qualifications:

· BA or MA degree in Development, Economics, Project Management, Business Administration, Engineering, or other related fields.

· At least 3 years of experience in M&E and Reporting.

· Working Experience within the NGO sector in similar position.

· Valid driver’s license is an advantage.

Skills and Personal attributes:

· Proficiency in writing reports in English and Arabic.

· Ability to analyze the collected data using specialized applications or systems.

· Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize workload, and multi-task.

· Experience in Qualitative and Quantitative Research

· Computer (MS-Office including MS-Project, SPSS and KOBO)

· Strong written and oral communication skills

· Adept skills in project cycle management

· Working within a team and readiness to work in the field

Work Conditions

· The work schedule is 40 hours per week.

· The probation period is 3 months and can be extended to another 3 months according the Labor Law.

· Annual leave: 21 working days/year

· National and Religious leave: 16 days per year.

· Sick leave: 14 days/year

· Indemnity Payment: Equivalent to one month’s salary for each complete year of service.

· Reimbursement for work related transportation expenses is according to MA’AN’s by- laws.

· Time flexibility is recognized by both parties with consideration that this position might need to do part of the work after 4:00pm.

Contract & Benefits

· Contract Type: Project-based / Renewable

· Salary & Benefits: Competitive and based on experience and organizational salary scale.