MEAL Assistant

Support to the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning MEAL function to ensure that programme activities are effectively monitored, accurately documented, and implemented in accordance with organisational standards and donor requirements.

The post holder will support data collection, data entry, verification, analysis, reporting, accountability, feedback mechanisms, and learning activities across projects. The role will work closely with programme teams, field staff, partners, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders to strengthen programme quality, demonstrate results, identify challenges, and promote continuous learning and improvement.

The position requires strong attention to detail, good analytical and organizational skills, integrity in handling programme data, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced humanitarian environment.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

The MEAL Assistant primary responsibilities include the following:

Data Collection, Data Analysis, and Monitoring

• Collecting standard data for all activities and maintaining an updated database
• Cleaning and compiling all data for food security and livelihood, GBV, and WASH.
• Ensuring the quality of the data by random verification, validation, and triangulation
• Ensuring all relevant data is captured on GBV-IMS Gender-Based Violence-Information Management System.
• Providing additional analysis of data and information on different variables when needed.
• Assisting in the development of MEAL standard operating procedures
• Do regular audits of data quality and look at the quality of the data collected to make sure there are no outliers.
• Setting monthly targets to be met by the field staff and monitoring the outcomes at the end of the month
• Liaising with relevant EYN staff to ensure regular and timely information flow and sharing
• Sharing and presenting MEAL findings to relevant program staff and putting together data to help guide program activities and decisions.
• Developing a project monitoring plan for the project.

Reporting

• As required, prepare monthly and/or bimonthly reports with the program department.
• Providing complete and detailed feedback to the field on data issues and how to resolve such challenges.
• Support the design of a complete reporting system while collaborating with staff to ensure information format consistency and compatibility.

Assessments, Evaluation, and Learning

• Participating in the implementation of surveys or studies alongside program personnel or external consultants in analysing data.
• Involving all parties in creating monitoring and evaluation guidelines and tools as directed by consultation with the MEAL Coordinator.
• Documenting program progress, including lessons learned and success stories
• Sharing learning from the M&E process with the wider team.
• Support developing proposals particularly objectives, outputs, and indicators and project targets as needed.
• Assisting in training field staff on M&E tools.
• Promote the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse PSEA" in EYN Projects and among the people they help.
• Any other duties that may be assigned 

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics, Information Management/technology, Public Health, International Development, Public Policy, or related field.
• The candidate should have at least two 2 years of experience in data collection, management, and analysis. Experience working with an NGO or an implementation organization is preferable.

Skills:

• Ability to develop and promote effective collaboration within and across units to achieve shared goals and optimize results.
• Ability and readiness to take the initiative in identifying problems and suggesting and implementing solutions.
• Experience in GBV-IMS
• Flexible and willing to work and stay in the community of implementation.
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with all staff and key stakeholders.
• Proven capacity for management and leadership.
• Excellent command of communication in English and Hausa
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of the Nigerian humanitarian context.
• Computer proficiency word, excel, statistical and analysis tools
• Well-developed computer skills.

CORE BEHAVIOURS

Understanding humanitarian contexts and application of humanitarian principles:

• Ensure that programme goals and activities uphold the principles of the key national and international humanitarian frameworks, codes, and commitments
• Integrate beneficiary accountability principles into the approach

Achieving results effectively:

• Ensure efficient and transparent use of resources in accordance with internal controls
• Address difficult situations and make tough decisions confidently and calmly
• Consider the wider impact of decisions to be made in the short and long-term.
• Continuously provides feedback and updates to achieve improved results
• Document lessons learned and apply them to future projects

Maintaining and developing collaborative relationships:

• Actively listen to different perspectives and experiences of stakeholders
• Actively participate in networks to access and contribute to good practice
• Establish and maintain clear communication and dialogue with disaster and conflict affected people and other stakeholders

Operating safely and securely:

• Identify and communicate risk and threats and minimises these for oneself and the organization
• Take measures to do no harm and to minimise risks for partners and the communities
• Reduce vulnerability by complying with safety and security protocols set by the organisation.
• Managing yourself in a pressured and changing environment:
• Help team members to practise stress management through prioritisation of workloads and modelling of appropriate self-care
• Remain effective and retains perspective in the face of difficult or demanding situations
• Demonstrate personal integrity by using one’s position responsibly and fairly
• Maintain ethical and professional behaviour in accordance with relevant codes of conduct
• Plan, prioritise and perform tasks well under pressure
• Take responsibility for own work and for the impact of own actions
• Leadership: Action; Thinking; Self; Inspiring; Developing Others:
• Demonstrate managerial courage by confronting difficult situations and seeking resolution, and stating willingness to champion ideas
• Demonstrate approachability and trust by listening carefully to others and valuing their contribution, and making others feel comfortable by being open and honest about their thoughts and feelings
• Demonstrate self-development and management by taking responsibility for own development, and actively seeking out feedback to better understand their own strengths and weaknesses.
• Effectively influence others by understanding their interests and showing how they will be met by own preferred solution
• Give constructive feedbacks to enhance capabilities and responsibilities to another for the purpose of his/her development

Qualification and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Mathematics, Social Work, or a related field.
• Relevant certification or licensure.
• Proven experience at least 2 years working with children and families in a case management or social work role.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Ekklesiyar Yan'uwa a Nigeria (EYN PROJECT) on forms.gle to apply