Job purpose:
The MEAL Officer will be responsible for ensuring that project activities are carried out in accordance with the logical project framework and Workplan in compliance with TDA’s internal policies and regulations through collecting and analysing data from the field and the program team members regarding implemented activities, and developing a follow-up and evaluation plan for the project in coordination with the program department, in addition, She/he will also be responsible for developing a result-based reporting regularly with compliance to the donor’s requirements and TDA’s theory of change.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Undertake effective monitoring and reporting of TDA projects, including monitoring data quality, and tracking the progress of activities.
- Contribute to the organization’s vision, framework, and strategic plan for its M&R tasks.
- Coordinate data collection with project team members as needed to track and communicate results effectively.
- Through collaboration and training, build knowledge and skills of TDA staff and partners on logical frameworks, data management, data analysis and result-oriented programming, monitoring, and evaluation methods and principles, and report writing techniques and requirements for relevant donors to ensure compliance.
- Produce high-quality program result-based, analytical, and progress reports in a timely manner as per TDA’s internal needs and donors’ requirements.
- Develop and maintain an effective information database on projects, providing resources and necessary support for program inputs and outputs.
- Track programmatic reporting needs of donors to ensure quality and on-time reporting.
- Develop and implement systems (guidelines, tools, and templates) to easily monitor, evaluate, and report on program results.
- Maintain an organized digital archiving system of all data and information related to M&E activities.
- Support TDA staff in applying M&E guidelines and tools and in preparing their monthly activity reports and their semi-annual and annual progress reports.
- Provide Arabic to English, and English to Arabic translation of monitoring documents as needed.
- Organize and coordinate lessons learned workshops/review of program work plans within TDA and with partners for internal and external sharing.
- When necessary, assist the communication department with key information and statistics on TDA’s interventions through reports.
- Coordinate field staff efficiently and distribute tasks according to Monitoring and Evaluation requirements.
Academic Qualifications and Experiences:
Relevant academic degree in the fields of international development, transitional justice, political science, social sciences, or statistics.
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of experience in reporting, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Experience designing, planning, and implementing M&R systems.
- Experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection, including knowledge of tools, processes, and methodologies.
- Experience with Google forms and/or other survey software, and designing surveys
- Demonstrable knowledge of results-based management and reporting
- Good understanding of the ongoing conflict in Syria.
- Knowledge/experience in statistics is an asset.
- Experience in gender mainstreaming.
Skills:
- Strong written and organizational skills for monitoring and reporting on results
- Excellent written communication skills in English, including proven experience writing donor reports and effectively synthesizing monitoring data
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- High proficiency in Arabic and English (spoken and written)
- Strong computer skills: proven ability to use MS Office, and other data collection and analysis tools, such as KOBO, google forms, and Power BI.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Respect confidentiality and data protection
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