MEAL Officer (Based in Bicol Region or Cebu Province) at Catholic Relief Services – Philippines | (On-site)
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Location: Philippines | (On-site)
Responsibilities:
Roles and Key Responsibilities:
- Support the coordination and implementation of the adaptive MEAL plan of the Early Recovery Program as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles, standards and MEAL policies and procedures (MPPs), donor MEAL requirements, and industry good practices.
- Monitor and report any MEAL-related challenges and gaps identified to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. Assist partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
- Support the roll-out and implementation of the Early Recovery Program’s feedback, response and complaint mechanism (FCRM). Support actively seeking and responding to feedback from all members of targeted communities and other stakeholders as defined by the FCRM.
- Support field-level project M&E activities (including digital data collection) and assisting partners in their efforts to collect and ensure timely evidence-based analysis of project data per specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with local partner(s) to prepare MEAL-related aspects of reports per established reporting schedule.
- Collect information on staff MEAL capacity needs and technical assistance needs of partner organizations and monitor MEAL-related capacity-building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
- Complete project documentation for assigned MEAL activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
- Support program learning and decision-making by posing thoughtful questions, engaging with project data, reflecting upon and sharing with project management the information gathered from community members and partners.
Qualifications:
- 2-3 years of experience in the field of MEAL and for an NGO
- Bachelor's Degree required – community development, social sciences, statistics or any related field
- Experience in intervention areas of WASH, Shelter, and Livelihoods is a plus.
- Experience in participatory action planning and community engagement.
- Preferably with experience in partnership engagement with CSOs and government agencies,
- Proficient in using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Observation, active listening and analysis skills with ability to make sound judgement.
- Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members.
- Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
- Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Filipino is required
- Based in Bicol Region or Cebu Province and able to travel up to 50% of the time.
Internal: MEAL Manager, MEAL Assistants, Senior Project Officers, Livelihoods Specialists, WASH Specialist, Engineers, Early Recovery Coordinator, Operations Project Manager, Finance Manager, Head of Programming, Country Representative.
External: Local Caritas Partners, Caritas Philippines, UN Agencies, Non-Government Organizations, Donor, Academe.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship
Competencies Relevant for Specific Position
| MEAL Competencies | Level of competency required |
MEAL in Design: Developing project-level Theories of change, results frameworks, Proframes, related MEAL system tools and competencies, and accompanying | Basic |
Monitoring: Implementing monitoring activities, including timely collection of quality data, set up and maintenance of databases, facilitation of participatory reflection on monitoring results, and submission of timely progress reports. | Novice |
Evaluation: Supporting project and program evaluations and reviews by ensuring the quality of evaluation methods, tools, and data and facilitating the use of evaluation results to inform decision making and enhance learning. | Novice |
Accountability: Improving our accountability to a range of stakeholders through increased participation, transparent communication, responsive feedback mechanisms, and adherence to internal and external quality standards and requirements | Novice |
Learning: Promoting excellent knowledge management and collaborative learning processes at the project, program and institutional levels, generating robust evidence for project and programmatic learning that leads to action, decision- making and influence | Novice |
Analysis & Critical Thinking: Engaging with data, challenging biases and assumptions, posing thoughtful questions, pursuing deeper understanding of evidence through reflection and perspective-taking, and making informed programming decisions. | Novice |
ICT for MEAL: Applying knowledge on information and communication technologies (ICT), both hardware and software, for opportune and accurate data collection, database management, conducting analyses, and making information easily accessible | Basic |
MEAL in Management: Managing financial and human resources in a way that optimizes the quality, effectiveness, and utility of MEAL systems | Basic |
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