MEAL Officer Recruitment at Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO)

MEAL Officer Recruitment at Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO). Please go through the job requirements before applying for this job.

Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO) is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts, and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.

We are recruiting to fill the positions below:

Job Title: MEAL Officer

Location: Jere / Maiduguri, Borno State– North-East Nigeria (100% field)
Employment Type: Full-time
Starting date: 1st January 2021
Duration of contract: 12 months (Extendable)
Reporting to: Project Manager

Purpose of the Position

• Under the direction of the BSFP Project Manager, the MEAL Officer will be responsible for all MEAL related activities including, but not limited to: monitoring progress on project indicators, elaboration of MEAL tools, conducting needs/market/process/post-activity assessments and monitoring, beneficiary database management, recalibration of beneficiary targeting at project mid-point, development and implementation of accountability mechanism as well as a compilation of as at point of need, monthly, bi-monthly, and quarterly reports.

Responsibilities
Under the management of the BSFP Project Manager:

• Participate in planning and undertaking surveys, rapid assessments, as well as in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning of the SHO programs’ activities.
• Support the Food Security & Livelihood Manager in developing and strengthening monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning procedures
• Monitor dedicated project activities, expenditures and progress towards achieving the project output and outcomes
• Recommend further improvement of the logical frameworks and help develop monitoring and impact indicator for the programs’ successes
• Provide feedback to the Program Manager on project strategies and activities
• Report weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly, and annual progress on all project activities to the Program Managers
• Provide inputs, information, and statistics for quarterly, half-yearly, annual, and other reports
• Participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist the Program Manager in preparing relevant reports
• Assist the projects’ personnel with MEAL tools and in supporting them in their use
• Support the Project Manager in the integration of MEAL activities into the program.
• Collect, analyze and report information on BSFP program activities.
• Participate in ensuring timely and complete reporting from executing partners in accordance with approved reporting formats.
• Collaborate in creating Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning frameworks and participate in planning and undertaking surveys, rapid assessments, as well as in the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning of the program’s activities.
• Prepare Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning reports with statistics to regularly share the results and identify areas to improve.
• Participate on behalf of SHO in appropriate technical meetings and conferences and perform other duties as delegated.

Essential Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant professional experience of two (2) years, preferably in emergency and/or development context;
• Prior experience working in MEAL
• Prior experience or familiarity with NGO sector would be an advantage;
• Good spoken and written English and relevant computer skills.
• A high respect to client/organization confidentiality.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and respect for people with special needs and other vulnerability.
• Ability to work in a multicultural context as a flexible and respectful team player.
• SSCE / GCE / NECO , BSc qualification.

Competency profile:

• Excellent analysis and reporting skills;
• Excellent communication and organization skills;
• Punctuality and respect for applicable rules and procedures;
• Ethical and transparent decision-making;
• High regard toward preserving confidentiality of work-related information and data;
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of local communities and customary rules;
• Independent work, i.e. with minimal supervision and under pressure;
• Self-motivation, goal/result-orientation and team work;
• Flexibility, creativeness, tolerance and maturity.
• Computer/IT literacy (OS Windows/Vista/Linux, MS Office, Internet etc.);

Languages:

• Spoken and written English, knowledge of a Local language is appreciated

Brief Conditions

• Salient Humanitarian Organization (SHO) reserve right to transfer position as per need / project demand any time during the project. Position will be based in Bama.
• Staff will responsible to manage for his/her own accommodation/food;
• Travelling from home to duty station will be staff own responsibility but facilitation could be provided as per situation;
• No TA/DA will be provided for the field work appointed to work for;
• Salient reserve the right to close the application before deadline, if the required number of candidates is attained.
• Candidates will be responsible for his/her own travel, accommodation and feeding during the recruitment process;
• Other Terms & Condition will be part of Job Contract.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should please submit their Application (Letter of Motivation and CV in a single PDF file) via e-mail to: [email protected] indicating the “Job position” as the subject of the e-mail.
Or
Send their hard copies to:
The HR,
Salient Humanitarian Organization,
Behind NTA Quarters, Off Damboa Road, Old GRA,
Maiduguri – Borno State.

Note

• Please clearly indicate the “Job position” on the envelope.
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Application Deadline  

28th December 2020.