Overview
The MEAL Officer supports the implementation of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) activities across DRC programmes in South Sudan. The role contributes to MEAL plans, monitoring, assessments, evaluations, data quality assurance, and reporting.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the implementation of DRC MEAL guidance, tools and standards.
- Promote the consistent application of DRC MEAL models, guidance and minimum standards.
- Apply DRC guidance on data protection, ethical data collection and secure handling of MEAL-related data.
- Build the capacity of programme, sector and field teams on MEAL tools, monitoring processes and data quality requirements.
- Apply accountability and ethical principles, including the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and DRC Code of Conduct.
- Support Country Office MEAL activities and deploy to DRC operational areas to support assessments, monitoring, evaluations, verification exercises, surge responses and other MEAL activities.
- Support the implementation of MEAL activities throughout the Project Cycle Management (PCM).
- Support the MEAL Specialist in implementing assessments, baseline, endline, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), evaluations and other MEAL activities.
- Support updating the beneficiary database in the AIPTT system.
- Plan and conduct field monitoring visits, verification exercises, routine data collection and data quality checks.
- Support post-registration verification exercises following beneficiary registration and deduplication processes.
- Ensure approved MEAL tools and methodologies are consistently applied during monitoring and data collection activities.
- Support the pilot testing and rollout of newly developed MEAL tools and data collection systems.
- Ensure ethical standards, safeguarding principles and protection referral protocols are applied during all MEAL activities.
- Support data protection, storage, sharing and information security procedures.
- Support data cleaning, analysis and reporting of qualitative and quantitative MEAL data.
- Support programme teams in implementing approved MEAL plans and collecting timely, accurate and complete monitoring data.
- Support the implementation of community engagement and feedback mechanisms.
- Support DRC's Community Feedback Mechanism during monitoring activities, field visits and distributions.
- Refer feedback and complaints received during MEAL activities through approved accountability channels.
- Support accountability awareness and safe information sharing with communities during MEAL activities.
- Support data collection for assessments, surveys, evaluations, PDMs and other MEAL exercises.
- Support data analysis, interpretation and documentation of MEAL findings, lessons learned and recommendations.
- Present key MEAL findings to supervisors and relevant programme teams.
- Participate in internal and external evaluation processes.
- Support the preparation of MEAL reports, presentations, factsheets and learning products.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the MEAL Manager.
Required Experience
- Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), preferably within humanitarian or development programmes.
- Experience working with INGOs, NGOs or humanitarian organizations.
- Experience supporting monitoring activities, assessments, evaluations, surveys and data quality assurance.
- Experience using digital data collection platforms such as Kobo Toolbox, ODK or CommCare.
- Experience facilitating training and providing technical support to programme teams.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Social Sciences, Public Health, International Development or another relevant field.
- Certification or formal training in MEAL, data management or humanitarian programming.
