Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer (MEAL Officer)

WeWorld is looking for one (1) MEAL Officer in Pemba (Zanzibar).

Duty Station

The MEAL Officer will be based in Pemba (with travel to the project areas).

Contract Information

• Position/Contract type: Full time - National Employment Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months (including probation period), with possibility of extension
• Starting date: December 2024

How to Apply

Send your CV (indicating two references: name, telephone contact and email) and letter of motivation to tz.hr.sele@weworld.it

Please indicate the reference number of the vacancy Ref: TZ/MEAL/24/02 in the subject line of your email.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline for sending applications: November 28, 2024

WeWorld reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Organisation Description

WeWorld is an Italian independent non-governmental organisation working in Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid projects in 29 countries worldwide, including Italy. The NGO carries out 128 projects reaching over 2.4 million direct beneficiaries and 12.3 million indirect beneficiaries. Children, women and youth, actors of change in every community, are the protagonists of WeWorld projects and campaigns in the following fields of intervention: gender equality, prevention and contrast of violence against women and children, migrations, humanitarian aid (prevention, aid and reconstruction), food security, water and sanitation, health, education and learning, socio-economic development, environmental protection, global citizenship education and international volunteering.

Project Summary

In Tanzania, WeWorld has been implementing programs since 2010 in Kigoma, Tanga, Mbeya, Njombe, Mtwara, Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam regions. In particular, the school-centered programs focused in 34 primary schools of Dar es Salaam and Njombe regions. The projects have been almost reaching more than 630.000 direct beneficiaries, mainly children, adolescents, parents, school personnel and Local Authorities (LA). WeWorld applies in Tanzania a multisector and community-based approach to ensure an integrated and coordinated response. We aim at improving the lives of vulnerable populations, by supporting them in the fight against poverty and inequality together with promoting a culture of mutual support, social engagement, and respect for human rights for a sustainable development. The main sectors of intervention are: climate change, education & child protection, WASH & urban regeneration and Youth & Peace.

Key Objectives of the Position

Under the supervision of the Project Manager and MEAL Manager will be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for ensuring that the projects maintains its strategic vision and that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost effective and timely manner.

The MEAL officer contributes to overall programs quality through the creation and implementation of MEAL strategies and applying tools that enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and sustainability of WeWorld's projects in Pemba; assisting the Project Managers in preparing termly reports on project progress.

The MEAL officer will be based in Pemba and will be required frequent travels to WeWorld’s Areas of Intervention on regular basis.

Key Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Project Manager and MEAL Manager, the MEAL Officer acts as project focal point for WeWorld's activities and ensure excellence in implementation of the projects activities in terms of impact, reporting, and timeliness. Areas of focus will include the following:

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Support the MEAL Manager and Project Managers in creating specific methodologies, MEAL plans and tools for the monitoring and evaluation processes of the activities throughout the duration of the project.
• Support the MEAL Manager and Project Manager in liaising with partners and consortia.
• Conduct regular monitoring field visits (on-site monitoring, quality spot checks, support to learning activities etc.) in WeWorld Areas of Intervention and provide timely feedback.
• Ensure accuracy, confidentiality, and security of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ensure that the data queries, requests, and reports are addressed in an accurate and timely manner according to WeWorld’s and donors’ requirements.
• Support and lead Post-Distribution/Implementation Monitoring (PDM/PIM) exercises and need assessments, eligibility assessments, internal baseline, endline evaluations and ad-hoc data collection activities.
• Update and report on the Activity Tracker, Indicator Tracker and any other relevant performance monitoring tool.
• Draft reports on a regular basis to inform the MEAL Manager and Project Manager on the activities conducted as well as to capitalize on the data collection activities performed.

Accountability and Learning

• Support in drafting internal MEAL guidelines, strategies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) at Pemba level.
• Assume responsibility for the implementation of and compliance with WeWorld’s Feedback and Complaint Response Mechanism, tools and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).
• Assume responsibility for the implementation of and compliance with WeWorld’s policies (PSEAH, Child Safeguarding, Code of Ethics and Conduct, etc.).
• Identify strengths and weaknesses in existing data collection and propose solutions, suggesting ways to facilitate data management among projects’ teams and other WeWorld departments.
• Analyze and discuss findings based on regular monitoring data.
• Identify and conduct MEAL-related capacity building activities for all WeWorld’s program staff.
• Supervise, train, and monitor the daily workers who are contracted periodically for data collection.
• Capitalize on MEAL-related activities drafting reports, guidelines, presentations, and manuals or organizing capitalization exercises, workshops, and sessions.
• In collaboration with the MEAL Manager and Project Manager, facilitate learning events and disseminate lessons learnt.
• As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive, the MEAL Officer may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above key responsibilities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor in a relevant discipline e.g. related to social sciences, international cooperation, politics and international affairs, statistics, or related disciplines.
• Excellent communication (writing and oral) skills and reporting skills in English
• High proficiency in mobile data collection tools such as KoboToolBox, ODK, Survey123 is mandatory.
• Proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation and experience with both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis is mandatory.
• Good analytical and writing skills and good capacity to produce high-quality reports in English is mandatory.
• Demonstrated experience in developing data collection tools and methodologies is preferred.
• Ability to independently organize work and prioritize tasks but also to work as part of a team.
• Familiarity with IM systems and analysis software (PowerBI, R, Python, Stata etc.) or with any coding language is a plus.
• Computer skills, in particular MS Office, web and social media skills
• Proven leadership skills and excellent social/networking skills, ability to engage with government, private sector and civil society
• Proven organizational skills and ability to manage effectively multiple tasks
• Demonstrates integrity concerning NGO values and ethical standards
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
• Professional Experience: at least 2 years of experience working in a similar position with local/international organizations including minimum 1 year within M&E/MEAL department. The ideal candidate has previously worked for (I)NGOs in the programs/MEAL department and has concrete and proven experience with Monitoring and Evaluation activities.

Assets/Added advantage

• Previous experience in education and child protection projects and community engagement approach.
• Motorbike e/or car driving licence

WeWorld TANZANIA is sensitive to equal employment rights for vulnerable groups, so we particularly encourage applications from women and people with disabilities.

WW has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a child or a vulnerable adult by any of our staff, related persons or partners. WW commitment to being a safe organization begins with the staff recruitment process which includes meticulous checks, such as criminal records checks or check disclosure of previous convictions, to ensure children and vulnerable people are safeguarded and abuse is prevented. Safeguarding checks are part of the selection process performance and criminal record may be asked to the candidate.

The candidate declares there are no SEAH /other serious misconducts relating concerns regarding his/her position and accepts background checks as part of the selection process.