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Title: MEAL Assistant
Reports to: MEAL Officer
Location: Deir AL Zour- Hajin
Type: Full-time Project
The Near East Foundation (NEF) is seeking candidates for a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Assistant position, to be based in Deir AlZour - Hajin. NEF is a non-profit international development organization that has supported livelihoods recovery and community-based economic development in the Middle East, Africa, and Caucasus since 1915. NEF draws on local teams, experience, and partnerships in these regions to create community-led solutions to improve livelihoods and local governance among conflict and crisis-affected groups, while maintaining neutrality and ensuring inclusiveness in our approach. Working through a network of country offices and local partners, NEF has operations in ten countries: Armenia, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria. Our programs are organized around three pillars: Inclusive Economic Development, Climate-resilient Development, and Stabilization and Peacebuilding.
Data Collection
- Support data collection and internal reporting, ensuring tools are correctly understood and used by program and field teams, under guidance from the MEAL Officer.
- Collect, enter, and analyze data monthly, quarterly, and annually, ensuring accuracy and reliability.
- Identify challenges in the data collection process and report them to the MEAL Officer for resolution.
- Conduct monitoring field visits, phone verifications, and facilitate Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) using MEAL-developed tools and guidelines.
- Support in the training, guidance, and supervision of volunteers and field associates in conducting assessments and surveys (e.g., baselines, follow-ups, end-lines), using KOBO and/or AKVO tools.
- Document activities with photos, ensuring proper consent is obtained and filed according to MEAL guidelines.
- Assist the MEAL Officer by sharing field insights to ensure surveys and tools are suitable and appropriate for the local context.
Data Management and Analysis
- Verify and ensure the accuracy and completeness of collected data in collaboration with the MEAL Officer .
- Maintain a clean and accurate database, including the Digital Lending Management System (LMS), and coordinate with the MEAL Officer and IM Coordinator for reporting.
- Assist in producing reports and tools to share with project implementation teams.
- Organize and maintain a filing system for all MEAL-related files and supporting documentation, prioritizing digital records.
Learning
- Provide input to the management team on new initiatives and improvements in MEAL processes.
- Collect and prepare visibility materials (success stories, case studies, etc.) in close coordination with the MEAL Officer .
- Integrate findings from data collection and analysis into learning documents in close coordination with the MEAL Officer .
- Support the implementation of lessons learned workshops in close coordination with the MEAL Officer.
Accountability:
- Conduct awareness sessions for staff and communities on the FCRM, ensuring understanding of available feedback tools.
- Ensure beneficiaries understand project objectives, selection criteria, and available feedback channels.
- Monitor Feedback and Complaint Response Mechanisms (FCRM), ensuring accessibility, cultural appropriateness, and confidentiality.
- Conduct spot checks with beneficiaries to assess satisfaction with NEF services and staff.
- Assist beneficiaries in submitting feedback or complaints, ensuring transparency and proper follow-up.
- Document accountability-related issues, including complaints, resolutions, and lessons learned, in coordination with the MEAL team.
Other Duties
- Perform additional responsibilities as required or requested.
The successful candidate must be a self-directed individual with the following qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
- University degree in Social Science or any relevant field of study and field experience dealing with data collection, management, analysis, and reporting.
- At least one year of M&E experience in a development or humanitarian setting with a particular focus on data collection and management.
- Working knowledge of principles of results-oriented monitoring and evaluation.
- Experience using research methods with mixed-methods data collection and analysis skills.
- Ability to manage and analyze quantitative data in Microsoft Excel or similar software.
- Experience using Data collection tools such as smartphone-based data collection software, especially KOBO and AKVO software, and data bases
- Must be eligible to work and reside in Syria without NEF sponsorship.
NEF will accept rolling applications until the position is filled. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
To apply:
Please apply by submitting the following documents to https://neareast.bamboohr.com/careers/472?source=aWQ9OA%3D%3D :
- Cover letter outlining all relevant experience, how you meet the essential criteria.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- List of three references (including one from current, or most recent, employer). You will be given further notice prior to us contacting references.
NEF welcomes and encourages applications from all genders, backgrounds, religions, cultures, nationalities and abilities.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with the Near East Foundation by visiting the NEF website at www.neareast.org.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Pre-employment Checks
Any Employment with the Near East Foundation will be subject to the following checks before start date:
- A satisfactory Restricted Party Screening.
- Receipt of satisfactory references.
- Workplace Verification Check.
NEF's strength is its people. Our team is our fuel to achieving the innovation, quality programming, community focus, mutual trust, sustainability, and learning needed to realize our mission. To help our team thrive, we support a working structure that prioritizes flexibility, personal commitments, and staff well-being while promoting a work culture of teamwork, collaboration, respect, integrity, and excellence.
As an international organization, we value a truly diverse workforce and prioritize a culture of inclusivity and belonging. We strive to create a high-achieving work environment informed by different cultures, perspectives, and experiences. With a commitment to diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion in all we do, our aim is to ensure that people feel heard, protected, and empowered to contribute to NEF's mission from day one.
Commitment to Safeguarding
As a global organization serving some of the world’s most vulnerable communities, the Near East Foundation takes the safeguarding of its program participants, staff, volunteers, and partners seriously. To that end, the Near East Foundation is a member of the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and will systematically check with previous employers about any sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment issues relating to potential new hires. We may also employ other robust pre-hire screens, including in-depth reference checks, criminal background checks, and sanctions screens.
procedures. The Near East Foundation expects all program participants, staff, volunteers, and partners to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment.
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