MEAL Assistant

Contract

This is a DRC - National contract. More about DRC - National contracts.

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an international non-governmental organization, which promotes and supports durable solutions to the problems faced by refugees and internally displaced people all over the world.

Given the aggravation of the situation, DRC Ukraine expands its presence in the territory of central and western Ukraine and is looking for MEAL Assistant based in Lviv.

Overall purpose of the role:

Responsible for conducting Monitoring & Evaluation activities as per work plan. The MEAL Assistant should collate and verify quantitative programme information, conduct independent monitoring field visits, support with conducting surveys, interviews and focus-group discussions, data entering and assisting with the data analysis. The MEAL Assistant should have a constructive and collaborative relationship with programme staff while maintaining independence and neutrality. This staff reports to Technical Line Supervision: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Manager.

Geographic scope: Lviv Area

This role has a base focus and ensures compliance to DRC procedures and guidelines at area level. The role contributes to the development of base strategies, which are translated into action plans and day-to-day tasks.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

Monitoring and evaluation:

• Carry out quantitative and qualitative data collection activities at the field level;
• Assist with data compilation, tracking and analysis (interview/ focus group discussion (FGD) transcripts, statistical data, producing graphs or data visualisation products/ data presentation, data entering);
• Support field teams in implementing monitoring activities and facilitating FGD and key informant interviews;
• Support programme and information management staff with Indicator Performance Tracker on a monthly basis. This may include periodic verification of supporting documentation;
• During monitoring activities ensure beneficiaries are treated with respect, confidentiality and informed consent;
• Keep supervisor informed of any safety incident that might take place;

Reporting and information:

• Submit weekly and monthly reports to the MEAL Manager/ MEAL Officer on achievements and challenges related to monitoring;
• Produce monitoring Field visit reports to ensure programs have accurate, useful and relevant data to inform project development;
• Participate in the internal evaluation of the program;
• Assist with desk research, post-assistance monitoring and evaluation reports;
• Work with programme and other MEAL staff to compile reports for various coordination requests including OCHA and local authorities

Humanitarian Accountability:

• Support the implementation of DRC’s complaints mechanism;
• Ensure that the activities are compliant with DRC accountability principles, including Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)
• Have a good understanding of, and ability to make recommendations on the safe and secure storage of data and information;

Learning:

• Support with conducting learning events;
• Assist with updating Lessons Learnt Tool and conducting Lessons Learnt activities during the programme workshops;
• Support the implementation of DRC’s complaints mechanism;
• Ensure that the activities are compliant with DRC accountability principles, including Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS);
• Have a good understanding of, and ability to make recommendations on the safe and secure storage of data and information;
• Support with conducting learning events.

Any other tasks, as requested including, but not limited to translation, taking minutes, representation in coordination meetings etc.

Requered Education:

Diploma or equivalent professional qualification

Required experience and competencies:

• Minimum 1 year of direct experience of monitoring and evaluation;
• Strong analytical skills and an understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment to promote evidence-based learning;
• Demonstrated ability to design, commission, and manage assessment methodologies and techniques such as focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observations to name a few;
• Good verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to analyze data and summarize it for a range of different audiences;
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Knowledge of data analysis and data collection tools (Power Bi, KoBo toolbox) is a plus;
• Ability to build support from staff across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others;
• Proven ability to coordinate effective resource allocation to ensure quality programmes;
• Experience of working within budget constraints;
• Experience of qualitative research techniques;
• Experience in social work, community development, non-governmental organizations, or civil society;
• Good command of English (both written and spoken);
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’ five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: Focusing on reaching results while ensuring efficient processes.
• Collaborating: Involving relevant parties and encouraging feedback.
• Taking the lead: Taking ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: Listening and speaking effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: Upholding and promoting the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to DRC’s values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• An interesting opportunity to work with the International Humanitarian Organization
• Fixed-term Labor Contract
• Medical and Life Insurance
• Start date: as soon as possible
• Contract length: 6 month after 3 months of probation period with possibility to extend based on available funding.

Application process

All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English. Applications sent by email will not be considered.

The application is open for Ukraine citizens only. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council’s Terms of Employment for National Staff.

Closing date for applications: January 3, 2023