MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Officer - Afghan Nationals Only

Lead and coordinate community feedback processes

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Overview

Lead and coordinate community feedback processes

You have:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in humanitarian assistance, social work, human rights, international law, social science or related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in humanitarian contexts.
  • Extensive expertise in delivering accountability mechanisms and communication with communities, focusing on marginalized groups.
  • Ability to package and communicate complex topics through written reports and presentations.
  • Excellent facilitation skills, and understanding of how to collect feedback safely and accurately.
  • Good written and spoken English, Dari and/or Pashto skills.
  • Values diversity as a source of competitive strength.
  • Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent computer skills and competency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Job Description

- Update/Review the SOPs and Feedback Plans together with the CRA Manager and the MEAL Coordinator - Lead and coordinate processes to collect, review and respond to client feedback at the provincial level. - Set up feedback mechanisms to collect and respond to client feedback – both proactive and reactive (technological improvements to existing mechanisms), with support from M&E Officers - Conduct regular FGDs and meetings with different stakeholders to solicit feedback on IRC’s work. - During distributions, establish a help desk/information table for the community members to answer beneficiary comments/questions. After the distribution, prepare help desk reports on the distribution. - Prepare CRA reports based on consolidated analysis of client feedback recorded via proactive and reactive channels, to be discussed at field meetings, project review meetings for analysis and decision making at the provincial level.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s Degree in humanitarian assistance, social work, human rights, international law, social science or related field. Postgraduate degree preferred. - Minimum of 3 years of experience in humanitarian contexts, with a preference for experience in engaging across organizations, in community services and AAP, or in change management and organizational change. - Extensive expertise in delivering accountability mechanisms, as well as capacity to support effective communication with communities (with a specific focus on empowering women, children, and marginalized groups). - Ability to package and communicate complex topics through written reports and presentations. - Excellent facilitation skills, and strong understanding of how to safely and accurately collect feedback from all members of a community regardless of their age, gender, or other diversity factors. - Ability to handle multiple tasks; proven self-initiative and problem-solving abilities. - Good written and spoken English, Dari and/or Pashto skills - Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength - Good communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. - Excellent computer skills and competency in Word, Excel (data analysis and visualization), and PowerPoint.

Potential interview questions

Describe a time you led a project related to community feedback. This assesses your leadership skills and ability to engage with the community. Provide a specific example demonstrating your role and the impact of the feedback mechanisms you implemented.
How do you ensure that feedback collected is representative of all community members? The interviewer wants to gauge your understanding of inclusivity in community engagement. Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you explain a challenging situation you faced while collecting feedback and how you resolved it? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you employ to effectively communicate complex information to stakeholders? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you handle disagreements or conflicts that arise from feedback provided by the community? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 4 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: rescue.org