Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer –(3 Positions), Jongiel State.

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Are you an experienced and qualified Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer? Tearfund South Sudan has an exciting opportunity for a professional and qualified Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer–Duk,Uror and Twic East Counties, Jongiel State,South Sudan

The MEAL Officer is responsible for supporting and advising on the design, monitoring and implementation for Tearfund Pochalla office. The role will assist the programme teams and partners to formulate design, monitoring and evaluation plans in line with the project proposal and programming work. He/she is responsible for ensuring that effective monitoring systems are in place to ensure that Tearfund and its partners are responsive to context and agile to respond to best practice. In addition, she/he will ensure that Tearfund’s work is meeting Tearfund’s Quality Standards and international standards, working closely with all field staff and the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager based in Juba Country Office. The role will require significant travel to field sites in the operational area.

We are looking for someone who has:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification in Economics, development studies , Social Work or other relevant course
  • Master’s Degree, Postgraduate Diploma, M & E or Project Management
  • NGO field experience in a similar position: programme support, development, or M&E.
  • Proven experience in conducting needs assessment, baseline surveys, tabulating them, and data analysis
  • Experience in Project Cycle Management (Including Theory of Change, log frame development and M&E).
  • Delivering capacity building, support and advice to others
  • Experience in conveying stories and case studies to external audiences in an appropriate and timely manner.
  • Proven experience in Monitoring and evaluation in insecure and remote environments.
  • Project implementation experience.
  • Working to the Core Humanitarian Standards
  • Working in insecure environments
  • Experience using electronic data gathering tools (Poi mapper, Kobo etc.)

Skills/Abilities required:

  • Excellent English language, written and verbal communication skills
  • Excellent organizational and administrative capacity
  • Qualitative and Quantitative data collection and analysis skills; Data base
  • Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Problem solving skills
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Strong interpersonal and team skills
  • Knowledge of GIS tools and approaches
  • Knowledge and application of data analysis tools (e.g. SPSS, Epi Info, Nvivo statistical packages)

Personal qualities required

  • Committed Christian who recognises Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour
  • Committed to Tearfund’s Mission, Values and Beliefs.

If the above describes you then please have a look at the attached and do apply!

The position is based in Duk,Uror and Twic East – Jongiel State,South Sudan

Applicants must be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs. The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding issues. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter terror-terror measure.