MEAL Officer – Kiryandongo

About the role

The MEAL Officer reports to and is technically supported by the MEAL Manager and works closely with program teams to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning capacities of the IRC mission in Uganda. The post covers the RESET project within the Country MEAL team and focuses on Yumbe-BidiBidi operations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on MEAL functions, including data collection, documentation, analysis, reporting and accountability to clients, partners and donors
• Supervise the Data Officer and MEAL Assistant(s), and represent IRC in technical meetings and coordination forums
• Implement the MEAL plan using the log frame, IPTT and indicator reference sheets; collect and update monitoring data on outputs and outcomes from Protection, Cash and other sectors
• Conduct Post-Distribution Monitoring (household surveys, focus groups, key informant interviews) and track beneficiary registration, output verification, market and vulnerability assessments
• Oversee digital data collection tools (CommCare, Kobo, ODK) and run Data Quality Assessments, audits and spot checks
• Lead baseline, midline and endline surveys and external evaluations, including developing ToRs and supervising enumerators
• Promote participatory monitoring and feedback mechanisms, and maintain the Client Feedback Registry with monthly analysis reports
• Build capacity of project teams in data management, reporting, accountability and safeguarding, and supervise, mentor and recruit MEAL assistants and enumerators

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Information Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of progressive experience in MEAL, data management or related roles
• Demonstrated experience supervising technical staff and managing baseline/endline surveys and evaluations
• Willingness to travel to field locations regularly

Required skills

• Output and beneficiary monitoring, logical frameworks and theories of change, evaluation methodologies, participatory monitoring and accountability mechanisms
• Proficiency in CommCare, Kobo and ODK; Power BI, Tableau or GIS is an added advantage
• Advanced Excel and strong report writing