France: MEAL Officer – Paris

Acted

For the past 30 years, international NGO Acted has been going the last mile to save lives. Currently, Acted supports 20 million people across 43 countries to meet their needs in hard-to-reach areas – and pursues a triple mandate as a humanitarian, environmental and development aid actor. Acted relies on an in-depth knowledge of local territories and contexts to develop and implement relevant long-term actions, with a wide range of local and international partners, building together a “3ZERO” world: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, Zero Poverty

ACTED HQ

Acted’s head office was set up in Paris in 2000 in order to coordinate the organisation’s activities on a global scale. Today, the head office employs 110 people in the HR, Finance, Programmes, Audit, Security, Logistics & Systems and Communications departments. These departments support the 42 Country Directorates. The head office also acts as a focal point for Acted’s management, namely the Chief Executive Officer, the Director of Development and the fifteen members of the Board of Directors.

You will be in charge of

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer is responsible for the development and the implementation of appropriate and viable monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning systems that are in line with the Acted’s global MEAL procedures, and contributing to ensuring that Acted’s projects and programs perform as planned.

Main duties:

Implementation and Management of MEAL Systems

• Contribute to the development and updating of the MEAL country strategy, consolidation of the MEAL work plan and MEAL framework for all ongoing projects;
• Ensure that MEAL observations/conclusions are taken into account and recommendations are incorporated into future concept notes, project proposals, and implementation plans;
• Implement MEAL policies and procedures as outlined in Acted’s standard MEAL technical guides and ensure that tools are used as recommended;
• Contribute to the effective deployment of MEAL collection and reporting systems for all staff and partners through trainings, site visits, manuals, and as many technical supports as needed.

Technical Systems Development

• Develop terms of reference and mission plans and conduct surveys, monitoring and evaluations;
• Develop analytical tools, methodology and data/information dissemination/use plans;
• Closely supervise data collection and ensure that data collection teams are organized and documented as necessary;
• Ensure that data collected is securely stored in databases;
• Measure and report qualitative and quantitative data on processes, outcomes, deliverables, impact, target and performance indicators for all projects;
• Provide data to Project Development teams for use in reporting;
• Contribute to donor project proposals and funding efforts.

Training

• Contribute to the proactive dissemination and use of knowledge gained through MEAL activities to Project Managers, Technical Coordinators, and Project Development Managers and Officers;
• Contribute to organizing and facilitating training sessions to capture best practices and lessons learned.

Contribute to the Beneficiary Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM)

• Contribute to the implementation of the Beneficiary Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) in line with Acted’s standard CRM procedures;
• Oversee proper management of the central CRM database;
• Work on the understanding and ability of Acted teams, partners and contractors to rely on beneficiary accountability and CRM procedures.

Other

• Participate in conferences and workshops related to MEAL when possible and keep up to date on best practices and new knowledge in the MEAL sector;
• Perform any other related activity as assigned by the direct manager.

Expected skills and qualifications

• University Degree in Political Sciences, Public Administration, International Affairs, Economics or a related field (anthropology, sociology, statistics);
• At least 1-2 years of professional experience in humanitarian and/or development organisations;
• Experience with participatory appraisals and project cycle management encouraged;
• Good organizational and communication skills with international and national staff and rural communities;
• Flexibility and adaptability are essential, as well as the ability to plan, take initiative and work independently and under pressure;
• Excellent communication and drafting skills in English;
• Knowledge of the region an asset;
• Familiarity with basic office software programs.

Terms of reference

Conditions

• Salary defined by the Acted salary grid depending on education level and experience (between 2100€ and 2300€ net per month)
• Medical insurance, food vouchers (“tickets restaurant”) when in HQ
• 50% coverage of Paris transportation costs

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