Requisition ID 5705 - Posted 08/21/2023 - Program/Project Management - Service Contractor - Blumont Global Development (Blumont Global Development)

ROLE PURPOSE:

The MEL Assistant is responsible for completing regular monitoring and evaluation activities in the field, including specified data collection activities using the kobo mobile data collection application. The MEL Assistant will support the MEL officer and Sr. MEL officer by producing the first draft of summary statistics and narrative writing.

The role reports to Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Officer

Staff reporting to this post: None

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABLITY

Comply with community feedback mechanism procedures in the field, register and report all the received feedback to the MEL Officer, process documentation for all gathered information from the communities.

Data collection and monitoring

• Conduct first draft summary statical analyses (limited to counts and percentages) for assigned performance monitoring data.
• Create the first draft of analyses narrative to contextualize summary statistics for MEL officer review.
• Lead field monitors during data collection for monitoring assignments including but not limited to:

• Collect program monitoring data for Blumont interventions in Iraq and/or Northeast Syria. Monitoring assignments will be assigned to each field monitor by the Sr. MEL officer or MEL Coordinator and can include:
• Survey data collected from Blumont beneficiaries, camp residents and community members.
• Site observation data recorded through geo-tag and timestamp embedded photographs.

• Collect all supplemental survey data electronically using a smartphone, in the kobo mobile application.
• Collect, qualitative data through detailed notes to support qualitative data collection led by the MEL Officer, Sr. Officer or Coordinator.

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

•  Institute degree

EXPERIENCE and SKILLS

(Define the experience and skills required for satisfactory job performance, these are in two categories such as ‘essential’ and ‘desirable’)

• 1years of related experience collecting data through a smart phone application, Kobo mobile application preferred
• Good communication skills, survey administration or interview specific experience preferred 
• Strong verbal and written communication skills Arabic, English is beneficial but not required
• Experience working with INGOs, in the development / humanitarian sector

Success Factors:

• Ability to travel to all the program areas and any other areas in north and north-east of Syria.
• Proven ability to learn quickly

Commitment:

All role holder is expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our code of business ethics, core values, anti-harassment policy and PSEA policies.