Blumont is a global organization working with local communities to design and implement innovative approaches to building infrastructure, delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance, and bridging the gap from early recovery through long-term stability and development. Blumont serves underserved populations, refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of conflict, and tackles development challenges through programming tailored to local contexts and needs in order to empower communities from relief and recovery to sustainable resilience.

ROLE PURPOSE:

The MEL Officer is responsible for overseeing the monitoring and evaluation activities at the field level in the assigned intervention area, provides all the needed support to the MEL Assistants and Field Monitors to complete the requested data collections per the work plans in a timely manner. Conduct site visits during the program implementation in the assigned areas.

The role reports to Senior Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Officer

Staff reporting to this post: MEL Assistants. Field Monitors

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABLITY

Implement and support MEL systems and lead on field data gathering in addition to taking lead in operationalizing the set MEL system.   

Data collection and MEL system operationalization:

• Supervise MEL field staff including daily laborers, MEL assistants and field monitors to complete the weekly monitoring workplan, meeting all data collection targets.
• Serve as the operational lead for field teams in the assigned work site (s), managing the internal MEL team calendar, resolving minor field data collection and logistical issues and relaying severe issues to the Sr. Officer.
• Support the Sr. MEL Officer and/or MEL Coordinator to train all monitoring teams on data collection instruments and standard operating procedures including mobile data collection platforms and ethical data collection.
• Provide field level inputs for draft data collection instruments/tools to make sure local terminology is used and all monitoring questions can be understood in the same way by each respondent.
• Support the Sr. MEL officer/ MEL coordinator to Pre-test and/or Pilot all data collection instruments before they are administered in the field and recommend changes to improve monitoring instrument cultural sensitivity.
• Lead complex data collection including semi-structured interviews and moderate or note-take during Focus Group Discussions.

Data analysis and reporting

• Review and interpret preliminary analyses from the MEL Assistant.
• Revise draft analyses and reporting narratives from the MEL assistant before sending to the Sr. MEL Officer or MEL Coordinator for final review.

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:

• University or institute degree

EXPERIENCE and SKILLS

• 2+ years of experience supervising field data collection
• 2+ years of experience completing data analyses and drafting reports
• Strong understanding of mobile data collection systems, previous experience with kobo mobile data collection is 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.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and process information in support of changing program activities
• Proven ability to learn quickly and be accountable for results

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.

Candidates from the local area are encouraged to apply.

Blumont is an equal-opportunity employer, values diversity in its workforce and continually strives to improve our gender balance through initiatives and policies that encourage recruitment of qualified female candidates. Due to the large volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to all applicants, therefore, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

Blumont will review the applications on rolling basis and may close the advertisement before the deadline if the ideal candidate was found. One or more similar/different positions maybe filled in this recruitment activity depending on the applicants’ qualifications.

Blumont’s selection process will include rigorous background checks and all team members will be expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our core values, anti-harassment policy and PSEA policies