MEAL Assistant

IsraAID is looking for a MEAL Assistant to support the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) activities for its programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing MEAL plans, conducting data collection, and ensuring program accountability through community feedback mechanisms.

Responsibilities

MEAL Planning, Tools & Data Management

• Conduct background research to inform programme design.
• Support development of logframes and theories of change.
• Support in developing MEAL plans with clear indicators, tools, analysis, and reporting frameworks.
• Support in designing and refining of data collection tools (baseline, endline, FGDs, KIIs).
• Review and improve existing tools and data systems.
• Integrate team feedback to strengthen data management processes.
• Ensure timely data entry and updates in LogAlto and other systems.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Lead accurate, timely data collection using participatory approaches.
• Conduct field monitoring, evaluations, and desk reviews.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data and share findings.
• Train staff on tools, data collection, and reporting.
• Facilitate learning and adaptive programming based on findings.
• Support preparation of program updates, donor reports, and completion reports.
• Track MEAL workplans and flag risks or delays for corrective action.

Assessment, Surveys & Evaluation

• Coordinate baseline, endline, and ongoing evaluations.
• Support assessments (KAP, PDM, Baseline, real-time evaluations).
• Develop TORs and support recruitment of external evaluators.
• Review survey reports to ensure quality and accuracy.
• Promote use of evaluation findings for programme improvement.

Learning, Accountability & Capacity Building

• Strengthen accountability systems, including feedback mechanisms (FRM).
• Collect and analyze community feedback for programme improvement.
• Build staff capacity in MEAL tools and approaches.
• Promote learning, documentation of best practices, and knowledge sharing.
• Support two-way communication with communities.

Coordination & Representation

• Assist in maintaining strong stakeholder and partner relationships.
• Represent the organization in coordination forums in the absence of the MEAL Officer.
• Ensure continuous communication of findings to inform decision-making.

Required Experience and Technical Competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, statistics, demographics, monitoring and evaluation or a related field.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working in the field of MEAL (including indicator selection, target setting, data collection and analysis, facilitating learning processes, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans).
• Knowledge of the major evaluation types (process, impact etc.), methodologies (qualitative, quantitative, mixed method) and data collection and analysis methods.
• Experience in developing data collection instruments.
• Planning and managing surveys, developing and refining data collection methods and tools, conducting data quality assessments and oversight - experience and knowledge of participatory MEAL methods.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the IsraAID career portal at israaid.bamboohr.com. You can also access the application through the following link: Apply to IsraAID.