MEAL Officer job at Youth Social Advocacy Team (YSAT)

About the Role

YSAT is recruiting a MEAL Officer to design, establish, and maintain a robust data collection and accountability system for the Kiryandongo project. This role ensures that every output is accurately measured, analysed, and leveraged to adaptively improve project implementation quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement the consortium-approved PlayMatters 3.0 MEAL toolkit, keeping log-frames, indicator tracking tables, and data flow processes up to date
• Conduct field-monitoring visits to track target indicators and lead baseline, midline, and endline data collection using KoboToolbox, ODK, or CommCare
• Spot-check school attendance registers, training logs, and distribution lists to guarantee high data integrity
• Set up and manage Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM) in schools and settlements to capture and resolve project-related community feedback
• Facilitate quarterly reflection meetings and document case studies, success stories, and lessons learned to support impact evaluations

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Demography, Social Research Methods, or Project Monitoring & Evaluation
• Minimum 3 years of MEAL experience working with international or national NGOs in humanitarian settings, preferably managing education-sector datasets
• Proficient in mobile data collection setup and data analysis packages (SPSS, STATA, or advanced MS Excel)
• Strong analytical writing skills
• Experience working with partners in consortium including refugee-led organisations

• Implement the consortium-approved PlayMatters 3.0 MEAL toolkit, keeping log-frames, indicator tracking tables, and data flow processes up to date
• Conduct field-monitoring visits to track target indicators and lead baseline, midline, and endline data collection using KoboToolbox, ODK, or CommCare
• Spot-check school attendance registers, training logs, and distribution lists to guarantee high data integrity
• Set up and manage Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM) in schools and settlements to capture and resolve project-related community feedback
• Facilitate quarterly reflection meetings and document case studies, success stories, and lessons learned to support impact evaluations

• Proficient in mobile data collection setup and data analysis packages (SPSS, STATA, or advanced MS Excel)
• Strong analytical writing skills
• Experience working with partners in consortium including refugee-led organisations

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Demography, Social Research Methods, or Project Monitoring & Evaluation
• Minimum 3 years of MEAL experience working with international or national NGOs in humanitarian settings, preferably managing education-sector datasets