MEAL Officer

The Opportunity

ROLE PURPOSE:

This is a short-term position which is planned to cover a leave gap until end of 2025. Save the Children is seeking job applicants for a MEAL Officer position to be based in Hatay with frequent travels to the SCI Türkiye Operational areas. The MEAL Officer will report to the MEAL Manager and will work closely with SCI staff in the implementation sites. S/he will provide cross-thematic support pertaining to MEAL activities to increase data quality and inform project adjustments where necessary; through ensuring evidence-based decision making. The MEAL Officer will be responsible to conduct frequent on-site and off-site monitoring, design the monitoring tools, ensure the efficient functioning of the Accountability mechanisms, ensure data confidentiality and security, facilitate and/or conduct various assessments, provide capacity building, supervision, and coaching to SCI and partner organization staff where relevant, and for data management and reporting. Full scope of the position’s responsibilities is elaborated below.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

• BSc/BA/BEng in a related field (Social Sciences, Computer/Data Sciences, Statistics, etc.)

• At least 2 years of professional experience in humanitarian sector (education, protection, and livelihood sectors), with minimum 1 year in MEAL, MEL or M&E.

• Or holds an MSs/MA in above mentioned degrees and 1 year or experience in MEAL, MEL or M&E.

• Advanced MS Office skills

• Proven experience in data collection, analysis, reporting and data visualization.

• Proven advanced knowledge and practical skills in PowerBI, PowerQuery, and Excel.

• Working knowledge of advanced research and evaluation methodologies (i.e. needs assessments; process, outcome, impact evaluations)

• Fluent in Turkish and English

• Experience in working with children and adolescents, and particularly refugees.

Desirable:

• Fluent in Arabic

• Previous experience in working with digital MEAL systems. Experience in using and developing CommCare applications is highly desirable.

• Strong background in social research methodology. Proven experience in qualitative data collection through focus group discussions and key informant interviews via child friendly methodologies.

• Hands-on experience with qualitative data analysis software (Atlas.ti, NVivo, MAXQDA, Dedoose etc).

• Demonstrated ability in community mobilisation and community-level dialogue, or experience in representing his/her organisation.

• Previous experience in working with Save the Children is highly desired.

Position holder will be based in Hatay , therefore legal right to work in Türkiye is necessary at the time of application. Applications will be evaluated in a rolling basis.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Save the Children is committed to create a truly inclusive, effective and representative organisational culture, encouraging equity and diversity among its employees and eliminating discrimination. Having a diverse profile of employees, different age groups, backgrounds, cultures, gender identities and expressions, sexual orientation etc., including a range of different experiences and capabilities helps us understand, represent and serve children better. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.