Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Officer

Posted a year ago by World Vision Lanka, Classification: Charity & Voluntary

World Vision is a Christian, relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We work through our main sectors - education, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, economic development and child protection-serving all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Our work is always child-focused, participatory and community driven.

World Vision and has been in Sri Lanka since 1977 and currently serves in 28 locations in 13 Districts across the country through development programmes. In 2021 we directly impacted the lives of over 100,000 most vulnerable children and their families.

Major Responsibilities

  • Responsible for ensuring the implementation of MEAL system by projects teams at each individual project level (provide follow-up, set timelines, holds teams accountable, backstopping support to in field data collection)
  • Lead in analyzing MEAL findings and contribute findings for the preparation of reports, publications and other documents.
  • Lead learning and assessments of project effectivity and impact at project level, ensuring World Vision Lanka (WVL) contributes to advocacy and knowledge sharing efforts of the broader development community.
  • Work with communications department to develop and disseminate World Vision (WV) products (success stories, innovations, trends analysis outcomes, strategies or frameworks, etc. aiming at donors) to improve project strategic visibility and evidence bases for success of project and sustainability.
  • Ensure field level MEAL staff are guided for capacity development through regular coaching and mentoring.
  • Facilitate the log frame development process including problem analysis, Theory of Change frameworks for new proposals and projects designs.

Required qualifications, experience & competencies

  • Three (3) years' experience in Community Development or any other field.
  • Experience in handling baseline, impact evaluation, and other social researches are preferred.
  • Master's Degree in Management, or any Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics degrees (STEM degree or Post Graduate Diploma in M&E or Bachelor's degree in Management, or any Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics degrees) - STEM degree with five (5) years MEAL experience
  • Knowledge on social research and process and development of quantitative data collection methods and analysis skills
  • Knowledge with statistical analysis using SPSS, SAS, Minitab, EViews or equivalent statistical package.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in English and knowledge of Sinhalese or Tamil.

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