Job ID
50924
Job Title
MEAL Officer
To work for
Action For Humanity
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
Analysis/Statistic - Humanitarian/Disasters
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Not Specified
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
KEY Responsibilities:
•Directly supervise field data collectors, and enumerator teams; allocate daily field tasks, monitor execution, and ensure quality and adherence to data collection protocols.
•Lead the on-ground execution of field monitoring visits, Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), Rapid Needs Assessments (RNA), Rapid Market Assessments (RMA), and baseline/endline studies in accordance with approved MEAL plans.
•Deploy survey forms on Kobo Toolbox, and train enumerators and field staff on digital tools, survey methodologies, and ethical data collection standards.
•Perform routine and rigorous data cleaning, consistency checks, validation, and deduplication on collected datasets; identify and resolve data errors promptly and ensure full compliance with Data Quality Assessment standards.
•Oversee the day-to-day operation of Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) at field sites; ensure complaints/feedback are accurately recorded, logged in the database, safely referred, and followed up in a timely manner.
•Coordinate field movements, logistical arrangements, and community entry with local authorities, camp focal points, IDP representatives, and project field teams to ensure smooth and secure data collection processes.
•Reporting & Learning: Prepare timely, evidence-based field monitoring reports, PDM summaries, data verification briefs, and dashboard inputs; document field challenges, lessons learned, and good practices to support adaptive programming.
•Ensure all field MEAL operations strictly comply with organizational safety/security standard operating procedures, humanitarian principles, 'Do No Harm' frameworks, and beneficiary data protection protocols
•Directly supervise field data collectors, and enumerator teams; allocate daily field tasks, monitor execution, and ensure quality and adherence to data collection protocols.
•Lead the on-ground execution of field monitoring visits, Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), Rapid Needs Assessments (RNA), Rapid Market Assessments (RMA), and baseline/endline studies in accordance with approved MEAL plans.
•Deploy survey forms on Kobo Toolbox, and train enumerators and field staff on digital tools, survey methodologies, and ethical data collection standards.
•Perform routine and rigorous data cleaning, consistency checks, validation, and deduplication on collected datasets; identify and resolve data errors promptly and ensure full compliance with Data Quality Assessment standards.
•Oversee the day-to-day operation of Complaints and Feedback Mechanisms (CFM) at field sites; ensure complaints/feedback are accurately recorded, logged in the database, safely referred, and followed up in a timely manner.
•Coordinate field movements, logistical arrangements, and community entry with local authorities, camp focal points, IDP representatives, and project field teams to ensure smooth and secure data collection processes.
•Reporting & Learning: Prepare timely, evidence-based field monitoring reports, PDM summaries, data verification briefs, and dashboard inputs; document field challenges, lessons learned, and good practices to support adaptive programming.
•Ensure all field MEAL operations strictly comply with organizational safety/security standard operating procedures, humanitarian principles, 'Do No Harm' frameworks, and beneficiary data protection protocols
Qualifications
Qualifications and Education Requirements:
•A university degree in business administration, quality management, statistics, social sciences, computer science, or other relevant scientific field with strong analytical skills, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and field MEAL experience.
General Work Experience:
•At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) with humanitarian or development non-governmental organizations.
•Demonstrated hands-on experience in executing field data collection, conducting surveys and individual interviews, supervising data collection teams and volunteers, and carrying out field monitoring assessments (such as Post-Distribution Monitoring - PDM).
•Proven experience in designing and deploying digital questionnaires via Kobo Toolbox, conducting routine data cleaning, and verifying data quality and reliability.
•Practical experience in drafting documented field monitoring reports, summarizing findings, and contributing to updating indicator tracking tables in both Arabic and English.
Skills:
•Languages:
-Good in English (Writing-Reading-Speaking).
-Good in Arabic (Writing-Reading-Speaking).
•Computing:
- advanced level in Microsoft Office (excel, word, outlook, teams, Power Bi,) in addition to digital data collection tools such as Kobo Toolbox.
•Strong communication skills with local communities, beneficiaries, and field implementing teams.
Abilities:
•Ability to work effectively within a team and provide on-ground support and guidance to data collectors and volunteers.
•Full readiness and capability to conduct frequent field visits and operate efficiently in challenging field environments.
•Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, work efficiently under pressure, and meet strict deadlines
•Commitment to confidentiality, data protection, and adherence to principles of integrity, impartiality, and objectivity in the workplace.
•A university degree in business administration, quality management, statistics, social sciences, computer science, or other relevant scientific field with strong analytical skills, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and field MEAL experience.
General Work Experience:
•At least 2 years of relevant professional experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) with humanitarian or development non-governmental organizations.
•Demonstrated hands-on experience in executing field data collection, conducting surveys and individual interviews, supervising data collection teams and volunteers, and carrying out field monitoring assessments (such as Post-Distribution Monitoring - PDM).
•Proven experience in designing and deploying digital questionnaires via Kobo Toolbox, conducting routine data cleaning, and verifying data quality and reliability.
•Practical experience in drafting documented field monitoring reports, summarizing findings, and contributing to updating indicator tracking tables in both Arabic and English.
Skills:
•Languages:
-Good in English (Writing-Reading-Speaking).
-Good in Arabic (Writing-Reading-Speaking).
•Computing:
- advanced level in Microsoft Office (excel, word, outlook, teams, Power Bi,) in addition to digital data collection tools such as Kobo Toolbox.
•Strong communication skills with local communities, beneficiaries, and field implementing teams.
Abilities:
•Ability to work effectively within a team and provide on-ground support and guidance to data collectors and volunteers.
•Full readiness and capability to conduct frequent field visits and operate efficiently in challenging field environments.
•Ability to prioritize tasks, manage time, work efficiently under pressure, and meet strict deadlines
•Commitment to confidentiality, data protection, and adherence to principles of integrity, impartiality, and objectivity in the workplace.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
Deadline: 23/09/2026
Job code: AFH/SY/DA/MO/594
AFH has the right to commence the recruitment process before the deadline
Job code: AFH/SY/DA/MO/594
AFH has the right to commence the recruitment process before the deadline
Salary and Benefits
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About us
Action for Humanity is an international humanitarian organization committed to delivering life-saving assistance and sustainable support to individuals and communities affected by conflict, displacement, and natural disasters. The organization implements comprehensive programs in emergency relief, healthcare, education, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), livelihoods, and child protection. Through its strategic interventions, Action for Humanity seeks to alleviate human suffering, uphold dignity, and foster resilience among vulnerable populations, ensuring that humanitarian principles and accountability guide all aspects of its work.
Required employees number
1
Posted On
Sep 11, 2026
Expiry Date
Oct 11, 2026
