A career opportunity awaits at Observatory Development and Welfare Organisation (ODAWO) — they are hiring a MEAL OFFICER in Oodweyne. The ideal candidate will have 3 - 4 years of professional experience in the Monitoring And Evaluation field. The closing date for this vacancy is Oct, 14.
POSITION
MEAL OFFICER
DUTY STATION
Odweine – Somaliland – with frequent travel to project sites
REPORTING TO
Project Manager/Head of Programme
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
One (1) Year, renewable based on performance and funding
Background
ODAWO
is a national non-governmental, non-profit development organization established in 2007 in Somaliland. ODAWO implements humanitarian, development, and resilience programs across all regions of Somaliland, targeting vulnerable communities including rural populations, urban poor, women, youth, and internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Purpose of the Position
The MEAL Officer is responsible for support in designing, implementing, and coordinating monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems and tools. The officer will collect and analyze programme data, track performance against indicators, ensure quality reporting, and facilitate learning to enhance programme effectiveness and accountability to stakeholders as well as programme participants.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a project-level MEAL plan aligned with donor requirements and as per Concern/ODAWO standards.
- Design and update data collection tools, checklists, and databases for all project components (WASH, NRM, Agriculture, climate resilience components).
- Conduct regular field monitoring visits to track progress, verify outputs, and assess quality of implementation among other aspects.
- Support field teams to ensure timely collection, verification, and entry of accurate data.
- Consolidate monitoring data and maintain an updated indicator tracking table (ITT).
- Support baseline, midline, and endline assessments and ensure systematic data collection and analysis.
- Support in qualitative and quantitative data collection (surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews).
- Support in analyzing data to assess project performance and identify trends, challenges, and document lessons learned.
- Support in reflection sessions, learning reviews, and after-action reviews with project teams.
- Document and disseminate best practices, case studies, and success stories to enhance knowledge sharing.
About Oodweyne
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and has a growing job market, particularly in the humanitarian, development, and private sectors. Major employment hubs include Mogadishu, Hargeisa, Garowe, Baidoa, and Kismayo, with opportunities from international NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, and an expanding private sector.
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