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MEAL Officer

Area: MEAL

Location: Ukhiya

Closing date: 17 November 2025

MEAL Officer

Vacancy:

01

Job Category:

MEAL

Job Level:

Entry

Job Type:

Full time

Job Location:

Ukhiya

Area / Headquarters:

Site Office

Workplace:

Work at office

Role Type:

Staff

Job Context:

HI is currently looking for an MEAL Officer for its Support to NRC Consortium under the Resilience and Adaptation Fund (RAF)" project funded by FCDO_RAF.

Job Location: Ukhiya 

Type of Contract: Fixed-Term

Duration of the Contract: From 01 December 2025 to 31 March 2026

Line Manager: Regional MEAL Manager/Senior MEAL Manager (Supervisor Role)

Reporting to the Regional MEAL Manager/Senior MEAL Manager (Supervisor Role), the incumbent MEAL Officer will participate in and ensure the quality of the project and monitor data at all stages of data management (tool design, survey coding, collection, entry, cleaning, sharing, archiving, report writing, and dissemination of findings) to ensure and facilitate effective decision-making and reporting. The MEAL Officer will be responsible for implementing the MEAL activities on the project(s) to which s/he is assigned, as defined in the MEAL and IM system framework established by the Regional MEAL Manager.

Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."

Responsibilities:

Mission 1: Operational implementation 

Responsibility 1: Is responsible for the collection of field data for monitoring & evaluation surveys

  • Contributes to the creation, translation, and validation of data collection tools;
  • Helps define the schedule and means required for the implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities;
  • Takes part in the selection and training of the community or daily workers contributing to the quantitative and qualitative surveys;
  • Ensures the effective collection of the information necessary for the success of monitoring & evaluation activities;
  • Ensures the obstacles to field activities are identified and passes this information on to his or her line manager;
  • Takes part in presenting the findings of surveys; 

Responsibility 2: Participate in project evaluation and self-evaluation activities. 

  • Contributes at least once a year to project self-evaluations led by the project managers;
  • Contributes to project evaluations led by internal or external evaluators;

Responsibility 3: Transmits relevant monitoring information to the program’s information system. 

  • Monitoring/tracking project indicators, updating the indicators, and updating the MEAL Plan, doing analysis, and sharing every month
  • Complies with the procedures for transmitting collected information, as described by the program’s information management system;
  • Writes regular reports on the monitoring and evaluation of the activities conducted;
  • Regularly evaluates the work done and suggests improvements

Responsibility 4: Data Management

  • Contributes to design tools and methodologies;
  • Develop tools in SurveyCTO/Kobo, data cleaning, analysis, and interpretation;
  • Continuous and regular Data quality Assessment by spot check and triangulations; 
  • Participate in the direct collection or manage the collection of quantitative and qualitative monitoring data as needed (conducting surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observational monitoring, etc.)
  • Contributes to an archive of key project documents

Responsibility 5: Accountability and Learning 

  • Sensitize staff to capture lessons learned and best practices;
  • Participate in project reviews; 
  • Train staff on the project MEAL system. 
  • Sensitize volunteers on Accountability Framework;
  • Collect, collate, analyze, and report Complaints and Feedback from the community; 

Responsibility 6: Contributes to representing HI in the communities

  • Contributes to providing feedback on the results of monitoring & evaluation activities to the populations and partners;
  • As part of his or her tasks, represents HI with the population and partners, respecting the organization’s values and maintaining cordial, positive, and close working relations

Mission 2: Emergency preparedness and response 

  • Contributes to the program’s emergency preparedness actions and, in an emergency, adapts his or her working methods to contribute to an effective humanitarian approach by HI

Educational Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Statistics / Humanitarian Aid / Development studies, or any relevant areas of Social Science Disciplines. Preferable – Master's Degree in a relevant field. Kindly refrain from applying if you do not meet the academic qualifications specified in the job advertisement.

Additional Requirements:

  • Age Minimum 18 years

  • Both males and females are allowed to apply

  • At least 2 years of experience in MEAL, preferably in a development and humanitarian context.
  • Working experience in education-based humanitarian and development projects will be an added advantage.
  • Experience in project monitoring, evaluation, information management, and research with an I/NGO in the humanitarian/emergency and development field. 
  • Demonstrated skills in planning, implementation, monitoring, organizing, analyzing, and report writing, preferably in any HI thematic areas like MHPSS, SRHR, functional rehabilitation, inclusive education and economic services, protection and risk reduction, and protection against violence.
  • Languages: Oral and written communication skills in English, Bangla, and Chittagonian (oral).
  • IT skills: Proficient knowledge of relevant software: MS Office package (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook), mobile data collection tools (SurveyCTO), and other database programs.
  • Data Analysis: Quantitative and qualitative data analysis, preferably SPSS, R, GIS, PowerBI, NViVO, etc.
  • Be familiar with and abide by the NGO/Red Cross Code of Conduct, the People in Aid Code, HAP, and Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).
  • Personal qualities: Work in a team approach, Willing to take on additional responsibilities, work under pressure, and take initiative.

Required Expertise:

Required Skills:

Salary:

TK. 62758 to 69693

Additional Salary Info:

Special Attention: "You are cordially requested not to apply if the salary range, job location, contract duration, and other terms and conditions mentioned in the advertisement do not match your expectations."

  • Salary will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and budget availability.

Compensation & Other Benefits:

  • Festival Bonus: 02

  • Gratuity/End of Service Benefits

  • Leave: Sick leave, Annual leave, Casual leave, Event Leave and Compensatory Leave

  • Maternity Coverage for Staff & Dependents

  • Medical Coverage for Staff & Dependents including General/Outpatient, Hospitalization, Dental, and Optical

  • Mobile Allowances

  • Per diem

  • Provident Fund

  • Staff Group Life Insurance

  • Weekly Holiday: 02

  • Medical Coverage: Staff and dependents will get general/outpatient, hospitalization, dental, and optical medical insurance facilities as per the HI policy.
  • Maternity Coverage: Staff & dependents will get maternity medical coverage facilities per the HI policy.
  • Group Life Insurance Coverage: Staff will get the death benefit, accidental benefit, permanent partial disability, permanent total disability benefit, and critical illness benefit as per the HI policy.
  • Leave: Staff will get sick leave, annual leave, casual leave, medical leave, and event leave as per HI policy.
  • Allowance for Children's Education: Staff will get an allowance for Children's Education as per the HI policy.
  • National travel cost of child caretaker: Female staff will get a reimbursement for the cost of national travel of the child caretaker as per the HI policy.
  • Additional Responsibility (Interim) Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for additional responsibility (interim) as per the HI policy.
  • Relocation Allowance: Staff will get an allowance for relocation allowance as per the HI policy.
  • Work From Home: Staff will get work-from-home facilities as per the HI policy.

Published on:

09 November 2025

Deadline on:

17 November 2025

Special Instruction:

Special Attention: "We kindly request that you refrain from applying if the salary range, job location, contract duration, or any other terms and conditions outlined in the advertisement do not align with your expectations."

 

In accordance with HI's recruitment policy, only eligible and genuinely interested candidates are invited to apply. Applicants who are currently under contract with HI must submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC). All applications must include a cover letter and a resume, submitted in soft copy only.

 

"Eligible internal candidates whose contracts have expired or are due to end soon but who are still eligible or retain internal staff candidate validity will be given priority and preference. In addition, priority and preference will be extended to other eligible internal candidates from the internal talent pool, as well as to candidates from both the internal and external recruitment backup pools."

 

The deadline for submission is Monday, 17 November 2025. Only Bangladeshi nationals are eligible to apply. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified, potential, matched female candidates and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply, and they will be preferred in cases of similar qualifications to other candidates.

 

HI promotes and upholds the principles of equal opportunities and policies (PSEAH, Child Protection, etc.). HI has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives, or partners. Recruitment for all jobs in HI includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references. Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.

 

HI is committed to a safe workplace for everyone to grow professionally regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, or race. HI extends this commitment to equality and Do No Harm to all staff, volunteers, partners, and beneficiaries. The humanitarian principles focus on equity and inclusion, with a solid commitment to these values. A competitive candidate will uphold and implement these values in their personal and professional lives. Any persuasion by the person by phone, email, or other means in this regard will automatically disqualify the candidate.

 

The selected employee should clearly understand that all final offers of employment are contingent upon a successful reference check. The pre-employment screening will be performed for all selected applicants.

Job Summary

  • Published on: 09 November 2025
  • Vacancy: 1
  • Employment Status: Full time
  • Experience: 2 year(s)
  • Gender: Both
  • Age: Minimum 18 years
  • Job Location: Ukhiya
  • Salary: 62758 to 69693
  • Application Deadline: 17 November 2025