Senior MEAL Officer - Filtu

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  • Added Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
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ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, civil society, gender, youth, research, and technologyโ€“ creating a unique mix of capabilities to address todayโ€™s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 70 countries, all 50 U.S. states, and all U.S. territories. FHI 360โ€™s Crisis Response team has been responding to the humanitarian emergency in Northern Ethiopia through an integrated health, nutrition, WASH, and Protection project to meet the critical needs of the conflict-affected population. FHI 360 aims to expand its reach to the Somali Region in Eastern Ethiopia to meet the immediate needs of the drought-affected population and will be implementing integrated humanitarian programming with the Ethiopia-based national organization, Pastoralist Concern (PC).

POSITION OVERVIEW

Under the supervision of the MEAL Coordinator, the Senior MEAL Officer assumes responsibility for providing technical support and leading FHI 360's MEAL activities in the Somali region, specifically in Filtu. This entails supporting the Program team and sub-awardee partner in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning initiatives for an integrated Health, Nutrition, WASH, and Protection project in Eastern Ethiopia. Collaborating with various stakeholders in the region, including other implementing partners and government bureaus/departments, he/she will ensure that MEAL activities align with the donor and project's MEAL requirements. Additionally, the Senior MEAL Officer will guide in establishing and maintaining the minimum standards of the MEAL department, while also collaborating with other sectors and implementing partners to deliver MEAL support. He/she will also support the design and utilization of appropriate MEAL systems and tools, conducting diverse surveys, assessments, and post-distribution monitoring, monitoring project progress and

outcomes continuously, preparing progress and MEAL assessment reports and documenting experiences, best practices, and lessons learned.

Based in Filtu, this duty station has been designated as high risk and poses a heightened risk or direct threat to personal safety. Applicants should research this location and the associated risks before submitting an application.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND DELIVERABLES

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