The MEAL Officer will be responsible for monitoring, evaluation/assessments, accountability and learning in all implemented projects in Eastern Sudan area of operation. He will work with project staff and partners to ensure implemention/roll-out MEAL frameworks.

• Provide daily performance and quality monitoring of implemented project(s) within assigned state or project.
• Share findings/gaps from field monitoring visits with project respective staff and agree and document actions for improvement.
• Generate and share timely weekly field monitoring reports to MA-MEAL Coordinator.
• Work with project staff to monthly update the Project Performance Tracking Table (PPTT)  and summary of project monthly achievements/gaps, and help identify and alert critical gaps in a timely manner.
• Conduct regular data quality assessments to ensure completeness, accuracy and credibility of data to use for decision making and reporting. 
• Maintain, update and consolidate monthly action plan trackers.
• Ensure information about the project is shared with affected populations specifically information about the available accountability mechanisms for beneficiaries to share feedback and raise complaints. 
• Conduct regular feedback sessions with beneficiaries to collect feedback and complaints, refer them to concerned staff and ensure documentation on the database and follow up for resolution.
• Monitor and report the status of community participation specifically children and women participation. 
• Assist the CO MEAL Coordinator in all MEAL tasks, including monitoring reports and implementation of assessments, evaluation or any other studies.
• Provide support on admin, logistics and operations tasks for MEAL functions in the field, i.e., needs assessments, consultant’s baseline and evaluation, etc.
• Maintain accurate field database of program data and provide requested data on a timely basis.  
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and transparency on the team.
• Where necessary, support the implementation of needs assessments, baseline, and end line assessments
•  and surveys;
• Work with MEAL and program teams to utilize data from trackers for quality improvement;
• Assist the MEAL coordinator  in building field understanding and capacity in MEAL work
• Any other tasks given by line manager.

MA Global Safeguarding Policy:

• Act as an ambassador for safeguarding in both your professional and personal life. Never abuse your position of trust and authority.
• Keeping all people we work with specifically children, safe from deliberate harm/risk or inadvertent harm/risk. This is a top organizational and personal commitment, and the standards of behavior towards children expected by the organization should reflect both in your personal and professional life. 
• Behave towards children in a way, which reflects the MA Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Policy. 
• Report any Safeguarding issues or concerns in a timely way according to the Country reporting system and procedures.  
• Ensure all MEAL activities for each program /project include safety and safeguarding principles and to report concerns and issues arising. 
• Ensure each project has a system, developed in consultation with beneficiaries, to promote, regularly collect and respond to feedback, suggestions, and complaints from children, beneficiaries and community members regarding the safety of the program.
• Ensure safety and safeguarding of beneficiaries is integrated in the terms of reference of mid-term reviews and evaluations and reports have conclusions and recommendations on how safety and safeguarding is integrated in MA programming
• Ensure beneficiary (especially children’s) knowledge of the Safeguarding Policy and mechanisms for raising concerns/complaints about staff or Safeguarding risks.

Communicate the Safeguarding messages to partner organizations of all kinds including government and line ministries