Senior Project Officer MEAL - Marsabit & Turkana

Job Description

Requirements

• Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
• Strong data management, database and data quality assurance skills.
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners
• Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
• Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate implementation of county-level MEAL activities in line with project implementation plans, CRS program quality standards, donor requirements, and established best practices.
• Coordinate the collection, validation, consolidation, and analysis of performance data from CRS and implementing partners, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Monitor progress against approved indicators, targets, and milestones, identify gaps and risks, and communicate findings and corrective actions to the Program Manager - MEAL and county leadership.
• Support county teams and partners in the consistent application of approved indicators, tools, methodologies, data collection processes, and reporting requirements to ensure data quality and program performance.
• Coordinate and oversee county-level data management processes, including data entry, cleaning, validation, storage, analysis, reporting, and maintenance of indicator tracking tools, databases, dashboards, and supporting documentation to ensure accurate and timely performance reporting.
• Manage the effective use of digital MEAL systems, including participant registration and verification, QR-coded participant tracking, commodity and food distribution monitoring, accountability mechanisms, and performance reporting systems.
• Conduct routine data quality checks, verifications, and assessments, monitor resolution of identified issues, and ensure compliance with data quality standards.
• Collaborate with MIS, Digital Programming/ICT4D, accountability, supply chain, and compliance teams to address system, device, and data flow challenges while ensuring the secure and responsible management of participant information.
• Lead and coordinate risk-based field monitoring, spot checks, verification visits, and routine monitoring activities across project sites to assess implementation quality, compliance with established standards, and performance of key interventions including participant targeting, food distribution, commodity management, food-for-assets activities, nutrition services, and market systems.
• Support the implementation of accessible and responsive Feedback, Complaints and Response Mechanisms (FCRM), including analysis of feedback trends, documentation of findings, and prompt referral of sensitive complaints and safeguarding concerns through established CRS procedures.
• Ensure monitoring findings, observations, post-distribution monitoring results, and verification outcomes are documented, communicated, and translated into corrective actions, while tracking resolution of issues with project, partner, supply chain, accountability, and compliance teams.
• Lead county-level learning and reflection processes by using monitoring findings, performance data, participant feedback, and contextual insights to inform adaptive management and improve project implementation.
• Support the implementation of baselines, endlines, assessments, surveys, and learning studies through tool review, enumerator preparation, field supervision, data quality assurance, and validation of findings.
• Ensure timely submission of accurate and validated county MEAL data and reports for CRS, partners, and donors, while producing dashboards and performance summaries to support management decision-making.
• Document and share lessons learned, promising practices, implementation adaptations, trends, and case studies, ensuring supporting evidence for reported results is properly maintained in line with donor and CRS requirements.
• Support county MEAL work planning, budgeting, and the responsible management, tracking, and safeguarding of MEAL equipment, devices, and other resources
• Build and maintain effective relationships with implementing partners, county government counterparts, community representatives, and other stakeholders to strengthen collaboration, accountability, data sharing, and the use of MEAL findings for decision-making.
• Coordinate county-level MEAL priorities and promote consistent application of approved indicators, tools, data quality standards, and reporting requirements across project stakeholders and partners.
• Assess and strengthen MEAL capacity through training, coaching, technical support, and follow-up mentoring for project staff, partner teams, frontline data collectors, and relevant county government systems.
• Supervise county MEAL staff and coordinate temporary enumerators and other short-term personnel, providing performance management, workload planning, professional development, and operational support for monitoring and assessment activities