Post Title: MEL Assistant (Full Time) x2

Organization: Welthungerhilfe (WHH)

Location: Idleb, Aleppo

Duration: Six months

Starting: As soon as possible

Application closing Date: 16/07/2023

Background:

Welthungerhilfe is a private, non-profit-making, politically independent, and non-denominational organization that supports people living in deprivation and poverty, irrespective of the color of their skin, their religious beliefs, or their worldview. WHH is working in the fields of development cooperation and humanitarian aid, relief aid, rehabilitation, and reconstruction.

Welthungerhilfe operates inside Idleb, Syria, since 2017 remotely from the regional office in Gaziantep/Turkey through self-implementing or partners. WHH implements projects directly inside Syria since 2018, as well.

Welthungerhilfe set up an office in A’zaz, Syria in 2018, and in Afrin in 2020, in order to start direct implementation of projects in the fields of emergency response humanitarian and relief aid. WHH will open a new office in Idleb, Syria, to start direct implementation besides partners. Ever since, Welthungerhilfe has distributed food baskets, food& hygiene, and agricultural vouchers in the IDP camps in A’zaz, Afrin and Idleb. Welthungerhilfe aims to sustain the humanitarian aid projects and increase the resilience of IDPs in the region.

Overall Role:

The MEAL assistant will be in charge of supporting the monitoring of overall project activities throughout Idleb or Aleppo governorates, Syria; the project aims to support the most vulnerable internally displaced people (IDPs) and host communities (HCs) with multi-sectoral components to ease their access to food, hygiene, and non-food items. The MEAL assistant will be reporting to the MEL filed coordinator in Aleppo or Idlib depends on the location.

The task of the MEL assistant shall be:

• Conduct field monitoring and process documentation through data collection, gathering information from communities regarding FSL, WASH and NFI need.
• Conduct multi-sectoral assessment as required for this or other projects and equip the organization with adequate information to make decisions.
• Conduct data analysis and highlight weak areas during project implementation – self-implemented or partners.
• Keep track of assessment updates and oversight of field enumerators, if needed.
• In line with Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP), proactively develop and manage feedback and complaint mechanisms according to the local circumstances of the project.
• Monitor the effectiveness, and efficiency of the activities in the field.
• Keep the track of project’s indicators, data accuracy, and desegregation to ensure the project is implemented towards stated objectives and indicators.
• Produce monitoring and site-visit reports (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Conduct baseline and end-line study of the project activity
• Conduct KIIs, surveys, and FGDs.
• Report any case that occurs in the field that might be affected directly or indirectly to activities implemented in a timely manner.
• Any other requested duties by the line manager.

Required Qualifications:

• • Position is open to Syrian nationals only in Idleb and Aleppo governorates. – Education: A Diploma/bachelor’s degree in a relevant field from a recognized university is preferred. – Work Experience: Minimum of three years or more of professional experience in a similar position, preferably in a non-profit organization. – Skills/knowledge: – Experience in conducting Key Informant Interviews/assessments – Experience in using data collection tools such as Kobo toolbox, Akvoflow, or Commcare. – Experience in conducting verification of targeted people – Experience in writing monitoring reports in English. – Knowledge of common computer programs, particularly MS Excel and MS Word.
• • Other Skills – Experience working in insecure and remote locations and reporting to remotely located management. – Data cleaning and Data analysis – Social Skills Ability to network and work in a team.
• • Language Skills: English and Arabic required (written & spoken).

The MEL assistant will be obliged to maintain confidentiality regarding all information obtained in the course of his/her work during the employment at Welthungerhilfe and thereafter.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Welthungerhilfe reserves the right to fill in the position before the deadline due to urgency.

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply. In case of equal qualifications women will be given preference.