MEAL Officer

General Description of the Organization:

Orange is a non-governmental civil society organization devoted to alleviating the suffering and improving the sustainability mechanisms of the conflict-affected population. Since its establishment, Orange has partners directly with affected Syrian populations delivering programs spanning sectors, including humanitarian and development programs, in the Early Recovery and Livelihoods, Food Security and agriculture, Education and Protection, WASH, and Shelter, in addition to long-term impact interventions focusing on the economic empowerment and the local value chains improvements to enable targeted communities to improve their living practices and their sustainable mechanisms. Orange collaborates with a variety of national and international non-governmental organizations, as well as local initiatives, to adopt a community-based approach that leads to improving the response’s impact on the humanitarian crisis and provides sustainable and alternative solutions.

Position Purpose:

Under the direct supervision of MEAL Coordinator, the MEAL Officer is responsible for delivery and maintenance of a high-quality Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system for Orange in Türkiye.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with MEAL and Information Management Teams to provide relevant information and data.
• Assist in the revision of the project logframe matrix, particularly in the areas of performance indicators and their measurement.
• Assist in the development and/or finalization of the MEAL Workplans and ITTs and keep it updated in accordance with project activities and timeframes as relevant.
• Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline stats for evaluation.
• Develop and review questionnaires for each project component and for all project indicators.
• Collect data on a regular basis to measure achievement against the performance indicators.
• Maintain and administrate the M&E database; analyse and aggregate findings.
• Support project progress reporting, project mid-term review and final evaluation.
• Identify areas where technical support to project teams is required.
• Follow-up accountability activities and make sure that all trackers and details are filled properly.
• Identify lessons learned and develop case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the project.
• Provide advice to the MEAL Coordinator on improving project performance using M&E findings.
• Produce reports on M&E findings and prepare presentations based on M&E data as required.
• Provide the MEAL Coordinator with management information that may be required.
• Check that monitoring data are discussed appropriately and in a timely manner in terms of implications for future actions. If necessary, create such discussions to fill any gap.
• Develop a plan for project-related capacity-building on M&E and for any computer-based support that may be required.
• Conduct field visits as instructed by the MEAL Coordinator.
• Support other tasks as required by the MEAL Coordinator.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• University degree in Computer Sciences, Information Technology, Statistics, or related technical field. Other specializations may be accepted based on previous experience and records.
• Minimum of 1-2 years of work experience in MEAL field.
• Fluent in English and Turkish. Arabic is desirable.
• Experience in data analysis and producing reports.
• Thorough knowledge in quantitative and qualitative data collection methods, and analysis is essential, especially the use of MS Excel.
• Proven experience in conducting field studies.
• Thorough knowledge in writing technical M&E reports.
• Thorough knowledge on Sphere, Core humanitarian standards, child rights, IASC and evaluation criteria are essential.
• Maturity and professional ability to handle sensitive information and ability to respect the confidentiality.
• Excellent time management skills and resourcefulness with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, stressful environment.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.

Orange’s Values and Principles:

We believe that:

• Maintaining a positive, healthy, and trusting relationship is central to making partnership a success.
• Appropriately trained and resourced staff and volunteers are key to effective and efficient service and program delivery in the development sector.

We are committed to:

• Shared responsibility, accountability, and decision-making in any partnership.
• Providing access to high quality learning to empower people and professionals in the development sector, particularly in the developing world.
• Learning from each other to strengthen and enhance the long-term sustainability of our services and programs for the benefit of children and communities that we serve.

Child safeguarding & PSEAH policy

Orange aims to create an organization that is safe for children and women but is also aware of the need to keep child protection concerns proportionate and to guard against over-zealous attitudes. Child and women abuse thrives in closed and secretive atmospheres. Orange’s best protection is to create an open and aware culture where people are not afraid to speak about their concerns.

Any employee, consultant, contractor or the supplier undertaking an activity on behalf of Orange capacity building must sign the Child Safeguarding and PSEAH– Declaration of Acceptance Form and comply with the Orange child safeguarding and PSEA Policy which is a statement of Orange commitment to preventing abuse and protecting children with whom it comes into contact