People in Need is hiring a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Officer

The MEAL Officer oversees the design, implementation, and monitoring of MEAL activities for specific projects or sectoral programs, acting as the MEAL Focal Point. They provide technical support to project teams, enhance data quality and program information management, and promote knowledge sharing and learning. Additionally, they ensure full-cycle monitoring of assigned programs and the effective execution of MEAL activities.

Organization - People in Need

Job Title - MEAL Officer

Duty station - Chisinau/Bălți/Comrat, Moldova

Salary range – 23.690,00 - 25.230,00 MDL gross

Based on the assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities and previous experience.

The applicants will be invited for interviews on a rolling basis. The application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate is identified before the application deadline.

Education & Work Experience

Qualification:

• Master degree in social studies (e.g. sociology, statistics)/related fields  
• Highly skilled and experienced specialist responsible for independently managing all aspects of monitoring and evaluation, ensuring effective resource use and accountability. 
• A minimum of 2 years of experience, including at least 1 year in M&E activities across the project cycle, preferably in the NGO/INGO sector with a focus on civil society development or emergency programs; experience in capacity building and managerial roles is an advantage. 
• Analytical skills, experience and ability in analysing and presenting data, but also reflective thinking, and being able to understand the stories behind the data. 
• Report writing skills, being able to explain the insights, document field observations and information obtained through quantitative and qualitative methods and provide feedback to programme/project teams through clear reporting. 
• Stakeholders engagement, communication skills and team work, ability to engage, manage and deal with different internal / external stakeholders.  
• Technology and software related skills, ability to utilize computer packages and applications in data collection, data analysis, storage and dissemination. 
• Availability, including ability to undertake regular field visits all over Moldova, if needed, few days in a row with overnight stays in different locations of Moldova. 
• Excellent command of English, Romanian and Russian.

Type of contract - Employment contract; Full-time work

Expected Duration of Assignment - 15/03/2025 - 31/12/2025

For more information please visit our official website: https://moldova.peopleinneed.net/en/get-involved/meal-officer-2350jo

The applicants will be invited for interviews on a rolling basis. The application process might be stopped earlier if a suitable candidate is identified before the application deadline.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for the interview. No phone calls or inquiries are allowed.

People in Need is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct and committed to promoting the welfare of children and adults with whom People in Need engages /is in contact with. People in Need expects all staff to perform job duties and responsibilities in accordance with People in Need code of conduct and key policies (available at: https://www.peopleinneed.net/key-policies-4142gp). People in Need Staff will undertake the appropriate level of training.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

We are committed to ensuring diversity (people from different social and ethnic backgrounds and of different genders, sexual orientations etc.) within our organization and encourage interested candidates to apply.

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