Senior MEAL Associate

About the role

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is recruiting a Senior MEAL Associate in Kabul. Reporting to the Chief of Mission, the Programme Support Unit Coordinator and directly to the M&E officer, the post provides technical support and coordinates monitoring and evaluation activities across programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and support participatory data monitoring (PDM) and other M&E data collection exercises, and review M&E tools and plans
• Coordinate the development, testing, rollout and revision of standardised M&E and reporting tools, and the identification of key performance questions, indicators and parameters
• Aggregate and analyse project indicator data, prepare indicator status reports and statistics, and coordinate monthly M&E reports and workplan tracking
• Prepare trend analysis reports from PDM and other data, and carry out field visits, data quality assurance and verification
• Identify bottlenecks, gather feedback on IOM's work and give technical recommendations to the Project Manager

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Development, Economics, Management or a related social or political science field with 5 years of relevant experience, or school diploma with 7 years of experience
• At least 7 years (5 for degree holders) of experience in M&E of migration-related programmes, especially counter-trafficking, return and reintegration and direct assistance to vulnerable migrants
• Fluency in English (oral and written); working knowledge of Pashto or Dari is required
• Strong preference for female candidates

Required skills

• Demonstrated experience in M&E, project development, data analysis, knowledge management and reporting in the non-profit sector
• Proficiency with MS Office; knowledge of database management, statistical and project management software and data visualization is a strong advantage
• Ability to build working relationships with government counterparts, international organisations and private sector entities