MEAL Officer

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Organization: Save the Children

Job Type: Contract

Location: Katsina State, Nigeria

Application Deadline: Not specified

Introduction

Strong monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems are essential for delivering effective humanitarian and development programs. This role ensures that projects remain accountable to the communities they serve while generating reliable evidence for better decision-making. By strengthening data quality, feedback mechanisms, and learning processes, the MEAL Officer helps improve programme impact and protects the rights of children. The position plays a vital role in promoting transparency, learning, and continuous improvement across interventions.

Job Summary

The MEAL Officer will lead monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning activities for Save the Children’s project in Katsina State. The role focuses on data collection, analysis, reporting, and community feedback to support evidence-based programming. The successful candidate will ensure programmes meet quality standards, donor requirements, and accountability commitments.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring and Evaluation

  • Design and implement project MEAL frameworks, tools, and systems aligned with donor and organizational standards.
  • Lead data collection activities, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and ethical practices.
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights and practical recommendations.
  • Conduct routine monitoring, data quality checks, and performance assessments.
  • Maintain regular updates to project information management systems, including logframes and indicators.
  • Support partners with technical guidance on MEAL processes and reporting requirements.

Accountability to Affected Populations

  • Strengthen community feedback and complaint mechanisms across project locations.
  • Promote information sharing, participation, and feedback as core accountability principles.
  • Facilitate community consultations and stakeholder meetings to inform programme adaptation.

Knowledge Management and Learning

  • Support learning sessions that encourage reflection and improvement within project teams.
  • Contribute to documentation, archiving, and organization of project records.
  • Assist in developing case studies, lessons learned, and success stories.

Safeguarding

  • Ensure child safeguarding risks are assessed and mitigated before any data collection involving children.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree or HND in social sciences, statistics, development studies, or a related field.
  • Minimum of three years’ experience in MEAL roles within humanitarian or development organizations.
  • Experience supporting health or child protection programmes is an advantage.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear findings.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
  • Commitment to child rights, safeguarding, and participatory approaches.

Why This Role Is Important

This position ensures that programmes remain accountable, evidence-driven, and responsive to community needs. By strengthening data systems and feedback mechanisms, the MEAL Officer directly improves programme quality and learning. The role also safeguards ethical standards, especially when working with children and vulnerable populations.

Benefits of Applying

  • Opportunity to contribute to life-changing programmes for children and communities.
  • Professional growth within a respected international humanitarian organization.
  • Hands-on experience in evidence-based programming and accountability systems.
  • Collaborative work environment with strong learning and development culture.
  • Salary: Competitive (contract-based).

About Save the Children

Save the Children is a global organization dedicated to improving the lives of children through health, education, protection, and humanitarian response. The organization works in some of the world’s most challenging environments, partnering with communities to deliver sustainable solutions. Its programs are guided by child rights, accountability, and evidence-based approaches. Save the Children prioritizes safeguarding, learning, and community participation in all its work.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should submit their application through Save the Children’s official recruitment platform.

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Location: Katsina State, Nigeria

Deadline: Not specified

Tips for Applicants

  • Highlight practical MEAL experience and tools you have used in previous roles.
  • Demonstrate experience with data quality assurance and community feedback systems.
  • Show clear understanding of child safeguarding and accountability principles.
  • Tailor your CV to reflect relevant humanitarian and development experience.