MEAL Coordinator

MEAL Coordinator

KOSHISH is seeking an energetic, passionate development professional for the post of MEAL coordinator. The MEAL coordinator is responsible to lead the MEAL unit and developing and implementing an annual calendar of KOSHISH’s results-based framework, which consolidates all ongoing projects and aligns them with organizational strategy of KOSHISH. Moreover, MEAL Coordinator must ensure that each project upholds high quality standards and is implemented promptly, with a focus on effective financial management and control duly respecting value of money. The time distribution is expected to be 60 percent at the central level and 40 percent in the target areas of KOSHISH.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Develop/ update organizational MEAL Framework and lead the development of Management Information System in line with organizational strategy.
• Develop and update the M&E framework of all projects and with indicators and align it with MIS ensuring the integration of organizational strategies into projects.
• Carry out orientation and provide support to project teams on collection of data, maintaining database, analysis, and reporting.
•  Support project team in ensuring timely submission and quality of periodic reports.
• Support in quality documentation, capture evidence, lessons learnt, good practices and case stories/ human interest stories of ongoing programs and projects.
• Work closely with program team to ensure that project-based learnings and monitoring/evaluation results are regularly used and reflected.
•  Data collection, collation, storage, analysis, tracking and reporting on a monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual basis against performance indicators.
•  Develop the organizational strategy indicators progress tracking mechanism and update the progress in alignment with all projects.
• Assist project teams to understand the concept of KOSHISH’s organizational strategy and facilitate incorporating the ideas into project monitoring, evaluation, database management.

Accountability:

• Conduct monitoring visits to projects sites and facilitate in ensuring quality delivery of services as per the expected results.
• Ensure periodic reviews of all projects are carried out within the standards based on result-based indicators that align with baseline and periodic targets.
• Establish cordial communication and collaboration with concerned stakeholders both inside the country and outside including the government agencies.

Assessment, study, and research:

• Prepare/update the assessment/research plan of all projects and the organization.
•  Facilitate the recruitment of external experts when necessary for assessment or study purposes and ensure the quality of their work.

Qualifications & Essential Qualities:

• Master’s degree or higher in Statistics, Development Studies, Social Work, Research or equivalent
• At least 5 years’ work experience in the relevant field of monitoring and evaluation, program development, project management, and/ or research work
• Good understanding about data management and passionate about mental health and psychosocial disability issues
•  Demonstrated ability to compile and synthesize data and prepare reports
•  Excellent writing skill in English and Nepali languages
•  Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Excellent teamwork
•  Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills

Applying Procedure:

Interested candidates are requested to fill in the Application Form. We will be reviewing the application on a rolling basis & early submissions are encouraged before COB – 24th November 2024.