Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL) Officer

About the role

IsraAID, an international NGO working in emergency and long-term development settings, is recruiting a full-time MEAL Officer in Kakuma, Turkana County, Kenya. The officer reports to the Country Director and covers maternity leave. The role ensures MEAL plans, tools and methodologies are adopted across the country programme, carries out data collection, analysis, learning and reporting, meets donors' MEAL requirements and coordinates activities in line with IsraAID's global MEAL strategy. The duration is 6 months.

Key responsibilities

• Design MEAL plans, indicators, data collection tools and analysis methods, and refine Logical Frameworks and theories of change
• Carry out baseline and end-line surveys, interviews and focus groups, and train staff on data collection tools
• Collect and analyse quantitative and qualitative data, and lead evaluations through field visits and desk studies
• Update and share data on LogAlto and other data management systems, and prepare weekly/monthly monitoring schedules
• Support bi-monthly Program Updates, Project Completion Reports and interim donor reports, and commission short-term M&E evaluators
• Ensure grants have up-to-date work plans and performance management plans, and flag risks and corrective actions to programme staff
• Coordinate country assessments, KAP surveys, After Action Reviews and emergency evaluations, and liaise with the Country Director and the Global MEAL Lead
• Monitor complaints and feedback mechanisms, build staff capacity in M&E tools and foster two-way communication with local communities

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences, statistics, demographics, international development or a related field
• At least 3 years of field experience in MEAL, including indicator selection, data collection and analysis, reporting and database management
• Ability to work in a fragile context, with frequent field visits and high contact with children
• English and Kiswahili essential; local language is an added advantage

Required skills

• Knowledge of evaluation types (process, impact), qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method approaches
• Experience developing data collection instruments, planning surveys and assessing data quality
• Knowledge of participatory MEAL methods

Applications are made through the online application system, with a deadline of 22 November 2026.