The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, health, and power. The IRC works in 10 provinces throughout Afghanistan, among which some of the most security volatile, and employs over 1000 staff.

Compliance with Policies:

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.

• Support MEAL field teams to collect data and capture the lessons learned and best practices of the project.
• Manage data verification and conduct analysis to ensure that learning is a central element of the project.
• Document best practices/lessons learned and share findings on monthly basis to maximize project impact and on quarterly basis needs to conduct a session.
• Ensure that beneficiary complaints/returns are properly captured, analysed, addressed, and processed in a timely manner.
• Follow up on major cases that the IRC receives through the CRA channels and monitor visits with program leads and Sr. management.
• Ensured the effective functionality of the beneficiaries’ complaint response mechanism and that beneficiary complaints/feedback to capture adequately, analyse, address, and respond to in a timely manner and utilized by the program and coordination teams.
• Develop monthly, quarterly, and annual CRA factsheets/reports and share with the program and Sr. management.
• Oversee proper management of the CRA central database.
• Work to ensure that IRC staff, partners and contractors understand the procedures and CRA channels.
• Follow up with field MEAL teams to ensure that all field offices are adequately equipped with accountability IEC materials.
• Update the MEAL plan and tracker timely and provide feedback to MEAL and program staff on the status and quality of implementation.
• Conduct regular data verification exercises to ensure reporting and collection of quality data.
• Verify entered data for completeness, correctness, and consistency and follow up on any data quality issues.
• Regularly monitor sector-specific trackers and coordinate with MEAL and program focal points to ensure that all the trackers are updated on time.
• Provide MEAL inputs for reports written during project implementation.
• Closely work with program staff to ensure they follow the correct procedures and criteria during beneficiary registration.
• Support the development of protocols for baseline, midterm and end-lines surveys, research, and evaluations of projects.
• Organize orientation for field program staff, volunteers and partners on the monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning.
• Assist staff under supervision in completing performance management activities including performance planning, monitoring, and annual performance appraisals.
• Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.

• A bachelor’s degree in statistics, business, social sciences, or other relevant field
• At least 3-4 years of experience in MEAL, including a minimum of 2 years specifically focused on accountability and learning.
• Experience working with international agencies or organizations.
• Familiarity with research methodologies, tools, and analysis for qualitative and quantitative studies
• Experience in community development principles/practices, inc. participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluency in oral and written English must
• Fluency in Dari and Pashto is must
• Proficiency in Excel and STATA, or other statistical analysis software.
• Experience programming forms in COMM Care, Kobo, or other mobile data collection platforms.
• Knowledge or GIS an added advantage

For IRC- Afghanistan Internal Candidates:

(“ The IRC encourages employees to remain in a position for at least one year and be in good standing before applying for another position within the organization. if an employee is interested in a vacant position within the organization, he/she must inform his/her supervisor in advance before applying for a new position”)

(However, 1 year is a must to complete but to encourage IRCA employees somehow we are flexible who work in the current IRC position for at least 6 months or above and are given chance to compete for an opportunity in the organization)

All qualified candidates are requested to open the given link and follow the instructions:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Kabul-Afghanistan/Senior-MEAL-Officer--Accountability---Learning-_JR00000578

applications received without a given link and/or online system will be disqualified and removed from the entire process. 

Shortlisted candidates will be directly contacted for a written test and after that for interviews. If you are not contacted TWO or FOUR WEEKS after the closing date .please know that your application has not been successful for the post. IRC Afghanistan Country Office, Qala-e-Fathullah, Street # 3, District 10, Old UNOCHA Office, Beside Fatemia Mosque