Afghanistan Social and Legal Organization (ASLO) is a national, non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organization, informally established in 2012 and officially registered with the Ministry of Economy in 2013 (registration no. 2852). ASLO works in education, health and nutrition, agriculture and livestock, WASH/DRR, food security and livelihoods, protection, construction, legal aid, emergency response and community development.

Purpose of this Call for CVs

ASLO invites qualified applicants to join a provincial roster of M&E Officers for potential donor-funded projects. This is NOT an offer of employment or a confirmed funded vacancy. Any assessment, selection, contract issuance, start date and deployment depend on donor approval, confirmed funds, approved project staffing, satisfactory screening and ASLO recruitment procedures. The number of posts may change.

 Position Purpose

Lead reliable field monitoring, indicator tracking, digital data collection, data quality assurance, quantitative and qualitative analysis, evidence-based reporting and learning at provincial level; independently verify results and help project teams improve implementation and accountability.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

MEAL planning and indicator management

·       Translate approved logframes, results frameworks and indicator reference sheets into provincial monitoring plans, targets, schedules and data collection responsibilities.

·       Maintain indicator tracking tables, disaggregation requirements, baselines, targets, achievement evidence and means of verification.

·       Support baseline, midline, endline, post-distribution monitoring and other approved assessments.

Kobo and digital data collection

·       Design and deploy KoboToolbox/KoboCollect forms, including XLSForm skip logic, constraints, required fields, validations and multilingual questions.

·       Train enumerators; supervise safe mobile data collection, syncing, version control and offline procedures.

·       Export, clean, deduplicate, validate and securely archive Kobo datasets; document corrections and dataset versions.

 Monitoring, verification and quality assurance

·       Track corrective actions through repeat village visits and verification, promptly escalate unresolved issues to provincial management and HQ MEAL, and record closure evidence in the monitoring tracker.

·       Immediately communicate critical issues and time-sensitive gaps to the Provincial Project Manager and relevant management team; submit regular written findings, practical corrective-action recommendations, responsible persons and follow-up deadlines.

·       Identify and document implementation gaps, delays, operational challenges, community concerns and risks at each village or project site, supported by verified evidence and clear location-specific findings.

·       Conduct systematic village-to-village field monitoring visits across all assigned project locations, verifying actual activity implementation, service quality, beneficiary reach and progress against approved workplans and targets.

·       Conduct routine site visits, spot checks, observations, interviews, focus groups and beneficiary verification across assigned districts.

·       Cross-check reported results against attendance sheets, distribution records, field evidence and approved indicators.

·       Identify data inconsistencies, implementation delays, safeguarding risks and corrective actions; maintain a findings and follow-up tracker.

·       Apply data-quality dimensions of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, consistency and integrity, and conduct periodic data quality assessments.

Analysis, reporting and learning

·       Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using advanced Excel and appropriate statistical or visualization tools; disaggregate by sex, age, disability and geography when appropriate and safe.

·       Produce weekly/monthly field monitoring reports, dashboards, indicator updates, assessment reports, case studies and donor-ready evidence summaries.

·       Present findings, trends, variance explanations, recommendations and action status to provincial management and HQ MEAL.

·       Facilitate review meetings, lessons learned and adaptive management while preserving M&E objectivity.

Accountability, ethics and safeguarding

·       Support accessible community feedback and complaints mechanisms; refer sensitive concerns only through approved confidential channels.

·       Obtain informed consent, protect personally identifiable information, restrict access and follow secure retention/deletion procedures.

·       Apply ASLO Code of Conduct, PSEA, child safeguarding, anti-fraud, non-discrimination and do-no-harm standards.

·       Escalate suspected falsification, coercion, conflicts of interest or safeguarding incidents without conducting unauthorized investigations.

Coordination and capacity strengthening

·       Coordinate with program, finance, HR, logistics and field teams while maintaining independent verification.

·       Coach field staff and enumerators in data collection tools, indicator definitions, evidence filing and report quality.

·       Support internal/external evaluations, donor monitoring visits and audits with traceable records.

·       Bachelor’s degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Development Studies, Information Management or a closely related field; a relevant master’s degree is an advantage.

·       At least FIVE (5) years of directly relevant professional experience as an M&E/MEAL Officer or in comparable monitoring, evaluation, data analysis and project performance roles with national NGOs and/or international NGOs; documented donor-funded project experience strongly preferred.

·       Demonstrated practical proficiency in KoboToolbox/KoboCollect, digital survey design, data cleaning, analysis and evidence-based report writing.

·       Advanced MS Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, data validation and charts); familiarity with Power BI, SPSS, Stata, R or other analysis tools is an advantage.

·       Experience in field monitoring, surveys, indicator tracking, results frameworks, data quality assessments, qualitative research and donor reporting.

·       Strong written and spoken Dari and/or Pashto, familiarity with the local language of the selected province, and working English sufficient for technical reporting.

·       Ability and willingness to travel to districts and remote project locations, subject to security procedures.

Key Deliverables and Performance Standards

·       Provincial M&E workplan and indicator tracker updated against agreed reporting deadlines.

·       Accurate, complete and validated Kobo datasets, with documented data cleaning and quality checks.

·       Timely field monitoring reports, verification findings, corrective-action follow-up and monthly donor-aligned results updates.

·       Clear analysis products and actionable recommendations supported by auditable evidence.

·       Confidential, secure and properly indexed monitoring records; no unauthorized disclosure of personal data.

·       Updated CV clearly showing at least five years of relevant M&E experience, employers, employment dates, Kobo and data-analysis skills.

·       Cover letter indicating suitability and the ONE preferred province/duty station.

·       Readable copy of Afghan National ID (Tazkira).

·       Copies of relevant academic degrees/certificates.

·       Optional: previous employment contracts, experience certificates or professional references to support verification.

·       Send to: recruitment@aslo.org.af

·       Required email subject: M&E Officer – [Province] – [Applicant Full Name] – [Vacancy Number once assigned]

·       Late or incomplete submissions may not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for written/practical assessments (including Kobo and Excel), interviews and reference/credential checks.