Humanitarian Action MEAL Advisor at SOS Children's Villages

Tasks and Responsibilities

Technical Assistance, Tools & Capacity Strengthening


Provide technical assistance to Member Associations across the project cycle, including design and review of MEAL frameworks, indicators, log frames, and monitoring plans.
Develop, adapt, and maintain data-collection tools (including Kobo) and advise on methodology for needs assessments, baselines, and endline surveys.
Review and analyse indicator data, ensuring quality and recommending adjustments to improve project delivery; ensure findings inform decision-making and project adaptation.
Maintain a pool of evaluators, review and advise on mid-term and final evaluation design and implementation, and ensure results are disseminated and acted upon.
Train and coach MEAL and project staff — virtually and on-site — on MEAL standards, CHS, results-based management, and digital data collection.


MEAL Standards, Tools & Minimum Requirements


Develop, maintain, and promote MEAL minimum requirements and standards for humanitarian projects, including global indicators and key processes.
Maintain and adapt the SOS CV Child Protection in Humanitarian Action handbook (Companion) and MEAL toolkit, ensuring alignment with global standards.
Lead the collection and consolidation of data on numbers of direct and indirect participants reached.


Coordination & Systems Integration


Ensure that humanitarian projects are fully registered and accurately reflected in SOS systems (ProDIGI, PDB2), global reports, and dashboards.
Coordinate with IT, ProDIGI, PDB2, and other departments to ensure systems are aligned and user needs are addressed; gather feedback and lead change requests or pilots as needed.


Accountability & Participation


Ensure participation of affected populations — especially children and young people — throughout project design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Support development and use of child-friendly feedback and complaint mechanisms, ensuring findings are systematically used for program decisions.
Lead SOS CV's CHS accountability processes, including certification maintenance, documentation, tracking action plans, and liaising with the CHS Alliance.


Reporting & Organisational Learning


Produce periodic global humanitarian response reports for donors, PSAs, and internal stakeholders.
Lead learning and knowledge-sharing initiatives, including peer-to-peer exchanges, newsletters, and dissemination of lessons learned.


Responsibilities to Uphold Safeguarding (standards) and Promote a Safe Environment 

As someone working for or on behalf of SOS Children's Villages, you are responsible for helping to create and maintain a safe and protective environment for staff, as well as for the children, young people, and adult program participants supported and cared for by SOS Children's Villages. You are expected to: 


Commit to the Code of Conduct and reflect on the safeguarding implications of your work on an ongoing basis. 
Actively participate in team discussions to identify risks and share and apply preventative and mitigation measures and strategies.  
Integrate safeguarding principles into your daily decisions and tasks. 
Report any safeguarding concerns promptly and in line with procedures. 
Promote values-based culture, accountability and zero tolerance of harm.


Requirements


Master's degree, preferably in Monitoring & Evaluation, humanitarian or development studies, international relations, project management, social sciences, or a related field.
5 - 8 years of professional experience, with a minimum of 5 years in MEAL roles and project management within humanitarian or development contexts in a multi-sector INGO.
At least 2 years of international field experience in Asia, Africa, or Latin America.
Experience with research methods and data management and analysis.


Technical Skills


Humanitarian expertise - Advanced (Essential): strong knowledge of humanitarian standards and systems (CHS, Sphere, CPiHA).
Proven MEAL expertise - Advanced (Essential): indicator design, log frames, survey methodology, and data analysis (quantitative & qualitative).
Data and information management - Intermediate (Essential): proficiency with digital data tools (Kobo, Excel, Power BI) and information management systems (ProDIGI, PDB2, SharePoint).
Data-driven decision-making and program monitoring - Intermediate (Essential): ability to produce clear reports and use MEAL findings for project adaptation.
Training and coaching - Intermediate (Essential): experience training and coaching MEAL and project staff.
Accountability mechanisms - Intermediate (Desired): practical experience with AAP and child-friendly feedback mechanisms.
Program evaluation - Intermediate (Desired): experience commissioning or leading evaluations and managing pools of evaluators.
Data visualization - Intermediate (Desired): skills in Power BI and collaboration tools such as Salesforce and SharePoint. Interest in AI tools for data analysis or reporting is a plus.