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.