MEAL Assistant

Job Title: MEAL Assistant

Job location: Sudan

Reports to: MEAL Officer

JOB SUMMARY

The MEAL Assistant will play a leading role in supporting MedGlobal’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) functions in Sudan. The position will ensure that MEAL systems are effectively implemented across all projects, with strong focus on data management, reporting, accountability, and learning.

Although titled as an Assistant, this role carries high-level responsibility in guiding project teams on MEAL requirements, ensuring donor compliance (including OCHA, UNICEF, and other donors), managing data systems, and leading accountability and learning processes. The MEAL Assistant will also support the design and analysis of surveys, evaluations, and reporting to ensure evidence-based programming and organizational learning.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Monitoring & Evaluation

• Lead day-to-day monitoring and evaluation activities across MedGlobal projects in Sudan.

• Ensure MEAL frameworks, logframes, and performance indicators are consistently applied and tracked.

• Support the design and implementation of baseline, midline, and endline surveys, as well as needs assessments and evaluations.

• Conduct regular field visits to monitor project implementation, verify data, and identify areas for improvement.

• Ensure quality and accuracy of data through data cleaning, verification, and triangulation processes.

2. Reporting & Donor Compliance

• Compile and analyze MEAL data to support the preparation of donor reports (OCHA, UNICEF, WHO, and others).

• Produce high-quality internal and external reports, highlighting progress, challenges, and recommendations.

• Work closely with program teams to ensure timely reporting on MEAL indicators and donor requirements.

• Contribute to proposal development by providing input into logframes, indicators, and MEAL budgeting.

3. Accountability & Learning

• Support the implementation of MedGlobal’s accountability framework, including complaints and feedback mechanisms.

• Ensure that beneficiaries’ voices are heard, documented, and used to inform decision-making.

• Facilitate lessons learned sessions, after-action reviews, and knowledge-sharing workshops.

• Document success stories, best practices, and learning outcomes for donor and internal reporting.

4. Data Management & Information Systems

• Manage digital data collection tools (e.g., KoBoToolbox, CommCare, ODK) and ensure accurate use across field teams.

• Support the development of dashboards and visualizations using Excel and Power BI to present key findings.

• Conduct statistical analysis using Excel, SPSS, or Stata to generate insights for program improvement.

• Ensure data confidentiality, security, and compliance with organizational and donor standards.

5. Capacity Strengthening

• Provide training, mentoring, and technical support to project staff and partners on MEAL tools, methodologies, and accountability standards.

• Support field teams in effective use of MEAL systems and data collection tools.

• Contribute to building a culture of evidence-based decision-making within MedGlobal Sudan.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Should have the following skills, education, and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Computer Science, Statistics, Public Health, Humanitarian Studies, or related field.

• Experience in managing multi-sectoral projects (health, nutrition, and WASH).

• At least 2 years of experience in MEAL, preferably in humanitarian or development contexts.

• Proven experience with donor-funded projects (OCHA, UNICEF, WHO, ECHO, USAID, etc.).

• Strong technical skills in survey design, digital data collection, and analysis.

• Proficiency in Excel, Kobo, Power BI, and SPSS/Stata (or similar tools).

• Excellent reporting skills, both narrative and data-driven.

• Strong written and spoken English and Arabic.

ABOUT MEDGLOBAL

MedGlobal is a global humanitarian non-profit organization providing medical and health education services to people in need, including refugees and displaced persons, in disaster and underserved regions. The organization is composed of medical and public health professionals of diverse backgrounds.

CODE OF CONDUCT

MedGlobal Code of Conduct reflects the profession’s core set of beliefs and values of care, respect, trust, and integrity. These beliefs and values are fundamental to MedGlobal employees, volunteers, interns, consultants, and contractors to guide their practice and conduct. The Code is organized into categories, as follows:

• Always act with fairness, honesty, integrity, and openness; respect the opinions of others and treat all with equality and dignity without regard to gender, race, color, creed, ancestry, place of origin, political beliefs, religion, marital status, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

• Provide a positive and valued experience for those receiving service within and outside MedGlobal.

CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

Child abuse in all forms is unacceptable to MedGlobal, which recognizes its responsibility to protect children from harm in all areas of its work. MedGlobal is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and is applying a zero-tolerance approach towards any kind of child abuse and exploitation.

DISCRIMINATION, ABUSE AND HARASSMENT POLICY

MedGlobal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and expressly prohibits and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, abuse, harassment (sexual or otherwise), based upon race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, citizenship status, disability, or military status. MedGlobal employees and related personnel must under no circumstances take part in any form of discrimination, harassment, or abuse (physical, sexual or verbal), intimidation or exploitation, or in any other way infringe the rights of others inside or outside the organization.