MEAL Assistant

The MEAL Assistant will provide support to all projects’ interventions in the Ghazni operational area. He/she will work on and ensure that data collection and reporting tasks are carried out according to PIN standards and project/programme requirements.  Main Responsibilities:  Support the MEAL team in revision and finalization of data collection and analysis tools based on the project design.  Daily coordination of the enumerators’ work in the field, providing initial induction training and support together with further capacity development.  Carry out data collection using digital software (Kobo collection) and/or on paper. Assist with data collection activities and ensure that data collection teams are organized and equipped as needed, and that they deliver as per field mission plans and according to data quality standards.  Coordination of data collection - General assessments (e.g. neighborhood profile, market assessment, needs assessment), Verification of beneficiaries, Post-distribution monitoring, distribution monitoring, evaluations/project reviews.  Conducting field visits to the project locations for monitoring purposes.  Conducting and participating in regular activity monitoring - interviews with beneficiaries at distributions points, trainings and awareness campaigns, household visits for post-distribution monitoring, baseline or end-line, conducting Focus Group Discussions with local community members, beneficiaries and other intervention stakeholders, key Informant Interviews with project stakeholders (including members of local councils and community organizations).  Monitoring the MPCA (Multi- Purpose Cash Assistance) distribution in the targeted locations of Ghazni province.  Support where necessary in report writing and analysis (baseline, end-line, assessments, PDM analysis). Contribute to organizing and facilitating learning events in order to capture best practices and lessons learnt when a project closes or as required.  Contribute to the implementation of the beneficiary Community Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM), as well making sure project team has sufficient amount of CFRM awareness material.  Ensure that humanitarian as well as protection principles and standards are properly mainstreamed in the planning, implementation, reporting and evaluation phase.  Understand and follow the security protocols and advice of PIN Access staff and Field staff.

Enumerator

Identify reliable sources of information/key informants (KI) to collect relevant, correct and realistic data of the population in the targeted area.  After completing the required training, conduct DTM survey, in a designated geographical area, according to the weekly or monthly plan led by the DTM Provincial Team Leader.  Assess the situation in collective centers and other IDPs locations through direct observation and triangulate the information to facilitate its analysis.  Ensure of the quality of the information collected by systematically verify and correct the questionnaire/form at end of the interview/registration.  Share all the surveys with the Data Processing Assistant assigned by the Province Team Leader and make sure the delivery, and to follow up on any inputs shared by the Data Processing Assistant, Correct the surveys based on

Field Monitor

 The Malan Field Monitors will conduct interviews and observations in designated provinces/districts, adhering to specified sample sizes outlined in data collection digital forms/communicated by the immediate supervisor.  S/he will collect and manage data under MEL Department guidance, ensuring accuracy and confidentiality.  The role involves verifying data completeness, conducting follow-up interviews as needed, and using electronic devices for data recording.  The Field Monitor will implement protocols from the quality assurance supervisor and field coordinator, promptly reporting any issues. Flexibility in work hours, including weekends and evenings, is required for field visits and interviews.  Additional duties include attending job-related training, performing tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor, and contributing to overall data collection objectives.  The Field Monitor will perform other task/s related to data collection assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Field Data Collector

Surge staff/field data collectors for ad hoc beneficiary registration and field survey tasks.  Collect MEL data on assigned beneficiaries utilizing tools for data collection and reporting provided by the company, in locations assigned by the company.  Conduct verification of beneficiaries assigned by company.  Upload data to company systems, carrying out tablet-based data collection and offline data entry, as needed.  Conduct data collection using the provided data collection tools (i.e. tablets, KOBO) through interviews/surveys, making sure the collected data is accurately recorded.  Develop relationship of trust and safe space during data collection exercise with respondents.  Document all the findings in the provided data collection tools in a clear and accurate manner.  Identify and report immediately any challenges faced to the supervisor that could affect the quality of the data.

Field Monitoring Associate

Develop monitoring plans;  Implement monitoring plans through scheduled field visits and spot checks, including capturing and analyzing data in a timely and accurate manner, conducting some qualitative assessments on a sample of sites, and reporting information to the relevant supervisor. Field visits shall include taking date-stamped digital record photographs where appropriate for each location;  Undertake field monitoring visits during beneficiaries’ selection through implementing partners at the village level and ensure the agreed criteria and humanitarian principles are in place and adhered to during the beneficiary selection process;  Undertake monitoring at the inputs and cash distribution venues and ensure agreed and proper mechanisms are in place throughout the process;  Carry out post-distribution monitoring to ensure beneficiaries are properly using the inputs and following the technical knowledge received from implementing partners;  Undertake monitoring from training sessions on periodic bases at the community and district level conducted by implementing partners;  Undertake monitoring of adherence to environmental and social safeguards, including gender aspects, at the community level during the implementation of humanitarian response activities (for example, various emergency livelihood assistance packages, cash-for-work activities, irrigation and water management activities, and other small to medium-term resilience building activities) at the community level.  Community-level monitoring of the cash-for-work (CFW) / irrigation restoration works done by the humanitarian agency along with partners through frequent sites visits and undertaking process, safety, and site management procedures (attendance sheets, equipment, Covid-19 protocols, sun-sheds, drinking water, and such), and if possible, when field monitoring associates have an engineering background, technically monitoring the irrigation rehabilitation activities.  Community-level monitoring of all the emergency assistance packages’ (wheat cultivation package, livestock protection package, home gardening package, backyard poultry package, cash for work, unconditional cash transfer, small farm equipment, and summer crop seed package) distribution at the distribution sites as well as monitoring in terms of the appropriate intended usage of these assistance packages at household and community levels in the project areas.  Conduct periodic monitoring of third-party monitoring contractor surveys on the village level and ensure that accurate and independent data is collected by relevant enumerators.  Attend ToT in regional offices to understand the nature of emergency and resilience projects and technical aspects of various inputs/interventions.  Conduct ad-hoc meetings and interviews with different stakeholders – community elders and other relevant entities on the district level and share meeting minutes with Regional Office (at the province level) and the MEAL unit in Kabul.  Provide regular reports after each field visit to the Regional Office at the province level and the MEAL unit through Kobo Toolbox and/or paper based as applicable