Position Title: Senior MEAL Officer
Start Date: November 2025
Status: Full-time
Location: Les Cayes
Reports to: MEAL Manager
Supervises: N/A
Mission Statement: To improve the quality of life for the Haitian people, particularly women and children.
Brief Organizational Summary: Hope for Haiti is an innovative and creative international development organization that has been working in Haiti for 36 years. The organization partners with private donors to create community-based sustainable change through a grassroots, strategic, holistic approach. Hope for Haiti is an action-oriented, fast-paced organization that believes in partnership solutions to poverty alleviation. Hope for Haiti’s vision for the future is one of the strategic growths in creating healthy, sustainable communities. Hope for Haiti has a distinguished and well-established Board of Directors that provides the organization with solid governance, oversight, and strategic direction. Building upon the organization’s proven track record of success, Hope for Haiti stays true to its mission and founding principles while offering a dynamic and supportive work environment. For more information about Hope for Haiti, please visit www.hopeforhaiti.com.
Role Purpose
Under the supervision of the MEAL Manager, the Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Officer (Senior MEAL Officer) will assist in the implementation and/or revision of monitoring plans and indicator performance monitoring table (IPTT) for program development. The Senior MEAL Officer provides methodological support to the Healthcare, Education and Economic Development teams. S/He participates in the creation of databases (particularly on Commcare), data management, and regular evaluation of data quality. S/He is also the guarantor of the quality and relevance of the internal monitoring and evaluation activities. S/He contributes to the capitalization process and the development of HFH’s M&E strategy, focusing on the Healthcare, Education and Economic Development sectors.
Description of the main tasks
Implementation of MEAL systems for Healthcare, Education and Economic Development Program
- Ensure regular and monthly completion of program indicators in the KPI Monthly Table.
- Archive the documents of proof of achievement of the indicators.
- Continue regular updating of the databases of programs beneficiaries.
- Work closely with Healthcare, Education and Economic Development teams, following their work plans and adapting the MEAL work plans accordingly.
- Ensure beneficiary data is captured.
- Participate in collaboration with Healthcare, education and Economic Development teams in designing monitoring/satisfaction survey tools as required by the Programs.
- Participate in the establishment, in collaboration with the MEAL Manager, of the planning of training of data entry clerks and enumerators.
- Assist the Program staff (nurses and health workers) technically in their tasks
- Ensure regular technical reporting by Program staff and Program partners.
- Ensure Data collection tools development and use
- Lead testing and piloting of data collection tools for Healthcare Education and Economic Development activities and provide periodic feedback and inputs to the MEAL Manager.
- Lead on the translation of necessary documents such as data collection tools and databases
- Supervise or conduct all onsite data collection through mobile data collection for quantitative data and paper forms for qualitative data
- Proceed to the digitalization of all data/transcripts collected paper-based, Data management, analysis, and use
- Conduct systematic data quality checks and cleaning procedures before submitting data for analysis
- Ensure consistent, accurate, and rapid transfer/download of data from tablets/laptops to servers, as well as entry into databases or digital transcripts, if paper forms are used.
- Keep track of project activity implementation and progress against output indicators as reported by project teams
- Proceed to ad hoc verification of outputs as reported by the project teams at sector level by cross-checking with paper-based documentation (signed attendance sheets, beneficiary lists, etc.) and report any discrepancy to the MEAL Manager.
- Feed the Program teams and MEAL Manager with successes observed and challenges encountered, lessons learned, and recommendations on best practices to implement in the future in a Monitoring Follow Up report monthly.
Report
- Maintain the timing of reports.
- Ensure that the necessary components of the reports are aligned before deadlines.
- Provide the results achieved, supported in the reports, that must necessarily be the product of the analyses of the data collected.
- Ensure that the narratives supported in the reports go beyond the simple descriptive statistics of the data.
- Try to identify the potential impacts of results and the effect of results on the Healthcare, Education and Economic Development performance and the expected results, especially.
- Work closely with program teams, especially the Healthcare, Education and Economic Development Teams, to ensure effective monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of program results.
- Coordinate reporting with local partners, including tracking deadlines, meeting control formats and requirements, quality and accuracy of reports, and periodic drafting, review, and submission of reports.
Code of Conduct
- Ensures that all field and office activities are conducted in full compliance with humanitarian principles and an organized and dignified manner
- Behave professionally and personally in a manner that honors HFH and does not compromise its humanitarian mission.
- Other duties assigned by the supervisor.
- Be respectful (self) of the beneficiaries' problems and habits and consider their needs and limitations.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree or professional training in statistics, planning, applied economics, social sciences, or similar required.
- At least 3-5 years of experience in Monitoring and Evaluation required, preferably in a volunteer position, internship, or employment with a Haitian or international NGO.
- Knowledge of data collection tools and platforms, particularly Commcare, and ability to link them to Google Sheets or Excel.
- Good knowledge of SMART indicators, logical framework, and other program management tools.
- Ability to design and develop questionnaires and impact indicators for measuring program outcomes and objectives.
- Ability to develop qualitative collection tools, organize and execute focus groups, and other qualitative survey techniques.
- Ability to manage field teams and verify data reliability.
- Ability to write reports in English (required) and French (bonus).
- Knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) and G-Suite
- Knowledge of mobile data collection with a tablet.
Personal Skills
- Professional ethics, respect for confidentiality, and the reservation necessary to exercise the function.
- Attention to detail and punctuality in the execution of the responsibilities assigned to you; Ability to manage the priorities-strong ability to work in a team.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, presentation, facilitation, and training.
- Organizational, proactive, resourceful, and results-oriented.
- Ability to work closely together, understand and support local partners.
- Have a sense of initiative, responsibility, and creativity; Ability to find solutions to problems.
- Ability to work under stress, conflict, and humanitarian emergencies
Success Factors
- Experience in data analysis and reporting using Excel or PowerBI,
- Strong relationship management and ability to work closely with local partners
- Good detail, accuracy, and timeliness of assigned responsibilities
- Excellent writing skills
- Proactive, results- and service-oriented
- Mastery of specialized statistical software such as SPSS, R, Excel, STATA or SAS
- Ability to design forms on digital platforms for conducting field surveys using tablets (Use of the xlsform-ODK collect language is a plus!)
- Diverse talent with proven ability to organize and prioritize tasks
- Ability to communicate easily with team members
- Ability to learn quickly, take the initiative, and report on results
- Good temperament and listening skills, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgment
- Awareness of the multicultural work of international development
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
Salary commensurate with experience (DOE).
APPLICATION PROCESS
Hope for Haiti is currently accepting applications. Interested candidates should apply through the link at our website www.hopeforhaiti.com/careers
Protection Acknowledgment: HFH prohibits all forms of abuse and exploitation towards children and vulnerable adults. As a professional candidate, you commit to adhering to the organization’s policy on protection, rights and dignity of children and vulnerable adults and to safeguard them from abuse and exploitation as defined in HFH's Safeguarding Policy.
Our safeguarding measures include:
- Mandatory safeguarding training for all employees and partners.
- Mandatory self-disclosure during recruitment process
- Accessible and confidential reporting channels for any concerns or incidents, ensuring prompt and thorough investigations.
- Regular reviews of our safeguarding policies to ensure they meet the highest standards.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree to our safeguarding policies and practices.
Thank you for your interest in Hope for Haiti!
To learn more about us, please visit www.hopeforhaiti.com