MEAL Assistant (Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant)

Overview

Hope Spring Community Humanitarian Initiative is seeking a MEAL Assistant to support project monitoring, data collection, data quality, reporting, and accountability activities across its humanitarian and development programmes.

Responsibilities

• • Support project monitoring plans, frameworks, and indicator tracking tools.
• • Collect, enter, clean, validate, and organise programme data using tools such as Excel, KoboToolbox, and ODK.
• • Maintain project databases, records, and data trackers.
• • Support field monitoring visits, surveys, focus group discussions, interviews, and post-distribution assessments.
• • Prepare summary reports, charts, tables, and contributions to donor reports.
• • Document lessons learned, success stories, and best practices.
• • Support community feedback mechanisms and train field staff on data collection tools.
• • Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• • Bachelor's degree or diploma in Statistics, Social Sciences, Economics, Development Studies, Public Health, Information Management, or a related field.
• • 1–3 years of relevant experience in monitoring and evaluation, data collection, research, or programme support.
• • Basic knowledge of M&E principles, results-based management, and indicators.
• • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel; knowledge of KoboToolbox or ODK is an advantage.
• • Strong data management, analytical, organisational, and report-writing skills.
• • Ability to conduct fieldwork, engage with communities, and travel to project sites.
• • Good communication skills and an understanding of data protection and accountability principles.
• • Proficiency in English and Hausa as required.
• • M&E training or certification is an advantage.