MEAL Assistant
International Rescue Committee
Total years of experience :8 years, 1 Months
• Participate in data collection for several activities: intake, baseline, end line, post distribution
monitoring and other follow ups with clients whether on field or by phone.
• Help organize and conduct focus group discussions with clients and community representatives
by facilitating, taking notes, or observing.
• Conduct pre-enrollment verification for the clients before service enrollment.
• Conduct data quality check on Commcare for all forms filled.
• Prepare and organize data for visualization, communication, or reporting (internally and
externally).
• Draft and submit reports with constructive feedback on a timely manner for both asset
verification and spot check visits as per the reporting templates.
• Assist the IRC’s partner organizations and field teams in verifying the accuracy of data collected
at all stages of the program - in particular at the beneficiary identification phase, the efficiency
and accountability of the implementation and the results of the intervention.
• Provide inputs and feedback to improve programmatic implementation or M&E activities.
• Conducted Process Monitoring to the following activities: Regular distributions, In-kind
distributions, shops, withdrawal process on ATMs and MTOs, School feeding program and Data
Quality Check. This included: proper monitoring on site, filling the monitoring form and timely
reporting of the issues identified to ensure proper implementation of operations as per WFP
standards.
• Conducted Households interviews: conducted process monitoring interviews with the
beneficiaries while ensuring proper and clear communication, accuracy of data collection and
referring cases when relevant.
• Reporting: adequately filling the monitoring form for all activities, immediate reporting on
important issues, update the M&E monthly tracker on daily basis and report any challenge or
delay in the assigned tasks.
• Data cleaning: contribute to data cleaning of the monthly dataset as requested.
• Acted as focal point for the In-kind retargeting exercise in North and coordinated with the
cooperating partner for a smooth monitoring
• Supported the Social Protection Unit in the overall implementation of the ESSN, monitored the
performance of 50 enumerators while conducting the verification and post distribution monitoring
visits in Akkar and T5 area, where I conducted 52 verification visits and 22 PDM
• Managed and supervised the daily workplans and performance of the two ESSN field monitoring
assistants and work closely with them on various capacity building and managerial aspects.
• Supported the implementation of capacity building activities and training programs for the
Government’s partners at the regional level involved in the implementation of the ESSN
verification and Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM).
• Reported issues or discrepancies to the technical management for timely resolution of problems
and ensuring that the data quality is in line with WFP standards on a daily basis.
• Conducting MTO monitoring for more than 43 shop and interviewed 70 beneficiaries.
• Supported in the preparation and the design of the Monitoring tools.
• Assisted the GRM unit in processing more than 1500 tickets.
• Coordinated with three WFP cooperating partners on all aspects related to the implementation of
the ESSN project
• Answered general phone inquiries
• Directed phone inquiries to the appropriate staff member
• Replied to general information requests with the accurate information
• Sorted incoming mails and deliveries for distribution
• Prepared and sent outgoing mails and packages
• Followed-up all payments through Dynamics related to social program and ensure proper
settlement
• Forwarded incoming general e-mails to the appropriate staff member
• Provided administrative support to management and other staff (filing, scanning, CRM, writing
mails, Reports, etc…)
• Reviewed the unit mailbox on a daily basis.
• Processed missions’ requests and make mission arrangements for all staff.
• Maintained all missions’ documents in a precise database, advised and assisted staff where
required
• Responded to queries from a variety of sources by providing information, advice, etc.
• Drafted routine correspondence related to the unit’s work and type a variety of materials such as
correspondence reports and papers.
• Conducted participatory monitoring activities to get information and feedback on the quality and
relevance of assistance; or on demand as part of programme needs assessments and outcomes
monitoring and follow up activities like FGDs.
• Ensured accurate and word to word data collection and recording entry, cleaning, compiling and
upload.
• Conducted quality check visits with IRC beneficiaries and to IRC program sites.
• Assisted the M&E Officer to carry out the weekly work plan
• Ensured that all protection related detected cases are referred to the concerned referral focal point
and to the related Protection Coordinator.
• Conducted 5 home visits/per day for several months for case identification and enrollment.
• followed- up on children attendance and behavior in 15 public schools in Akkar.
• Conducted outreach work and community mobilization
• Designed coherent database templates/systems to ensure efficient data entry
• Referenced to another different department when needed: legal, psychosocial…
• Reported on all tasks accomplished to the Education field coordinator.
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