MEAL Assistant | Acted

Position: MEAL Assistant
Starting Date: As soon as possible
Duration: Until 31 December 2025
Type of Contract: Full-time/Contractual
Salary: BDT 50,000–52,000

About ACTED
Created in 1993, ACTED is an international non-governmental organisation pursuing a dual mandate of emergency response and development interventions in 40 of the world’s most vulnerable countries affected by conflicts, disasters, or socio-economic hardship. With a team of 7,000 national staff and 400 international staff, ACTED implements 500 projects annually to support more than 20 million beneficiaries, notably in hard-to-reach areas.

ACTED’s programmes go beyond emergency response, focusing on long-term livelihood reconstruction and sustainable development. Guided by the motto “Think Local, Act Global” and its 3Zero strategy – Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon, and Zero Poverty – ACTED puts local territories at the centre, providing tailored support to local needs.

In Bangladesh, ACTED began operations in 2018 to respond to the Rohingya Refugee Crisis through interventions in Site Management, Natural Resource Management, Community-Based Protection, Information Management, Watershed Management, SuLMER, Emergency Preparedness Response, CDCS, and CL across the camps of the Kutupalong–Balukhali Expansion Site, Cox’s Bazar.

Code of Conduct
All staff are required to abide by and observe:

• NGO Child Protection Policy
• NGO Code of Conduct
• NGO Anti-terrorism & Anti-Fraud Policy
• NGO Data Protection Policy
• Non-discrimination Policy
• Transparency, integrity, and accountability
• Goodwill and positive attitude in completing assigned tasks
• Cooperative behaviour with ACTED staff and the camp population
• Adherence to Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment principles and guidelines
• Confidentiality at all times

ACTED has a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (SEAH). All candidates will undergo pre-employment checks including reference verification, screening, and criminal background checks. All appointed candidates will sign and comply with ACTED’s Code of Conduct and related policies.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Monitoring, Assessments, and Evaluation

• Support planning and design of MEAL activities aligned with project objectives and donor requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee baseline surveys, mid-term evaluations, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), and endline surveys.
• Assist in developing data collection tools and methodologies.
• Lead field visits for programme monitoring and beneficiary data collection.
• Ensure data quality and verification through control systems.

Field-based Monitoring and Coordination

• Oversee real-time data collection systems for monitoring activities.
• Conduct cash distribution monitoring and manage mobile CFM desk operations.
• Coordinate with project teams and lead physical verification for beneficiary selection.
• Ensure data quality of KoBo submissions and provide technical oversight to enumerators.

Data Management and Reporting

• Oversee online data collection systems (KoBo/ODK).
• Support data cleaning, analysis, and preparation of MEAL reports.
• Ensure data accuracy and develop data visualisations and presentations.

Accountability Systems Management

• Support implementation and maintenance of complaints and feedback mechanisms.
• Oversee feedback tracking and reporting, ensuring timely resolution.
• Conduct trend analysis to inform programme improvement.

Learning and Knowledge Management

• Document best practices and lessons learnt.
• Support field monitoring reports and learning sessions.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across projects.

Compliance and Ethics Leadership

• Ensure adherence to ethical standards and CHS principles.
• Maintain high standards of data protection, confidentiality, and professional conduct.

Coordination and General Support

• Provide regular updates to supervisors.
• Build capacity of field staff and enumerators.
• Coordinate surveys and facilitate training sessions.
• Represent MEAL in internal and external meetings.

Key Performance Indicators

• Timeliness and quality of data collection and monitoring activities.
• Effectiveness of field coordination and data verification.
• Accuracy of data management and accountability reporting.
• Quality of feedback trend analysis and recommendations.

Required Qualifications and Technical Expertise
Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Social Sciences, International Development, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 1 year of experience in humanitarian MEAL or related roles.
• Experience in refugee response operations preferred.
• Training in monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Proven experience in data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience managing field teams and coordinating assessments.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Proficiency in KoBo/ODK and Microsoft Office applications.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent coordination, communication, and teamwork abilities.
• Fluency in English; knowledge of Bengali and/or Rohingya preferred.

How to Apply
Interested candidates are requested to submit the following in English:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Completed application form

Send all application materials by 18 October 2025 to [email protected], with the subject line: “Application for MEAL Assistant”. Ensure a valid phone number and email address are included. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by phone.

ACTED does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
Ethnic groups, people with special needs, and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.