Job Detail

1. People In Need (PIN) Afghanistan

PIN is a Czech, non-governmental, non-profit organisation founded on the ideals of humanism, freedom, equality and solidarity. Human dignity and freedom are fundamental values and we believe that people anywhere in the world should have the right to make decisions about their own lives and share the rights expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

People in Need’s Afghanistan country programme started in November 2001, providing emergency food distribution in mountainous areas of the central highlands. 20 years later, the programme has visibly grown and diversified, but continues to promote PIN’s core values: envisioning a world where people are free to make decisions about their lives; a world where people are not restricted by an un-free society, poverty, lack of education or discrimination. Today, we work along the humanitarian and development spectrum, providing immediate aid supporting the most vulnerable in Afghanistan to find long-term solutions to the challenges they face.

2. Background

PIN Afghanistan’s three strategic objectives for the current planning period (2021-2022) are (1) Agency driven, transformative, humanitarian assistance; (2) Making markets work for crisis affected and marginalised communities; and, (3) Harnessing decent, productive and inclusive livelihoods. Under the current evolving context, the CP is focusing efforts under strategic priority 1 and in particular supporting people to have (1) enough to eat, (2) a safe and secure living space that supports their health and well-being, (3) the basic items needed to stay safe and warm, and (4) access to education when the normal structures are no longer available to them. 

PIN has secured an 11 month Educations in Emergencies project funded by the Afghanistan Humanitarian Fund. The project will establish temporary learning spaces to 2400 children in crisis affected communities in Kabul providing access to recreational activities, psychosocial support and basic educational course in line with EIEWG standards.

Job Requirements:

Responsibilities:

The MEAL Assistant is responsible for, but not limited to, the following work areas and duties:

Data collection and activity monitoring

• 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;

• Support electronic and/or paper-based MIS systems for tracking and reporting of all quantitative data and information. Supervise and maintain the data collection system;

• 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);

• Support where necessary in report writing and analysis (baseline, end-line, assessments, PDM analysis). Reporting duties should be discussed with MEAL Manager, dependent on team workload;

• 2. Learning and Accountability

• 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;

• Ensure the project team and operations comply with recommended Covid-19 precaution protocols;