Job Description
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Position Name
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MEAL Specialist
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Reports to
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Regional Head
Strategic Reporting to: Sr. Manager – MEAL
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Location
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Delhi
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About Habitat for Humanity India:
Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity India began in 1983 as a grassroots effort. The housing organisation has since grown to become a leading housing nonprofit that has helped over tens of thousands of families in India build or improve a place they can call home.
Through its housing, WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) and housing disaster resilience and response programmes, Habitat for Humanity India has positively impacted the lives of over 8.28 million people across the country. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, donate or volunteer, visit:
www.habitatindia.org
Position Purpose:
The MEAL Specialist plays a key role in strengthening monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems to support effective program implementation, organizational learning, and continuous improvement. The position is responsible for managing regional data, reviewing and consolidating project reports, coordinating baseline and endline evaluations, and measuring community-level impact in collaboration with technical and program teams. The MEAL Specialist ensures timely compilation and reporting of project progress and impact data to the National Office, supports evidence-based decision-making, and conducts field visits to support, verify and validate project achievements and outcomes.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Strengthening MEAL Framework, Data Quality Assurance (DQA) and reporting systems (30%)
- Support the development, review, and implementation of reporting tools and systems aligned with the HFHI MEAL framework.
- Ensure reporting formats, indicators, and data collection processes comply with organizational standards and donor requirements.
- Support regional teams in the timely preparation, review, and submission of quality project reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with reporting deadlines.
- Conduct data quality assurance (DQA) processes to verify the accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability of project data.
- Provide constructive feedback to project teams to improve data quality, reporting practices, and compliance.
- Document and share best practices, lessons learned, and evidence generated through projects to strengthen organizational learning and evidence-based decision-making.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of MEAL systems, tools, and reporting processes across programs
2. Capacity Building & Operationalization of Reporting Tools (20%)
- Conduct structured orientations and capacity-building sessions for regional teams on documentation standards, reporting systems, and MEAL tools.
- Facilitate the dissemination and effective utilization of reporting tools and guidelines across projects and regional teams.
- Co-ordinate and support the maintenance of a centralized, evidence-based project data management system and repository, ensuring data accessibility, quality, consistency, and timely availability for reporting and decision-making.
- Coordinate and oversee stakeholder reporting requirements, ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of reports.
- Promote a culture of data-driven learning and accountability through regular analysis and sharing program performance insights.
3. Project Evaluation, Community Feedback Mechanism (CFM), Documentation & Knowledge Management (25%)
- Lead the preparation and finalization of project evaluation reports for all completed projects, ensuring adherence to established quality standards and timelines.
- Coordinate and conduct post intervention reviews and end-line evaluations within timelines.
- Coordinate with the selected external agencies for mid-term/end-term evaluations / impact studies.
- Document, compile, and disseminate regional learnings, best practices, success stories, and innovations across the organization to support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
- Ensure the repository is periodically updated with evaluation reports, learning products, and knowledge resources for organizational reference and evidence-based decision-making.
- Translate evaluation findings and evidence into actionable recommendations to inform the MEAL framework, organizational decisions, and program design.
- Support regional teams to ensure the smooth and effective functioning of Community Feedback Mechanisms (CFM).
4. Cluster-Level Database & Strategic Planning Support (25%)
- Support the development, maintenance, and regular updating of cluster-level baseline databases to inform program planning, performance monitoring, and evidence-based decision-making.
- Support in the development of cluster-specific, needs-based strategic road maps and implementation plans aligned with organizational priorities and regional needs.
- Collect, compile, analyze, and manage historical and ongoing project data to strengthen regional planning, resource allocation, program design, and impact measurement.
- Collaborate with regional program teams to identify emerging needs, opportunities, trends, and priorities through data analysis and evidence generation.
- Support regional teams in the development and review of project design, concept notes and project proposals.
Education & Other Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in any relevant discipline
- 3-5 years of experience working in the social development sector, managing projects
- Experience of working with the communities, development organizations and government entities.
Technical/Behavioural Skills
- Analytical thinking,
- Data analysis
- Report writing and documentation
- Proficiency in MS office.
- Familiarity in research tools such as KII, FGD, KOBO collect, etc.
- Building relationships
- Agile with technology
- Collaboration
Habitat For Humanity India: Values
- Humility: We are part of something bigger than ourselves
- Courage: We do what’s right, even when it is difficult or unpopular
- Accountability: We take personal responsibility for Habitat’s mission
Safeguarding:
At Habitat for Humanity India, we are committed to a culture of safeguarding and ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, especially children, involved in our programs. We uphold a strict zero-tolerance policy towards any form of harm or abuse. We expect all employees to adhere to our safeguarding behavioural code of conduct, prioritizing the best interests of the child and promoting a speak-up culture.
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