Company: Terre des hommes – Nigeria
Job Title: MEAL Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning)
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Nasarawa/Benue State, Nigeria
Application Deadline: 14 August 2026
About Terre des hommes (Tdh)
Terre des hommes (Tdh) is a leading Swiss child relief organization dedicated to protecting children’s rights and improving their well-being. For over 50 years, Tdh has been supporting vulnerable children and communities in more than 30 countries through humanitarian and development programmes focused on child protection, health, emergency response, and education.
Job Summary
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer will support the MEAL Manager in ensuring the effective implementation of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems across projects. The role involves supporting programme quality, strengthening information management systems, managing complaints and feedback mechanisms, improving data quality, and promoting evidence-based decision-making across project activities.
Key Responsibilities
The successful candidate will:
- Support the implementation of project MEAL systems.
- Develop and manage digital data collection tools using KoboToolbox, ODK, and similar platforms.
- Coordinate project monitoring, reporting, and data quality assurance activities.
- Manage the Complaints Feedback and Response Mechanism (CFRM).
- Conduct baseline, endline, and other evaluation activities.
- Carry out routine field monitoring visits and data quality assessments.
- Analyse programme data and prepare reports for project management.
- Train staff and partners on MEAL tools and reporting systems.
- Support beneficiary information management and reporting.
- Promote organizational learning through reflection meetings and lessons learned.
- Ensure compliance with ethical standards, safeguarding, confidentiality, and humanitarian accountability principles.
Requirements
Educational Qualification
Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines:
- Statistics
- Economics
- Development Studies
- Social Sciences
- Public Health
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Any related field
Added Advantage
- Master’s Degree
- Professional Certification in Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Management, or Data Analysis.
Experience
Applicants should have:
- Minimum of 2–3 years progressive experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL).
- Experience working with NGOs or humanitarian organizations.
- Practical experience in project monitoring, surveys, data collection, analysis, reporting, and indicator tracking.
- Experience in Child Protection, WASH, Nutrition, Health, or emergency response will be an added advantage.
Required Skills
- KoboToolbox
- ODK
- SurveyCTO
- Microsoft Excel (Advanced)
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Power BI
- Tableau
- SPSS
- STATA
- Data Cleaning & Validation
- Dashboard Development
- Information Management Systems
- GIS (QGIS or ArcGIS is an advantage)
- Data Protection & Confidentiality
- Report Writing
- Data Visualization
Core Competencies
- Strong communication skills
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Professional integrity
- Accountability
- Community engagement
- Ethical data management
- Child safeguarding
- Stakeholder coordination
- Quality assurance and learning culture
Languages
- Excellent written and spoken English.
- Knowledge of Hausa, Kanuri, or other relevant local languages is an added advantage.
Additional Requirements
Successful candidates must be willing to:
- Adhere to Terre des hommes Code of Conduct.
- Comply with Child Safeguarding and PSEA policies.
- Follow organizational administrative and security procedures.
- Work in accordance with humanitarian principles and ethical standards.
- Previous working experience in North-Central Nigeria will be an added advantage.
Equal Opportunity
Terre des hommes – Nigeria is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without discrimination based on race, religion, gender, disability, age, or any other protected status.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by completing the official application form below:
Application Link: https://forms.gle/sHbjedWhKsVMDyDC8
Application Deadline: 14 August 2026.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
