{"id":3402587,"url":"https://alion.io/job/wvi-meal-coordinator","title":"MEAL Coordinator","company":{"id":1767382,"name":"WVI","domain":"wvi.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/wvi","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Administrative","role_family":"Administrative","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"],"countries":["ET"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":8500,"max_usd":18000,"period":"year","method":null,"sample_n":15479},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T12:15:50Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-28T12:15:50Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Job Description Summary\nThe MEAL Coordinator provides strategic and technical leadership for Designing, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (DMEAL) across FCO1, supporting Regional Liaison functions and coordinating with signatory bureaus and BoFED in Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, and Harari Regions. The role strengthens DMEAL systems across ADPs and projects, supports implementation of World Vision's strategy, ensures data quality and accountability, coordinates evaluations and reporting, and promotes evidence-based programme improvement, learning, and resource mobilization to advance sustained child well-being through all funding steams of Transformational development, HEA, Grants and PNS projects in the organization.\nJustification\nThe MEAL Coordinator provides strategic and technical leadership for Designing, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (DMEAL) across FCO1, supporting Regional Liaison functions and coordinating with signatory bureaus and BoFED in Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia, and Harari Regions. The role strengthens DMEAL systems across ADPs and projects, supports implementation of World Vision's strategy, ensures data quality and accountability, coordinates evaluations and reporting, and promotes evidence-based programme improvement, learning, and resource mobilization to advance sustained child well-being through all funding steams of Transformational development, HEA, Grants and PNS projects in the organization.\nJob Description\nProgramme Design, Planning and Resource Mobilization:\nUse assessment findings to coordinate programme design and redesign, theories of change, results frameworks and annual detailed implementation plans across sponsorship, grants and other funding streams.\nSupport ADPs to align outcomes, indicators, baselines, targets and interventions with child well-being priorities, approved technical programmes, community priorities and applicable donor requirements.\nDevelop costed MEAL plans with defined methods, responsibilities, reporting schedules and data-quality controls; coordinate with Finance and programme teams to align activities, resources and intended results.\nProvide evidence, indicator definitions, measurement approaches and MEAL budgets for concept notes and proposals; incorporate sustainability, transition, inclusion and programme risks.\nSupport application of approved World Vision design and planning approaches and systems, including LEAP, APA and iMPAQ where applicable, and authorized successor systems.\nMonitoring, Data Quality and Reporting:\nCoordinate routine output and outcome monitoring, field verification and indicator tracking across the assigned portfolio; maintain an integrated monitoring and reporting calendar.\nSupport ADP MEAL Officers to validate source records, check completeness, accuracy, consistency and timeliness, prevent double counting and maintain traceable corrections and supporting evidence.\nConsolidate and analyse results against targets, explain variances and highlight delivery gaps, emerging risks and recommended actions through management dashboards and review meetings.\nQuality-assure monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, donor and government reports, as applicable; coordinate timely updates in iMPAQ, indicator tracking tables and other approved systems.\nWork with Sponsorship and technical teams to verify child reach, meaningful participation and child well-being results, including Future Ready Sponsorship where implemented, without conflating participation with outcomes.\nApply approved access controls, secure storage, minimum necessary data collection and appropriate disaggregation; escalate data-quality or confidentiality concerns promptly.\nEvaluation, Learning and Adaptive Management:\nCoordinate baseline, mid-term, endline and programme transition evaluation processes with National Office MEAL, ADP managers and technical specialists, including scope, schedules and management engagement; coordinate study implementation under Surveys, Assessments and Research.\nContribute to terms of reference, evaluation questions, methods, workplans and budgets; technically review deliverables while preserving evaluator independence and transparent reporting of limitations.\nFacilitate safe participation of children, caregivers, communities, partners and government in evaluation design, evidence interpretation and accessible dissemination of findings.\nConvene quarterly reflection and learning sessions; synthesize monitoring, evaluation and feedback evidence into practical recommendations and documented programme adaptations.\nMaintain a management-response tracker and evidence repository covering recommendations, lessons, promising practices and sustainability findings; follow up agreed actions with responsible managers.\nCommunity Accountability and Safe Participation:\nSupport every assigned ADP/project to implement accessible information sharing, consultation, participation and complaints-and-feedback mechanisms suited to local language and context.\nEnsure children and communities understand programme commitments, selection criteria, available feedback channels and how responses will be communicated.\nCoordinate secure feedback logging, categorisation, referral and tracking against approved response timelines; verify closure with complainants where safe and appropriate.\nRefer safeguarding, fraud and other sensitive concerns immediately through designated channels; do not investigate cases or include sensitive details in routine reports.\nAnalyze anonymized feedback trends and inclusion barriers, support community review of results and track programme improvements arising from feedback.\nSurveys, Assessments and Research:\nLead the technical implementation of approved needs assessments, baseline studies, outcome surveys and research, including data collection required for evaluations, using appropriate National Office and donor methods.\nSupport sampling frames, sample-size justification, indicator measurement protocols and quantitative and qualitative tools; document limitations and obtain required technical and ethical approvals.\nTrain data collectors, pilot tools and supervise fieldwork, consent processes, daily quality checks and secure data handling.\nCoordinate data cleaning, analysis, triangulation and interpretation with technical teams; present findings relevant to vulnerability, child well-being and programme decisions.Maintain approved tools, anonymised analytical datasets, methodological notes and reports in authorised repositories with appropriate access and retention controls.\nEchnical Capacity Strengthening and Internal Coordination:\nDevelop and implement a needs-based capacity-strengthening plan for ADP MEAL Officers and partners through coaching and practical training; follow up application of skills in programme work.\nCoordinate technical support with National Office MEAL, programme leadership, technical specialists, Sponsorship, Finance and other support functions to resolve cross-functional delivery and evidence gaps.\nSupport partners and authorised community data collectors with proportionate tools, reporting guidance, data-quality checks and confidentiality practices.\nCoordinate internal technical-support priorities, responsibilities and follow-up with ADP teams and National Office MEAL; escalate unresolved technical gaps to the responsible managers.\nFacilitate internal peer exchange of practical MEAL tools and methods, drawing on documented learning to address recurring capacity gap\nExternal Engagement, Government Coordination and Strategic Partnerships\nServe as the FCO1 MEAL focal person with Regional Liaison Offices, signatory sector bureaus and BoFED across Oromia, Benishangul-Gumuz, Central Ethiopia and Harari Regions; agree applicable monitoring, reporting, evaluation and accountability requirements with relevant counterparts.\nCoordinate government-facing project appraisal, agreement development and annual planning consultations at regional, zonal and woreda levels; consolidate technical inputs, follow up appraisal comments and route commitments and signatures to authorised representatives.\nFacilitate joint monitoring visits, evaluations, learning events, and evidence-sharing forums with government institutions, implementing partners, academic institutions, donors, and consortium members to promote accountability, transparency, and programme effectiveness.\nRepresent FCO1 in external technical working groups, DMEAL forums, coordination platforms, and sector review meetings, ensuring World Vision's evidence, lessons learned, best practices, and programme results inform policy dialogue and decision-making.\nCoordinate the collection, consolidation, validation, and submission of programme performance reports, evaluation findings, and evidence products required by government entities, donors, and strategic partners.\nSupport the development of concept papers, project proposals, assessments, baselines, and evaluations by providing credible contextual evidence, data analysis, lessons learned, and performance trends to strengthen resource mobilization efforts.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders to enhance collaboration, harmonize monitoring systems where appropriate, and promote the utilization of evidence for programme improvement and sustained child well-being outcomes.\nPromote organizational learning by facilitating knowledge exchange between government counterparts, partners, and World Vision programme teams, ensuring good practices, innovations, and lessons learned are documented and scaled across FCO1 operations.\nRequirements\nRequired Professional Experience\nAt least five years of relevant experience in programme design, monitoring, evaluation, accountability or learning, including practical experience with results frameworks, surveys, data analysis, reporting and technical capacity strengthening. Experience supporting multisector programmes and coordinating across multiple projects or locations is desirable; NGO experience is preferred. Required Education, training, license, registration, and certification\nBA/BSc degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Economics, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or a related field.\nMaster’s degree is an advantage Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications\nUnderstanding of transformational development, child well-being, community ownership and World Vision’s programme approaches.\nStrong results-based management skills: theories of change, logical frameworks, indicator definitions, target setting and costed MEAL plans.\nApplied quantitative and qualitative research, sampling, data-quality assurance, analysis and clear communication of findings and limitations.\nAfan Oromo language competency is mandatory and contextually critical for this role, as it is essential for effective communication, stakeholder engagement, and successful delivery of responsibilities within the operating area.\"\nHow to apply\nhttps://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/WorldVisionInternational/job/Addis-Ababa-Ethiopia/MEAL-Coordinator_JR53577\nWorld Vision is a child-focused organization that is committed to safeguarding all children as well as adult beneficiaries and has zero tolerance for incidents of violence or abuse against children or adults, including sexual exploitation or abuse, committed either by employees or others affiliated with our work. Therefore, World Vision does not hire staff whose background is not suitable for working with children or vulnerable adults, even if their role does not interact directly with them.\nDisclaimer: World Vision Ethiopia is a reputable organization that values transparency and fairness in its recruitment process and does not solicit any money for any job application. We encourage all job seekers to be cautious of any job ads that require payment or personal information upfront. 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