MEAL Officer – Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning

About the role

The International Rescue Committee is seeking a MEAL Officer to support program monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning across Kachin State, Myanmar. Reporting to the Senior MEAL Officer in Myitkyina, you will ensure accurate data collection, analysis and reporting for early childhood development and WASH programmes.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the transition of IRC’s state‑level Management Information System from paper to digital using mobile data entry platforms such as Kobo or CommCare.
• Maintain and regularly update all programme databases, ensuring data quality, confidentiality and timely uploads to the offline server.
• Aggregate monthly data into a consolidated database and share dashboards with MEAL managers.
• Develop and improve Excel‑based dashboards and other visual data presentations.
• Revise data collection tools and methodologies to ensure harmonisation across programme teams.
• Verify programme and partner reports for completeness and alignment with data collection schemes.
• Monitor programme indicators, conduct trend analysis and provide regular insights to programme leads.
• Conduct data quality assurance visits with IRC and partner staff to validate field data.

Required profile

• Myanmar national.
• Works under the supervision of the Senior MEAL Officer and coordinates with programme leads in Kachin State.
• Experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning within humanitarian programmes.

Required skills

• Proficiency with mobile data collection tools (Kobo, CommCare).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel for dashboard creation.
• Data analysis and database management.
• Data quality assurance and trend analysis.