Bayader for Environment & Development (Bayader)

Job Vacancy

MEAL Coordinator

Bayader for Environment & Development (Bayader) is a leading Palestinian non-governmental organization established in 2007. Guided by human dignity and resilience, Bayader is dedicated to driving sustainable development and providing rapid humanitarian response across the Gaza Strip. Our core programmatic pillars include Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL), Protection, Community Development (e.g., Wash, Shelter ...etc.), Economic Empowerment, and Emergency & Early Recovery.

In response to the ongoing humanitarian context, and in partnership with various International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) and donors, Bayader is launching a suite of multi-sectoral emergency projects. These interventions are designed to restore basic services, rebuild livelihoods, and support conflict-affected populations.

To anchor our commitment to institutional transparency, evidence-based adaptive programming, and strict alignment with global humanitarian quality benchmarks, Bayader is seeking a highly qualified, analytical, and strategic professional to fill the following position:

• Position Title: MEAL Coordinator (MEALC)
• Position Code: 06/26
• Employment Type: Full-Time
• Duty Station: Bayader Office – Khan Younis (With strategic oversight across all field operation zones)
• Reports To: Executive Director & Project Coordinators (PC)
• Contract Duration: Temporary (with high possibility of extension based on performance and fund availability)

Job Purpose

The MEAL Coordinator (MEALC) is a core leadership position responsible for designing, managing, and optimizing the comprehensive Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) architecture of the organization's portfolio. The MEALC will champion data integrity, drive institutional learning, establish safe community accountability frameworks, and transform raw quantitative/qualitative field data into actionable strategic insights. Operating under volatile crisis conditions, this role serves as the structural guarantor of program quality, impact tracking, and donor compliance.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. Advanced System Design & Rigorous Monitoring

• Framework Development: Architect, roll out, and maintain sophisticated monitoring systems, Logical Frameworks (LogFrames), and Performance Monitoring Plans (PMPs) tailored to multi-sectoral emergency projects.
• Indicator Tracking: Lead the systematic tracking of project performance indicators, milestones, outputs, and long-term socio-economic outcomes against established targets.
• Field Surveillance Management: Coordinate directly with field implementation teams to orchestrate structured, timely data flows from distribution points and construction sites.
• Data Verification: Execute advanced data cleaning, cross-verification, and statistical validity checks to guarantee absolute data accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
• Performance Reporting: Produce and visualize regular analytical performance reports and dashboards for internal leadership management.

2. Comprehensive Evaluation & Impact Analysis

• Lifecycle Assessments: Strategize, design, and manage the full execution of project-baseline, midline, and endline surveys, ensuring rigid methodological frameworks.
• Comparative Analytics: Assess real-world project achievements against initial design parameters, donor commitments, and macro-level humanitarian targets.
• Evaluation Management: Draft Technical Terms of Reference (ToRs) for internal or external independent evaluations, oversee external evaluation consultants, and critique draft evaluation outputs.

3. Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) & Transparency

• Feedback Architecture: Establish, secure, and monitor accessible, dignified, and confidential feedback and complaints response mechanisms (CRM)—including secure telephone hotlines, digital forms, and localized community advisory groups.
• Safe Escalation: Safeguard pathways ensuring that beneficiaries, women, and marginalized groups can securely report sensitive grievances without fear of retaliation.
• Responsive Tracking: Manage centralized institutional accountability logs, ensuring that all community feedback is responded to, cleared, and closed within specified target periods.
• Dignity Enforcement: Validate that all aid-delivery paradigms promote active transparency regarding criteria, selection thresholds, and institutional zero-cost policies.

4. Institutional Learning & Knowledge Management

• Insight Harvesting: Capture and synthesize technical lessons learned, case studies, and systemic field bottle-necks encountered throughout project lifecycles.
• Reflection Frameworks: Facilitate routine structured data-reflection workshops, learning clinics, and post-distribution sessions with operational staff.
• Adaptive Management: Translate data findings into clear, practical actionable insights to modify ongoing programming and shape upcoming project designs.

5. Advanced Data Management & Systems Quality Assurance

• Tool Architecture: Design and deploy advanced mobile data collection forms and tools utilizing digital information collection platforms (e.g., Kobo Toolbox, ODK, CommCare).
• Information Security: Enforce airtight data-protection regulations and encryption strategies to maintain absolute beneficiary confidentiality and legal data privacy compliance.
• Quality Auditing: Schedule and execute continuous Data Quality Audits (DQA) on structural data files, tracking and mitigating data discrepancies early.

6. Inter-Departmental Coordination & Capacity Expansion

• Design Integration: Collaborate actively with program design and procurement teams to systematically weave robust MEAL parameters, standard indicators, and resource lines into initial project concepts.
• Technical Mentorship: Design and deliver high-impact capacity-building workshops for field officers, monitors, and community volunteers regarding technical indicators, collection applications, and ethical interviewing.
• Donor Relations Support: Function as the primary technical MEAL focal point during coordination rounds and review sessions with donor entities and cluster working groups.

7. Strategic Donor Reporting & Standardization

• Drafting Contribution: Author, format, and clear the definitive technical MEAL components of interim, quarterly, and close-out donor narrative submissions.
• Standardization Alignment: Maintain a comprehensive command over donor-specific standard indicators, complex global calculation criteria, beneficiary double-counting mitigation, and Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS).

Candidate Profile (Qualifications & Competencies)

Education & Professional Experience

• Academic Degree: A Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum graduation grade of "Good" from an accredited university in Engineering, Business Administration, Project Management, International Development, or a closely related analytical discipline.
• Humanitarian Sector: A minimum of three (3) years of direct, progressive experience inside the humanitarian assistance, early recovery, or sustainable development sector, with specialized concentration in MEAL management.
• NGO Track Record: A minimum of one (1) year of proven experience operating within the administrative structures of a non-governmental organization (NGO/INGO).

Technical & Core Competencies

• Methodological Expertise: Advanced mastery of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodology, sampling techniques, logic modeling, and the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS).
• Tech and Analytics Savvy: Expert proficiency in mobile data collection infrastructure (Kobo Toolbox, ODK) and advanced data management systems (MS Excel for statistical computation; data visualization platforms is a distinct advantage).
• Linguistic Excellence: Superb technical report-writing and verbal communication capabilities in both English and Arabic, with a proven capacity to write compelling donor narratives.
• Leadership & Soft Skills: Highly refined diplomacy, cross-departmental negotiation, and interpersonal communication skills. Proven experience working independently and leading multi-disciplinary teams in high-stress, rapidly evolving field contexts.

Geographic Requirements

• Contextual & Location Alignment: Strong knowledge of the social, cultural, and economic context of Gaza. Residency within the Rafah, Khan Younis, or Deir al-Balah Governorates is mandatory.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified MEAL professionals who meet the above criteria are invited to submit their application package online.

[CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION] 

• Application Deadline: Wednesday, June10, 2026

Important Institutional Policies:

• Equal Opportunity: Bayader considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, or disability status.
• Inclusion: Women, persons with disabilities, and individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Safeguarding & PSEA: Bayader maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy toward exploitation, abuse, and harassment. The selected candidate will undergo extensive background checks, including reference and criminal record verification.

Inquiries: Only short-listed candidates matching the profile will be contacted for advanced technical exams and personal interviews. For inquiries, contact: [email protected]