MEAL Assistant

• PositionMEAL Assistant
• CompanyAction Against Hunger
• LocationNakapiripirit, Uganda
• CategoryNGO, International Development, Operations Jobs in Uganda
• IndustryHumanitarian aid and international development
• DepartmentMEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning)
• DeadlineMonday, 16 November 2026
• Not in the advertJob type, pay and benefits

Action Against Hunger is an international humanitarian organisation working to end hunger. It says it reaches about 24 million people each year through hunger prevention and treatment programmes, with around 8,300 staff working across some 50 countries.

Action Against Hunger USA, part of the Action Against Hunger International network, manages operations in eight countries, including Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia and Haiti. Its work addresses root causes of hunger such as climate change, conflict, inequity and emergencies.

In Uganda, the organisation runs nutrition, health, water, sanitation and hygiene, protection and cash programmes with refugees, host communities and crisis-affected districts, including Karamoja and the south-west refugee settlements.

The MEAL Assistant supports day-to-day delivery of the project MEAL plan across five Karamoja districts. Work covers monthly output data from Nutrition, WASH and Cash teams, IPTT updates, deduplication of beneficiary records, process monitoring of nutrition sites and distributions, data quality checks on KoboCollect, and survey tools, enumerator supervision and basic analysis for baseline, PDM and endline exercises.

The post reports to the Karamoja Field Coordinator with technical oversight from the Head of MEAL, Research and Innovation, and works with the MEAL Officer and Emergency Project Manager. It also runs helpdesks and the Opinion-ADS complaints log, refers sensitive cases confidentially, documents case studies and supports reporting to OCHA and the Uganda Humanitarian Fund under tight timelines, while applying strict data protection standards.

In plain terms, this job splits into 5 areas of work. Each list below restates the employer’s duties in shorter words; the advert linked under How To Apply is the final word.

MEAL planning and routine data

The assistant supports MEAL planning, gathers cross-team results, maintains beneficiary records and checks nutrition and field activities.

• Help the MEAL Officer implement the MEAL plan and IPTT with defined data sources, tools, frequency and breakdowns.
• Compile monthly output figures from Nutrition, WASH and Cash, refresh IPTT and flag indicators behind schedule.
• Maintain unique beneficiary records, remove duplicates and update the multisector convergence dashboard.
• Conduct monthly spot reviews of MUAC checks, OTP/ITC/SFP sites, IYCF-E, water-point repairs and distributions.
• Combine nutrition information from registers, MUAC tallies and HMIS 106a; verify intake and exit data against Sphere standards.

Data quality and assessments

The role checks information quality, supports distribution verification and prepares datasets, evidence and reports for review.

• Check KoboCollect entries and field records and give corrective feedback to staff and VHTs.
• Monitor inclusion and verify recipients before cash and kit distributions.
• Supply tables and charts for monthly, 5W/cluster and OCHA/UHF reports, and archive supporting evidence.
• Adapt, digitise and test survey tools in KoboToolbox.
• Check satisfaction and WASH access alongside the CSI, HDDS and FCS baseline measures.
• Organise post-distribution monitoring after cash or kit deliveries, including observation, reconciliation and sampling.

Evaluation and learning

The assistant helps prepare enumerators, analyse survey information, support evaluations and document project learning.

• Help recruit, train and supervise enumerators, checking sampling, consent and data protection.
• Prepare clean data and initial findings with Excel, SPSS or Stata, then create draft tables and charts.
• Support the endline assessment and assemble evidence for outcome indicators.
• Document outcomes from staff performance sessions, a mid-project check and the final learning event.

Feedback and safeguarding

The role explains entitlements, logs and routes community feedback, handles sensitive concerns confidentially and supports feedback reporting.

• Explain project entitlements, selection rules and feedback channels in local languages.
• Staff distribution and screening helpdesks and promptly log feedback in Opinion-ADS.
• Refer feedback to responsible teams, track resolution and close the loop with communities.
• Send sensitive complaints promptly and privately to the designated safeguarding focal point.
• Support community feedback meetings and PSEA consultation groups across the five districts.
• Produce an anonymised monthly CFM and response-follow-up report for OCHA.

Coordination and data protection

The assistant follows up learning actions, joins requested coordination sessions and applies organisational standards for information protection.

• Document case studies, stories and photographs only with informed consent.
• Track DDMC and community feedback actions and follow up with teams.
• Join local coordination forums and HINGO-Karamoja Working Group gatherings on request.
• Observe Action Against Hunger requirements for handling information.

Required Education

• Diploma or Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Population Studies, Public Health, Human Nutrition, Social Sciences, Development Studies or a related field.
• A certificate or short course in Monitoring and Evaluation is an added advantage.

Work Experience

• At least 1–2 years of experience in data collection, monitoring or MEAL in a humanitarian or development project with an NGO, UN agency or government programme.
• Experience in emergency response, cash assistance (including PDM) or nutrition (CMAM) is an added advantage; familiarity with OCHA pooled-fund or other donor reporting is desirable.

Additional Requirements

• Fluency in written and spoken English; Ngakarimojong or Pokot is a strong advantage.
• Willingness to travel frequently and work in remote, flood-affected locations; availability to start immediately.
• Commitment to the Code of Conduct, safeguarding and PSEA policies.

Technical Skills

• Mobile data collection: Good command of KoboToolbox/KoboCollect and ODK.
• Excel and analysis: Data cleaning, pivot tables and charts; basic SPSS, Stata or Power BI is an advantage.
• Nutrition and food security indicators: Basic understanding of MUAC, SAM/MAM, cure and default rates, FCS, rCSI and Sphere standards.
• Accountability: Knowledge of AAP, complaints and feedback mechanisms and PSEA principles.

Soft Skills

• Supervision: Ability to supervise enumerators and work with VHTs, leaders and district officials.
• Attention to detail: Accurate data and good report writing under tight deadlines.
• Interpersonal skills: Works well in multicultural teams and respects community norms.

Pay and benefits are not listed for this MEAL Assistant post, so raise them only after an offer. To judge an offer, check a gross figure with the Uganda take-home pay calculator (PAYE and NSSF) and compare it with our guide to NGO salaries in Uganda.

• Open to candidates with one to two years of data or MEAL experience.
• Hands-on experience across nutrition, WASH and cash monitoring.
• Run baseline, PDM and endline surveys on KoboToolbox.
• Manage a live complaints and feedback mechanism.
• Contribute to OCHA and Uganda Humanitarian Fund reporting.
• Ngakarimojong or Pokot speakers have a strong advantage.

Apply online through the Action Against Hunger application page, which holds the full job description and application form. Applications close on Monday, 16 November 2026.

• Checked on 12 November 2026 against Action Against Hunger's official advert.
• Closing date confirmed as 16 November 2026. NextRoleHub closes the listing at 23:59 Kampala time that day.
• The application link goes to the employer's own page or email. Applying is free; report anyone who asks for money.
• Before you apply, read our guide: How to find jobs in Uganda without experience. Work out your pay with the take-home pay calculator.