MEAL Officer

• Job TitleMEAL Officer
• OrganisationInternational Rescue Committee (IRC)
• ProgrammeReSET
• Duty StationYumbe (Bidibidi); posting also lists Kiryandongo and Palabek
• Job TypeFull Time
• Reports ToMEAL Manager
• ExperienceAt least 3 years
• ReferenceJR00005510
• DeadlineWednesday, 28 October 2026 (rolling review)

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing and power to people affected by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC works in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities.

IRC and its consortium partners were selected by the British High Commission (BHC) Kampala for the Refugee Support, Empowerment and Transformation (ReSET) Programme. IRC leads Pillar 1 (Lifesaving Assistance) with the Refugee-Led Organisations Network (RELON), TPO Uganda and UGANET, using a cash-first approach linked to protection and referrals across 10 refugee settlements in West Nile, Mid-Western, Northern and South-Western Uganda.

The MEAL Officer works with programme teams to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for the IRC Uganda mission, supporting high-quality programming and the goals of IRC Strategy 100 and the Country Strategic Action Plan.

The officer oversees, leads and implements ReSET MEAL activities within the country MEAL team, and supervises the Data Officer, MEAL Assistants and enumerators.

Leadership, Documentation and Partnership

• Lead MEAL for Yumbe and Bidibidi operations to high standards of data collection, analysis, reporting and accountability.
• Document programme progress, learning and evidence.
• Supervise and guide the Data Officer and MEAL Assistants.
• Represent IRC in MEAL and information management forums.
• Build partnerships that strengthen data systems and champion data-driven decisions.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Output Tracking

• Implement MEAL systems in line with IRC country and global strategies.
• Use the logframe, IPTT and indicator reference sheets to guide data collection and reporting.
• Collect and update output and outcome data from protection, cash and other sectors.
• Run post-distribution monitoring through household surveys, focus groups and key informant interviews on cash use, safety and access.
• Monitor beneficiary registration, output verification and reconciliation, market and vulnerability assessments, and performance against targets.
• Oversee CommCare, Kobo and ODK tools and dashboards.
• Carry out data quality assessments, audits and spot checks.
• Analyse data, support real-time adaptation and produce reports and dashboards.

Evaluation Management

• Lead baseline, midline and endline surveys, external evaluations and vulnerability assessments with the MEAL Manager.
• Develop evaluation frameworks, tools and Terms of Reference.
• Supervise enumerators during data collection.
• Manage data cleaning, analysis and reporting, and turn findings into action plans.

Participatory Monitoring and Learning

• Promote participatory monitoring that involves beneficiaries.
• Facilitate community reflection sessions and review meetings.
• Make sure community voices shape programme design and adaptation.

Accountability and Client Responsiveness

• Track client feedback through the Client Feedback Registry with the MEAL Manager and AAP Officers.
• Keep feedback databases updated and produce monthly feedback analysis reports.
• Lead action plans in response to feedback.
• Build team capacity on accountability and safeguarding, and develop accountability materials.

Human Resources and Supervision

• Supervise Data Officers, MEAL Assistants and enumerators.
• Mentor, coach and monitor performance.
• Build MEAL and programme team skills in data management and reporting.
• Take part in recruiting and training MEAL staff and enumerators.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Information Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences or a related field (additional experience may substitute).

Experience

• At least 3 years of progressive experience in MEAL, data management or related roles.
• Experience supervising technical staff such as Data Officers or MEAL Assistants.
• Strong understanding of output and beneficiary monitoring, logframes, Theories of Change, evaluation methods, participatory monitoring and feedback mechanisms.
• Proven experience managing baseline and endline surveys and evaluations.

Technical Skills

• Mobile data collection: CommCare, Kobo and ODK.
• Visualisation: Power BI, Tableau or GIS is an added advantage.
• Excel: Advanced Excel skills.
• Report writing: Strong analytical reports.

Soft Skills

• Analytical thinking: Systematic problem-solving.
• Attention to detail: Accurate under pressure.
• Supervision: Mentoring data teams.
• Mobility: Willing to travel to field locations regularly.

Salary and benefits are not stated in the advert.

• Lead MEAL for one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, Bidibidi.
• Hands-on supervision of a data team.
• Run real evaluations, from baseline to endline.
• Use data to change how cash and protection are delivered.
• Strong step up in international development jobs in Uganda.

Apply online through the IRC careers portal (JR00005510) by Wednesday, 28 October 2026. IRC reviews applications on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged. See more NGO jobs in Uganda, international development jobs in Uganda and jobs in Yumbe.

• Apply early: IRC reviews applications as they arrive.
• List the tools you use: CommCare, Kobo, ODK, Power BI.
• Mention surveys you managed, with sample sizes.
• Show how your analysis changed a programme decision.
• Highlight the staff you have supervised.