Country MEAL Manager – Acted
Acted is recruiting a Country Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager to support the design and development of effective MEAL systems across its humanitarian and development programmes.
Acted works across 43 countries, reaching approximately 19 million people through programmes spanning humanitarian response, development, climate and environmental action. The organisation works with local, national and international partners towards its vision of a 3Zero World: Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty.
About the Role
The Country MEAL Manager will be responsible for ensuring that Acted’s projects and programmes are monitored effectively and perform as planned.
The successful candidate will design and develop appropriate MEAL systems aligned with Acted’s global MEAL procedures. The role combines monitoring and evaluation expertise with accountability, learning, team management and capacity building.
Acted is looking for a professional who can work effectively in complex humanitarian and development environments, demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset and balance strategic ambition with practical implementation.
Key Responsibilities
The Country MEAL Manager will be responsible for:
- Coordinating MEAL activities across projects and programmes.
- Managing the MEAL department and team.
- Building the capacity of staff through training and technical support.
- Developing and improving MEAL processes.
- Supporting organisational learning and capitalisation.
- Implementing the beneficiary Complaint Response Mechanism.
- Undertaking other MEAL-related responsibilities as required.
The position requires the ability to work closely with programme teams, national and international staff, partners and communities to ensure that monitoring and learning systems contribute to better programme performance.
Qualifications and Experience
Applicants should have a university degree in Political Sciences, Public Administration, International Affairs, Economics or a related field.
Relevant disciplines may include:
- Anthropology
- Sociology
- Statistics
- Development studies
- International affairs
Candidates should have at least 2–5 years of professional experience working in humanitarian and/or development organisations.
Experience with participatory appraisals and project cycle management is encouraged.
The successful candidate should also demonstrate strong organisational and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with international and national colleagues as well as rural communities.
Key Skills
Acted is seeking candidates with strong team management and coordination abilities.
Applicants should demonstrate:
- Ability to coordinate and manage a team.
- Teamwork and team-building skills.
- Capacity-building and training skills.
- Strong planning and organisational abilities.
- Flexibility and adaptability.
- Initiative and independence.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Excellent communication and drafting skills in English.
Knowledge of the relevant region is considered an advantage.
Candidates should also be familiar with standard Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint, as well as Kobo Toolbox.
International Contract and Benefits
This position is classified as an international staff position under Acted’s recruitment framework. Applicants must therefore be eligible for an international contract.
The compensation package includes a salary determined according to factors such as education and security level, together with a monthly living allowance of $300.
Other benefits include:
- Accommodation and food in an Acted guesthouse.
- Pension.
- Health insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Repatriation assistance.
- Unemployment insurance for eligible EU citizens.
- Flight tickets every six months.
- Visa fees covered.
- Contribution towards luggage transportation of up to 50 kg, depending on contract duration.
- Potential Rest & Recuperation arrangements every two or three months, depending on the context.
- R&R flights covered up to $500 and an allowance of $200, where applicable.
- 25–43 days of annual leave.
- One week of pre-departure training at Acted headquarters, including four days of in-situ security training.
- Tax advice through a free 30-minute consultation with a tax consultant.
- Psychological assistance.
Benefits and R&R arrangements may depend on the specific duty station and security context.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit a CV and letter of motivation through the Acted recruitment process or by email to jobs@acted.org.
Applicants should include the reference:
Candidates should carefully demonstrate their experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, as well as their experience working in humanitarian or development environments.
Acted states that it will never charge a fee for the recruitment process.
For additional information about the position, candidates can consult the official terms of reference provided by Acted.
Reference: MEALM / Various locations
Organisation: Acted
Position: Country MEAL Manager
Sector: Humanitarian and Development
Contract: International staff position
Experience: 2–5 years
Application: CV and motivation letter
Application Deadline: Not specified in the provided vacancy information.
