MEAL Officer - COMMON ROOTS: Communities Rising On Opportunities through Trees’ Stewardship in Uganda (National Position)

Duty Station: Mbale, Eastern Uganda (with frequent travel within the region)

Contract Duration: 12 months (renewable based on performance)

Starting Date: As soon as possible

Reports to: Head of Mission

Application Deadline: 18/03/2026

About CESVI

CESVI is an international humanitarian organisation founded in Italy in 1985. CESVI operates in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe, working in emergency and development contexts to support vulnerable populations and promote sustainable development, environmental protection and resilience.

CESVI has been operational in Uganda since 2001, implementing programmes in livelihoods, food security, nutrition and community resilience in both development and refugee response.

Project Background

The COMMON ROOTS project is under the AICS (Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development) ReForest Project implemented with resources from the European Union. The project aims to increase and conserve the national forest cover and promote the environmental sustainability and economic growth of the targeted areas. The project is implemented in 16 districts of the Eastern region through a consortium approach.

Job Purpose

The MEAL Officer will be responsible for the overall Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) framework of the consortium.

The role will ensure compliance with donor requirements and harmonised data collection across partners, while providing particular attention and direct technical support to CESVI-led activities.

Key Responsibilities

MEAL System Development and Implementation

• Lead the development, operationalisation and monitoring of the project MEAL framework in line with donor requirements.
• Ensure harmonised indicator tracking and data collection methodologies across consortium partners.
• Develop data collection tools, databases and reporting templates.
• Coordinate baseline, mid-term and end-line assessments where applicable.
• Ensure data quality assurance through regular verification and field monitoring visits.

Consortium Coordination and Reporting

• Provide technical guidance to partners on MEAL standards and reporting requirements.
• Consolidate partner data into high-quality reports for submission to the donor.
• Work closely with the Project Manager and the Technical Leads to ensure alignment between technical implementation and results monitoring.
• Support timely preparation of narrative reports, ensuring accuracy and consistency of data.

Accountability, Learning

• Establish and oversee the implementation of feedback and complaint response mechanisms across the project and consortium partners, in line with CESVI safeguarding and accountability standards.
• Promote learning by documenting lessons learned, best practices and case studies.
• Provide direct and continuous MEAL support to CESVI-implemented activities, ensuring close follow-up on indicator performance and compliance.
• Collaborate with programme and communication teams to ensure visibility and results communication obligations are met.

Essential requirements:

• University degree in Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Economics, or related field.
• A postgraduate qualification in Monitoring & Evaluation is an asset.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in MEAL for donor-funded development projects.
• Proven experience working with EU-funded projects or similar compliance frameworks (strong asset).
• Experience consolidating data from multiple partners in consortium settings.
• Demonstrated experience in developing data collection tools and managing databases.
• Experience working in environmental, natural resource management or community-based development projects is an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent coordination and facilitation skills.
• Strong communication and report-writing abilities in English.
• High level of integrity and adherence to safeguarding standards.

Safeguarding

CESVI has a zero-tolerance approach towards sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment and all forms of misconduct. The selected candidate will be required to adhere to CESVI’s Code of Conduct and Safeguarding policies.

• Lead the development, operationalisation and monitoring of the project MEAL framework in line with donor requirements.
• Ensure harmonised indicator tracking and data collection methodologies across consortium partners.
• Develop data collection tools, databases and reporting templates.
• Coordinate baseline, mid-term and end-line assessments where applicable.
• Ensure data quality assurance through regular verification and field monitoring visits.
• Provide technical guidance to partners on MEAL standards and reporting requirements.
• Consolidate partner data into high-quality reports for submission to the donor.
• Work closely with the Project Manager and the Technical Leads to ensure alignment between technical implementation and results monitoring.
• Support timely preparation of narrative reports, ensuring accuracy and consistency of data.
• Establish and oversee the implementation of feedback and complaint response mechanisms across the project and consortium partners, in line with CESVI safeguarding and accountability standards.
• Promote learning by documenting lessons learned, best practices and case studies.
• Provide direct and continuous MEAL support to CESVI-implemented activities, ensuring close follow-up on indicator performance and compliance.
• Collaborate with programme and communication teams to ensure visibility and results communication obligations are met.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent coordination and facilitation skills.
• Strong communication and report-writing abilities in English.
• High level of integrity and adherence to safeguarding standards.

• University degree in Statistics, Monitoring & Evaluation, Economics, or related field.
• A postgraduate qualification in Monitoring & Evaluation is an asset.
• Proven experience working with EU-funded projects or similar compliance frameworks (strong asset).
• Experience consolidating data from multiple partners in consortium settings.
• Demonstrated experience in developing data collection tools and managing databases.
• Experience working in environmental, natural resource management or community-based development projects is an asset.