WASH Consortium MEAL Coordinator

Job Description

Yemen WaSH Consortium MEAL Coordinator – DG ECHO Project (INT11758)

  • Location: Yemen - Sana'a
  • Workplace Type: On-site
  • Hours: 40
  • Salary: As per Oxfam Salary Scale
  • Job Family: Programme
  • Division: International
  • Grade: National C2
  • Job Type: Fixed Term
  • Closing Date: 25 August 2026
  • Country: Yemen

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you hold a relevant university degree, or demonstrate equivalent professional experience, in MEAL, Statistics, Public Health, Social Sciences, Information Management, or a related discipline? 

Do you have a minimum of 4 to 5 years of humanitarian MEAL experience, including at least 3 years leading multi-partner or consortium-level MEAL coordination? 

Do you have demonstrated experience working with DG ECHO Single Form results frameworks, KRI/KOI indicators, and donor reporting requirements?

If the answer is yes, then we would like to hear from you.

The Role:

The Yemen WASH Consortium MEAL Coordinator will provide consortium-wide technical leadership for monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning and responsible information management for the DG ECHO-funded action. The postholder will chair the Consortium MEAL Technical Working Group and coordinate partner MEAL focal points to establish and maintain a harmonized, proportionate and accessible MEAL system aligned with the approved Single Form, logical framework, DG ECHO KRI/KOI requirements, consortium governance arrangements and relevant Yemen humanitarian coordination systems.
The coordinator will consolidate and quality-assure partner evidence; provide timely analysis and recommendations to the Consortium Coordinator; strengthen accountability to affected people; facilitate learning and adaptive management. The MEAL Coordinator will provide strategic leadership to consortium partners to ensure harmonized tools, methodologies, reporting systems, data protection standards, and learning processes throughout the project lifecycle.

What we are looking for:

We’re looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam's mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to our feminist principles and values of empowerment, accountability and inclusion in all you do.

An ideal candidate for the role will also be / have:

Essential

  • Relevant University Degree or demonstrably equivalent professional experience in MEAL, statistics, public health, social sciences, information management or a related discipline.
  • Minimum 4 to 5 years of humanitarian MEAL experience, including at least three years leading multi-partner or consortium-level MEAL coordination..
  • Demonstrated experience with DG ECHO Single Form results frameworks, KRI/KOI indicators and donor reporting.
  • Practical experience designing monitoring systems, indicator protocols, sampling frameworks, surveys, evaluations and DQAs.
  • Previous experience and knowledge of WASH monitoring and its links with public health, health, nutrition and disease-outbreak response.
  • Strong experience in AAP/FCRM, CHS commitments, protection mainstreaming, safeguarding referrals and disability inclusion.
  • Responsible-data and data-protection experience, including data-sharing, access controls and incident escalation.
  • Advanced competency in use of relevant technology systems (MS Office suite skills) and digital data-collection capability using tools such as KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO; dashboard skills in Power BI.
  • Solid and sound data management and reporting skills.
  • Strong facilitation, negotiation and capacity-strengthening skills, including the ability to influence partner staff without line-management authority.
  • Good leadership and team management skills with minimum 3 years of experience in this domain.
  • Fluency in Arabic and English (written and verbal).

At interview, shortlisted candidates will also be assessed on our values and organizational attributes, as outlined above.

Desirable:

  • Team-working skills.
  • Flexibility under pressure and in response to changing needs.
  • Attention to detail and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
  • Ability to keep clear and concise records and some knowledge of relevant statistical software would be highly desirable.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

 Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.  In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

 

How to Apply

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  

https://jobs.oxfam.org.uk/jobs/vacancy/yemen-wash-consortium-meal-coordinator--dg-echo-project-int11758/24947/description/

Note:

Oxfam doesn't charge any fees for recruitment and doesn't have any relationship with recruitment agencies in or out Yemen

ملحوظة:

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