MEAL Coordinator – (HQ – Damascus)

About Mari Organization

Mari for Research and Development (MRD) is a licensed non-profit working across northern Syria to support communities through protection programs, health and psychosocial support, civil dialogue, peacebuilding, livelihoods, food security, WASH, capacity building, and community empowerment. MRD is committed to transparency, accountability, and promoting evidence-based programming aligned with international humanitarian standards.

Position Summary

The MEAL Coordinator will lead the development, implementation, and oversight of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning systems across MRD projects. The role is essential for ensuring quality programming, enhancing accountability to affected populations, supporting donor compliance, and fostering learning within project teams.

This position requires strong analytical skills, excellent reporting capacity, and the ability to coordinate with multiple departments and field teams.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Develop and update MEAL plans, tools, and frameworks for all MRD projects.
• Ensure systematic data collection, verification, entry, cleaning, analysis, and visualization.
• Lead field monitoring missions and provide actionable recommendations to improve program quality.
• Oversee baseline, midline, endline assessments and outcome monitoring.

Accountability

• Strengthen MRD’s accountability mechanisms in line with CHS standards.
• Supervise Feedback & Complaint Response Mechanisms (FCRM) and ensure confidentiality, timely processing, and closing of cases.
• Ensure inclusion, participation, and safeguarding principles across project activities.

Learning & Reporting

• Lead lessons learned exercises, after-action reviews, and ensure documentation of good practices.
• Support donor reporting—quantitative and qualitative—ensuring accuracy and adherence to donor requirements.
• Provide capacity building for field teams on MEAL concepts, tools, and reporting.

Coordination

• Coordinate closely with project managers, protection teams, PSS facilitators, and operations staff to ensure MEAL integration.
• Liaise with external partners, clusters, and donors when required.
• Supervise MEAL officers/assistants in multiple governorates.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics, or related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in MEAL roles within NGOs in Syria.
• Strong command of MEAL methodologies: logframes, indicators, data quality assurance, sampling, qualitative/quantitative research.
• Proficiency in data tools: Kobo, ODK, Power BI, Excel (advanced level).
• Excellent reporting skills in English and Arabic.
• Strong knowledge of protection standards, do-no-harm principles, and humanitarian accountability.
• Ability to travel to MRD field offices.

Core Competencies

• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• High attention to detail and data accuracy.
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to confidentiality, professionalism, and integrity.