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Deputy MEAL Manager - National Position

Type d'emploi
Poste National
Pays
Ukraine
Continent
Europe

Malteser International is the international humanitarian relief agency of the Sovereign Order of Malta. For over 60 years we provide relief and recovery for people during and following conflicts and disasters around the world. Christian values and humanitarian principles form the foundations of our work. In over 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe,  and the Middle East, we support people in need – regardless of their religion, origin or political convictions.
Since the start of the war in eastern Ukraine in 2014, Malteser International has been working with three local partner organizations in the sector of mental health and psycho-social support (MHPSS). Following the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, Malteser International has expanded its humanitarian support rapidly to address the growing needs across the country in partnership with more than 8 local partners to provide critical support and relief to people affected by the crisis. Today, Malteser International’s humanitarian response includes distribution of food, hygiene items, winter kits, Shelter and MPCA to hard-to-reach areas in Eastern and Southern Ukraine to alleviate challenges and risk of people lives. The international network of the Order of Malta stands with the people affected by the war in Ukraine and will continue to do so for as long as help is required.

For its work in Ukraine Malteser International is looking for a Deputy MEAL Manager - National Position.

As Deputy MEAL Manager, reporting to the MEAL Manager, you will drive the development of MI’s MEAL system and support partners across Ukraine in meeting planned inputs, indicators, milestones, and targets. You will also contribute to the MEAL strategy for MI programming, ensuring program impact is measured, communicated, and used to inform accountability and improvements.

Your responsibilities:

  • Lead MEAL planning, coordination, and reportin by supporting the development, and improvement of MEAL plans, SOPs, methodologies, and guidance. Play a key role in developing project-level MEAL workplans, ITTs, and logframes, ensuring the accuracy and quality of indicators and reported figures, in close coordination with MI MEAL officers and partners’ MEAL focal points
  • Ensure for data quality and reporting management, strengthening partners’ capacity in collecting, analyzing, and reporting qualitative and quantitative data for evidence-based decision-making. Oversee monthly MEAL reporting requirements (MoVs, trackers, narratives, and indicator tables), review partners’ MEAL reports, and provide feedback and follow-up support
  • Lead monitoring, evaluation, and learning, tracking program activities, outputs, and outcomes against targets and indicators, documenting successes and challenges and contributing to service evaluations, compiling MEAL inputs for donor reports, and leading the documentation of lessons learned to inform future planning and proposals
  • Provide technical leadership and assessments,developing and reviewing MEAL tools (assessments, registrations, PDMs, FGDs, distribution lists, checklists), and conducting field visits, sampling, and remote monitoring to ensure compliance with project objectives and donor requirements
  • Support accountability and program management, implementing accountability mechanisms, integrating findings into project design and adaptive management. Provide technical support and evidence-based recommendations to MEAL officers and partners, supporting in proposal development, and leading sector-specific or multi-sectoral needs assessments as required
  • Focus on capacity building and information management, assessing partners’ MEAL capacities, developing capacity-building plans, mentoring, and training MEAL staff, and leading dashboard development and data analysis (Excel/Power BI) for internal and external reporting.
  • Uphold safeguarding and security compliance, following MI policies and Codes of Conduct, reporting breaches promptly, ensuring adherence to safety and security protocols, participating in briefings and trainings, and reporting incidents or threats to the designated focal point

Your profile:

  • University degree or equivalent in the field of Social or Political Science, Development Studies, International relations, Project Management, and other relevant fields.
  • Proven experience working in MEAL for the humanitarian sector or data management and analysis
  • Proven organizational skills and ability to effectively manage multiple tasks while fostering quality, team spirit and positive working relationships with colleagues.
  • Demonstrated management experience with the ability to engage and motivate staff and partners in a challenging new area.
  • Experience with both quantitative and qualitative data collection and reporting techniques.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective and working relations with local staff and other stakeholders.
  • Very good computer and analytical skills are required.
  • Working proficiency in English and Ukrainian are required.

What we offer:

  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Duty Station: Kyiv
  • Duration of contract: 1 year 
  • Salary according to qualification and experience, starting from  3000 EUR gross
  • Medical insurances, PSS
  • 36 day per year AL + internal benefits

Working for Malteser International

Malteser is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all people, regardless of gender, confession or origin.

Malteser International is committed to safeguarding people within our programmes from exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment and has specific policies on this commitment (including a Code of Conduct) which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, consultants and other organisational representatives. Malteser International conducts reference and background checks for all staff (including criminal records check for specific roles). Any candidate offered a job with Malteser International will be expected to sign MI’s Code of Conduct as an appendix to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these document

Whether you work as a specialist on overseas service or in one of our regional offices - we offer you a challenging working environment in an experienced international team. More than 1,000 national and international staff are currently deployed in various crisis and disaster areas around the world as well as in our regional offices in Cologne and New York City. For more information please have a look here.

 

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please apply online at our job portal. Kindly submit your extensive application (CV, letter of motivation, copies of diplomas and three professional references) until 27.02.2026.