MEAL Senior Project Officer, June 2026

CRS JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Program, Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Project Officer
Department: Education Program
Compensation Band: Band 8
Reports to: Education Program Manager, Education Program
Country/Location: CRS Maadi Office, Egypt

Background
The CRS Egypt country program began in 1956 at the invitation of the Egyptian president Nasser by providing relief assistance to the victims of the Suez War. Over the following few decades, CRS Egypt moved from large-scale food relief to long-term poverty alleviation and development programs. CRS Egypt works in a wide variety of areas within the development field.
Currently, CRS Egypt has three main programs: education assistance program and livelihoods program for refugee support, and local partnership. Projects under these programs range from the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to partners, promoting peace and tolerance, educational grants for refugees and assistance to refugee community schools, and technical support and start-up funds for refugee and vulnerable Egyptian entrepreneurs. Additional programming includes Emergency Preparedness and Response projects that arise as needed. The Operations department, supported by a regional Management Quality unit, ensures the country program develops and maintains the highest level of operational standards.
CRS Egypt currently holds a main office in Garden City, Cairo, and the refugee support sub-office in Maadi with activities in Greater Cairo, Upper Egypt and the North Coast.

Job Summary:
The Education Program supports over 50,000 refugee and asylum seeker children with access to basic and higher education opportunities through a financial grant program and improves the quality of education received by students through a variety of complementary educational programs and initiatives to improve the learning outcomes of students. These two components of the annual program require a substantial full-time staff as well as consultant volunteers who assist in project implementation periodically throughout the year.
As a lead for the MEAL activities within the education program team, you will facilitate the achievement of program objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project MEAL activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and partners advancing CRS work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Job Responsibilities:
• Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project MEAL activities in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices.
• CRS/Egypt
• MEAL Senior Project Officer –Education Program Page 2 of 3 January 2020
• Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.
• Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures.
• Ensure all the completed activities have all the required documents and is filed per agency and donor
requirements.
• Lead the preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising
practices
• Support compliance with agency and donor MEAL requirements. Lead the design to MEAL system and
lead the review discussions.
• Trains MEAL team on the conduct of field-based MEAL activities.
• Supervises quality data collection and management activities. Leads analyses and reflective discussions
on ongoing monitoring data.
• Report field findings and field-based insights to project discussions
• Other related duties, as assigned

Required Background and Experience:
Education and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in education, international development, or a related field
• Minimum of four years of work experience in MEAL project management; experience in the field of
education and at an NGO is a plus (additional education may substitute for some experience)
• Experience in participatory action planning, community/stakeholder engagement, leading needs
assessments, conducting impact evaluations, and both quantitative and qualitative data analysis and
interpretation
• Experience in budget management, reporting/ communications, procurement, and training
• Staff supervision experience
• Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and information management systems;
proficient in Word
Personal Skills
• Good time management skills with ability to work on multiple tasks
• Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and
community members
• Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented
• Observation, active listening, and analytical skills with the ability to make sound judgments
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Required/Desired Foreign Language
Excellent English and Arabic language skills, written and verbal.

Travel Required
Job requires approximately 20% travel to field (defined as outside of Cairo
metropolitan area, including Upper and Lower Egypt) to implement and assist partners and follow up on
projects. More frequent travel required to sites within Cairo metropolitan area.

Safeguarding Policy
CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants from exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate
is expected to sign and adhere to the CRS Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Key Working Relationships:
Supervisory: Three MEAL Field Officers and Volunteers
CRS/Egypt MEAL Senior Project Officer –Education Program Page 3 of 3 January 2020
Internal: All CRS Egypt country staff education; specifically, all Education Team members, Education Program
Administration Team, and CRS support functions (finance, procurement, IT, HR, and Admin)
External: Community Members, Ministry of Education in Egypt, donor representatives and donor
Implementing Partners

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill
his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
• Integrity
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation
• Builds Relationships
• Develops Talent
• Strategic Mindset
• Accountability and Stewardship

Disclaimer:
This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the
position.

CRS’s talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults
from abuse and exploitation.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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CRS JOB DESCRIPTION Position Title: Program, Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Senior Project Officer Department: Education Program Compensation Band: Band 8 Reports to: Education Program Manager, Education Program Country/Location: CRS Maadi Office, Egypt

Background The CRS Egypt country program began in 1956 at the invitation of the Egyptian president Nasser by providing relief assistance to the victims of the Suez War. Over the following few decades, CRS Egypt moved from large-scale food relief to long-term poverty alleviation and development programs. CRS Egypt works in a wide variety of areas within the development field. Currently, CRS Egypt has three main programs: education assistance program and livelihoods program for refugee support, and local partnership. Projects under these programs range from the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to partners, promoting peace and tolerance, educational grants for refugees and assistance to refugee community schools, and technical support and start-up funds for refugee and vulnerable Egyptian entrepreneurs. Additional programming includes Emergency Preparedness and Response projects that arise as needed. The Operations department, supported by a regional Management Quality unit, ensures the country program develops and maintains the highest level of operational standards. CRS Egypt currently holds a main office in Garden City, Cairo, and the refugee support sub-office in Maadi with activities in Greater Cairo, Upper Egypt and the North Coast.

Job Summary: The Education Program supports over 50,000 refugee and asylum seeker children with access to basic and higher education opportunities through a financial grant program and improves the quality of education received by students through a variety of complementary educational programs and initiatives to improve the learning outcomes of students. These two components of the annual program require a substantial full-time staff as well as consultant volunteers who assist in project implementation periodically throughout the year. As a lead for the MEAL activities within the education program team, you will facilitate the achievement of program objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project MEAL activities and providing technical guidance and advice to staff and partners advancing CRS work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Job Responsibilities: • Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project MEAL activities in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices. • CRS/Egypt • MEAL Senior Project Officer –Education Program Page 2 of 3 January 2020 • Ensure learning properly accompanies project activities throughout the project cycle. Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences. Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules. • Supervise and perform ad-hoc inspections of various processes and resources at project sites to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures. • Ensure all the completed activities have all the required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements. • Lead the preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices • Support compliance with agency and donor MEAL requirements. Lead the design to MEAL system and lead the review discussions. • Trains MEAL team on the conduct of field-based MEAL activities. • Supervises quality data collection and management activities. Leads analyses and reflective discussions on ongoing monitoring data. • Report field findings and field-based insights to project discussions • Other related duties, as assigned

Required Background and Experience: Education and Experience • Bachelor’s degree in education, international development, or a related field • Minimum of four years of work experience in MEAL project management; experience in the field of education and at an NGO is a plus (additional education may substitute for some experience) • Experience in participatory action planning, community/stakeholder engagement, leading needs assessments, conducting impact evaluations, and both quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation • Experience in budget management, reporting/ communications, procurement, and training • Staff supervision experience • Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and information management systems; proficient in Word Personal Skills • Good time management skills with ability to work on multiple tasks • Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members • Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented • Observation, active listening, and analytical skills with the ability to make sound judgments • Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities

Required/Desired Foreign Language Excellent English and Arabic language skills, written and verbal.

Travel Required Job requires approximately 20% travel to field (defined as outside of Cairo metropolitan area, including Upper and Lower Egypt) to implement and assist partners and follow up on projects. More frequent travel required to sites within Cairo metropolitan area.

Safeguarding Policy CRS is committed to safeguarding program participants from exploitation and abuse. The successful candidate is expected to sign and adhere to the CRS Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Key Working Relationships: Supervisory: Three MEAL Field Officers and Volunteers CRS/Egypt MEAL Senior Project Officer –Education Program Page 3 of 3 January 2020 Internal: All CRS Egypt country staff education; specifically, all Education Team members, Education Program Administration Team, and CRS support functions (finance, procurement, IT, HR, and Admin) External: Community Members, Ministry of Education in Egypt, donor representatives and donor Implementing Partners

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff): These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results. • Integrity • Continuous Improvement & Innovation • Builds Relationships • Develops Talent • Strategic Mindset • Accountability and Stewardship

Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.

CRS's talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation. CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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