MEAL and Public Relations Officer

Dijla Agricultural Association (DAA) is an independent, non-profit, non- governmental Iraqi civil society organization headquartered in Mosul, Ninewa Governorate. Established in 2012 and officially registered with the Iraqi NGO Directorate and the Kurdistan Regional of Iraq (KRI).

Since its establishment, DAA has evolved into a leading national organization implementing humanitarian and development programmes across Iraq. Its interventions focus on agriculture, food security, livelihoods, climate change adaptation, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), environmental protection, vocational training, capacity building, and community development practices.

As part of the project “Promoting employment and economic participation through networking and capacity building in Ninewa, Iraq”, DAA seeks to recruit a highly qualified and experienced MEAL Officer to start working no later than 19th of August 2026.

Job Function/ Description:

• Lead project data collection, cleaning, verification, and analysis using standardized MEAL tools and digital systems.

• Design, update, and manage digital data collection tools and dashboards, including Advanced Kobo- Power BI, or any other data monitoring system.

• Profession with projects indicators measurement, monitoring of vocational training , track social initiatives. 

• Conduct and coordinate baseline, midline, and endline surveys, including sampling, planning, supervision, and data management.

• Support the development and implementation of the MEAL Work Plan, ensuring alignment with project objectives and organizational standards.

• Carry out regular field monitoring visits to verify data quality, ensure completeness, and validate reported results.

• Track project indicators, collect evidence of achievements, and support reporting against the logical framework and project plans.

• Aggregate and analyze data from all project sites to produce analytical summaries that support management decision-making.

• Support the establishment and monitoring of the Feedback and Complaints Response Mechanism (CRM) and ensure that all feedback is registered, categorized, referred to, and closed on time while maintaining confidentiality.

• Capture and document lessons learned, best practices, and success stories to support organizational learning and program improvement.

• Train and support enumerators and field staff on data collection methods, indicator definitions, and quality assurance standards.

• Coordinate with Project team, and Donor’s MEAL team to ensure consistent MEAL practices.

• Support assessments, evaluations, verifications, and specialized studies as needed.

• Perform any additional MEAL-related tasks assigned by line manager and Donor’s MEAL. 

• University or institute degree in IT, Computer science or related field. 

• Minimum three years of demonstrated management experience, at least one of which is in a non-government organization. 

• Demonstrated experience with training and capacity-building 

• Very good in written and spoken English and Arabic

• Computer literate in Microsoft Word, Excel, and email. 

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Interested candidates can submit their must recent CV in PDF format to the email below:

jobs@dijladaa.org

Subject line must read: IRK2502 - MEAL Officer 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female Candidates are highly recommended to apply.