Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer ( MEAL)

Description Organizational Background Action Against Hunger leads the global movement to end hunger. We innovate solutions, advocate for change, and reach 24 million people annually with proven hunger prevention and treatment programs. As a nonprofit that works across 50 countries, our 8,300 dedicated staff members partner with communities to address the root causes of hunger, including climate change, conflict, inequity, and emergencies. We strive to create a world free from hunger for everyone and for good. Action Against Hunger USA is part of the Action Against Hunger International network. As an independent NGO, Action Against Hunger USA currently manages operations in eight countries: Kenya, South Sudan, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Haiti. Action Against Hunger-USA has over $100 million in programs and approximately 1,800 permanent staff based in New York City, Washington D.C., Nairobi, and country offices. Additional growth is anticipated. We have been present in Zambia since 2021 working in both humanitarian and development contexts to build resilience and protect lives and livelihoods. Job Summary The Senior MEAL officer is a senior technical role responsible for providing expert guidance, quality assurance, and strategic oversight of all MEAL activities for the ECHO project in Mantapala Refugee Settlement. Unlike an officer role focused on day-to-day implementation, the officer leads system design, advanced data analysis, capacity building of MEAL and program staff, and strategic learning. The officer ensures that MEAL systems meet ECHO compliance standards, generate high-quality evidence, and drive adaptive management. This role also provides technical support to the Crisis Modifier mechanism and leads high-level reporting, evaluations, and learning agendas. Role Purpose To provide technical leadership in MEAL for the ECHO project, ensuring that data is not only collected and reported but actively used to improve program quality, demons