Position: MEAL Assistant
Location: Beirut - Lebanon
Type of contract: Full-time, Fixed term
Duration: 4 Months
Closing date of the vacancy: 14 June 2026 (applications on a rolling basis)
Starting Date: ASAP

BACKGROUND

Un Ponte Per (UPP) is an Italian NGO operating in Lebanon since 2001 and officially registered in the country since 2009. UPP works across multiple sectors including emergency response, protection, education, livelihoods, and social cohesion.

Under the STANCE project, funded by AICS and implemented in partnership with Amel Association International, UPP aims to improve protection conditions, psychosocial wellbeing, access to healthcare, and basic assistance for internally displaced populations (IDPs) and vulnerable host communities affected by the ongoing escalation in Lebanon.

The intervention targets IDPs residing both inside and outside collective shelters across Beirut-Mount Lebanon, South Lebanon, and Beqaa through integrated emergency health, protection, psychosocial support, and non-food item (NFI) assistance.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

The MEAL Assistant will support the implementation of Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) activities under the STANCE project, ensuring timely data collection, verification, reporting, and documentation of project activities and indicators.

The MEAL Assistant will contribute to beneficiary tracking, monitoring systems, post-distribution monitoring (PDM), accountability mechanisms, and field data collection processes, while ensuring data quality and compliance with donor and organizational requirements.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Monitoring and Data Collection

  • Support the collection, verification, and organization of project data and indicators.
  • Assist in conducting field monitoring visits and data collection activities.
  • Support beneficiary registration, tracking, and database management.
  • Ensure proper archiving and documentation of project records and means of verification.
  • Support monitoring of distributions, outreach activities, PSS sessions, and other project interventions.

Reporting and Information Management

  • Assist in compiling activity reports, distribution reports, and monitoring findings.
  • Support data entry, cleaning, validation, and analysis.
  • Maintain updated project databases and tracking tools.
  • Support preparation of internal reports and donor reporting requirements.
  • Ensure confidentiality and safe management of beneficiaries’ data.

Accountability and Feedback Mechanisms

  • Support implementation of feedback and complaint response mechanisms (FCRM).
  • Assist in collecting and documenting beneficiary feedback and complaints.
  • Support awareness activities related to accountability and safeguarding mechanisms.
  • Ensure accountability principles are integrated throughout project activities.

Coordination and Operational Support

  • Coordinate with programme and field teams to ensure timely collection of project information.
  • Support MEAL-related capacity building and orientation for field teams when needed.
  • Participate in field visits and operational meetings as requested.
  • Support documentation of lessons learned, challenges, success stories, and best practices.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years of relevant professional experience in MEAL, information management, or humanitarian programme support.
  • Experience in data collection, database management, reporting, and monitoring activities.
  • Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Good command of English and Arabic.

Desirable

  • Previous experience working with NGOs and/or humanitarian projects in Lebanon.
  • Familiarity with data collection tools such as Kobo, Excel, or similar platforms.
  • Experience in emergency response, protection, health, or NFI-related projects.

UPP requires criminal background check certificate (released max 3 months before the date of job offer) to confirm a job offer. We are aware that in some countries the release of criminal background certificate by the competent authorities might require several weeks. However, UPP runs selections to deploy staff in emergency programs and time-lapse between job offer and field deployment is often very short. Thus, we kindly ask all candidates to get prepared on time and be able to submit their certificate promptly in case of success in the selection.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Un Ponte Per is an International NGO committed to diversity and inclusion within its teams, in line with the principle of non-discrimination. UPP encourages all candidates irrespective of gender, religion and ethnicity including persons with disabilities to apply and become part of the organization.

Ethical Conduct

UPP upholds all the minimum standards in terms of Ethical Conduct and strives to increase its standards over the minimum. Zero tolerance is reserved to Sexual Abuse and Exploitation and to Child Abuse, Violence, Harm, Injury and Negligence. By applying, any candidate assures that s/he has never breached any standard in terms of SEA and Child Safeguarding and that s/he will not in the future. For the protection of beneficiaries, communities and partners, UPP will conduct extensive reference check and vetting on shortlisted candidates, also over the contacts indicated by the candidate. Candidates are alerted that the required background check might compromise their privacy. Shortlisted candidates shall promptly provide an up-to-date criminal background check.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Un Ponte Per also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

The Misconduct Disclosure Scheme
misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org

HOW TO APPLY:

Interested candidates are invited to apply by submitting a detailed CV (PDF format) with the authorization to use and process data on the base of the EU Regulation 2016/679 - GDPR and a brief cover letter (PDF format) that includes the contact information for three Professional References (relevant and recent).

Be informed that UPP screens prospective colleagues through anti-terrorism/anti-money-laundering/anti-corruption/anti-fraud sanctions lists before job offer. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

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