MEAL Trainee

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Employee Contract Type:

Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description:

World Vision International Nepal’s one-year Traineeship Program, running from January to December, provides fresh Nepali graduates with practical work experience, professional development, mentoring, and opportunities to contribute to WVI Nepal’s work while gaining valuable skills and experience for their future careers.

The purpose of this position is to work closely with the MEAL staff and the sectoral specialists of West Field Office, Dhangadi. The trainee will work with MEAL staff and support MEAL tasks in assigned program areas as well as support gathering evidence on changes in child well-being. The focus of work will be on gathering and collation of information that can be used as evidence on good practices and impact that WVI Nepal is having in its program areas.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Responsibilities

• Work closely with existing MEAL Team and assist with facilitating WVI Nepal supported programs and projects teams to manage the project cycle effectively in line with National Strategy and MEAL strategy
• Assist MEAL Coordinator as well as MEAL Specialist during TPs AIM/AIM+, baseline endline evaluations and other surveys that are required in line with MEAL strategy
• Work closely with MEAL Team of West Field Office in development of data collection methodologies and tools that employ an appropriate mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods, remaining simple, practical, context-appropriate and cost effective.
• Work closely with the MEAL team and assist during project evaluations by writing reports and sharing with the concern stakeholders
• Assist in providing MEAL training to WVI Nepal staff and partner’s staffs in close cooperation with Supervisor and MEAL Team
• Support maintaining documentation and dissemination of lessons learned from the programming.
• Support Field MEAL team to organize MEAL related events in respective districts.
• Support in data management system to increase deliverance efficiency.

Support in research and good practices evidence gathering

• Working with various sector leads to gather and collate information from field office to gather good practice and challenges
• Similarly work with sectoral leads to gather and collate information on policy and practices from external agencies
• Support the MEAL team to gather and collate evidence on the changes in child well-being in WVIN’s program areas.
• Support Field MEAL team to finalize tools and template required for specific research. Gather success and failures evidence from the field.
• Support in organizing MEAL event likewise Learnings sharing event, review meeting with PNGOs.

Personal development and transformation

• To enhance own management skills and knowledge of development and WVI Nepal ministry
• Increase own involvement in WVI Nepal ministry
• Initiate for own learning and development
• Keep daily learning records and prepare monthly progress reports
• Prepare action plan based on the team plans together with supervisors and team members and act accordingly.

KNOWLEDGE/QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ROLE 

Required Education, training, license, registration and certification 

• At least a bachelor’s degree in project management, social science or in relevant field.

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications 

• Basic understanding of community-led development work
• Basic understanding of design, monitoring, and evaluation
• Basic understanding on disaster management related matters
• Basic knowledge on design, monitoring and evaluation as well as development facilitation in and with communities is desirable
• Good experience of conducting or supporting research
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office computer programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Fresh graduates are encouraged to apply.

“World Vision is committed to achieving diversity, as the diversity of our teams is critical to our overall success. WV welcomes applications from qualified professionals all over Nepal. Women, people with disability, and members from other marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply.”

“Children and vulnerable adults who come into contact with WV as a result of our activities must be safeguarded to the maximum possible extent from deliberate or inadvertent actions and failings that place them at risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, injury, and any other harm. One of the ways that WVI Nepal shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates, in accordance to its Child and Adult Safeguarding Policy. WVI Nepal has zero tolerance to child rights’ violations, by employees and/or affiliates.”

WVI Nepal reserves all rights to qualify/disqualify applications in any case.

Applicant Types Accepted:

Local Applicants Only