The Senior MEAL Officer will be responsible for ensuring quality data is obtained from program service points and program staff. He/she will support the MEAL manager to execute MEAL-related activities during the project cycle. The staff will be responsible for maintaining a functional and robust MEAL system for managing data collection, storage, analysis, reporting, and dissemination processes. He/she will provide MEAL technical support to the MEAL assistants in the 4 locations (Kiryandongo, Palorinya, Palabek, and Adjumani) where the project is being implemented. He/she will be responsible for the development and execution of MEAL work plans, budgets, and spending plans. He/she will take lead in compiling monthly data reports and updating the aggregated indicator project performance tracker table (IPPTT) and Beneficiary/activity tracker. He will assist in preparing quality presentations for the review meetings while providing data trends to inform programmatic decisions. The staff will work with the Program and MEAL Managers in writing donor reports and other reports required by the IRC’s field office. With support from the MEAL manager, S/he will provide MEAL technical oversight to the existing MEAL team and build their capacity in data management while ensuring timely data collection to feed into designated databases, including program reports. He/she will support the implementation of monthly data review sessions at the field level and will conduct site visits to monitor data quality, and train, mentor, and coach where needs are identified. The staff will build the capacity of program teams in the interpretation of trends and performance on indicators.