Employment Term:           Fixed Term (1 Year Contract)

Level:                                    National, C2

Location:                           Taunggyi, Myanmar

Closing Date:                   3 September 2026

“This role is opened for national applicant only.”

The Role:

Oxfam OG in Myanmar is looking for Consortium MEAL Manager.

Job Purpose:

Lead the establishment and operationalisation of the MEAL system for respective project, ensuring overall programme quality, accountability to communities and donors, and effective support to local partners in the delivery of project activities. This role is also expected to contribute into overall program quality, the impact and effectiveness of programs, enabling the OiM to make informed decisions based on reliable data.

This Role Report To:                        Consortium Porgramme Manager (Line Manager)

                                                Head of Programme Quality and Impact (Matrix Manager)                                                         

Staff Reporting to this Post:            None

Key Relation/Interaction:            This position is expected to work very closely with MEAL staff of consortium partners, Oxfam’s Program Quality and Impact team, Program, HR, Finance and Operations Teams.

Key Responsibilities: (Technical, Leadership, People and Resource Management)

Strategic and Technical Leadership

• Lead effective planning and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for the assigned projects.
• Oversight quality and responsible for MEAL and data reporting of assigned projects in coordination with respective Oxfam’s team, partners and donor MEAL counterparts.
• Lead project baseline, mid-term, endline and relevant studies of project.
• Design and develop database, visualize data to present for management decisions.
• Developing MEAL framework and plan that describes the approaches, methods and indicators that Oxfam uses to measure the outcomes and outputs levels results following project’s implementation.
• Ensure that data is frequently and periodically reviewed to assess progress and track how lessons learned are being adapted into ongoing programming; support the project team to make evidence-informed programmatic decisions and will monitor the performance of the project’s activities.
• Ensure all data reporting is met with quality as per respective deadlines.
• Lead on capturing change, outcome and organize review and learning workshop.
• Capture Most Significant Change Stories, Outcome Monitoring, Outcome Harvesting, other surveys and internal project evaluations as required.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative data analysis, interpretation, triangulation, visualisation, dissemination (graphs), presentation and reporting.
• Perform data quality assessment to verify the quality of reported data of partner organisations for key performance indicators and support data management systems.
• Share learning formally with Partners and Program staff at workshops, trainings, reflections, Lessons learned from formal CFM exercises can be documented, and share the reports.
• Ensuring compliance with donor requirements and promoting a culture of learning and evidence-based decision making.

Partnership

• Working closely with Consortium Partners and coordinating with various teams to support MEAL system strengthening, capacity building, and program monitoring.
• Work with project staff and partners to develop regular monitoring processes, including establishing beneficiary databases and required data collection tools.
• Lead robust monitoring and accountability practices and mechanisms of assigned projects including remote monitoring and community feedback mechanisms in close collaborations with consortium partners.
• Ensure partners and sub-grants organizations are following effective monitoring practices at different levels through field visits and virtual verifications, document reviews and providing analysis on findings.

Program Quality and Impact Collaboration

• Work with the programme quality team to effectively promote data synergy at different levels, promote PQ work and quality standards.
• Assist the Head of PQI to deliver Country/Programme monitoring & Learning workshops/reviews (including Programme Quality Reviews) with relevant programme leads, partners and other stakeholders.
• Assist in development of new Logical Framework, ToC for new project proposal development.
• Work closely with Gender, Protection, Safeguarding PQ colleagues to review the progress of program quality dimensions and capture the outcomes of respective areas.

External coordination and collaborations

• Engage with respective MEAL counterparts of donor of assigned projects for overall coordination, quality monitoring, RDQA and assessments.
• Participate in relevant coordination platforms, clusters and technical working groups.
• Contribute to engagements of external data and knowledge sharing with other organizations.

Safety and Security

• Complying with all security policies, procedures, directions, instructions, regulations or plans.
• Taking care of their own safety and security.
• Actively contributing to the development and maintenance of security management policy and procedures.

Safeguarding

• Ensure adherence to safeguarding policies by protecting the safety and dignity of all individuals.
• Ensure completing all annual core compliance courses.
• Must report any concerns or witness or suspect any behaviour that could be in breach of the one Oxfam safeguarding policies (PSEA, Child Safeguarding etc) or Oxfam Code of Conduct.

Other

• Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values as well as the promotion of gender justice and women's rights.
• Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles.
• In case of emergency response, perform assigned tasks to contribute to an efficient and timely emergency response activities.

What we are looking for:

Skill and Competence:

Essential:

• Minimum of 5 years of working experience in designing and implementing MEAL preferably previous experiences of working in nexus program, humanitarian, development and CSO strengthening sectors.
• Strong skills and experiences of database development and management (MS Excel, Power BI, digital data collection tools and others) Excellent facilitation skills such as workshops/ FGDs and experience in building the capacity of varied stakeholders.
• Excellent skills of Qualitative analysis, facilitation and documentation of project success, change observed , and bests practices.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated experiences of working with local CSOs, CBOs and women rights organizations in Myanmar.
• Experience in establishing community feedback mechanisms and the MEAL Approach for the limited access program.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure and deadlines.
• Ability to communicate and influence teams and individuals effectively.
• Ability and willingness to undertake extensive travel in the country.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and working experiences of working in N & S Shan States.
• Experience in program innovation, project design, program/proposal development would be an asset.

We offer:

We offer a competitive salary and a range of additional benefits to staff including flexible working options, generous pension scheme, annual leave, additional leave allowances, company sick pay, life assurance and a range of other benefits. 

From the day you join Oxfam we invite you to stretch and learn in your role. Our wide range of Learning & Development opportunities includes in-house courses, e-learning modules, on-the job learning opportunities, coaching and mentoring, and much more. 

You can read more about all Oxfam has to offer here.

Flexfam:

We believe flexible working is key to building the Oxfam of the future, so we’re open to talking through the type of flexible arrangements which might work for you. 

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and Cover Letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.  

If you have any questions about this role, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us at recruitmentteam@oxfam.org.uk , making sure you include the job title of the role you're asking about.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB 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.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

About us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries. 

A thriving diverse Oxfam:

It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.

To do that:

• We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
• We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
• We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.