MEAL Officer at GOAL Uganda, Kabarole

Job Title: MEAL Officer (04)
Location: Kabarole and Hoima with travel within districts of implementation
Reports to: MEAL Specialist

Application Deadline: 8th March 2026

Program Background

The Agrifood System Transformation for Youth Employment (ASTYE) Uganda program

ASTYE is a 5-year transformative initiative designed to enable dignified and fulfilling work opportunities primarily for financially disadvantaged young women, refugees, and vulnerable groups by addressing structural barriers in Uganda’s Agrifood system. Aligned with Uganda’s Vision 2040, the National Development Plan and Government of Uganda Agriculture Value Chain Development Strategy, the program will contribute to national efforts toward poverty alleviation, economic growth, as well food and nutrition security. Additionally, ASTYE is part of the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda, which aims to empower 4.3 million young Ugandans, particularly young women, by addressing structural barriers to employment and providing them with the skills and resources to succeed.

Specifically, GOAL will implement component one to reach 500,000 financially disadvantaged young people, with 456,000 transiting into work and 336,000 securing dignified and fulfilling work. As the program is young women-centric, 80% of the total outreach target will be young women within Uganda’s agrifood ecosystem. Furthermore, 5% of the total youth in work target will be refugees, and another 5% will be people with disabilities.

Job summary

The MEAL officer will be part of a team of MEAL staff in charge of monitoring, evaluating and measuring the impact of program activities, conducting research, documenting and disseminating learnings. The MEAL officer is expected to play an important role in the implementation of ASTYE program and GOAL’s MEAL functions to enable efficient review and monitoring of the implementation of partnerships with intervention partners (e.g., private sector, CSOs/CBOs) and understand whether expected results are delivered. The MEAL officer will work alongside the MEAL coordinator, MEAL specialist, MIS specialist and Data Officer. He or she will also be supported by the Program’s Management Unit.

The key responsibilities of the role will be:

Monitoring and Evaluation:

• Responsible for coordinating and facilitating ground-level monitoring and evaluation of program interventions in collaboration with partners (including private sector actors, CSOs, and CBOs), ensuring that activities remain on track and aligned with overall program objectives.
• Support the development and tracking of performance indicators and targets.
• Carry out routine field data validation, on-site spot checks and data quality assessments to ensure the validity, reliability, and accuracy of reported data
• Support the design and implementation of applied research and studies to generate evidence, including diagnostic market research and baselines, barrier analyses, action research, as well as annual, midterm, and endline surveys.
• Provide regular feedback to Program teams and partners based on monitoring and evaluation findings.

Coordination, Capacity Building & Support

• Liaise with internal teams and partners to contribute to quality data collection, processing, reporting and use.
• Provide technical support and capacity strengthening to program teams in MEAL implementation.
• Ensure proper data storage, archiving, and compliance with responsible data management standards
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to enhance the MEAL skills of partner staff.
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into the programme’s database.
• Collaborate with team members to develop and pilot MEAL tools to ensure necessary data is collected effectively.
• Contribute to the development of measurement plans for each Partnership Agreement with Portfolio Coordinators, Intervention Leads and partners.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyse quantitative and qualitative data to assess program performance and impact for reporting purposes.
• Generate regular reports and dashboards to provide insights into project progress.

Accountability, Learning and communications

• Collect stakeholders, participant and community feedback mechanisms to ensure program accountability.
• Assist the Programme team and partners in documenting lessons learnt.
• Participate in the development and dissemination of high-quality communication and learning materials, such as learning briefs, case studies, success stories in collaboration with the program team and implementing partners.
• Ensure compliance with Program, GOAL Global communications and branding protocols and standards on MEAL documents.
• Facilitate learning sessions and workshops to share findings and best practices

Job Level Specifications

Essential Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences and Project Management.
• 3 years demonstrated experience in MEAL in a donor funded project.
• Experience with projects that use Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P) and/or Market Systems Development project.
• Experience in collaborating and working with both private and public sector and civil society organisations (CBOs)
• Proficiency in statistical software and data visualization tools.

Desirable

• Good computer skills
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• Strong communication, presentation and training skills

General Terms and Conditions

At GOAL we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please just contact our Recruitment Team at recruitment@ug.goal.ie

GOAL Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
GOAL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive environment for all employees. We foster an inclusive culture where all voices are heard and valued. We know that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling GOAL’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and equal treatment. GOAL does not discriminate against any employee on the basis of sex, race, colour, ethnic background, tribe, birth, creed or religion or social or economic standing, political opinion, disability.

Code of Conduct and Accountability within GOAL

GOAL is an equal opportunities employer and has values and behaviours framework which defines our code of conduct. Any candidate offered a job with GOAL will be expected to adhere to the following key areas of accountability.

• Comply with GOAL’s policies and procedures with respect to safeguarding, Code of Conduct, health and safety, data protection and confidentiality, do no harm principles and unacceptable behaviour protocols.
• Report any concerns about the welfare of a child or vulnerable adult or any wrongdoings within our programming area.
• Report any concerns about inappropriate behaviour of a GOAL staff or partner.

Safeguarding

Children and vulnerable adults a must be safeguarded to the maximum 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 GOAL shows this on-going commitment to safeguarding is to include rigorous background and reference checks in the selection process for all candidates.

GOAL 

Established in 1977, GOAL is an international humanitarian agency and works with the most vulnerable communities to help them respond to and overcome humanitarian crises, and to assist those facing poverty and exclusion achieve greater resilience and well-being. GOAL envisions a world beyond humanitarian crises where poverty no longer exists, where vulnerable communities exposed to shocks and stresses are resilient, where barriers to well-being are removed and where everyone has equal rights and opportunities.

General Description of the Country Programme 

First operational in Uganda in 1979, the current GOAL Uganda country programme focuses on Health, (including WASH, Health Accountability and Nutrition); and a market-based systems approach to improving agricultural livelihoods and WASH. GOAL Uganda mainstreams gender, child protection, social behavior changes and resilience strategies across all programming. GOAL uses a mixture of direct implementation and partnerships with national and international civil society organizations, local government, the private sector and communities to give effect to our mission.

GOAL Uganda has a skilled team of over 110 personnel and has a head office in Kampala and field offices in 7 locations across Northern, Southwestern and Eastern regions of Uganda.  GOAL Uganda’s donors include the Mastercard Foundation, charity: water, Irish Aid, The Kingdom of Netherland Embassy in Uganda (EKN) and other private donors.

Interested applicants who meet the requirements should apply through the link with at least 3 reference contacts (current or former Line Manager) from the last three employers and daytime contact number by 8th March 2026.