JOB DESCRIPTION

 

***This role will be contingent upon securing available funds, and we might use this vacancy to fill more than one post.***

The Opportunity – Community Engagement Workers – MEAL

Post location:  Gaza Field Office

Contract Duration and Level of Effort:  Until end of the December 2025.

 

ROLE PURPOSE: 

Community Engagement Workers (CEWs) play a critical role in supporting MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) functions at the community level. They assist in conducting field monitoring visits using quality benchmarks and checklists, facilitate focus group discussions, and support data collection activities such as PDMs, exit interviews, and surveys. CEWs ensure the accuracy and completeness of collected data by performing data cleaning and validation before submission to the MEAL team.

In addition, CEWs contribute to the effective implementation of the Complaints and Feedback Reporting Mechanism (FRM), ensuring meaningful community participation particularly among children and delivering timely feedback. They are also responsible for securely handling and documenting all beneficiary-related information, maintaining strict standards of confidentiality and data protection.
Finally, CEWs may also contribute to the preliminary analysis of qualitative data collected through community-level tools.
This is a field-based role with deployments across Deir al-Balah and Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. The role involves regular travel to field sites.
SCOPE OF ROLE: 

Reports to: MEAL officers/ Accountability Coordinator

Staff reporting to this post: None.

 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Monitoring and Accountability:

• CEWs assist in conducting field monitoring visits, including the use of quality benchmarks and monitoring checklists, as well as facilitating focus group discussions.
• CEWs support data collection activities such as Post-Distribution Monitoring (PDM), exit interviews, and other relevant surveys.
• CEWs are responsible for ensuring data quality by cleaning, validating, and verifying the completeness and accuracy of data before submission to the MEAL team.
• CEWs contribute to the Complaints and Feedback Reporting Mechanism (FRM), including sharing information and promoting participation among children and the wider community.
• CEWs are also responsible for handling, documenting, and ensuring the confidentiality and security of all beneficiary-related information and data.
• Support the MEAL team in capturing lessons learned.
• Immediately report any safeguarding concerns in accordance with Save the Children”s safeguarding policies.

In order to be successful, you will bring/have:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

 

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector. This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions. Application will be reviewed and selected on a rolling basis.

Save the Children promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment, women and people with different abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Organisation

Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn, and are protected.

 

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at Search Jobs – SCI Career Site Careers (oraclecloud.com)

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.