Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer

Europe

Ukraine

Mykolaiv

National contract

18 Sep 2025

30 Sep 2025

174436

Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a leading protection agency with a mandate to protect, advocate and promote durable solutions for displacement affected populations.

DRC has been operating in Ukraine since 2014, currently DRC employs over 800 staff in Ukraine and implements emergency response in the Protection, Livelihoods, Shelter/NFIs and Humanitarian Disarmament and Peacebuilding (humanitarian mine action) sectors, using direct interventions, support to duty bearers and civil society organizations (CSOs), and partnerships with CSOs. DRC will continue and adapt its durable solutions portfolio to the evolving context.

DRC is currently looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning Officer(ABA Consortium) in Mykolaiv.

About the job

DRC is looking for qualified candidates to fill the position of a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning Fund Officer for DRC's implementation in the ABA Consortium. The successful candidate will fulfill responsibilities including, but not limited to supporting partners DRC is working with through the consortium with rolling out their MEAL activities according to the MEAL Plan. The MEAL Officer will work closely with the Consortium MEAL Specialist to roll out MEAL design to be standardised across DRC's activities within the consortium.

Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Ensures standardised MEAL processes across the consortium led by the Consortium MEAL Specialist are integrated into DRC's partner programming in the consortium.
• Conducts Due Diligence (DD) MEAL assessments – initial review of partner MEAL-related policies and systems as part of onboarding.
• Provides development and validation of logframes, IPTs, and MEAL plans – ensuring logical coherence, feasibility, and donor alignment.
• Carries out a validation and development of MEAL tools – including surveys, PAMs, FGDs, KIIs, or providing tailored guidance to partners on tool adaptation.
• Reviews and approves reports (narrative, final, PLT, PAM reports) – identifying inconsistencies, ensuring alignment with MEAL plans, and following up with partners for clarification.
• Supports with IPT / Activity Info reporting – including partner coordination, issue resolution, and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.
• Contributes to Partners' capacity development by training on MEAL related aspects.
• Carries out activities requested by the Fund Manager, MEAL Specialist, and/or Chief of Party related to MEAL activities.

About you

To be successful in this role we expect you to have minimum 2 years of relevant work experience – preferably in social work, community development, non-governmental organizations, or civil society. Moreover, we also expect the following:

• University degree in relevant field (development or social research preferably with a focus on monitoring and evaluation as well as compliance issues) or equivalent professional qualification.
• Experience working with NGOs and/or the humanitarian sector, and use of data collection tools.
• Knowledge/experience with Monitoring & Evaluation specifically, information management or accountability.
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Basic knowledge of data analysis practices and tools.
• Advanced English proficiency.
• Fluency in Ukrainian and Russian.

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC' five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You uphold and promote the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct in relation to our values and Code of Conduct, including safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment.

We offer

• Contract length: 3 month probation period, with the possibility of extension based on funding and satisfactory performance.
• Band: H.
• Designation of Duty Station: Mykolaiv.
• Start date: October 2025.

Salary and conditions will be in accordance with Danish Refugee Council's Terms of Employment for national employees.

Application process

All applicants must upload a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages) in English.

Applications sent by email will not be considered.

Closing date for applications: September 30th.