Senior MEAL Officer

About CRS

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works in around 100 countries to save, protect, and transform lives, serving people in need regardless of race, religion, or nationality. Through trusted local partnerships, CRS delivers relief and development programs in emergency response, disaster risk reduction, health, agriculture, education, community savings, livelihoods, and peacebuilding.

CRS began working in the Philippines in 1945, making it the longest-running continuous CRS country program in the world. Today, CRS Philippines implements programs in emergency response and recovery, disaster risk reduction, climate resilience, livelihoods, and peace and development. With more than 70 staff across Manila, Cotabato City, Tagbilaran City, Iloilo City, Virac, and Malaybalay City, CRS works closely with church and civil society partners, government agencies, and other organizations to serve vulnerable communities across the country.

The Innovative Climate Financing - Philippines Carbon Finance Pilot is an 18-month initiative (April 2026 – September 2027) which seeks to assess and advance the readiness of indigenous peoples’ ancestral domains in Bukidnon and Davao del Norte for participation in high-integrity forest carbon markets while delivering biodiversity, livelihood, and governance co-benefits. It likewise aims to support overall investments readiness by ensuring robust technical requirements are complied with, particularly on establishing the baseline and baseline, and calculation of project removals in line with the industry’s standards. CRS works with the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) as the local implementing partner, the IP organizations, government agencies, and local stakeholders, to support IP governance strengthening, forest restoration, agroforestry and livelihoods skills strengthening, FPIC processes, biodiversity assessments, land and carbon suitability assessments, safeguarding, and the development of investment-ready carbon project opportunities.

Job Summary

The Senior MEAL Officer is responsible for ensuring the availability of quality data and evidence to support adaptive management, donor reporting, strategic decision-making, partner accountability, and learning. S/he will lead the development and operationalization of the project's results framework, indicators, monitoring plans, databases, reporting systems, accountability mechanisms, and learning agenda. S/he will work closely with Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) MEAL officer to strengthen evidence generation, knowledge management, and organizational learning throughout the project lifecycle.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Economics, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Forestry, Agriculture, Public Administration, Data Science, or a related field.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in MEAL.
- Experience designing and managing MEAL systems for donor-funded development, environmental, natural resource management, climate, or conservation projects.
- Demonstrated experience in quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Experience managing accountability and feedback mechanisms.
- Experience facilitating learning, reflection, and adaptive management processes.
- Experience working with local partners, indigenous peoples, and community-based organizations is highly desirable.
- Experience working in Mindanao, particularly Bukidnon and Davao del Norte, is highly desirable.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly to field sites and remote communities.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

- Strong understanding of results-based management and theory of change approaches.
- Proficiency in data analysis software and digital data collection platforms (e.g., Excel, Power BI, KoboToolbox, or similar).
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Excellent report writing, presentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to transform complex data into practical recommendations.
- Strong facilitation and capacity-strengthening skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- High attention to detail and commitment to data quality and accountability.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams).
- Ability to use online collaboration, project management, and data management platforms.

Required Languages :

- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Working knowledge of Bisaya is highly desirable.

Travel : Must be willing to travel up to 50% of the time to Malaybalay, Bukidnon and/or Talaingod, Davao del Norte.

Key Working Relationships: TBD

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)

These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

- Integrity
- Continuous Improvement & Innovation
- Builds Relationships
- Develops Talent
- Strategic Mindset
- Accountability & Stewardship