The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
Program Brief
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solution driven, passionate changemaker, come join us positively impacting the lives of millions of people worldwide for a better future.
Since 2017, IRC has supported Rohingya Refugees and Bangladeshi nationalities communities in Cox's Bazar, Khulna, Barisal, and Chittagong with integrated services. The organization also addresses climate change impacts by building resilience and promoting economic recovery, education, and protection.
Purpose of the role:
The Senior MEAL Manager leads all MEAL work for the consortium. This is a full-time, hands-on role in the Program Management Unit (PMU), which manages day-to-day delivery of the project.
In this role, the post holder will:
Set the MEAL framework and standards for the whole consortium.
Collect, check and combine indicator data from IRC and all Bangladeshi Partners.
Make sure DFAT-funded results are clearly attributed and that each client is counted only once.
Build the MEAL skills of partner organizations.
Partners differ widely in capacity and resources, so the role works with a good degree of independence day to day. The aim is high-quality results, not just compliance. The post holder is supported by the Assessment and Learning (A&L) Manager, the Management Information System (MIS) Manager and IRC sector MEAL Managers and receives technical oversight from the Head of MEAL & Program Quality.
Work Location: IRC Bangladesh, Cox’s Bazar Office
Contract Length: 31st October 2027 (with possibility of extension subject to funding, program needs and performance of incumbent)
Major Responsibilities:
Consortium MEAL framework and strategic ownership:
Design, maintain and regularly update the consortium-wide MEAL framework and MEAL Plan, including the Program Logic, log frame, MEL framework, Performance Indicator Reference Sheets (PIRS) and Indicator Tracking Table (ITT), in line with DFAT’s Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Standards (February 2026) and Development Evaluation Policy (2026), IRC MEAL policies and IRC’s global strategy, Strategy100. Ensure the framework, MEAL Plan, PIRS and standardized tools are approved and used by all partners.
Own the consortium’s MEAL standard and practice. Contextualize existing IRC tools, standards and MEAL systems for the consortium rather than building parallel systems. Lead the standard MEAL methods, tools and reporting system, and strengthen partners’ capacity to use them.
Agree with all partners how each indicator is defined and calculated, what data is collected, which tools are used, how often and with what sampling, and who is…