Accountability Officer (Kassala) – Welthungerhilfe

Job Description

Organization:	Welthungerhilfe
Job Title:	Accountability Officer
Section/Unit	Program
Grade Level	SG 5
Supervisor	MEAL Coordinator
No. of Post	1
Duty Station:	Kassala State – Girba
Closing Date:	31 Dec 2025

The  Accountability Officer advises project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting and monitors all project related activities and guides project staff on Accountability matters and Safeguarding.

Duties and responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Ensure accountability in all stages of project implementation and reporting.
• Ensure compliance of all projects related activities with accountability and safeguarding guidelines of Welthungerhilfe and donor.
• Establish and monitor appropriate complaints mechanisms for all projects related activities in close coordination with the M&E unit, and field officers.
• In close cooperation with the Head of Project, ensure a complaints and feedback mechanism is in place and accessible to all stakeholders.
• Monitor and follow-up on the selection of appropriate target beneficiaries as recipients of different interventions.
• Ensure formation and representation of community-based organizations with a special emphasis on the representation of all vulnerable groups.
• Keep project management team members updated on changes, events, or shocks relevant for the project implementation.
• Conduct community mobilization and facilitate coordination and dialogue with communities and other relevant stakeholders in order to enhance AAP.
• Keep close contact and good working relationships with the target groups and communities.
• Keep close contact and good working relationships with partners.
• Keep close contact and good working relationships with local authorities and line ministries.
• In close cooperation with the Head of Project, organize capacity building activities for communities and exchange visits for partners.
• Conduct monitoring, data collection for the analysis and evaluation of the project activities.
• Collect necessary project data in close coordination with the M&E unit for reporting and monitoring purposes with a special emphasis on Accountability and Safeguarding. 
• Keep records (both hard and soft copies) of project activity documents and project plans.
• Assist and support internal or external consultants for assessments and evaluations.
• Assist in design, planning and implementation of new project components and project plans.
• Train WHH Kassala State on Accountability and Safeguarding
• Take lead in promoting WHH’s Accountability Framework among WHH staff, partners and program participants.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Team members are expected to support and assist each other’s, as well as replacing each other during leave periods.
• Keep records (both hard and soft copies) of project activity documents and project plans.
• Representing the organization and project in meetings if it becomes necessary.
• Assist in the planning, coordination and implementation of other project activities throughout the project duration.
• Provide feedback on constraints encountered during project(s) implementation and make recommendations and/or suggestions. 
• Keep Welthungerhilfe internal information as confidential.
• Any other additional responsibility, in coordination and agreement with Area Manager, if it becomes necessary during the duration of the project.
• Monitor the implementation of Accountability and Safeguarding frameworks and write period reports and submit to MEAL Coordinator and HoP.

Minimum Qualification, Skills and Experience Required:

Knowledge/qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Monitoring & Evaluation Studies, Development Studies, Psychology, or any relevant discipline.
• At least 3 years’ experience in MEAL work, 1 year of which should have been at officer level is a MUST 
• 3 years’ experience in MEAL in humanitarian sector projects with host community, IDPs and refugees. 
• Experience with an INGO or NGO focusing on implementing FCRM is strongly preferred. 
• Experience and knowledge of designing, implementing and evaluating accountability/protection/safeguarding systems in Humanitarian and development work. 
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office applications especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as other computer-installed based data analysis applications. 
• Excellent written and spoken English and Arabic skills are a MUST. 
• Strong organizational and report-writing skills
• Good knowledge and experience of Red and local context is preferred. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of applying the Do No Harm frameworks concepts and approaches in high-risk security areas are an advantage.

Application procedure:

Interested applicants can submit their Motivation letter, CVs , certificates, including copies of certificates, national ID, providing names of three referees and a telephone contact. The applications are to be submitted to: Kassala Labour Office

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Qualified females are strongly encouraged to apply.