MEAL Officer – Family & Child Health Promotion Project (LOT 1 & LOT 2)

Υποβολή μέχρι: 7/9/2025
Τοποθεσία: Athens or Thessaloniki

Starting Date: 15/9/2025

Status:  Fixed term/Part Time

Child Safeguarding Policy: Level 3 – The job holder will have regular contact with children.

Job Overview

About the Project

UNICEF, together with the Ministry of Health, has launched the National Programme for the Promotion of Family and Child Health in Greece. A key component is the piloting of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program, an evidence-based intervention that equips parents with skills, confidence, and knowledge to support their children’s development and wellbeing.

The program is implemented by SolidarityNow in the regions of Attica, Central Macedonia, and Epirus and includes perinatal parenting support and support for parents of children aged 1–16 years. Activities include parenting seminars, group sessions, individual counselling, psychosocial support, and community outreach.

Position Summary

The MEAL Officer will design, coordinate, and oversee the monitoring and evaluation framework of the program, ensuring accountability and learning across the three regions. S/he will work closely with Parenting Practitioners and the Project Manager to ensure accurate data collection, analysis, and reporting, and will produce consolidated reports for UNICEF. Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) is critical to ensure the project’s quality, impact, and alignment with UNICEF standards.

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop and roll out tools and systems to monitor program delivery.
  • Train Parenting Practitioners on data collection and record-keeping.
  • Ensure timely and accurate reporting of attendance, outreach, and outcomes from all sites.
  • Conduct data analysis (quantitative and qualitative) to assess project outcomes and impact.
  • Prepare mid-term and final evaluation inputs, highlighting successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
  • Support the documentation of best practices for future scaling. Establish confidential feedback channels for parents and ensure safeguarding compliance.

Required qualifications and skills

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social sciences, public health, statistics, or related field.
  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in M&E or MEAL within NGOs, UN agencies, or health/social projects.
  • Strong knowledge of qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
  • Excellent skills in data management, analysis, and reporting.
  • Prior experience with UN/INGO donor reporting is a strong asset.
  • Fluency in Greek and English.

If you are interested in applying, please send your CV and motivation letter to

thes-recruitment@solidaritynow.org mentioning in the email subject “MEAL Officer _Athens or Thessaloniki”.

SN is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and from vulnerable and disadvantaged groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Recruitment processes reflect SN’s commitment to keeping children safe from harm and abuse. Employment is subject to SN Child protection standards, including background checks and adherence to SN Child Safeguarding Policy.

Due to the urgency of recruitment, SN reserves the right to complete the process as soon as a suitable candidate has been identified. Interested candidates should submit their applications (CV and motivation letter) no later than September 7th, 2025.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.


Remarks: Before submitting your CV, please read carefully the employees’ privacy notice on the processing of personal data pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the respective Greek legislation.

For roles that will have regular contact with vulnerable populations SolidarityNow is obliged to seek information about criminal convictions and offences, and selected candidates will be requested to provide a recent copy of criminal record.

Following the preventive measures against COVID-19, holding a vaccination certificate or undergoing Covid-19 antigen tests as per government directions is mandatory.