Program cum MEAL Officer

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT (published on 28th July, 2025)

The Centre for Mental Health and Counselling–Nepal (CMC-Nepal), a national-level NGO dedicated to promoting mental health and psychosocial well-being, is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join our team as a MEAL (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) Officer in Karnali Earthquake Recovery Project-MHPSS. The Karnali Earthquake Recovery Project-MHPSS, funded and supported by CBM Global, aims to contribute Improved well-being and resilience communities affected by the 2023 Jajarkot earthquake.” It is being implemented in Barekot Rural Municipality and Nalgad Municipality of Jajarkot District and Sanibheri of Rukum West District of Karnali Province.

Job title: Program Cum MEAL Officer

Number of positions: 1 (One)

Location: Bheri Municipality, Jajarkot with frequent field visits.

Position Overview:

The Program and MEAL Officer is responsible to carryout MEAL functions in the project while supporting mental health and psychological interventions. This role requires close coordination with the Project Coordinator, Mental Health Coordinator, and MEAL Coordinator. CMC-Nepal expects the individual to play a key role in enhancing the capacity of Mental Health Self-Help Groups, Peer Groups, OPDs, and frontline humanitarian actors in MHPSS, and to engage relevant stakeholders in the project. 

The officer should collaborate with the Mental Health Coordinator and Project Coordinator to design, develop, and implement intervention plans for the project. Additionally, they should work with the MEAL Coordinator and Project Coordinator to ensure that an efficient MEAL mechanism is in place. Responsibilities include coordination, and reporting on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) responses for CMC-Nepal.

This position is designed to enhance the mental health and psychosocial well-being and resilience of beneficiaries while ensuring that programs are effectively monitored, evaluated, and improved based on evidence-based practices. The officer will work collaboratively with various teams to implement psychological interventions and contribute to the overall success of the projects by utilizing MEAL methodologies.

Qualification and experience requirements: 

• Master’s degree in General Psychology/Counselling Psychology/Public Health.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in humanitarian or development settings.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) methodologies.
• Experience in training and capacity building for frontline humanitarian actors.
• Proficient in data collection, analysis, and reporting related to mental health interventions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for engaging diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Understanding of cultural dynamics and sensitivity to community needs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address challenges in mental health programming.

Salaries and benefits: As per the project agreement between the CBM Global and CMC-Nepal 

Candidates particularly from disadvantaged and socially excluded/marginalized groups are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for further selection process. All the rights for recruitment, selection and cancelation (if required) of this recruitment are reserved by CMC Nepal. 

Interested candidates meeting the above requirements are requested to send their application with an updated CV to the following address not later than 3 August, 2025.

We will close the application process early if we receive suitable applications before the deadline.

HR Manager

CMC-Nepal

PO Box Number 5295

Kathmandu, Nepal

Email: vacancy.cmcnepal@gmail.com, Website: www.cmcnepal.org.np