Senior Global MEAL Associate

ROLE INFORMATION PACK

WHEN WE EDUCATE THE FUTURE, WE CHANGE THE FUTURE

Education accelerates poverty reduction, female empowerment, and improved infant mortality.
Yet, 251 million children worldwide are out of school.

This changes now.

UWS works to ensure children have access to quality, inclusive education in remote and marginalised communities by collaborating with local partners, communities and governments.

We deliver schools, we train teachers and we strengthen education systems.

Our low-cost, high impact model builds capacity, not dependency. This ensures that education systems continue to flourish beyond our involvement.

Shifting focus from delivering change in the short term, to empowering change for the long term, we go beyond educating the future, to changing it.

Our vision is Zero Education Poverty.

UWS is an international nonprofit that was established in 2008 to provide children in remote and marginalised regions access to free quality, inclusive primary education. We currently operate in rural areas of Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Madagascar, working with over 430 communities and over 90,000 children to date.

Role summary

Role: Senior Global MEAL Associate

Remuneration: As per salary bands in duty station

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Reports to: Global MEAL Manager

Type of contract: Full-time, permanent

Location: Kathmandu, Nepal OR Antananarivo, Madagascar (4 days pw in office)

Role summary

UWS is looking to strengthen its MEAL systems as we embark on an ambitious 2030 Programme Strategy founded on our mission of empowering children in marginalised rural communities by ensuring foundational learning.

The Sr. Global MEAL Associate will be instrumental in assessing progress against the 2030 Programme Strategy, in particular ensuring robust data analysis and reporting. They will work closely with Country MEAL Leads and the Global MEAL team, across 4 countries: Cambodia, Nepal, Myanmar and Madagascar.

The post-holder should have excellent skills in Online/Mobile data collection platforms, analysis, data visualisation, and reporting. They will be detail-oriented and a good communicator. Experience working within the education sector and international development agencies will be an asset.

The introduction of this new role will be a catalyst to improve the impact measurement of the UWS programme. This will drive the quality of programme delivery and also generate evidence to contribute to successful funding proposals - all of which will compound to grow the impact and reach of UWS programmes to help realise our vision of Zero Education Poverty

Key tasks and responsibilities

MEAL Data Management (80%)

Overseeing quality and integrity of all forms developed on Kobo Toolbox by country MEAL teams (and providing capacity building where need identified)

Integrating data from Kobo Toolbox and internal monitoring spreadsheets to Microsoft (Azure and PowerBI)

Provide technical support with data collection software, data structures and data analysis

Overseeing the maintenance of country school and teacher databases

Developing user-friendly accessible data visualization dashboards to allow all UWS stakeholders to view, use and learn from data collected

Maintaining and ongoing refinement of MEAL systems to ensure they are fit-forpurpose

Knowledge and Learning Management (20%)

Analyse and visualize data to develop learning briefs on key outcome areas and processes

Develop platforms, in country and globally, to share insights and trends from MEAL data

Design systems and procedures for high-quality information and knowledge management

Please note, this is not an exhaustive list and other duties may be required in agreement with your line manager.

Experience, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, economics, international development, education, computer science or a related field.

At least 2 years of experience in a data-focused role involving data analysis, visualisation and reporting, preferably within the international development, education or non-profit sector.

Proficient in data collection, verification, cleaning, and analysis with good skills in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and at least one statistical software.

Skilled in Online/Mobile based data collection tools (Preferably in Kobo).

Proven skill in database management.

Ability to produce high-quality data visualisation, reports, and presentations.

Ability to research, set up and train others in new systems and procedures for data management.

Strong relationship building skills with proven ability to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders and colleagues.

Ability to think and work strategically, take initiative and lead teams with confidence.

Able in work on planning and prioritise.

Committed to life-long learning and personal professional development.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Every individual at UWS needs to be able to:

Be committed to UWS vision, mission and values and apply them in their daily behaviour and work.

Be committed to undertaking UWS’s safeguarding training and adhering to relevant policies, to ensure everyone who comes to contact with UWS are as safe as possible.

Application process

Send your CV and a cover letter (max. 2 pages) outlining your suitability to via here by Friday 31 July 2026. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficientst number of suitable applications.

As part of the application, candidates are invited to share one example of previous data analysis, dashboard, data visualisation or reporting work that demonstrates their ability to present data clearly and accessibly. This could be a dashboard screenshot, report extract, presentation slide, or anonymised sample of work. Please ensure any confidential or sensitive information is removed before sharing.

Application guidelines

Please include both a CV and a cover letter as part of your application

You must declare if you know anyone at UWS.

UWS is a safe recruitment employer.

If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the selection process, please let us know.

First stage interviews: w/c 10th August 2026
Second stage interviews: w/c 17th August 2026

251 million children are currently denied their right to quality education. We've been on a mission to end education poverty since 2008, together we have...

80,000+

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1,913

students enrolled

RECRUITMENT GUIDELINES

UWS is committed to the safeguarding of children and ensuring we recruit safely is central to this commitment. All applicants will be required to undertake a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service check (or country-equivalent background check) as a condition of employment. Shortlisted candidates will also be asked to complete a self-declaration form to disclose any relevant convictions, cautions, or investigations.

UWS is an equal opportunity employer and commits to treating all applicants fairly. We actively promote diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from under-represented groups. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

All successful candidates must satisfactorily complete a 3-month probation period.

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