The Organisation
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls.
We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected.
Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children.
We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood. And we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.
We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER- (X1)
Position Description:
This position is responsible for supporting all the Project Sites in planning, information gathering and synthesis, reflection and reporting processes. This includes participating in consolidating and regular review of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) plans. The incumbent is responsible for the Project budget and activities.
Responsibilities:
Supports development and review of the Project to ensure that the strategies and approaches used are in line with the Country Strategy.
Supports the development of MERL Plans for effectiveness and learning in the delivery of program.
Facilitates development of participatory monitoring and evaluation systems including Community Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) Systems for enhanced accountability.
Provides technical leadership in planning and coordination of Baselines, Assessments, Evaluations, Research and case studies to enhance performance measurement and learning.
Leads the Project team in generating and sharing lessons learnt and best practices from MERL activities for continuous program improvement.
Facilitates capacity-building on Monitoring and Evaluation to staff and partners to ensure quality data collection and management.
Ensures production of timely and high quality program monitoring and evaluation reports for evidence based accountability.
Participates in development of yearly program budgets and project operational plans to include all Monitoring and Evaluation activities.
Ensures Monitoring, Evaluation and Research frameworks are outcome focused and include methodologies and indicators to identify and access gender transformative processes and outcomes.
Ensure the project data collected and analysed is disaggregated by sex, age and disability and is accurately recorded in the PMERL System.
Educational Qualifications and Experience:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences (Economics, Demography, Development Studies, Sociology, Gender or equivalent from a recognized university.
At least 3 years’ relevant work experience in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Demonstrated skills in usage of statistical packages.
Experience in Participatory methodologies.
Proven understanding of programming concepts and Human Rights Approaches to Development.
Competencies:
Strong analytical and logical ability.
Good knowledge of programming processes, systems and principles, and the ability to provide leadership and support to staff working at community level.
Design and management skills.
Ability to interpret data, in order to provide management support to programming and budgetary processes including planning, monitoring and reporting.
Facilitation and presentation skills.
Good administrative skills.
Location:KABWE
Type of Role: TWO YEARS FIXED TERM CONTRACT
Reports to: MERL MANAGER
Closing Date:31ST OCTOBER, 2021
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
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