Plan International was founded over 75 years ago with a mission to promote and protect the rights of children. The organisation was set up by British journalist John Langdon-Davies and refugee worker Eric Muggeridge in 1937, with the original aim to provide food, accommodation and education to children whose lives had been disrupted by the Spanish Civil War. Langdon-Davies conceived the idea of a personal relationship between a child and a sponsor – a model that puts the child at the centre, and remains the core of what we do. Today, Plan International is a global organisation that is active in over 70 countries to advance children’s rights and equality for girls. Who We Are We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. We work with communities around the world to end the cycle of poverty for children. Founded over 70 years ago, Plan is a nearly $800 million organization often ranked among the top 10 international development agencies by reputation, size and scope. We work side-by-side with communities in 50 developing countries to end the cycle of poverty for children, developing solutions to ensure long-term sustainability. Our level of community engagement, long-term outlook and constant focus on the needs and priorities of children is unique among international development organizations. Our solutions are designed up-front to be owned by communities for generations to come and range from clean water and health care programs, to education projects and child protection initiatives. Community by community, Plan works to promise futures that are worthy of all children’s potential. Our Vision Our vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Our Mission Plan strives to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of vulnerable children in developing countries by: Enabling children, their families and their communities to meet basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; Fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; and Promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children.
- Job Type: Full Time
- Qualification: BA/BSc/HND
- Location: Not specified
- Job Field: Data Science / Research , NGO/Non-Profit
The Opportunity
As the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist you will lead further efforts to strengthen M&E processes and evidence generation in Plan International’s policy and influencing work at the global, regional and country level. Supporting the implementation and use of Plan International’s global monitoring and evaluation system (PMERL) to ensure we are able to capture, store, and report on our progress and results in a consistent and coherent way.
As well as lead the development and use of global evidence products to strengthen programme and project design, advance the organisation’s accountability to all stakeholders, demonstrate the impact of our work and ensure learning for improved programming and influencing.
You will support the provision of M&E technical inputs to the further development and implementation of Plan International’s global results, including the review and revision of existing frameworks, development and testing of methods/tools, with a particular focus on strengthening approaches and measurements of influencing work.
About you
You will have expert knowledge on monitoring and evaluation of development work across a wide range of technical areas, strong understanding of rights-based development programming and demonstrated experience of developing global standards and guidance for NGO’s on M&E.
With strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and demonstrable experience, a strong understanding of processes, approaches, tools and methodologies that facilitate M&E, and organisational learning, that is up to date with best practices in the sector.
You will need to have theoretical and practical understanding of gender attitudes and power dynamics; why they exist and how they change, and how these attitudes and dynamics shape MERL (monitoring, evaluation, research and learning) approaches and methodologies. As well as an understanding of the realities and limitations that impact MERL in an NGO context.
TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge
- Expert knowledge on monitoring and evaluation of development work, across a wide range of technical areas.
- Strong understanding of rights-based development programming, particularly in relation the major technical areas of Plan’s work.
- Significant experience and a strong understanding of processes, approaches, tools and methodologies that facilitate M&E, and organizational learning, that is up to date with best practices in the sector.
- Strong understanding of the realities of NGO programme management and limitations that impact programme monitoring, evaluation and learning.
- Understanding of different approaches to assessing and reporting NGO programming results, across a wide variety of contexts.
- A theoretical and practical understanding of gender attitudes and power dynamics, including why they exist and how they change, and how these attitudes and dynamics shape MERL approaches and methodologies.
Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Able to develop appropriate guidelines, tools and templates for improved M&E and implement them at scale.
- Able to develop global guidance that is simple and practical for field colleagues to understand and use
- Able to analyse large amounts of data and generate powerful reports and information from them.
- Communicating complex technical MERL concepts and terminology in simple language to non-experts. Writing in plain English.
- Strong collaboration skills, able to build cooperation and negotiate compromises.
- Strong attention to detail
- Proven experience of using online technology for communication and learning
- Fluent in English.
Behaviours
- Listens to and consults with others with genuine curiosity and interest to learn
- Co-creates with diverse staff across the organisation
- Demonstrates genuine curiosity and enthusiasm to find win-win solutions when facing challenges and ambiguity
- Facilitates joint understanding and the development of good practices
- Inspire trust and support from others
- Promotes innovation and learning
- Takes responsibility for achieving significant results
- Able to build rapport with wide range of groups
- Demonstrably committed to Plan’s goals and values
- Committed to child safeguarding
Desirable
- Capacity in French and/or Spanish will be an advantage.
- Experience strengthening M&E of influencing work
- Experience with outcome mapping and outcome harvesting