Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Plan International
Job Overview
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Plan International
Mwanza
Plan International
Plan International advances children’s rights and equality for girls in more than 75 countries.
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job Vacancy at Plan International.
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 85 years, and are now active in more than 75 countries.
BACKGROUND
Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan has over 80 years’ experience and works in more than 75 countries across the world. We strive for a just world, working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners.
Plan International has been working in Tanzania since 1991. Our work supports marginalised children and youth, especially adolescent girls, to grow up physically and mentally healthy and ready to shape their future. We create an enabling environment and empower girls to be active drivers of change in realising their rights. We prioritise working with partners, and ensuring all of our work is evidence based.
The position holder for the role of M&E Officer will be responsible for monitoring and evaluation of the Youth Economic Empowerment, Child Protection and Inclusive Education project “DGD” in Mwanza. S/he will provide technical expertise in M&E to all DGD project activities, including the provision of support to project staff, and staff of partners in areas of monitoring and evaluation.
Dimensions of the Role
Conduct routine monitoring and ensuring the DGD project maintains its strategic vision and objectives, and that itsactivities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost-effective and timely manner.
Design and implement the M&E activities of the project; assist the Project Coordinator in preparing
Quarterly/Annual
reports, Quarterly counting project beneficiaries by DGD thematic and objectives, produce quality results-based
narratives on project progress and update YSLA data and maintain the MIS SAVIX of the project.
Accountabilities
Ensures M&E technical assistance is available and provided at all times to the project team and partner staff;
Supports the design, development, and implementation of the M&E tools in line with the DGD strategies and results framework;
Supports the process of project quantitative data analyzing and writing monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual project performance reports and their submission in stipulated deadlines and support other project staff and partner in report writing skills;
Under the supervision of CO M&E specialist support data auditing and verification to assure internal consistency and validity of project activity
Conduct quarterly data verification and auditing visits based on thematic indicators to ensure high-quality DGD data are reported to CO, NO, and DGD donors
Facilitates the interpretation and use of M&E data, through the quarterly district review meetings between the project, partners, and other relevant stakeholders at the district level;
Supports review of progress on a quarterly basis; problem-solving and development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity between planned and actual outputs are addressed;
Participates and contributes to the development of the monitoring and evaluation performance monitoring plan;
Liaises with CO M&E specialist to facilitate implementation of capacity building workshops and on the job training on monitoring, evaluation and reporting as required by project implementers and stakeholders
With support and supervision of CO M&E specialist provides guidance and support to field staff and partner NGO staff in the development and implementation of monitoring tools, which will include, but not be limited to, data collection, analysis, and reporting on project indicators;
Performs other project related duties as assigned by the Project Coordinator of the DGD Project;
Collect and document change or success stories from DGD Project interventions and share with the Project Coordinator for reporting purposes;
Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection (CPP) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Key relationships
PU&CO
Head of MERL
Head of SOYEE
Head of Inclusive Quality Education
Head of Child Protection
MERL Staff at CO
Functional networks within Plan
Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge
Gained through education, training, & experience
Required Experience and Qualifications
Minimum of a basic degree in Project Management, Statistics, Social Sciences, Information Technology, or equivalent
Minimum of at least five (3) years of experience in the design and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and research systems;
Minimum of 3 years of providing training, and in a supervisory and/or management role, in monitoring and evaluation;
Experience in working on YSLA projects and using MIS/SAVIX for YSLA online data management
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability and willingness to travel within the supported districts
Computer skills – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet and statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, and other related packages.
Essential
Knowledge
In-depth knowledge of the M&E and preferably a minimum 3 years of experience in a Non-profit making organization
Skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills appropriate to the audience
Proficient computer skills and use of relevant accounting packages
Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
Good English language skills (oral /written )
Behaviors
Hardworking with the capacity to work independently with minimum supervision
Honest, integrity, open and transparent personality.
Team player
Working towards achieving a team goal
Be able to Respect all groups of people in the community and culturally sensitive
Persuasive and able to work with different cultural settings
Motivated, energetic, and strives to develop and support others
Result oriented
Working for the best interest of the organisation and children
Appreciate child rights and gender equality
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at Plan International
Desirable
Working with the project team and ensure project results are achieved timely without compromising with quality
Good command over conflict resolution while maintaining important relationships: Capability to resolve conflicts
Plan and schedule own work, interpreting instructions and selecting appropriate methods/tools for delivery.
Operate in a high-pressure deadline-driven environment with professionalism
Managing donor grants with strict reporting deadlines
Plan International’s Values in Practice
We are open and accountable
Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people
We strive for lasting impact
Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are inclusive and empowering
Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
Physical Environment
Working environment will include both typical office environment and field environment
The position requires regular field travels
Level of contact with children
Mid contact: Occasional interaction with children
Location: Mwanza
Reports to: Project Coordinator
Grade: C2
Closing Date: 23rd September, 2022
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.
Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.
