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Plan International is hiring for a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Position: Apply Now

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Closing Date: 28 May 2025

Plan International is hiring for a Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Position: Apply Now

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International believes in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, Plan International strives for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. Plan International support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. Plan International drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 85 years, Plan International has rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries and won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Opportunity

The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will:

Develop comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation framework, plans, tools/instruments and database which are in compliance with Plan International standards.
Work with project team members, the local government and cluster to ensure that data is collected, processed, analysed and presented for the community audiences to identify and make informed decisions on challenges in achieving projects outcomes.
Ensure quality control of data and information collected, through the development and/or review of tools for the data collection in accordance of the logical frameworks of emergency projects,
Document and disseminate results and best practices on project related lessons learnt to inform decision making
Support to ensure that relevant data (5Ws, sitrep and related MIS data) are entered into organization-wide data management system designed to capture, analyse, and disseminate project data and share with focal person monthly.
Collect and authenticate all information sheets (beneficiary lists, registration forms, distribution lists, and others) for delivery of livelihood intervention services;
Ensure capacity building by regularly training staff and partners for improved program monitoring and evaluation.
Support the gender &influencing and child protection activities, including other program components with relevant evidences.
Recommend changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs to the upper management and adjust accordingly, observing donor and Plan International’s policies and procedures
Anticipate risks involved in a particular project activity and managing these risks through structured approaches
Lead and facilitate project knowledge building and management in collaboration with MERL Specialist
Provide relevant project data to MERL Specialist in relation to Country Strategy MERL Framework and AOGD indicators

About You

Excellent oral and written communication skills (English);
Knowledge of the local language (Emakwa) is also an asset
Detailed knowledge of M&E frameworks and M&E Plans, systems and indicator reference sheets.
Experience maintaining programmatic databases.
Demonstrate excellent writing and analytical skills.
Demonstrated relevant technical skills in analysing quantitative and qualitative data, with excellent organizational
Demonstrate initiative and ability to work independently and as a member of a team to coordinate and/or lead the efforts to effectively meet M&E needs.