Project Monitoring Specialist

Who are Plan International?

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice.

We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75 years and are now active in more than 70 countries.

How have Plan International responded to the Ukraine Crisis?

Since March 2022, Plan International has been responding to the crisis in partnership with civil society organisations in Poland, Romania, and Moldova to meet the needs of those affected by the crisis as well as host communities, and now we are ready to extend our operations in Ukraine itself.

We are supporting an integrated education and child protection response, incorporating mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), with cash and voucher assistance (CVA) as a modality.

What can you bring?

We know that this crisis will have devastating long-term effects on women and children in the region and Plan International will play a vital role in responding to these needs as we continue to establish operations in each of the four countries. We plan to transition from the current support provided globally by Plan International’s teams to locally based, longer term staffing.

For our Support section we are looking for a Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist will oversee capacity building, quality assurance, and processes for all monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning (MERL) responsibilities in Ukraine office projects and response strategies.

Role and responsibilities

• Provide technical MERL leadership and advice to Plan partners and stakeholders, acting as the external relations focal point for the Ukraine Response, Ukraine office.
• Lead the development of project MERL frameworks and MERL plans in coordination with in-country partners.
• Ensures all MERL work has a strong gender focus in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy.
• Socialise the MERL Chapter of the Emergency Response Program Manual for use in the Ukraine office.
• Develop M&E capacity exchange plans and deliver training, coaching and mentorship to civil society partners internal and external stakeholders.
• Identify key data visualisation approaches to maintain profile of the response activities and to support learning and improvements.
• Capacitate staff and partners to collect quantitative and qualitative data, ensuring disaggregation by sex, age, and disability.
• Provide MERL input to the regular response sitreps.
• Foster use of the Child friendly Complaints and Feedback Mechanism toolkit and the Adolescent Consultations toolkits to meaningfully involve children, adolescents and young people throughout the response phases.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant government departments, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Actively contribute to M&E Coordination Mechanisms. Support partner organisations take a co-leadership role in relevant Working Groups as and when requested by partners.
• Provide MERL advice and input for the development and submission of quality proposals and donor reporting products.
• Contribute to relevant global advocacy and policy objectives with documented learning and evidence.

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience in implementing M&E activities in a variety of humanitarian crises, particularly displacement and refugee settings.
• Strong understanding of implementing processes, approaches, tools and methodologies that facilitate and deliver M&E in these context, and organizational learning, that is up to date with best practices in the sector.
• 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.
• Experience providing M&E technical support to teams and partner organisations.
• Experience of capacity building with a variety of audiences.
• Able to analyse large amounts of data and generate powerful reports and information from them.
• Understand and consistently apply ethical MER practices
• Excellent communication skills. Fluency in English, written and spoken

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

• We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
• We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
• We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.