Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Plan International USA ,
Woking, Surrey

Overview

Job Description

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Apply now Date:12-Jun-2020 Location:Woking, UKM, GB Company: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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. The Opportunity In this role as the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist you will support the implementation of Plan International's new Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Frameworks and approach for improved measurement, analysis, reporting and learning on our performance, effectiveness and impact of our programmes and influencing work. Your role will provide technical inputs to the finalisation and implementation of a new global monitoring and evaluation system to ensure that we are able, as an organisation, to capture, store, analyse and report on our progress and results in a consistent and coherent way. Your contributions will aim to enhance M&E capacity in our offices so that teams across the organisation implement the above frameworks, system and approach successfully. The Individual You will need to demonstrate expert knowledge on M&E of development work, across a wide range of technical areas. Strong understanding of rights-based development programming - a theoretical and practical understanding of gender attitudes and power dynamics, and how they shape MERL approaches and methodologies 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. In-depth understanding of the realities of NGO programme management and limitations that impact programme monitoring, evaluation and learning. With strong analytical and collaboration skills and problem-solving abilities, the ability to develop guidelines, tools and templates for M&E and implement them at scale and to a wider audience that may not be technical specialists. For the full job description, please follow the link below: for ME Specialists.docx?dl=0 Location:Global Hub, Woking, UK. Although we are currently all working from home following guidance from the government. Type of Role: Fixed Term Contract until June 2021 Reports to: Global Head of Monitoring and Evaluation Salary:Competitive Closing Date: 25 June 2020 Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with. 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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation 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 will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls' rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.