MERL Coordinator
Coordinate MERL activities for child rights project in Sokoto
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Overview
Coordinate MERL activities for child rights project in Sokoto
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field required.
- 5 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating international development programs required.
- Master's degree is preferred.
- Proven expertise in quantitative methodologies required.
- Proven expertise in qualitative methodologies required.
- Strong coordination, teamwork, and planning skills required.
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 80 countries.
The opportunity
The purpose of this role is to coordinate all Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) activities of the EU project in Sokoto state as per the annual approved work plan and the achievement of agreed Project development objectives. S/he is to coordinate the operationalization of effective and appropriate MERL system, reporting, evaluations for measuring outputs, outcomes, impact, lessons learnt and recommend key action points to improve programme delivery across the organization.
About You
We are looking for applicant with a Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of work experience in monitoring and evaluating large multi-year international development programs, with a robust M&E component. A holder of Master’s degree is preferred. The candidate should possess proven expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, research, reporting, data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation. S/he should demonstrate strong coordination, teamwork, and planning skills with proven ability to function effectively with multiple counterparts in private, public and NGO sectors.
Please follow this link for a full role profile; JD - MERL Coordinator
Please respond to the requirements of the role in your cover letter.
Only CVs and cover letters in English will be accepted.
Location: Sokoto
Type of Role: Fixed-Term
Closing Date: 5th April, 2024
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.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to coordinate a large project with multiple stakeholders? | This assesses your coordination skills and ability to manage diverse partnerships. | Provide a specific example and highlight your role in communication and collaboration. |
| How do you ensure the quality of data collected in your evaluation processes? | This evaluates your knowledge and application of data quality assessments. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe how you have utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods in your previous projects. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What steps do you take when evaluating the outcomes of a program? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you provide an example of how you've used findings from evaluations to improve program delivery? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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