MERL Coordinator at Plan International

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 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, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

ROLE PURPOSE

The post-holder is expected to coordinate MERL activities, and system implementation including monitoring program quality; rolling out accountability initiatives, coordinating implementation of projects evaluations, studies, and assessment and MERL budgeting process. The MERL coordinator will support project research works, dissemination of results, promoting and facilitating data use for innovative programming to achieve the project-desired change. The post-holder will also support MERL teams, and partner staff in data consolidation and management of quality project implementation. While the post-holder reports to the HoMERL he/she will sometimes be required to consult the Thematic Leads to ensure efficiency of work in the specific areas.

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE

The position holder for the role of MERL Coordinator will coordinate MERL technical initiatives to all projects (grants and sponsorship funded) in Southern Programme Implementation Area, mainly in ensuring quality MERL initiatives in GGE and SPAD projects in all their circles  from the design, planning, implementation, and the transit phase  as per  project duration, and lead routine monitoring of project’s relevance and coherence  in accordance to Southern PIA local government  and the community. The person is responsible to develop and implement M&E framework and the M&E plan for Southern PIA.

He/She will lead documentation of learning from the project processes and tracking adoptability of the projects’ existing data collection tools for the grants and sponsorship projects within the location. Further the position is to ensure MERL ethics and safeguarding ethical standards are adhered in the Southern Program areas. He/She will also ensure thorough qualitative and quantitative data analysis and reporting, and at most ensure PMERL systems inputs and usage.

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Location: Rukwa

Reports to: Head of MERLwith dotted line to Program Implementation Area Manager

Closing Date:14th March, 2025