Plan International NGO Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Kenya Jobs
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 its 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 75 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. The purpose of this position, is to: - Contribute to the success of the M&E strengthening Project by working with and supporting Country Offices to adopt and implement the new M&E approach, frameworks and system to ensure transparency and accountability to all our stakeholders and that we, as an organisation, are able to capture, store, analyse and report on our progress in a consistent and coherent way- Contribute to enhancing capacity in our offices to apply the above approach, principles & standards and system in order to generate and act on evidence to inform our programmes and influence and learn.
Responsibilities:
Strategic and Operational
Supports Plan Offices, through a Learning Lab Approach, to adopt a new global monitoring and evaluation approach, principles, standards and system including associated guidelines, tools and methods for monitoring progress towards the outcomes of Plan International’s programmes, influence and projects Supports Plan Offices to adopt the new M&E competency framework on M&E as well as enhancing capacity of the organization Supports Plan Offices to adopt a new M&E system for Plan International, including testing and implementation, and training. Actively participates in and supports organizational and strategic initiatives, such as coordinated visits, to support country development from an M&E perspective
Quality Programme and Influence M&E including Capability Building and Integration
Identifies the technical assistance needs of Plan International COs and training resources as appropriate; deliver M&E training and technical assistance to Plan International, COs and partners to ensure the quality of M&E approaches and reporting.
Provide quality technical support and advice to Plan International offices and staff, with a particular focus on implementing the new M&E approach and frameworks for the design, implementation and review of M&E activities to strengthen quality results and shared learning in offices.
Assist COs in conducting self-assessments, and building their capacity in the areas of M&E including the development of indicators, data collection, analysis and interpretation of data to be used to support our programme and influence work.
Learning
Assist with facilitating reflection opportunities, towards developing a strong learning orientation in Plan International’s programmes, influence and staff.
Contribute to drafting learning papers that capture lessons from Plan International’s work in order to inform the ongoing development of M&E in Plan International offices
Input into the development of Plan International case studies, to showcase insights and instances of success and failures in order to ensure ongoing learning around the new M&E approach, frameworks and system
Participate in initiatives, technical network and communities of practice that aim to share lessons, good practices on M&E and learning.
Impact of results: An agreed, consistent monitoring and evaluation approach, principles and standards for all Plan International offices. This will allow us to measure, analyse and report on our performance and effectiveness, progress towards our outcomes and the impact of our programmes to ensure transparency and accountability to all our stakeholders.
In particular, and as a priority, a clear, coherent
monitoring approach and system should be developed and adopted as this forms the basis for evaluation, research and learning.
Working Relationships:
Additional working relationships with:
Working within the scope and remit of the Directors for Sub-Regions and aligning to their sub-regional plans, priorities and milestones and working within the regional teams
Global Technical Leads, coordinators of selected communities of practice and technical network Administrators on M&E approach, principles, standards and system to ensure that 3 the results frameworks for Areas of Global Distinctiveness and programme and influence models are properly applied in all offices
Working closely with Learning and Development Specialists based in the regions around M&E capacity and upskilling MER networks throughout the organization
Colleagues from the Global Programme Quality team to link M&E approach, standards, tools, system in the application of the Programme and Influence Quality Policy and Procedures. Colleagues from ICT on the adoption and implementation of the M&E system. Colleagues from the Transformation office on the implementation of the M&E approach, standards, principles, systems and tools in Transition Country Offices . Knowledge, skills and behaviours: Knowledge
Expert knowledge on monitoring and evaluation of development work, across a wide range of technical areas. 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.
Strong understanding of the realities of NGO programme management and limitations that impact programme monitoring, evaluation and learning. Understanding of different approaches to assessing and reporting NGO programming results, across a wide variety of contexts.
Significant experience of capacity building and up skilling of field staff and M&E staff in country offices
M&E in emergencies and fragile contexts an advantage
Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Able to analyse large amounts of data and generate powerful reports and information from them.
Assess, plan and implement activities to build M&E capacity within a wide range of country office teams
Develop and communicate a clear and compelling vision for M&Ein particular speaking and writing in plain English. Strong collaboration skills, able to build cooperation and negotiate compromises.
Strong attention to detail
Proven experience of using sharepoint and online technology to support communication and learning
Fluent in English. Capacity in one of the following: French, Portuguese, Arabic and/or Spanish will be an advantage. Develop and lead a supportive network of M&E staff to jointly learn from, develop and innovate M&E practice and methodologies. Behaviours
Listens to and consults with others with genuine curiosity and interest to learn
Co-creates with diverse staff across the organisation
Demonstrates genuine curiosity and enthusiasm to find win-win solutions when facing challenges and ambiguity
Facilitates joint understanding and the development of good practices
Inspire trust and support from others Promotes learning
Takes responsibility for achieving significant results
Able to build rapport with wide range of groups
Demonstrably committed to Plan’s goals and values: open & transparent; working well together; accountable and striving for lasting impact
Committed to child safeguarding Build and maintain partnerships among in-country, regional and international colleagues
Promote and encourage discussion and learning on gender and inclusion in M&E
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by Sunday 5 August, 2018
For more information and job application details, see; Plan International NGO Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Kenya Jobs
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