Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization 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 75 countries.
Context
Working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas, Plan international aims to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high-quality programs that deliver lasting benefits, increasing their income, working in partnership with others and Operating effectively.
The program department of Plan International's West Africa Country Office has MER/Partnership units that aim, on the one hand, to improve program quality and accountability through the support and implementation of high-quality MER-Partnerships in programs and projects and, on the other hand, provide evidence for program performance, planning and effectiveness of interventions.
The aim of the project is to secure vulnerable and marginalized children and youth aged 9-15 years (includes the last 2 years of primary and secondary education, with attention to out-of-school children, girls and CwD - noting the intersection of age, gender and other vulnerability factors) realize their rights to access and benefit from safe, quality, resilient and inclusion-based education.
Post Dimensions
The person responsible for MER-Parcerias is a member of the MER-Parcerias unit. The role of MER-Partceiras is to ensure the quality of project data and follow-up of activities on the ground and to support project partners in their programming.
The position will be a Plan International Guinea-Bissau employee based at the PIIA in Bafata PIIA as per project needs and will be dedicated full-time to guiding Plan International's work in safe, quality, resilient and inclusion-based education ( SQRIBE) funded by the Irish Aid project.
Responsible for Monitoring, Evaluation and Project Partnerships SQRIBE will report to the Project Coordinator and will work in collaboration with other functions and programs in the organization;
It will be responsible for coordinating the collection and processing of data at the level of the SQRIBE project;
Will support the implementation of project activities at the ground level;
Advise the SQRIBE project team on issues of follow-up strategy and partnerships II;
Member of the MER-Parcerias unit and the PIIA unit team;
Ensure that documentation of SQRIBE information is in accordance with donor policies, procedures, regulations.
Ensure that the monitoring and evaluation system to be developed facilitates the follow-up of the SQRIBE program/project.
Develop consistent actions for the practical monitoring and evaluation of the SQRIBE project and also the development of activities including the elaboration of the respective reports.
Routine monitoring activity in all areas of the project
Design Monitoring and Evaluation plans that are consistent with the implementation of activities including the performance of SQRIBE project partners.
Ensure the implementation of annual operational plans, through the mechanisms of MER-Partnerships and results framework.
Ensuring the documentation of all information relating to monitoring and evaluation, including the preparation of the respective implementation reports.
Support in the design of new projects, defining new indicators, tools and instruments for monitoring and evaluation.
Support in the preparation and development of quality narrative reports, cases and success stories, documentation and sharing of good practices.
Train MER staff and implementing partners (responsible for programmatic functions) on Monitoring and Evaluation, documentation and information sharing.
Design and implement actions to ensure data quality. Conduct data quality assessments and audits, and ensure the review, cleaning and validation of collected data, and keep a record of all revisions made.
Design instruments for collecting, analyzing and disseminating information so that it is possible to observe and monitor the results of projects in the short, medium and long term.
Design techniques and data collection tools and submit them for validation by the SQRIBE Project Coordinator.
Facilitate the evaluation, systematization and learning efforts with the project staff and Plan, in general, facilitating replicability and scalability.
Develop, together with the project team, the terms of reference for the evaluations to be carried out, ensuring that they comply with institutional quality standards and approaches and, where appropriate, funder requirements, and that they always contribute to the generation of evidence.
Participate in the development of dissemination materials and training manuals and implementation of an internal training plan.
Protect the integrity of program/project documentation during the implementation, learning, reporting processes of regular and co-funded projects.
Provide data on progress towards SQRIBE targets for the development of annual Project plans
Contribute to the development and organize updates to the Project's annual plans.
Ensure the quality of the PMERL and SAP database at the SQRIBE Project level.
Introduction of SQRIBE project in PMERL.
Design and support the implementation of participatory monitoring tools.
Develop and monitor databases for tracking indicators in concession projects.
Implement feedback and grievance mechanisms to collect data on perceptions and opinions about the Plan's work and approach from communities and partners;
Assist the project manager in the production of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual project reports at the PIIA level;
Participate in delivering materials to communities and help prepare and deliver training at PIIA level.
Direct Supervision Of The Position:
Skills, behavior, and experience required to achieve the role's objectives:
Communicate clearly and effectively;
Flexible and willing to learn and share knowledge with colleagues;
Demonstrates clear respect for all and especially children and women without discrimination;
Demonstrates honesty and transparency towards self and others.
Know how to work in a team, willing to seek collective results, adjusting their own priorities, if necessary;
Remains calm and positive under pressure.
Main Final Results Of The Position
Dissemination of study documents carried out by the project, including baseline study results at PIIA level and including partners in the process;
Coordinate with partners the collection of data for project evaluation and research activities;
Support the process of disseminating evaluation and research results among Plan International's stakeholders/partners;
Ensure availability and accessibility of monitoring information for evaluation and management decisions at the PIIA level and with partners;
Barriers you have to deal with include: monitoring, evaluation and research processes;
Review data provided by partners and make appropriate recommendations;
Knowing how to deal with problems related to the quality and availability of secondary data;
Requirements:
Degree in statistics, economics, management, administration, social sciences and related areas;
Minimum of 2 years of proven work experience in monitoring and evaluating short/long-term projects/programmes, including reporting;
Experience in the design and application of social research instruments, both quantitative and qualitative;
Proven experience with surveys, sampling methodologies, data collection, data management, synthesis development, data analysis and reporting;
Its experience in handling databases, qualitative analysis programs, data analysis and visualization tools.
The use of tools such as PMERL or similar ones is valuable;
Demonstrated experience in projects financed by external donors and in the NGO sector;
Domain of practical application of participatory development approaches, monitoring and evaluation tools;
Ability to perform complex tasks, work independently and take initiatives;
Good experience in training staff and partners in M&E;
Ability to write reports in Portuguese and document relevant information;
Good communication and computer skills.
Plan International Values In Practice
I practice and promote a culture of openness and transparency within my team and beyond, including our sponsors and donors.
I hold myself and others accountable to the highest standards of integrity, especially in the use of our resources.
I am responsible for ensuring that we are a safe organization for all children, girls and young people.
I am consistent and fair in how I treat other people.
I hope that I and others are open about mistakes and learn from them.
We look for a lasting impact
I articulate a clear purpose for staff and set high expectations for our work and its impact.
I create a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
I focus resources on driving change in practice and policy at local, national and global levels, to maximize our long-term impact, responding quickly to changing needs, new priorities or crises.
I use evidence from inside and outside the organization to understand the causes of issues, inform decisions and evaluate effectiveness.
we work well together
I look for constructive results in discussions. I challenge assumptions but listen to others and am willing to compromise when it's beneficial to progress.
I build constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
I develop trusting, win-win relationships with funders, partners and communities, co-creating solutions to meet our goals and support others in achieving them.
I engage and work well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.
We are Inclusive and Empowering
I actively promote diversity, gender equality and inclusion, inside and outside Plan International.
I humbly listen to others and support those I work with to participate in decisions, take on more responsibility and develop their potential.
I encourage a climate that empowers children and young people as agents of change in their own lives.
I will not tolerate any form of bullying, harassment or discrimination in the workplace.
