MERL Coordinator – NGO jobs in Ethiopia

The Organisation: 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.

NGO jobs in Ethiopia: MERL Coordinator job Overview

The MERL Coordinator will be responsible to implement a functional M&E system at project level in response to emergencies. She/he will work closely with partners and will support the Field Emergency Response Manager/coordinator and the program teams with technical oversight and direction from the Senior MERL Coordinator on all monitoring and evaluation needs across implementing areas. The MERL Coordinator will support the provision of program staff at Plan and partner organizations with the information and training to capture monitoring metrics regularly and efficiently.

The Individual Qualities for MERL coordinator, NGO jobs in Ethiopia

• Bachelor Degree in fields such as Social science, Economics, Statistics or related fields.
• Practical knowledge on MERL and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience in this area in an NGO environment, preferably in humanitarian sector.
• Practical knowledge of establishing & MERL system and implementation, including development of different feedback receiving mechanisms and forms, feedback recording database, production of regular accountability report.
• Excellent skills and demonstrated experience of using MS Office and ICT.
• Experience in humanitarian contexts is preferable. NGO jobs in Ethiopia
• Language: – Fluency in English language is essential and Knowledge of Afan Oromo is a requirement.

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Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day to day work. NGO jobs in Ethiopia
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted. NGO jobs in Ethiopia

Location: Yabello, Borena

Type of Role: BHA Project

Reports to: Project Manager

Grade: D1

Closing Date: September 02, 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. NGO jobs in Ethiopia

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. NGO jobs in Ethiopia

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. NGO jobs in Ethiopia

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.