Job Summary

The role involves leading data planning, collection, analysis, reporting, and utilization while ensuring gender-transformative, inclusive, and participatory approaches. The incumbent will guarantee compliance with Plan International’s MERL policy, measure indicators in the project’s logical framework, and address data gaps. He/she will support the implementation of Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms, build MERL technical capacity among staff and partners with a focus on Results-Based Monitoring (RBM), and promote evidence-based decision-making and organizational learning by identifying lessons learned and good practices throughout the project lifecycle. This position is critical for ensuring accountability, learning, and continuous improvement, contributing to the high-quality and impactful delivery of the DRA-EJR and BRAVE Humanitarian Integrated and Inclusive WASH and FSL Projects.

Job Requirements

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Statistics, Sociology, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or with related field of study

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of relevant MERL experience. At least 3 years in NGO Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.

• Experience in the use of Digital Data Collection tools or/and of data visualization software solutions.

• Experience in participatory facilitation and capacity development.

• Experience in working with similar program and MFA funded MERL framework is preferred

• Experience in Results-Based Monitoring and MERL is an asset. Experience in working on consortium projects and with local partners in similar program is an asset.

• Prior experience and expertise in applying MERL strategies from a gender transformative and inclusive approach is desirable

Location: Sekota

Duties and Responsibilities

Planning, Coordination & Quality Assurance

• Lead MERL Framework Implementation: Ensure timely and quality implementation of the project MERL plan aligned with the Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) and Results Framework.

• MERL Operational Planning: Coordinate annual and quarterly MERL work plans and budgets with the Project Manager and Thematic Sector Leads, ensuring efficient resource utilization.

• Coordination: Track planned activities, targets, and milestones; develop joint supervision tools; and organize regular monitoring visits with partners and government stakeholders to ensure quality delivery.

• Reporting: Prepare and submit high-quality, timely narrative and financial reports to the Project Manager.

• Technical Guidance: Provide MERL-related training and guidance to project teams and partners, ensuring tools and resources are effectively adapted to the local context.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning

• Evaluations & Assessments: Coordinate baseline, midline, and end line evaluations, ensuring ethical standards and addressing knowledge gaps. Share findings and evidence through relevant platforms.

• Data Management: Oversee quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis, and visualization, ensuring gender-sensitive and inclusive data entry into PMERL and Insight dashboards.

• Accountability: Implement and maintain Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms with age-appropriate, gender-sensitive channels and timely responses.

• Evidence & Learning: Document and share lessons learned, best practices, and case stories; organize dissemination workshops and review meetings to promote adaptive management.

• Capacity Building: Strengthen staff and partner skills in Results-Based Monitoring, data collection and analysis, and digital tools.

• Inclusion & Alignment: Ensure MERL processes integrate gender equality, disability inclusion, youth participation, conflict sensitivity, digitalization, and climate adaptation, while aligning with PIE’s Country Strategy (2025–2029).

• Partner support: Build MERL capacity of local CSO partners through tailored training, technical support, and standardized tools.

• Performance Management: Conduct regular performance review meetings with partners, consortium members to assess progress and agree on corrective actions.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Ensure meaningful participation of adolescent girls, boys, youth, and persons with disabilities in monitoring and evaluation processes.

• Representation: Represent the project at government, donor, and NGO forums to share MERL lessons learned and position the organization as a thought leader.

• Collaboration: Foster partnerships with research institutions, universities, and consortium members in Kenya and Somalia for cross-learning and resource mobilization

Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (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 per the appropriate procedures.

• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;

• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.

• 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.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong analytical, reporting, and digital data collection skills.

• Experience in youth-focused or participatory programming preferred.

• Experience in Monitoring Evaluation, Research and learning

• Knowledge of Quantitative methods for data collection and analysis, sampling strategies for quantitative methods. Proficient use of statistical analysis software such as SPSS, R, STATA.

• Fluency in English language is essential

• In addition to Amharic other local Knowledge of Local Languages is a desirable

How To Apply

Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• Internal Applicants:  THIS LINK

• External Applicants:  THIS LINK

 This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

• Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

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