Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Coordinator

The Organisation

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.

The Opportunity:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Coordinator for the Plan for Girls (P4G) Project is in charge of supporting the project by implementing specific aspects of the country MERL roadmap.  You will be part of the Country MERL unit, contributing to and disseminating good MERL practices for high program quality for the P4G Project, Garoua Office and Plan International Cameroon at large.

The Individual/About You:

As the MERL Coordinator, you will be responsible for the effective implementation of the global MERL policy through its guidelines and tools for the P4G project. Also, you will be the lead support to the P4G project in implementing Cameroon’s Country Strategy for MERL in the project cycle.

By virtue of your role, you will be a member of the Country MERL team, providing support to the Garoua Program Influencing and Implementation Area/Field Office on MERL related activities, and ensure supervision of other Field staff while coaching the implementing Partner Organizations on MERL related activities.

To best meet up with your objectives, the below will be of key value to you:

1. A university degree in Social science or its equivalent (demography, measurement, planning, monitoring & evaluation, development studies, project management);
2. At least four (0)4 years professional experience in monitoring, evaluation, research & learning; 
3. Demonstrated experience as a development professional in planning, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and learning programs;
4. Knowledgeable on participatory MERL tools and systems;
5. Skills for data base management (design, entry, analysis);
6. Strong analytical skills;
7. Extensive working experience of SAP and SAP BI Online, PMERL;
8. Ability to deliver within tight deadlines;

Please, follow this link to review the full Job Description: JD MERL Coordinator – Garoua

Location: Garoua

Type of Role: Fixed Term Project Contract for Eight (08) Months

Reports to: Project Manager, and MERL Specialist

Grade: Hay Level 13

Closing Date: October 09th, 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.

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.

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.

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