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Date 06-Jul-2020

Location Mwanza, 18, TZ

Company Plan International

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 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 80 years,
and are now active in more than 70 countries.

Role PURPOSE

Plan International is an independent child right and humanitarian organization
committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence, and injustice.

We actively unite children, communities, and other people who share our
mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s
lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence they
need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We
place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind.

We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 75
years, and are now active in more than 70 countries.

The position holder for the role of M&E Officer will be responsible for
monitoring and evaluation of the Youth Economic Empowerment project “A Working
Future” in Mwanza. S/he will be responsible to support and provide technical
expertise in M&E to all Working Future project activities, particularly YSLAs
and VSLAs health check to ensure all groups sustainable, including the
provision of support to project staff, and staff of partner to implement
monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

Under the guidance of the CO M&E Specialist and direct supervision of the
Project Manager, the M&E

Officer will be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and
timely inputs, and for ensuring that the

Working Future project maintains its strategic vision and that its activities
result in the achievement of its intended

outputs and outcomes in a cost-effective and timely manner.

The M&E Officer will be responsible for designing and implementing the M&E
activities of the project; assisting the Project Manager in preparing
Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and monitor the project
activities regularly, developing and maintaining the MIS SAVIX of the project,
updating project beneficiary information on YESME! Tool and will be
responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to the
project activities.

Dimensions of the Role

Conduct monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for
ensuring that the A Working Future project maintains its strategic vision and
that its activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a
cost-effective and timely manner.

Regular follow-up and periodic audit, verification and health check of
Village/Youths Loans Associations and groups, to assess their saving and
financial performance, membership status, leadership capacity and capacity
needs, and gender situations within the groups, this is to support the project
manager and implementer ensure the functionality of the groups throughout the
project duration.

Design and implementing the M&E activities of the project; assisting the
Project Manager in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on project progress and
monitor the project activities on a regular basis, developing and maintaining
the MIS SAVIX of the project, updating project beneficiary information on
YESME! Tool and will be responsible for the collection & analysis of different
data, and overall data management in relation to the project activities.

Accountabilities

Ensures M&E ethical and technical assistance is available and provided at all
times to the project team and partner NGO staff in project areas;
Supports the design, development, and implementation of the M&E strategy in
line with tools
Supports in analyzing and writing of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and
annual project performance reports and their submission in stipulated
deadlines and support other project staff and partner NGOs in report writing
skills.
Under the supervision of CO M&E specialist support data auditing and
verification to assure internal consistency and validity of project activity
monitoring data reported by all partners, through quarterly data verification
and auditing visits.
Facilitates the interpretation and use of M&E data, through the quarterly
district review meetings between the project, partner NGO, and other relevant
stakeholders at the district level
Supports review of progress on a quarterly basis; problem-solving and
development of remedial actions ensuring any disparity between planned and
actual outputs are addressed.
Participates and contributes to the development of the Monitoring and
Evaluation performance monitoring plan.
Liaises with of CO M&E specialist to facilitate the implementation of capacity
building workshops and on the job training on monitoring, evaluation, and
reporting as required for partners.
With support and supervision of CO M&E specialist provides guidance and
support to field staff and partner NGO staff in the development and
implementation of monitoring tools, which will include, but not be limited to,
data collection, analysis and reporting on project indicators;
Contributing to developing relevant monitoring tools to be used by Community
Resource Person CRP and Youth CRP
Training and providing monitoring tools to Community Resource Person CRP,
Youth CRPs
Participating in supportive supervision for facilities trained on data quality
and utilization in collaboration with M&E officers from partner organizations.
Update project beneficiary information on YESME! Project tool.
Performs other project related duties as assigned by the Project Manager of
the A Working Future Project and M&E specialist
Collect and document change or success stories from A Working Future Project
intervention and share with Project Manager for reporting purposes.

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Child Protection CPP
and Gender Equality and Inclusion GEI are fully embedded in accordance with
the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant
Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of
responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and
associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these
policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct CoC, their relevance to
their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance
with the appropriate procedures
Key relationships
PU&CO
Head of M&E
Head of YEE
Functional networks within Plan

Technical expertise, skills, and knowledge

Gained through education, training, & experience

Required Experience and Qualifications

Minimum of a basic degree in Project Management, Statistics, Social Sciences,
Information Technology, or equivalent;
Minimum of at least five 3 years of experience in design and implementation
of monitoring, evaluation and research systems in economic empowerment
projects;
Minimum of 2 years of providing training, and in a supervisory and/or
management role, in monitoring and evaluation, Youth empowerment is required
capacity;
Minimum 2 years of working in VSLA project and using MIS/SAVIX for VSLA online
data management
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;
Ability and willingness to travel within the supported districts;
Computer skills – MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Internet and
statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA, Epi Info, and other related
packages.

Essential

Knowledge

In-depth knowledge of the M&E and preferably a minimum of three years of
experience in Non-profit making organization

Skills

Analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication skills appropriate to the audience
Proficient computer skills and use of relevant accounting packages
Ability to work under the multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
Good English language skills oral /written

Behaviors

Hardworking with the capacity to work independently with minimum supervision
Honest, integrity, open, and transparent personality.
Team player
Working towards achieving a team goal
Be able to Respect all groups of people in the community and culturally
sensitive
Persuasive and able to work with different cultural settings
Motivated, energetic and strives to develop and support others
Result oriented
Working for the best interest of the organisation and children
Appreciate of child rights and gender equality

Desirable

Working with the project team and ensure project results are achieved timely
without compromising with quality
Good command over conflict resolution while maintaining important
relationships Capability to resolve conflicts
Plan and schedule own work, interpreting instructions, and selecting
appropriate methods/tools for delivery.
Operate in a high-pressure deadline-driven environment with professionalism

Managing donor grants with strict reporting deadlines

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and
donors.
Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of
integrity.
Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls &
young people

We strive for lasting impact

Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to
changed priorities or crises.
Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when
appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our
shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and
communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better
world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when
appropriate.
Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our
shared goals.
Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and
communities.
Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better
world for girls and all children.

Physical Environment

The working environment will include both typical office environment and field
environment
The position requires regular field travels

Level of contact with children

Mid contact Occasional interaction with children

Location Mwanza

Reports to Project Manager

Closing Date 19th July, 2020

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

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 his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan
International stands for. Our organisation 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 will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination
on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and
exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion
while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and
principles of gender equality and inclusion.



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Closing Date 19th July, 2020.



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