M&E Specialist (Plan International)

Background

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights, with a special focus on equality for girls. Plan International has over 80 years experience and works in more than 75 countries across the world. Plan International has been working in northern and central Vietnam since 1993. Our work supports marginalised children and youth, especially adolescent girls, to start life and grow up physically and mentally healthy and as adolescents so they are leading the way to shape their own future. We believe girls have the power to change the world. Our ambition is to work alongside them and together take action so that 2 million girls in Vietnam can learn, lead, decide and thrive by 2022.

Plan international commit to hold ourselves to account for ensuring that no child or young person is harmed, or placed at risk of harm, as a result of their association with us. Our policy governs the behaviours of Plan staff, associates and visitors to behave appropriately with all people, in all their diversity, ensures that we specifically minimise risks to girls, boys, children and young people in all their diversity and that we report on and respond to any concerns appropriately putting the rights, needs and wishes of the survivor at the forefront.

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

We are looking for experienced, qualified and motivated Vietnamese candidates who are committed to working long-term. A very competitive salary, benefits and career development will be offered for qualified candidates commensurate with the responsibilities and qualifications:

Long term stable and secured job
Full package of SOCIAL, HEALTH & UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCES as laws required
Extra accident & medical care insurances for staff and all family members

For more information about Plan International Vietnam please visit our website http://plan-international.org or contact Human Resources Department at address 6^th floor, Capital Building, 58c Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Job Description

We are looking for experienced, qualified and motivated Vietnamese candidates who are committed to working long-term for the following position with attached TOR. Please send your application and CV to below e-mail address.

Position: M&E Specialist
Working location: Hanoi
E-mail: vnm.hrd@plan-international.org
Deadline: 12^th November 2023

Accountabilities

1. General task for the two projects

Collaboration with consortium members to develop M&E system of the program to be up and run.

Responsible for leading M&E team of consortium to design tools for data collection and reports in line with donor’s requirement and donors.

Provide training courses/guidance/guidelines, where needed, for consortium’s M&E team and program teams to reach a uniform understanding of factors and requirements of a good M&E system as well as learning and improvement of program quality.

Provide technical support to project team in implementing the M&E plan as well as documentation lesson learned and good practices during the project’s implementation.

2. The standards and guidance for MER

a. Cooperation with the two project teams to promote and share knowledge based on the results of MER initiatives (Baseline, Final Evaluation).

b. Provide support to project team to ensure the project’s results/data reflected in the Organization’s M&E system that is aligned the Organizations’ requirements.

c. Working with MERL Team Leader, to review and endorse TOR for any research-related work for the further review and approval; to participate and help recruit consultant for any consultancy work that is related to MERL;

d. Simplify and clarity guidance and standards on Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning

To develop guidance in a simple way for PUs to collect and update accurate data on the systems;

e. Strengthen output and process monitoring

To develop a mechanism to regularly track program outputs;

To develop a system with simple and clear guidance for process monitoring;

3. Reporting

To review all consultancy reports related to M&E for authorized person to approve;

To review and monitor management responses and keep the management informed for action;

Collaborate with project team to prepare and submit related reports following donor’s and organization’s reporting schedule, ensuring the quality of those reports.

Be responsible for prepare the annual MERL report by using the donor’s template that including reporting the number of people reached and impacted from the project’s interventions.

4. Specific for the “Zurich Flood Resilience Alliance” project

Be responsible for developing the MERL Framework and M&E plan for the next phase of the project

Collaborate with the project’s Advocacy Officer to develop the indicator for influencing/ advocacy activities under the project

Together with project coordinator, project officers for T-line studies in accordance with the donor’s requirements by using the FRMC/CRMC framework and portal....

Requirements

Essential

• It is required to have at least 3 years’ experience in M&E in development organisations • Demonstrated knowledge on research and evaluation, especially in theory and methodology • Good analytical skills • Ability to train others, ability to provide technical guidance and support to others • Good presentation skills • Ability to identify and plan work strategically and to work to deadlines • Willingness to continually improve and upgrade technical and computer knowledge • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Vietnam • Willingness to travel to the provinces and districts on a frequent basis

Desirable

• Knowledge and skills in Project and financial management • Experience in working in a multi-cultural organisation • Demonstrated competency in providing management level support • Experience supporting development activities in NGO context • Strong understanding of evidence-based programming • Knowledge of development work, including program logic, theory of change, and community empowerment