Head of MERL

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Position description

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. 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. In Zimbabwe, we have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 31 years. Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity.

 

 

Job Description

Reporting to the Country Director (of the hosting country), the Head of MERL Southern Africa will provide centralised expertise and resources for Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi which should ensure consistent and high-quality MERL practices across the COs to improve programme and influencing effectiveness, accountability, and learning.  They will lead CO teams to effectively design, monitor, evaluate, research, learn and adapt impactful interventions in line with MERL policy, standards and MERL approach.  At strategy level they will support the development of country strategy MERL frameworks and ensure alignment of programme and project frameworks to support evidence-based decision making and communication of results.

 

Key accountabilities 

 

  1. Strategy and program quality.
  2. Monitoring and performance management.
  3. Knowledge management and learning.
  4. Evaluation and Research.
  5. MERL Systems Development.
  6. Capacity building.
  7. Functional leadership.
  8. Safeguarding, ethics, gender equality and inclusion

 

The individual

 

Desired skills and competencies for the role 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Development Studies, Statistics, Quantitative Economics, Social Sciences, Social Work, Monitoring & Evaluation or a related field.
  • Additional training at post-graduate level in Monitoring and Evaluation, project planning and management or a related field.
  • At least 8 years’ experience in providing MERL for a reputable organization; ideally in both development and humanitarian contexts.

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