All over the world girls are at risk because of their young age and their gender. They are at risk of being denied the opportunity to access a secondary education, to gain the skills and training they need to work and to exercise control over their sexual and reproductive health. They are at risk of being married before the age of 18. They are at risk of violence and harassment from men and boys in every space they occupy, including their home, their school, their refugee camp and their city.

Strengthening Monitoring Evaluation and Research and Knowledge Management (MER & KM) function is one of the significant current initiatives across Plan International to help to transform the lives of 100 million girls so that they can learn, lead, decide and thrive throughout the world. MER function supports to enhance programme quality and improve programme outcomes to bring sustainable changes in the lives of children and adolescents, especially girls.

Are you passionate about girls rights and ending gender inequality?

Do you have the capability to lead, develop and implement m&e activities for a project that works for the betterment of health service delivery to ensure that children and youth grow up in a safe and healthy environment?

Are you willing to work in collaboration with the partner organizations and enhance their skill and capacity as well as disseminate research and evaluation findings at different levels for bringing positive changes in social system and policies?

If your answers are yes, then this is the job for you .

The role :

As Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist you will be responsible to design and lead the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities in thematic areas as defined in the country strategy. You will develop theory of change (TOC), result framework and indicators to measure success in respective theme. In line with Programme & Influence Quality Policy (P&IQP) you will track output delivery and assess outcomes to understand programme progress towards achieving objectives, hold regular process monitoring, compile information and produce quarterly report for programme team and country management team to take decisions. Data quality assurance is one of the key responsibilities of this position holder. As M&E Specialist you will also provide effort for capacity building of staff at Plan and partner organisation to enhance their skill in programme monitoring.

What we’re looking for :

We are looking for a ‘to go’ and a passionate team member who has experience in developing and updating Theory of Change (TOC), result framework, log frame etc., at programme level and indicators to measure success for strategic objectives; ability to develop, communicate and implement M&E Plan for country programmes; develop data quality assurance mechanism and rollout. A University degree holder with four to five years’ experience in the similar role, preferably in development field.

About Plan International :

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International envisages a world in which all children and young people realise their full potential, a vision now shared by the 193 Heads of State and Government who adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in September 2015.

We believe in the power and potential of every child. This is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. Its girls who are most affected.  Plan International’s new Global Strategy aims to transform the lives of 100 million girls by implementing an integrated programme and influence approach.

Please click on Role Profile M&E Specialistfor more details regarding the job.

Location : Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka

Duration of contract : Core position, three years contract initially.

Salary : Gross salary with other admissible benefits like PF and Gratuity as per organizational policy

Closing date :  12 June 2019

Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview on 20 June, 2019.

Females are highly encouranged to apply.

Please note that only applications and CVs written in English will be accepted.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.

As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.

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. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.