Senior M&E Officer – LEBANON

Senior M&E Officer – LEBANON

Job description

Position:

Senior M&E Officer (Lebanese nationals only)

Location:

Plan International country office in Lebanon, based in Beirut with regular travel to North Bekaa, Akkar and Tripoli

Start Date

1st of June

Contract duration:

12-month consultancy contract (renewable option)

Reports to: 

Programme Director

Purpose:

Plan International Lebanon is seeking an experienced Senior M&E Officer with demonstrated experience in Monitoring and Evaluating Child Protection, Gender-Based Violence and Education programs, in support to Plan International’s office in Lebanon. The Senior M&E Officer will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of effective and coordinated MEAL systems, and support on the creation of assessment and reporting tools.

Background: Now entering its eighth year, the conflict in Syria continues to have a drastic impact on Syrian refugee children as well as Lebanese children living in host communities. Children continue to experience different forms of violence, abuse and exploitation in their communities. Increasing levels of poverty and lack of access to quality education among refugee families have put an alarming number of Syrian girls and boys at risk of child labour and child marriage. Adolescents and youth have limited educational and economic opportunities and experience a sense of hopelessness and lack a future perspective. To address these risks and prevent the long-term harmful consequences on an entire generation of children, Plan International Lebanon implements an integrated child protection, education and livelihoods programme aimed to empower children and young people, in particular girls.

The Organisation: Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation 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 80 years, and are now active in more than 70 countries. Plan International Lebanon is established in late 2016 and has programmes throughout the country (Beirut, Mount-Lebanon, South, North and Bekaa).

The Senior M&E Officer will be based in Beirut; He/She will lead the development and implementation of effective and coordinated MEAL systems, and support on the creation of assessment and reporting tools as per Plan International standards. The Senior M&E Officer will be responsible for:

Support on Programme Development

Provide technical advice to relevant programme staff at the proposal stage

Conduct research and desk reviews for new proposals

Support the preparation of project concept notes, proposals and logical frameworks 

Support Programme Implementation

Support the planning and implementation of M&E activities throughout the programme cycle, including assessments, baseline, midline, end line surveys and evaluations

Design age- and gender- appropriate data collection tools

Work with programme teams and partners to ensure that M&E plans are in place and that reporting templates effective and are up-to-date.

Review partners’ data collection and M&E tools to ensure that they are age- and gender appropriate, and in line with Plan International’s standards and donor requirements

Build the capacity of partner staff on collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data

·         Visit partners on a regular basis to assess adherence to minimum standards by completing an observation form and provide feedback to the relevant Programme Managers

·         Monitor programme issues and risks and contribute to contingency planning and responses

·         Monitor all project activities and progress towards achieving the project outputs and outcomes

Information Management and Learning

Contribute with high quality data and analysis to donor reports on project deliverables

Ensure that all assessment/evaluation reports meet Plan International’s standards and criteria, and promote the integration of recommendations and lessons learnt in future programming

Ensure lessons learnt, successful practices and recommendations, are analysed and documented for all projects.

Accountability

Define and develop age- and gender- appropriate tools for accountability

Support the effective management of the Complaint Response Mechanism (CRM) to ensure protection of programme participants and the efficient and transparent use of resources.

Support programme and field staff to ensure that projects are designed and carried out with participation from all targeted communities

Other

Participate in programme coordination meetings and planning sessions

Other duties as requested by the Supervisor.

Requirements:

·         Minimum 3 years of establishing and maintaining effective monitoring and evaluation systems for emergency projects and in gathering, analyzing and presenting quantitative and qualitative data for results purposes

·         Statistics, Development Studies, Social Studies or a related field.

·         Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Power Point

·         Experience in programming related to child labour, girls’ rights and/or child marriage are an asset;

·         Good facilitation skills and ability to deliver trainings

·         Flexible work attitude and ability to work independently within a small team;

·         Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English mandatory.

Please send your CV and cover letter to “[email protected]” mentioning the position title in the subject of your email.