Consortium MEAL Manager

Plan International
Plan InternationalVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Consortium MEAL ManagerDIMENSIONS OF THE ROLEThe role will involve:• Providing support to the monitoring and evaluation processes for the BRiCE project in Gambella, Ethiopia and Puntland, Somalia and measuring results on time and to the required standard.• Developing and implementing data collection techniques and tools, including working with external service providers to develop other relevant management information systems.• Facilitating the revision of high-quality BRiCE minimum monitoring, evaluation and verification standards including utilising learnings and recommendations from other Plan ETH projects• Supporting the team in ensuring that MEAL colleagues, are able to effectively deliver on and report against these standards;• Supporting BRiCE partners to identify and document relevant learning with an aim to continually improve BRiCE project processes. ACCOUNTABILITIESOverall responsibilities:• As part of the consortium management team, ensure support to the overall consortium management and coordination, in particular in relation with the necessary communications with partners and their technical support, and communications with donors.• Deputise the Consortium Team Leader (CTL) whenever needed and officially delegated. The role will ensure:Project Design and Implementation• Support project designing, overseeing qualities of implementation processes, monitor, evaluate and sharing of leanings by using PALS standards in general and UKNO’s M&E requirements in particular.• Ensure PALS standards and areas of enquires are mainstreamed in PCM processes.• Ensure there are learning and reflection platforms on PALS as it is a core Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (MER).• Facilitate implementation of research activities conducted by consultants or by internal capacities within standard qualities. • Produce the BRiCE project performance reports timely and with standard qualities and communicate to the CTL.• Lead BRiCE project’s mid-term and end evaluation and provide timely feedbacks to the CTL• Facilitate and carry out baseline study, semi/annual reviews, and evaluations during the lifespan of the recovery plan/project.• Manage and oversee the development, implementation, monitoring and tracking of work plans and budgets.• Support knowledge management and learning efforts by producing periodic project monitoring reports, case stories and articles.• Collaborate with the CTL and CFM to ensure that PALS standards and processes are integrated across functions. Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting• Ensure donors’ programmatic compliances issues on Monitoring and Evaluations are adequately met.• Support with the review of analysed data against agreed targets and log-frames, and capture learning.• Prepare quality and timely preparation of annual progress reports including case studies and lessons learnt and preparation and documentation of quality case study on best practice.• Develop and implement data collection techniques and tools, including working with external service providers to develop other relevant management information systems.• Lead review of existing data collection procedures and tools to improve functionality, applicability and accuracy• Support in country M&E team in developing the M&E System towards effective & efficient performance management as well as sustainable impact evaluation• Lead on finding innovative technological systems and processes for individual tracking and monitoring of beneficiaries• Conduct training and individual capacity building on M&E aspects for in country and especially for the BRiCE project staff• Plan and coordinate data quality assurance, including frequent survey auditing and data consistency checks.• Ensure relevant data protection protocols are adhered to through reviewing capacity development training plans and manuals.• Assist the development of monitoring and evaluation system in line with principles and values. • Advise and provide guidance to in country M&E team on the data information database when required• Communicate learning for internal and external facing audiences including UKNO and EC on data from monitoring and evaluation processes.• Discuss emerging issues from project progress and evaluation reports, and coordinate the development and follow up of action plans for recommendations.• Responsible for tracking best practices in monitoring and evaluation of the BRiCE project.• Ensure project learning and achievements are documented and disseminated widely.• Identify, document and disseminate best practices from within and outside Plan to staff and other development partners.• Participate and contribute to communities of practice and other organisational learning practices.• Support critical thinking and learning processes such as reflection and review processes, ToC development and clarification, use of BRiCE project planning questions.• Responsible for keeping up to date expertise and knowledge in BRiCE project Monitoring, Evaluation and learning systems, processes and information.• Complete quality program outcomes which surely benefit the indicated beneficiaries of the Girl Power program. Program integration and mainstreaming• Mainstream child centred community development approach in the project cycle to achieve appropriate participation of stakeholders and help them play a leading role;• Mainstream child protection in the project and be vigilant to report all child protection concerns• Foster collaboration and support at program level to develop plans for integrating programs with other thematic areas Networking and representation• Provide technical inputs for the development of networks and clusters to promote effective program designing and quality implementation.• Participate and contribute for collaborative and positive partnerships and alliances, and to influence policy that maximizes the impact of the Country program in general and BRiCE project in particular.• Support the efforts to establish linkage and good relationships with relevant government authorities, NGOs, academic and research institutions and the media to draw information and knowledge for program quality and effectiveness.• Follow up and makes proper documentation of regional government policies, strategies and plans with respect to the BRiCE project. Staff Management and Development• Supervise and coordinate the work of the M&E consultant(s) on the Midline evaluation, and other M&E activities where consultants are required under the BRiCE project• Build the technical capacity of the BRiCE project and other staff and also ensure optimum community involvement in the conceptualization, development, management, monitoring and evaluation of the inclusion interventions.• Organise regular performance review meetings to assess progress but also to agree on and communicate any changes in strategy with the key project stakeholders Budget management • Manage M&E work plans and ensures relevant log-frame milestones and annual expenditure is achieved.Strategic support on programme • Support the CTL and UKNO in strategic thinking, reflection and learning.• Ensure the values of participation, partnership, sustainability, social responsibility, cost effectiveness, transparency and accountability are reflected in your work.• Coordinate activities and share learning with the Evidence, Learning & Impact team in the Programme Effectiveness and Compliance• Consistently promote the mainstreaming of accountability good practice throughout programme activities• Support the Country Office development and improvement of Knowledge Management systems CHILD PROTECTION AND GENDER EQUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES• Demonstrate commitment to Plan’s child protection policy through implementing the policy in its entirety, and report any actual or potential risk situations following the reporting procedures, being aware of abuse and risks to children, being vigilant, becoming familiar with the Child Protection Policy.• Raise children’s rights/protection awareness and important of gender equality and respect to diversity within Plan and amongst partners and community members.• Child protection and gender equality policies are understood by the staff and partners.• Ensure equal participation and benefit of boys and girls and children with disabilities in all phases of programme/ project implementation.• Ensure sufficient budget and resources are allocated for gender equality activity in their respective area annual plans and project activities.• Support partners in understanding plans’ gender equality strategy and program criteria and capacity building activities on gender as part of the regular work at field level.• Ensure the representation of Plan Ethiopia in their respective region from gender equality perspectives.• 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.
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Sponsorship Administrator

Plan International
Plan InternationalVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Sponsorship AdministratorTYPICAL RESPONSIBILITIES1. Communications Managementa. Monitor all the sponsorship communications and ensuring an environment of open communication.b. Ensure that communication and production quality standards are being met and report any discrepancy and highlight areas for improvement to the Sponsorship Manager.c. Ensure that all queries and requested information are dealt with promptly, courteously, professionally and in sufficient details so that follow-ups and repeat queries minimized.d. Attend to requests from National Offices (NOs) in a prompt and courteously, by investigating with Program Areas (PAs) before responding to the queries and also give interim responses where necessarye. Coordinate and monitor the roll out and participate in the development of new sponsorship communications systems in all the PAs of while ensuring effective participation of children. 2. Corporate sponsorshipa. Keep track of due dates for the communications to and from the PAs. b. Proof reading and ensuring that sponsors communications meet the required quality standards.c. Contribute to the development of caseload Plan and the local enrolment criteria.d. Coordinate the sponsorship activities for the country to ensuring that sponsorship process is efficient while supporting PAs attainment of 100% sponsorship production.e. Ensure updates/corporate deadlines in the sponsorship systems are met and timely feedback on corporate system requirements given to PAs. 3. Quality management controla. Improve monitoring of PA efficient compliance with sponsorship guidelines by implementing the quality sponsorship guidelines.b. Scrutinize and review all outgoing mails from the PAs to NOs and ensure that quality and quantity standards are being met.c. Quality check of all communications to ensure that they meet the required standards sampling each batch.d. Employ continuation and improve on the program delivery techniques.e. Contribute to the design of effective planning and monitoring tools for the PA sponsorship department to assess the performance of sponsorship for measuring and analysing sponsorship data. 4. Monitoring and evaluationa. Communicate regularly with Sponsorship Staff to ensure clear understanding of procedures, processes of the child data system.b. Ensure PA proper documentation of both active and cancelled Sponsor Children (SCs) and National Office Inquiry (NOIs) files are updated.c. Ensure PAs keeps a good tracking systems of all NOIs received and responses sent.d. Give support to PAs in communications management to ensure optimum utilization.e. Ensure PAs clear documentation and tracking of Plan sponsorship commitments.f. Identify performance gaps and recommend capacity building interventions for performance maximization through quarterly support visits to PAs to cross check information on file and Child data system. ACCOUNTABILITIES• Ensure all sponsorship processes and communications meet quality standards (meeting of child sponsorship communications commitments 6-10).• Ensure SC and families actively engaged in production of sponsorship communication items• Inform sponsorship manager about sponsorship issues timely for decision making and support.• Ensure the quality and timely submission of sponsorship communications through effective training and coaching to related persons and partnerships • Ensure effective technical supports on corporate sponsorship system through close coordination with ICT department/unit• Ensure Less number of NOI regarding quality of sponsorship communication • Zero or very few backlogs on the business process• Give advice, technical support and supervision at field level• Ensure 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.
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Emergency Information Management Specialist

Plan International
Plan InternationalVacancy AnnouncementPosition: Emergency Information Management Specialist Accountabilities• Assist the development of an Information Management Strategy. Define the objectives / goals of information management for emergency preparedness and response, and then devise an action plan at each stage of the information management cycle (information requirements / data, data collection, processing, analysis, diffusion) to achieve all the objectives previously established; • Help identify information requirements to ensure that information needed to support humanitarian operations.• Assist in the development standard multi-sectoral assessment forms (situation analysis, rapid and monitoring) to be used by stakeholders in their data collection.• Provide training on the use of standard forms;• Assist in the development and improvement of existing report templates;• Facilitate an Information Management awareness Workshop organized to stakeholders who have an active role in managing information. The aim of the workshop is awareness of the importance of information management and the role of each one in this process;• In close collaboration with the relevant staff, determine the primary data and information elements that are required internally and externally to support humanitarian decision making;• Support the strategic and operational decisions of processing and analysing data and information and present it in the format most useful for its analysis (eg reports, maps);• Together with other relevant staff, design and implement a structured dissemination plan for all products and information services (eg, reports, data, maps) through, for example, a hard copy, CD-ROMs and websites;• Ensure Refugee and IDP Response stories, photographs and videos are developed and plan's external website and social media are regularly updated with that information;• Manage Contents: upload Refugee and IDP Response edited texts, diversified and high quality and hi-res images and videos on Plan International Ethiopia website and Media bank for wider dissemination and use of information;• Develop a contextualized web and social media strategy for plan international Ethiopia’s’ Refugee and IDP Response and follow up for proper implementation;• Design and layout of digital and print materials for plan international Ethiopia’s’ Refugee and IDP Response programs and events (Flyers, posters, banners, collaterals, invitations, postcards, newsletters, newspaper ads, etc.) and• Execute digital photography and video work with ethical manner: take hi-res photographs and short video segments, editing for publication, printing, backup and cataloguing for Internal and external usage; Ensure consent is sought for all images and video footages and adhering to Plan International Child protection guideline for Photography and Videography;• Contribute to the establishment of knowledge & information management systems where the necessary Country Program Information Refugee and IDP Response is well documented and shared internally and externally as necessary;• Provide trainings and orientations to Refugee and IDP Response staff on the use of social media, photography;• Liaising with other function Refugee and IDP Response staff to determine their requirement and need;• Liaising with external printers on a regular basis to ensure materials is printed to the highest quality; Travel to different program areas and project sites depending on assignments;• Shall perform any other duties as assigned by the Humanitarian Director and/or the CD. Representation• Represent Plan International Ethiopia and liaise with government stakeholders, donors, local and international NGOs and any other relevant stakeholders.• Clearly promote of child protection across the work of participants.• Work in close coordination with Emergency Response Lead to ensure effective design and implementation of information materials. Key relationships• Externally: Medium and high-level of contacts: The person will be representing Plan International Ethiopia in its communication work and will interact with the media, partners, printing houses and relevant 1/NG0s.• Internally: High level: work closely with the communication and Marketing Manager; Campaign Coordinator; Programme Area Communication and Marketing Officers, Roving Communication Coordinator; Program team members at CO and PAs, Collaborate with RESA office and IH Print and Digital designer and web editorChild Protection and Gender Equality Accountabilities• Demonstrate commitment to Plan’s child protection policy through implementing the policy in its entirety, and report any actual or potential risk situations following the reporting procedures, being aware of abuse and risks to children, being vigilant, becoming familiar with the Child Protection.• Child protection and gender equality policies are understood by the staff and partners.• Support partners in understanding plans’ gender equality strategy and program criteria and capacity building activities on gender as part of the regular work at field level.• Ensure the representation of Plan Ethiopia in their respective region from gender equality perspectives.The closing date for the application is May 01, 2020. This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.Please note that: • Applications and CVs written in English will be accepted and• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
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