The Organisation
Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local non-government, non-religious, and non-political development and humanitarian organization committed to enabling children to live free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice.
We are committed to gender equality and actively work with and engage children, communities, other people, and institutions in addressing the root causes of poverty and gender inequality. We support children and young people, especially the most vulnerable, to build the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We focus on girls, young women, and other marginalized groups so that they can improve their well-being and achieve their full potential.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. will implement a project entitled: Strengthening Structures for anticipatory humanitarian action for gender-responsive and inclusive disaster management in the Philippines.
The project aims to establish and empower the participation of youth and children in all diversity, their families, and communities to anticipate the potential negative impacts of disaster in the development of forecast-based early action. It will involve the local government units and their existing mechanisms to identify risks, strengthened their early warning system, and established flexible financing to enable anticipatory action for tropical storms and flooding, with a particular focus on gender equality, inclusion, protection, and sexual and reproductive health and rights.
In line with this project, we invite competent, experienced, and committed professionals to fill the following position.
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Officer will facilitate the Programme Accountability and Learning System (PMERL) processes and standards for the project.
He/she ensures that the database systems are operational and maximized in capturing, analyzing, and reporting relevant project information. He/she also provides guidance to staff in project development and in community situation analysis, planning, monitoring, and evaluation processes through appropriate participatory and gender-responsive methods and in collaboration with the implementing partner. The project will be implemented in the municipalities of Llorente and Salcedo in East Samar; and in the municipalities of Datu Blah and Upi in Maguindanao del Norte.
Further, as the Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Officer:
You will facilitate area assessments. You will train or facilitate the training of staff and partners on participatory resource appraisal and community development planning. You will draft Quarterly, Interim, and Final reports in collaboration with the Project manager. You will facilitate participatory program review with staff and partners. You will facilitate capturing/documentation, storage, and sharing of best practices and lessons learned. Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization. In exceptional cases, you will be asked to support emergency response activities in the communities in your assigned covered areas.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
To be successful in the role you will need among other things:
Graduate with a degree in Social Science, Statistics, Social Work, Community Development, or another related course. Has very good current knowledge and understanding of participatory, gender-sensitive, and inclusive monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) approaches and methodologies with adults and children. At least five years in development work, three years of which are on implementing monitoring and evaluation systems. Able to demonstrate sound analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Ability to influence othersโ behavior through effective relationship building, in order to implement strong MERL practices.