Plan International Job Vacancy : SAFE seas MEL Manager for Regional Office - Jakarta Based

Yayasan Plan International Indonesia is presently implementing its country strategic 4 (CS 4) covering fiscal year 2017 to 2022, where the country objective has been defined as “to identify and facilitate the removal of obstacles that prevent children from enjoying their rights and participating fully in Indonesian society”. The organisation’s purpose is to “strive for a just world that advances children’s rights and equality for girls”. This goal will be achieved by providing technical support and implementing quality programs and projects through partnership. An effective and efficient communications strategy is a must for Plan Indonesia to share the outcomes of these projects to influence different actors, specially state authorities and to position Plan’s profile within and outside at different levels – starting from community, sub district, district to national, regional and international levels.  Yayasan Plan International Indonesia invites highly competent, experienced and committed professionals to fill the following position :

SAFE seas MEL Manager for Regional Office ( Jakarta based )

Dimensions of Role:
The MEL Manager will supervise all M&E activities and strategy for the project. S/he will oversee M&E staff and support based in both Indonesia and the Philippines. S/he will coordinate with the project technical experts and contribute to the development of annual work plans and routine performance reports.

Responsibilities include:

·         Develop and manage project M&E systems and ensure program quality

·         Ensure the accurate reporting of project indicator results and that all required M&E reporting documents are submitted to the donor on time.

·         Develop data collection tools and reporting procedures and train site and HQ staff and sub-partner M&E staff on their use

·         Provide M&E training to M&E and project officers at project start up and refresher training and technical support when needed.

·         Manage the planning and implementation of   project baseline and endline assessments, evaluations and research;

·         Track performance and progress towards achieving targets with monthly and quarterly reports, using data visualization techniques to facilitate the use of data for decision making by project staff

·         Participate in annual work planning and provide measureable output indicators to track performance of work plan activities

·         Ensure that regular data quality assessment of project indicator data is carried out at the site level and reported to HQ.

·         Produce timely and high quality M&E reports to the donor, and track and report on the performance of work plan indicators on monthly project calls and for quarterly review meetings

·         Regularly update the Plan USA MERL Advisor on M&E issues.

·         Coordinate data collection with project sub-partners to ensure consistency in reporting and accuracy and timeliness of data. 

Qualifications:
Education:
 Minimum of a Master’s degree in international development, economics, social science or related field.
Experience

·         Seven to ten years of professional M&E experience, with at least three years of management experience  in international development projects especially in US Government funded projects.  Experience working on US Department of Labor projects a plus

·         Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages

·         Experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans

·         Experience developing and refining data collection tools

·         Experience developing  and using project-level M&E databases

·         Ability to facilitate and serve as project liaison for externally-managed evaluations

·         Fluency in English (written and spoken) required. Must be able to produce high quality reports in proficient English in a timely fashion.

·         Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, and Outlook

Demonstrates the attitudes of:

• Integrity, transparency
• Proactive, Open and Accountable   
• Respect for gender equity and inclusion  
• Adherence to child rights and child protection aspects within and outside work
• Willingness to work for and on behalf of the organization at the time of disaster within Plan working area or outside
• Works effectively in a team
• Empowering
• Maintain high standard and work ethics  

For complete information and how to apply , please click  bit.ly/MELSafeseas

Please submit your letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae in English on This site not later than  April 25, 2020