Re-advertisement of MEAL Coordinator
(Based at Teknaf Office, Cox's Bazar)

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Plan has been working in Cox Bazar to respond to the Rohingya refugee influx since 24 September 2017 implementing the following key objectives: 1. Ensure girls and boys affected by the crisis are protected from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation through appropriate prevention and response interventions in line with minimum standards. 2. Reduce the transmission of disease from fees to mouth through the promotion of good hygiene practice and the reduction of health risks related to poor sanitation 3. Restore and increase access to safe quality and inclusive educational opportunities for refugee children and adolescents (girls and boys) affected by the Rohingya crisis.

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Reporting to the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the MEAL tools to execute the process and progress monitoring of the projects and facilitate the processing of sensitive EiE, CPiE, Livelihood and SRHR relevant data in a timely and accurate manner while providing regular trend analysis in line with Data Sharing Protocols and confidentiality. S/he is responsible to build the capacity of partners staff members on process monitoring, accountability and learning harvesting and introducing feedback mechanism with the participation of community groups. The incumbent will also be responsible for preparing periodical narrative and formative reports, sectoral and consortium reports. Coordinating to conduct Post Distribution Monitoring, Annual Outcome Monitoring, and relevant assessments s/he will support to organize training/workshop for capacity building and packaging learning from the assigned projects.

The role:

Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) frameworks of projects are implemented at project level that allow capturing and dissemination of high-quality evidence on project progress for internal learning and external reporting as well as beneficiary accountability.

Indicators for success

• Works with M&E Specialist for developing M&E matrix and tools and establishes technical standards of implementation in consultation with relevant Project Managers and Specialists.
• Update Output tracking sheets, tools for measuring the progress towards outcome for all activities of projects, validates data received from the field staff and measures progress of the planned outputs.
• Collect information from the projects/programmes and collaborates thorough for the monthly progress reporting and quarterly output monitoring
• Supports Project Manager for developing monitoring plans and capturing quantitative and qualitative data.

Projects/Programme including Partners has a functional M&E system and conducts quality assessments to determine the validity, reliability, and integrity of performance data gathered to monitor programme performance.

Indicators for success:

• Ensure  effective and quality implementation of M&E tools, validating data visiting to the field, capturing learning and reporting findings to the respective managers and M&E Specialist.
• Verify outputs and outcome data received from the field to validate achievements.
• Conducts systematic regular follow-ups in communities, schools and households’ level to check the results both at output and outcome level.
• Engages community and other stakeholders in monitoring  and  collects  their  reflections  about  the outcomes of the projects.
• Ensure that the Project and their Partners has a computerized database including possible for managing and analyzing M&E information that projects/programme can use their regular management decisions and further programme quality improvement

Provide technical support to roll out feedback mechanism, learning harvesting and support regarding project specific report

Indicators for success

• Develop and establish accountability and feedback mechanism for each project through adopting Child Friendly Feedback Mechanism (CFFM) guidelines and inter-agency tools and take necessary initiatives to enhance capacity and Flow Chart and reporting protocol in collaboration with the respective programme managers, project managers and the respective staff.
• Participate in different project meetings to get key information about experiences and work with other agencies where appropriate.
• Develops and maintains an effective mechanism for quarterly learning harvesting through existing learning harvesting mechanism.
• Information support to prepare monthly/quarterly/annual monitoring report for the program team and for the donors.
• Compiles Monthly Project Implementation Report and compile Country Quarterly, Annual and project completion Reports for the projects.

Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion 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.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a MEAL practitioner having at least a postgraduate degree, preferably in Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Development Studies, Statistics, or another relevant field with 2-3 years’ experience to work in Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning, Research or Knowledge Management field at national or international development organizations. S/he should have good knowledge and skills in monitoring and research approaches, methodologies and tools and the ability to coordinate MEAL functions of multiple projects in critical context with minimum supervision. S/he should be competent in designing and conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection with little support and skilled in using data collection and analysis software like KoboToolBox, MS Excel, SPSS and Power Bi. Having good communication skill, s/he should be able to present findings, learning and best practices internally and externally. S/he should have ability to coordinate a team of M&E colleagues from implementing PNGOs. S/he must be willing to provide maximum working time for monitoring field visit and capacity building of PNGO staff.

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.

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How to apply:

To find out more details and apply visit: Career Opportunities: MEAL Coordinator

Plan International Bangladesh is committed to ending gender inequality, and achieving a gender balanced workforce. Women are strongly encouraged to apply.

We promote competitive salary, female friendly workplace, outstanding co-workers (who are respectful, professional, unbiased and easy to work with); equal opportunity that mean equal access to promotion, leadership role or incentive programme.

Salary Package for this role is BDT. 77,220 fixed monthly Cost to the company. Along with other benefits i.e., hospitalization benefit for spouse and children, contributory provident fund, Festival Bonus, leave, group insurance and yearly medical check-up for employee.

Closing Date: 31st October 2022.  Project duration up to June 30, 2023 for this position and highly possibility for extension based on employee individual performance. Early submission is strongly encouraged as application collection and selection process will go simultaneously. Only short-listed candidates will be communicated for interview. Any form of persuasion in the selection process will automatically disqualify the candidacy. Selected candidates must be willing to join within very short notice. Please note that who already applied for this position, do not need to apply again.

Plan follows an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity welcoming applications from all especially women and people living with disability.

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