VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: M&E Assistant UNFPA Project (11461)

Plan International Cameroon is a Child Centered Community Development Organization with no religious, political or governmental affiliation working in Cameroon since 1996. Plan International is a children’s organization with primary concerns on children’s rights, safety and well-being and has in its interest to create safe environments for children with more attention paid to child protection. All employees are therefore expected to comply with our Child Protection Policy. Plan International also promotes equal opportunity employment and pays special consideration to female candidates.

Plan’s Internationals’ Global Strategic Goal (2011-2015) is to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high-quality programmes that deliver long-lasting benefits. Plan aims to achieve this goal by working in partnership with others and through high performing teams whose behaviours reflect the corporate values.

Plan International Cameroon is seeking to recruit interested candidates to fulfill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant UNFPA Project that will deliver the tasks outline below; please to note that this is a local contract that will granted only if the donor provide Plan International Cameroon with the needed funding.

DIMENSION OF THE ROLE:

Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the M&E provides support to the Project officers in the design, planning, monitoring and evaluation of the project by managing data and facilitating project implementation. The Assistant M&E promotes a Child Centered DRM approach at the field level,   consistent with Plan’s rules and regulations.

The M&E Assistant will among other tasks perform the following tasks:

• Ensure an effective implementation of the project according to the M&E standards
• Assist in the development of the project Monitoring and Evaluation plan and its effective and efficient implementation;
• Ensure that the log frame performance and impact indicators are well understood by the team;
• Identify data sources for capturing project performance and impact indicators, in conjunction with the project team;
• Ensure that the purpose of the M&E framework is being achieved and enabling decision-making on the project progression and development;
• Assist in the drafting of monthly reports;
• Assist  in the development and maintenance of database for response;
• Assist in the mapping of refugee  zones;
• Support the team members and project partners in the identification of critical learning events, which will provide the opportunity to examine issues that arise during project implementation; these events aim to provide the team with critical information for decision making  in relation to the effectiveness of the response so malnutrition
• Assisting the project officers in ensuring that all base line information are captured during the various field activities
• Assisting the project  officers in ensuring full usage of the budget allocated under this project
• Working in close collaboration with the project officer to ensure full implementation of all related field activities
• Develop the DIP for the project
• Ensure proper monitoring and reporting focusing on the achievement of the expected  results
• Draft regular M&E project reports and assist in the preparation of project monthly reports.
• Provide support to improve monitoring and reporting mechanism through revised monitoring and reporting framework, through collaboration with the response program  Coordinator at the CO level;
• Present and analyze data based on information needs of the project team.
• Ensure that project data are entered and updated on a timely basis.
• Capture and keep archive of human interest stories (most significant change).
• Prepare regular progress reports on activities undertaken, results achieved against targets and plan for follow up actions.
• Ensure that lessons learned are fed back into project implementation.
• Assist the project reviews and evaluations
• Submit monthly an indicator performance tracking table.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviors, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Gained through education, training, & experienceKnowledge Essential

• University  degree in Social Science, Statistics or related courses
• Has knowledge on disaster risk management
• Possesses basic knowledge of  Plan’s  policies and procedures
• Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology
• Knowledge of international humanitarian standards and codes of conduct

Experience Required

• Minimum of two (02) year work experience in research and evaluation, planning, participatory monitoring and evaluation, and developing community development projects
• Knowledge and experience in a range of participatory and child/gender sensitive approaches.
• Very strong analytically and report writing skills, with close attention to details.
• Experience of working with institutional donors/fundraisers
• Experience of working in zones were security issues is a concern

Special Skills, Aptitude or Personality Requirements

• Willingness and capacity to be flexible and accommodating when faced with difficult and frustrating  working conditions
• Excellent written and spoken English and French is an advantage
• Ability to work in emergency settings
• Striving for high performance
• Developing people
• Self-awareness and resilience
• Safety and security awareness

NEXT STEP:

To apply for this job, kindly click on "Apply". Your application should include:

• A cover letter
• A comprehensive CV including details of two referees, one of whom should be your current of most recent supervisor

Location: Bertoua or Garoua  

Closing date: February 20th, 2016

Plan international operates in an equal opportunity environment and actively encourage diversity. Only applications received in French or English will be treated and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Plan International has a Child Protection and a gender equality policies that are integral part of the recruitment process.