Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at Plan International

JOBS IN KENYA, M&E JOBS, NGO JOBS,

THE ORGANISATION

Founded in 1937, Plan International, Inc. (“PII”) is a globally recognized non-profit dedicated to advancing children’s rights and gender equality in both humanitarian and development contexts. With over 80 years of experience, Plan International addresses the root causes of challenges faced by girls and vulnerable children, working in 70+ countries. The organization collaborates with children, young people, supporters, and partners to create a just world, acknowledging that the potential of every child is often hindered by poverty, violence, exclusion, disasters, and discrimination.

PLAN INTERNATIONAL KENYA (PIK)

Plan International Kenya (PIK), operational since 1982, focuses on long-term development. Collaborating closely with local communities and governments, with a work force of 250 staffs and annual budget of $ 16 million, PIK implements programs to enhance the well-being of children, girls and young people in geographic focus of Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Tharaka-Nithi, Siaya, Kwale, Kilifi, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Tana River, Turkana, and Marsabit.

Under the current Country Strategy (July 2021 – June 2026), PIK aims to end teenage pregnancies and gender-based violence against girls. This goal will be achieved through the following thematic pillars. strategic objectives:

1. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Improve access to SRHR services and information to reduce teenage pregnancies and harmful practices in Kenya.
2. Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence: Ensure functional child and girls’ rights protection mechanisms to prevent and respond to all forms of violence and abuse.
3. Protecting Girls and Young Women in Crisis and Climate Change Adaptation: Minimize the impact of disasters on girls, young women, families, and communities.
4. Youth-led and Innovative Partnerships for Job Creation: Build a stronger ecosystem for youth employment and entrepreneurship, particularly for vulnerable young women, fostering job seekers and creators.

Climate Proofing WASH services is a new 3-year project that will be implemented in Turkana County, Kenya. Turkana West Sub-County is identified as the main implementation area as it hosts the Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei Settlement, with implementation in other Turkana sub-counties based on further assessments and alignment with other initiatives.

The Climate Proofing WASH services (CPW) is consortium led, members will combine their expertise to ensure that refugees and host communities in Turkana County enhance their resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related challenges through improved economic self-reliance and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services. Interrelated barriers for achieving economic self-reliance and access to sustainable WASH are addressed through a three-pronged approach whereby 1. local markets related to water, sanitation and hygiene are assessed and piloted if proven high potential to create access to job opportunities, including green jobs 2) socially, environmentally, and financially sustainable WASH services contribute to healthy lives and communities, and 3) policies and legal frameworks are enabling and inclusive for sustainable water governance. A gender transformative approach is employed to challenge and address gender-related barriers for sustainable and rewarding change. Locally led development is emphasised, enabling local communities, organisations, and county government to lead, while promoting green jobs and green transition. The target group includes young women and men and their families. Key stakeholders and actors are refugees and host communities, the County Government of Turkana, relevant agencies of the national government, UNHCR and other relevant UN agencies, local and international civil society, and a broad spectrum of private sector actors and financial institutions operational in Turkana County.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer will be charged with the responsibility of coordinating and managing the monitoring and evaluation activities of Climate Proofing a Resilient Future project related for Plan Kenya in Turkana. The role has an assignment to drive project Data Quality Assurance and specific data requirements for projects/programmes as well as tracking and reporting on project outputs, outcomes and impact of the Climate Proofing a Resilient Future (CPRF) project interventions. The M&E Officer will enable documentation of project best practices, lessons learnt and project learning. He/She will work towards profiling Climate Proofing a Resilient Future work and impact stories. The M&E Officer is also responsible for overall coordination of consortium MERL activities.

ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Monitoring Implementation and M&E coordination at strategic level (40%)

• Lead the participatory design and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Climate Proofing WASH Services project, ensuring comprehensive oversight, coordination with consortium partners, and strategic use of data by the project.
• Ensure the timely delivery of the project M&E framework focused on tracking of project outputs, outcomes and impacts, including regularly following up with consortium partners on the project indicators they are responsible for.
• Collaborate closely with consortium partners and Plan colleagues to identify, develop and contextualise data collection tools to measure project indicators. 
• Ensure consistent and quality data collection methods are used during data collection, as well as conducting data quality checks
• Use digital platforms and digitalised versions of data collection tools (e.g. Kobo Toolbox) for efficient data collection, aggregation and analysis.
• Ensure the project indicators are tracked and the information system is up to date for regular reporting and data utilization.
• Take steps to ensure quality of data collected and data cleaning before analysis.
• Lead the analysis of collected data, including calculation of indicators, assessment of progress, qualitative insights and identification of areas for improvement.
• Oversee project evaluations and studies. Take a lead role on establishment of Terms of reference, recruitment of researcher and quality assurance throughout the process (e.g. measurement tools, report drafts), including coordinating input from other consortium partners.
• Ensure results are entered into the Plan international PMERL system regularly, make the analysis and generate reports from the system

2. Learning, project quality and standards (25%)

• Prepare data, and input into project reports in collaboration with the consortium’s MERL focal points and program managers.
• Present data in clear and visually compelling way to team and consortium, e.g. use of appropriate graphs and visualisation tools (e.g. using Excel and PowerBI dashboards) and sharing of qualitative insights.
• Coordinate learning events and activities, as informed by the project learning agenda, including inviting consortium partners to present.
• Contribute to learning products.
• Support Plan and consortium partners to use on-going project data and analysis to make data-backed decisions to improve the quality of implementation and adapt project design.
• Ensure adherence to Plan International’s M&E standards, Research and evaluation standards and Plan’s ethical guidance around MERL and MER Safeguarding
• Ensure all data is disaggregated by sex, age and disability and that all the M&E framework and project studies are gender responsive.

3. Documentation, Data management, Knowledge management (15%)

• Ensure safe data management practices including secure and confidential data collection and storage, and secure sharing in-line with partner data sharing agreements.
• Contribute to a consortium online sharing platform for sharing of projects documents, technical guidance notes and consortium joint working documents
• Disseminate project learning materials and reports to internal and external audiences
• Facilitate and support the documentation of best practices and lessons learned from project outputs for audiences within and outside Plan International
• Support the project team in developing case studies and change stories periodically.

4. Capability building through knowledge sharing and networking (10%)

• Support coaching and training needs of partner staff for improved quality M&E practices in response to needs, including facilitating access to existing Plan International MERL training and resources/guidance.
• Conduct trainings of the project partners in relevant M&E areas such as digital data collection, quality checking, analysis, and reporting, as needed and as requested by the consortium partner and Senior Program Manager and partner management

5. Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) 5%

• Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in MERL work. This includes but is not limited to conducting a Safeguarding Risk Assessment before any data collection activity.
• Follow PII’s Safeguarding of Children and Young People policy and Plan International’s Code of Conduct, ensuring that any suspected or actual Safeguarding breach or concern is reported on in accordance with appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that Plan Kenya contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted. 

Other duties (5%)

Any other assignment within the scope of work.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Qualifications/ skills / experience essential:

• Minimum of a University Degree in Social Science, Economics, statistics, development studies or any other related field from a recognized university.
• At least 3 years of demonstrated successful coordination of M&E functions and experience
• Experience in the application of MERL systems and frameworks including theory of change and logical frameworks
• Experience coordinating and delivering on M&E frameworks and M&E Plans and/or project, evaluation or research management.
• Experience with database design and management including advanced use of Excel for data analysis and digital collection and management software including Kobo Toolbox or equivalent (e.g. ODK, Taroworks, Poimapper).
• Experience in building capacity / coaching of individuals, teams, or organisations in M&E system design, tool development digital data collection, quality checking, analysis, reporting
• Demonstrated experience on presenting and sharing complex data in clear ways (e.g. data visuals) and reporting on project data
• Experience working in multi-partner projects/consortiums

 Qualifications/ skills / experience desirable: 

• Experience working with refugee populations including conducting data collection or research with refugee populations.
• Experience in climate change adaptation practice related to WASH, developing community-based adaptation, or integrating climate change issues into the design, monitoring, and evaluation of programs.
• Demonstratable knowledge of and experience with gender sensitive M&E and/or research design, performance monitoring, impact evaluation, and / or social and environmental research methodologies
• Use of analysis software such as SPSS, Stata, R, Epiinfo, Atlas-Ti, CSpro is an asset
• Ability to work with

Languages required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. Strong knowledge of Kiswahili.
• Ability to communicate in the local languages for Northern Kenya will be an added advantage

Location: Kakuma, Turkana

Reports to: Turkana Program Manager

Eligibility: The vacancy is open to Kenya Nationals only.

Contract end date: 30th November 2026

Vacancy advert closing Date: 5th February 2026

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A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Disclaimer: Plan International is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate applicants on any basis. We also do not charge Job seekers any fees at any point of the recruitment process.