Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Graduate Intern 200 views

JOB DESCRIPTION

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for – and respond to – crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. In Zimbabwe, we have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 31 years.

Responsibilities

• Assists in project implementation, data collection and verification;
• Conducts data capturing of project registers and related documents;
• Provides technical input during implementation and reviewing of project activities;
• Carries out regular project field visits to ensure implementation of quality programs and produces field visit reports;
• Creates and manages project information system such as beneficiary database and project photo bank;
• Document success stories, lessons learned and best practices for sharing with key stakeholders including donors as well for learning, scaling-up and proposal development for future projects;
• Assist project team in conducting trainings and capacity building of project committees on project management;
• Support project staff in compilation and review of regular reports;
• Filing project documents as per project requirements; Participates in project assessment / evaluations;
• Participates in developing proposals for future projects;
• Capacitates project staff in MERL initiatives and research works
• Promotes and abides by Plan policies and procedures including but not limited to Gender equality mainstreaming, Child Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and the related mandatory reporting responsibilities.

Qualifications and experience

• A recent graduate with a Diploma or Degree in Social Work / Development Studies or equivalent;
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize tasks and projects to meet deadlines;
• Strong computer skills in a Microsoft Windows / Office environment;
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.