MERL Officer

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. 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.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

Role Purpose

The MERL Officer will be responsible for strengthening and monitoring M&E processes at project level across Plan International Lebanon’s humanitarian and development programs.  Under the direct supervision of the Senior MERL Coordinator, the MERL Officer will work closely with partners and will support the programme team by ensuring high quality monitoring and evaluation practices.  She/he will provide the programmes staff at Plan and partner organisations with the necessary information and training to capture monitoring metrics regularly and efficiently. In addition, she/he will follow up on all monitoring and evaluation needs across implementing areas.

Dimensions of the Role

Working under the direct supervision of the Senior MERL Coordinator, the MERL Officer is expected to contribute to the quality assurance of Plan International Lebanon projects. She/he will work closely with the partners’ Monitoring and Evaluation teams to ensure that projects data are being collected, entered and analysed. The MERL officer will liaise with all relevant team members to ensure coherent and comprehensive projects implementation, and share lessons learned. She/he will facilitate training and capacity-building initiatives for staff and partners.

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Location: Lebanon, Beirut 

Type of Role: Fixed-term, Full time (Open for Nationals Only) 

Reports to: Senior MERL Coordinator 

Grade: C1

Closing Date: 10 April 2025