Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Officer (Casting a Wider Net Project)

Plan International Pilipinas Foundation Inc. is a local non-government, non-religious, and non-political development and humanitarian organization committed to enabling children to live free of poverty, violence, inequality, and injustice.

We are committed to gender equality and actively work with and engage children, communities, other people, and institutions in addressing the root causes of poverty and gender inequality. We support children and young people, especially the most vulnerable, to build the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We focus on girls, young women, and other marginalized groups so that they can improve their well-being and achieve their full potential.

Job Opportunity: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Project Title: Casting a Wider Net: Systems Approach Against Child Abuse and Exploitation in the Philippines Project

Project Duration: Three years

Project Locations: Tacloban City, Catbalogan City, Zumarraga & Daram (West Samar), San Jose City, and Magsaysay (Occidental Mindoro)

About the Project: The Casting a Wider Net project aims to strengthen the protection, recovery, and reintegration efforts of duty-bearers in addressing child abuse and exploitation among children and young people (CAY). Focusing on human trafficking and early and forced marriages and unions, this initiative is a crucial step toward safeguarding vulnerable communities.

Position: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer

Role Overview: As the M&E Officer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the project’s success. Your responsibilities will include implementing the project’s M&E Plan, aligning data-gathering tools with the monitoring, evaluation, and research framework, and optimizing database systems for efficient analysis and reporting. You’ll track project accomplishments, gather feedback from stakeholders, integrate insights into implementation plans, and provide technical guidance to project staff.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Validation and Consolidation:
   • Validate and consolidate project reports from Project Officers for submission to the project’s donor.
2. Assessments and Evaluations:
   • Facilitate school and community assessments, monitoring, and evaluations.
3. Baseline, Mid, and End-line Studies:
   • Lead the conduct of baseline, mid-term, and end-line studies in project communities.
4. Learning Platforms:
   • Facilitate learning conferences and other platforms for knowledge exchange.
5. Best Practices and Lessons Learned:
   • Capture, document, store, and share best practices and lessons learned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Social Work, Community Development, Statistics, or related fields.
• An advanced related degree is an advantage.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience in conducting research, planning, developing, and managing community development work-related projects.
• Hands-on experience in using participatory approaches to data collection and research.
• Relevant training in Rights-based programming, Community Development, and Program/Project Management.
• Previous work experience related to education or sexual and reproductive health is an advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds.
• Applicants must be based in the Philippines and Filipino nationals.

Join us in making a difference! Be part of a team dedicated to safeguarding children and promoting their well-being. Apply now and contribute to a brighter future for the Philippines’ young generation.

Base Location: Makati City, Metro Manila

Type of Role: Project-based (until September 2026)

Reports to: Project Manager

This role requires fieldwork in the project areas.

Competitive compensation package (local T&C)

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

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.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.