Lead Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

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 Lead M&E Specialist provides strategic technical leadership for the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Information Management System of the Liberia Women Empowerment Project (LWEP).

• Generates gender-disaggregated evidence to measure impact across social norms, health/education service-seeking, and resilient livelihoods.
• Strengthens M&E architecture, harmonizes partner data systems, and institutionalizes learning processes.
• Directly contributes to Plan International’s mission of creating lasting change for girls and women in Liberia.

Dimensions of the Role

• Strategic leadership of the project’s M&E system.
• Oversight of partner integration and harmonization of tools.
• Coverage across Component 1 (social norms), Component 2 (health/education), Component 3 (livelihoods).
• Accountability to donors, consortium partners, and communities.

Key Accountabilities

A. M&E System Strengthening

• Conduct gap analysis of current systems.
• Operationalize the Results Framework with clear indicators and verification tools.
• Ensure gender-responsive monitoring and data quality assurance.

B. Partner Coordination

• Harmonize tools across consortium partners.
• Build partner capacity through training and technical support.
• Align SASA! methodology and GBV indicators with project frameworks.

C. Staff Management

• Supervise and mentor M&E staff.
• Foster a culture of learning and accountability.

D. Surveys, Research & Reporting

• Lead mid-term and end-term assessments.
• Track service uptake, livelihood outcomes, and community engagement.
• Produce high-quality reports and document best practices.
• Ensure safeguarding, confidentiality, and ethical data collection.
• Capitalize lessons learned into knowledge products for advocacy.

Technical Expertise

• Proficiency in SPSS, STATA, R, Atlas.ti.
• Skilled in digital data collection platforms (KoBoToolbox, ODK, CommCare).
• Strong leadership, report writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines under pressure.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Demography, Economics, Sociology, International Development, or Gender Studies (strong quantitative background).
• 7–10 years of progressive M&E experience in large-scale projects (preferably Liberia/West Africa).
• Expertise in MIS/database development and digital beneficiary tracking.
• Extensive experience in Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment projects.
• Familiarity with SASA! methodology highly desirable.
• Proven ability to coordinate across multiple partners/consortia.

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Location:                      Country Office, Monrovia

Type of Role:                Fixed Term

Reports to:                   LSP Manager (with technical coordination with PMU M&E/MIS Unit)

Grade:                          14

Closing Date:               31 July 2026

Equality, diversity and inclusion is 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. 

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