Application deadline: May 6, 2026
Complete the application form at the link provided, attach your CV, and submit BOTH. Applications will be received through the application form at the provided link.
**CONTRACTING SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF DONOR FUNDS**
The Organization
Through its work in 75 developing countries in Africa, Asia and the Americas, Plan International seeks to reach as many children as possible, particularly those who are excluded or marginalized, with high-quality programs that deliver lasting benefits by increasing their income, working in partnership with others and operating effectively, especially in humanitarian response contexts.
Plan International promotes children’s rights and is committed to protecting children and promoting gender equality. Therefore, it takes the necessary steps to ensure that its interventions and the actions of its staff are in accordance with this policy. Furthermore, we respect the principle of equal opportunities and non-discrimination against individuals based on race, color, gender, age, origin, language, disability, sexual orientation, religious and/or political beliefs, marital status, or pregnancy.
Purpose:
To design, implement, and oversee the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) system for the project focused on targeting, deploying, and delivering food assistance, ensuring the collection, analysis, and use of information to improve the quality, transparency, and effectiveness of interventions. The MEAL Officer will be responsible for anticipating and managing challenges related to data collection, systematization, and analysis, including potential delays in data flow from the field or technical limitations on monitoring platforms. They will be responsible for effectively scheduling database consolidation, data quality verification, and report preparation, ensuring compliance with project and donor deadlines. Furthermore, they will be responsible for proposing methodological adjustments and practical solutions to ensure data quality, reliability, and traceability in a dynamic and high-demand humanitarian context.
General responsibilities
– Support the design and implementation of a monitoring and evaluation system (MERL) for Plan International’s project focused on the installation and delivery of humanitarian assistance, in order to monitor programmatic progress, ensuring the integration of a gender equality approach and the protection of children and adolescents, as well as the empowerment of women.
– Provide technical assistance and training to the project team.
– Accompany, monitor, and report on the project’s quality in scope and impact, through ongoing support for fieldwork, planning, monitoring, and evaluation, using a rights-based and gender equality approach within the framework of humanitarian principles and the “do no harm” principle.
– Strategically link Plan International’s global indicators with the indicators to which the project will respond, as required by the donor.
– Design an Accountability and Feedback mechanism for affected populations (AAP), taking into account the requirements and formalities of Plan International and the donor.
– Lead and provide guidance on key performance indicators to project staff, ensuring the execution of activities, the achievement of objectives, compliance with policies and procedures of both Plan International and the donor, and the project’s results and indicators, according to the approved proposal.
– Coordinate the process of preparing and editing the monthly project progress report.
– Promote knowledge management within the framework of project activities.
– Coordinate with Plan’s MERL technical team to maintain up-to-date beneficiary registration databases and ensure that information is reported within the established timeframes.
– Maintain constant communication with the MERL Advisor, the Project Sub-Management, and the National Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Sub-Management to ensure compliance with the objectives, results, and indicators established in the intervention framework of each project.
Knowledge, skills, behaviors, and experience required to achieve the job objectives:
– Education:
A university degree in Social Sciences, Development, Data Analysis, Economics, Management, Applied Mathematics or related fields is required.
Qualifications:
– Two years of demonstrable experience in monitoring and evaluating humanitarian projects.
– Two years of demonstrable experience in data collection, generation, and analysis.
– Two years of demonstrable experience in monitoring projects with a results-oriented approach.
– Two years of demonstrable experience in developing indicators and methodologies for monitoring and evaluating plans and/or programs. –
Experience in project management, including the design, monitoring, and evaluation of development projects, preferably related to one or more of the following topics in the humanitarian and emergency sector, will be valued.
– Knowledge of the context of risk management, humanitarian issues, development, and their principles will be valued.
– Experience working with government entities, civil society organizations, and international organizations will be valued.
– Demonstrated ability to write, edit, and prepare results-oriented reports.
– Advanced knowledge of MS Office, Access, Project, and statistical software such as EPI-INFO, SPSS, or similar.
– Knowledge of the humanitarian context.
– Knowledge of comprehensive project management and use of field applications in the humanitarian field.
Specific Job Skills
– Report writing and information systematization
– Advanced proficiency in Power BI platform
– Experience with data collection applications (Kobo Collect application preferred)
– Intermediate experience using ArqGIS or another platform applicable to georeferencing and digital mapping (desirable)
– A focus on rights, age, gender, and diversity
– Ability to work under pressure
– Managerial skills
– Statistical analysis skills
– Effective communication skills for diverse audiences
– Problem-solving skills
– Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment
– Attention to detail
Other requirements:
– Interest in and commitment to working with and protecting children.
– Social awareness
– Willingness to travel within the country
– Experience driving 4×4 vehicles
Leadership Behaviors:
– Strong teamwork and leadership skills.
– Fosters a culture of monitoring, evaluation, and learning within implementing teams.
– Promotes innovation and learning.
– Communicates clearly and effectively.
– Promotes the Child Protection Policy.
– Is committed to zero tolerance for child abuse and adheres to the Code of Conduct.
Responsibilities in emergency situations:
– Generate quality evidence on the impact of emergency response plan actions and their population reach.
– Evaluate compliance with minimum humanitarian standards and norms, with special emphasis on those established in the Sphere Handbook.
– Implement (design) community feedback mechanisms within the framework of emergency response actions.
– Provide the necessary support for emergency response actions, according to established plans, protocols, and compliance reports.
SAFEGUARDING
Ensures that Plan International’s global safeguarding policy and PI’s policy to prevent harassment, exploitation, and sexual abuse; and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully integrated in accordance with the policy principles and requirements, including the relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of ​​responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring that staff and partners are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct, their relevance to their area of ​​work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with appropriate procedures.
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
Physical characteristics of the work:
– Requires concentration, analysis and synthesis of information, interpretation and decision making.
Environmental characteristics of the work:
– Work under pressure. 50% of the work is performed in an air-conditioned office and the other 50% in field offices.
LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN
Medium contact: occasional interaction with children.
Work location: Ocotepeque and Santa Bárbara
Type of function: Programmatic
Reports to: Project Sub-Manager
Closing date: May 6, 2026
Plan International Values
We work to achieve lasting change
– I have the courage to challenge the way we and others work to ensure we all achieve the best results.
– I take the initiative to find new and better ways of doing my work.
– I focus my efforts on what will make the greatest contribution to Plan International’s purpose and strategic goals.
– I am flexible and adapt my work methods when necessary.
– I seek and use information about the efficiency and effectiveness of my work to improve my contribution.
– I persevere and encourage others to maintain a positive outlook in the face of setbacks and adversity.
We are inclusive and transparent
. I take responsibility and hold others (inside and outside the organization) accountable for what we have agreed to do and for the impact of our actions on others.
I am open, honest, and transparent about my work.
I am not afraid to admit my mistakes; I try to correct them and do better next time.
I voluntarily share information to support effective decision-making within my team and beyond.
I stand up and challenge others when I see them doing something wrong.
I am honest in how I use resources and do not waste them.
Together we do it well
– I offer information, experience, and support to colleagues across Plan International and others to help us achieve our shared goals.
– I adhere to the agreed-upon codes of conduct in my work with my team and others.
– I develop improvements and solutions by working collaboratively with my colleagues and others.
– I help my teammates and others to face challenges and celebrate successes.
– I ask for help when I need it, and I seek and listen to feedback from others to learn and improve.
– I value the contributions of colleagues across Plan International.
We foster inclusion and empowerment
– I help create an environment where children, youth, communities, partners, and colleagues feel supported and safe.
– I respect and attend to the rights and needs of every person.
– I listen to others with humility and value their opinions, beliefs, and perspectives, challenging my own point of view.
– I address and challenge direct and indirect forms of discrimination, gender inequality, intimidation, and harassment.
– I encourage the people I work with to influence decisions and develop themselves.
– When appropriate, I involve children and youth in decisions that affect them.
Early application is recommended, as we will be reviewing applications during the advertising period and reserve the right to close the ad early.
In accordance with Plan International’s “Safeguarding Children” and “Young People” policy, a series of pre-employment checks will be carried out.
As an international, child-centered community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights, including their right to protection from violence and abuse. This means we have particular responsibilities towards the children we come into contact with.
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 organization, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or putting children at risk.
Plan International operates an equal opportunities policy and actively promotes diversity, receiving applications from all areas of the international community.
How to apply
https://jobs.plan-international.org/job-invite/54016