MEAL Officer to Plan International Sweden

Plan International Sweden are looking for a MEAL Officer that will work in the MEAL Team at the Programme Department. MEAL is all vital to the ambition of the Plan Federation Global Strategy. The work underpins Plan's support to delivery of effective and accountable gender-transformative programmes. It is a critical part of the department's commitments under the Programme and Influence Quality Policy (PIQP) and the Programme and Influence Approach (PIA).

As a MEAL Officer you will have the following key responsibilities:

- Actively support and ensure a systematic and consistent approach to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning across SNO supported activities to the benefit of the realisation of children's and youth’s rights and equality for girls.
- Actively support the development of new systems and procedures that are aligned to Plan International's monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities.
- Actively support the introduction and effective operationalization of new systems and procedures that are aligned to Plan International's monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities.
- Support the work to ensure that SNO's MEAL systems and procedures are updated and aligned with Plan wide initiatives.
- Support the work to safeguard a consistent approach towards learning and knowledge management and systems informed by SNO programme activities.
- Support and guidance to MEAL activities throughout the project cycle with key focus on the Sida CIVSAM Framework.
- Support the conduct of MEAL capacity building activities, both for COs and Plan Sweden staff.
- Participate in the departments MEAL Taskforce in line with set Terms of Reference.

We are looking for a candidate with:

- Academic degree in political science, peace and conflict, social science, gender, or other relevant field of study;
- Experience in planning monitoring, evaluation and research in the field of development cooperation/human rights/humanitarian work;
- International field experience from development cooperation/human rights/humanitarian work
- Demonstrated experience in project cycle management and proposal writing.
- Strong communicator with previous experience in external representation and preferably experience with media interviews.
- Demonstrated pedagogical ability to build other people’s skills using facilitative, coaching and co-creation approaches
- Excellent written and oral English skills.

We believe you have excellent interpersonal skills and professional attitude, along with the ability to facilitate and work well in a culturally diverse team setting and with multiple partners. Your main strengths are finding solutions, flexibility and creativity.

Plan International Sweden values diversity and strives for our organization to reflect the diversity of society. We have a core set of organizational values that will guide how we work with each other; we work well together, we are open and accountable, we are inclusive and empowering and we strive for lasting impact.

About the position

The position is a temporary position and a full-time basis which corresponds to 37.5h/week. The position is based in Stockholm. The position includes travel to countries where Plan International Sweden has program cooperation.

Application and contact

Welcome with your application! Deadline for application is 2022-04-01. If you have any questions about your application, please contact Johanna Jennel at HR Johanna.jennel@plansverige.org

Plan International Sverige startades 1997 och har idag runt 100 medarbetare. Vi är en självständig del av den globala barnrättsorganisationen Plan International med verksamhet i över 70 länder. Plan International är politiskt och religiöst oberoende och allt vårt arbete utgår från FN:s barnkonvention. Vi arbetar för att alla barn ska ha rätt att gå i skolan, få tillgång till hälsovård, bli skyddade mot våld, övergrepp och försummelse samt att få möjlighet att delta i samhället och utveckla sin potential.

Hos oss är långsiktighet och handlingskraft viktigt, genom vårt driv och engagemang ger vi förutsättningar för barn och unga att kunna påverka sin framtid. Vi respekterar alla människor, värdesätter mångfald och utmanar ojämlikhet. Vi kämpar för en rättvis värld som stärker barns rättigheter och flickors lika villkor – vill du hjälpa till?