Plan International – MERL Coordinator (SRH Alliance) Job Vacancy 2026
Plan International Ethiopia
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Role description
Plan International – MERL Coordinator (SRH Alliance) Job Vacancy 2026
Organization: Plan International Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Country Office) Employment Type: Fixed‑term contract (June 2026 – December 2028) Application Deadline: 13 July 2026 Reports to: Project Manager – SRH Alliance Matrix Report Line: Program Insight Lead
About Plan International
Plan International is a global humanitarian and development organization advancing children’s rights and equality for girls . Operating in more than 80 countries for over 85 years, Plan International works to tackle poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination, with a strong focus on empowering girls and vulnerable children.
Position: MERL Coordinator – SRH Alliance
Role Purpose: The MERL Coordinator provides overall coordination of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) for the SRH Alliance programme in Ethiopia. This role ensures evidence‑based, adaptive, and accountable implementation across alliance members, government partners, and CSOs.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, assessments, and outcome harvesting. Ensure high‑quality data management, analysis, visualization, and reporting. Strengthen accountability systems, including Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM). Build MERL capacity among staff, partners, and local CSOs. Integrate gender equality, youth participation, disability inclusion, and conflict sensitivity into MERL processes. Design KPI dashboards and monitoring systems using Power BI and Tableau. Produce donor‑friendly reports and advocacy materials using Adobe Creative Suite. Represent the SRH Alliance in technical forums and stakeholder platforms.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Information Science, Reproductive Health, Public Health, Development Studies, Sociology, or related fields. Experience: Minimum 5 years in MERL roles within consortium or alliance programs. Skills: Proficiency in SPSS, R, STATA, Python and qualitative tools like Nvivo. Experience with digital data collection tools (KoBo, CommCare) and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau). Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills. Prior experience with SRH programs and Dutch MoFA funded frameworks preferred. Results‑Based Monitoring and PMERL expertise is an asset.
Safeguarding & Inclusion
Plan International is committed to safeguarding children and program participants and embedding gender equality and inclusion in all operations. Pre‑employment checks will be conducted in line with safeguarding policies.
Organization: Plan International Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Country Office) Employment Type: Fixed‑term contract (June 2026 – December 2028) Application Deadline: 13 July 2026 Reports to: Project Manager – SRH Alliance Matrix Report Line: Program Insight Lead
About Plan International
Plan International is a global humanitarian and development organization advancing children’s rights and equality for girls . Operating in more than 80 countries for over 85 years, Plan International works to tackle poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination, with a strong focus on empowering girls and vulnerable children.
Position: MERL Coordinator – SRH Alliance
Role Purpose: The MERL Coordinator provides overall coordination of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) for the SRH Alliance programme in Ethiopia. This role ensures evidence‑based, adaptive, and accountable implementation across alliance members, government partners, and CSOs.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, assessments, and outcome harvesting. Ensure high‑quality data management, analysis, visualization, and reporting. Strengthen accountability systems, including Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms (CFRM). Build MERL capacity among staff, partners, and local CSOs. Integrate gender equality, youth participation, disability inclusion, and conflict sensitivity into MERL processes. Design KPI dashboards and monitoring systems using Power BI and Tableau. Produce donor‑friendly reports and advocacy materials using Adobe Creative Suite. Represent the SRH Alliance in technical forums and stakeholder platforms.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Economics, Information Science, Reproductive Health, Public Health, Development Studies, Sociology, or related fields. Experience: Minimum 5 years in MERL roles within consortium or alliance programs. Skills: Proficiency in SPSS, R, STATA, Python and qualitative tools like Nvivo. Experience with digital data collection tools (KoBo, CommCare) and visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau). Strong interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills. Prior experience with SRH programs and Dutch MoFA funded frameworks preferred. Results‑Based Monitoring and PMERL expertise is an asset.
Safeguarding & Inclusion
Plan International is committed to safeguarding children and program participants and embedding gender equality and inclusion in all operations. Pre‑employment checks will be conducted in line with safeguarding policies.