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Background

Plan International Poland is part of Plan International, a global federation committed to advancing children's rights and equality for girls, with over 85 years of experience in humanitarian and development contexts.

Established as a local foundation in response to the escalation of the war in Ukraine in 2022, Plan International Poland has since focused on delivering humanitarian assistance and supporting refugee and host communities across the country through interventions in education, child protection, mental health and psychosocial support, and gender-based violence.

As the context evolves, Plan International Poland is transitioning towards a more strategic, long-term engagement model focused on strengthening its presence, positioning, and partnerships within the national landscape. This includes building recognition and credibility among Polish public institutions, civil society, and private sector actors, and identifying opportunities to contribute to national priorities related to children's rights, youth engagement, gender equality, and social inclusion.

Central to this transition is the ambition to position Plan International a trusted and relevant partner in Poland by developing meaningful, locally anchored partnerships and increasing its visibility among institutional stakeholders.

Role purpose

To provide technical expertise on Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) across the Poland mission, ensuring the design, implementation and continuous improvement of high-quality, evidence-based programmes. The role is responsible for strengthening data-driven decision-making, promoting organisational learning, and ensuring accountability mechanisms are embedded in all programme activities, in line with Plan International’s global standards and priorities.

Dimensions of the Role

The MERL Specialist will oversee capacity exchange, quality assurance, and procedural operationalisation for all monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL). Moreover, the MERL Specialist will also act as the Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) Focal Point, covering the responsibilities in the Poland mission projects and response strategy. The role will involve working in direct coordination with national civil society partners, interagency partners, and internal partners to implement MERL frameworks, execute capacity exchange plans, and drive MERL processes.

This position will play a key role in supporting the Poland country-level MERL activities and ensuring high-quality information and analysis is provided across the Plan International federation. The postholder will provide MERL leadership, technical support, and guidance to Plan International teams and partners in Poland. The position will be based in Poland.

The role is the primary point of contact for staff and partners across the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Response (Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Romania) on all MERL & AAP support requirements. The post holder will implement MERL requirements, in alignment with the Plan International Global Hub and Ukraine Response Hub MERL standards and practices. The post holder will represent Plan International in external fora, ensuring the organisation is seen as a leader in gender focused programming in humanitarian response.

Accountabilities

General Tasks and Responsibilities:

· Provide technical MERL leadership to Plan International partners and stakeholders, acting as the MERL focal point for the Poland mission.

· Lead the development of project MERL frameworks and MERL plans in coordination with in-country partners.

· Lead country level data monitoring, dissemination, and processing for the Poland mission.

· Develop MERL & AAP capacity exchange plans to improve in country partner MERL & AAP processes and systems.

· Champion MERL & AAP capacity exchange activities through the delivery of training, capacity building, coaching and mentorship to in-country partners and stakeholders.

· Lead the development and review of MERL & AAP partner project tools and strategic instruments as aligned to the Plan Global MERL Policy.

· Act as country focal point for needs assessments, evaluations and research initiatives undertaken across the Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Response (Ukraine, Poland, Moldova, Romania). .

· Ensures all MERL & AAP work has a strong gender & child friendly focus in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy.

· Ensure that the different capacities, vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms of girls,boys and individuals of diverse gender identities are considered and analysed.

· Identify key data visualisation approaches to maintain profile of the response activities and to support learning and improvements.

· Capacitate staff and partners to collect quantitative and qualitative data, ensuring disaggregation by sex, age, and disability and other if required.

· Provide MERL & AAP input to the regular response sitreps, Activity Info and PMERL system.

· Foster use of the Child-friendly Complaints and Feedback Mechanism toolkit and the Adolescent Consultations toolkits to meaningfully involve children, adolescents and young people throughout the response phases.

· Build and maintain relationships with relevant government departments, UN agencies and NGOs.

· Actively contribute to M&E & AAP Coordination Mechanisms. Support partner organisations take a co-leadership role in relevant Working Groups as and when requested by partners.

· Establish/maintain new/existing relationships with key donors.

· Provide MERL & AAP advice and input for the development and submission of quality proposals and donor reporting products.

· Contribute to relevant global advocacy and policy objectives with documented learning and evidence.

MERL Responsibilities for a Selected Project (as part of a broader portfolio):

· Development of a situational analysis to inform programme design and implementation (desk review summary report).

· Co-design and co-adapt data collection tools and methodologies, ensuring they are ethical, inclusive, child-friendly and compliant with organisational standards.

· Conduct and oversee quantitative and qualitative data collection, including surveys and focus group discussions.

· Conduct data analysis and validation, ensuring triangulation of findings and production of reliable evidence.

· Translate data and evidence into actionable insights to inform programme design, adaptation and learning.

· Support the integration of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) and Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) throughout project implementation.

· Ensure the establishment and use of accessible, child-friendly feedback and accountability mechanisms.

· Contribute to baseline and endline assessments, supporting the measurement of changes in key outcome areas (e.g. participation, wellbeing, inclusion and development outcomes).

Safeguarding and Gender Equality and Inclusion Obligations:

· Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key relationships

Internal

· Poland mission team

· Programme technical leads

· Ukraine Hub

· National Organisations

· Global Hub departments (including humanitarian, MERL)

External

· Civil Society Organisations

· UN Agencies

· Institutional Donors

· Embassies

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Essential

· Significant experience in implementing MERL & AAP activities in a variety of humanitarian crises, particularly displacement and refugee settings.

· Strong understanding of implementing processes, approaches, tools and methodologies that facilitate and deliver MERL & AAP in this context, and organizational learning, that is up to date with best practices in the sector.

· A theoretical and practical understanding of gender attitudes and power dynamics, including why they exist and how they change, and how these attitudes and dynamics shape MERL & AAP approaches and methodologies.

· Experience providing MERL & AAP technical support to teams and partner organisations.

· Experience of delivering MERL & AAP capacity building activities with a variety of stakeholders.

· Ability to analyse large amounts of data and generate powerful reports and information from them.

· Understand and consistently apply ethical MERL practices.

· Excellent communication skills. Fluency in English and Polish, written and spoken.

· Advanced degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Social Sciences, Education, Psychology, Statistics, or related field.

· 5–7 years of experience in MERL or Research Manager roles.

· Proven expertise in mixed‑methods research and child‑centered methodologies.

· Strong understanding of safeguarding, ethics in research with minors, and AAP.

· Experience with refugee populations or youth programming preferred.

· Strong analytical and report‑writing skills.

Desirable

· Proficiency in Activity Info, Kobo, SPSS, and Power Bi would be an asset.

· Experience working in international development or humanitarian projects with a focus on children, women and girls would be an asset.

· Experience developing child-friendly complaints and feedback mechanisms would be an asset.

Plan International’s Values in Practice

We are open and accountable

· Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.

· Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.

· Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.

· Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.

· Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people

We strive for lasting impact

· Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.

· Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.

· Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.

· Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.

We work well together

· Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.

· Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.

· Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.

· Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

· Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.

· Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.

· Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.

· Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

Physical Environment

Typical Office environment

Level of contact with children

Occasional interaction with children

Additional Responsibilities:

Child Protection Policy Responsibilities (mandatory for all staff)

· Adhere to the Child Protection Policy, Code of Conduct and reporting any CPP issues.

· Responsible for the implementation of the CPP standards as they apply to the area of responsibility plus the development of actions to address identified gaps and monitoring their effectiveness.

Location: Poland, preferably Warsaw.

Type of Role: Fixed Term contract duration and LOE to be discussed.

Reports to: TBC

Closing Date:31st of May 2026

Salary range: 13,016- 14,643 PLN Gross, based on experience, for a full-time engagement.

Please note that application will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

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.

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.

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