Job Opportunity: MEAL Coordinator position available at Plan International Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. Social Sciences and Community Service, Research and Development, Economics, Quality Assurance jobs in Ethiopia are in high demand. Apply now through GeezJobs - Ethiopia's leading job portal.

The Opportunity 

The MEAL Coordinator will ensure the quality and timely implementation of the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) framework for the Countering Harmful Practices F4B Project (2026–2030), funded by the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA). This project aims to strengthen local civil society organizations to prevent and respond to harmful practices including Child, Early and Forced Marriage (CEFM), Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), teenage pregnancy, and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across Ethiopia’s Amhara, Oromia, Somali, and Afar regions.

Working closely with the Project Manager, SRH & GBV Specialist, regional coordinators, and other staff, the MEAL Coordinator will ensure that all MEAL activities align with the project’s framework, Plan International Ethiopia’s Country Strategy (2025–2029), and the broader MFA multi-country strategy implemented in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia.

The role involves leading data planning, collection, analysis, reporting, and utilization while ensuring gender-transformative, inclusive, and participatory approaches. The incumbent will guarantee compliance with Plan International’s MERL policy, measure indicators in the project’s logical framework, and address data gaps. He/she will support the implementation of Community Feedback and Response Mechanisms, build MEAL technical capacity among staff and partners with a focus on Results-Based Monitoring (RBM), and promote evidence-based decision-making and organizational learning by identifying lessons learned and good practices throughout the project lifecycle. This position is critical for ensuring accountability, learning, and continuous improvement, contributing to the high-quality and impactful delivery of the F4B project.

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Safeguarding Children and Program Participants (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI)

• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed per the appropriate procedures.
• Ensures that all staff in the unit/function/department are properly inducted on and understand their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Program Participants and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in day-to-day work.
• Ensures that Plan Ethiopia contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.

• BA/MA degree in Statistics, Sociology, Social Sciences, Development Studies, or related field with 5 years of experience;
• Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis.
• Experience in the use of Digital Data Collection tools or/and of data visualization software solutions.
• Experience in participatory facilitation and capacity development.
• Experience in working with similar program and MFA funded MEAL framework is preferred
• Experience in Results-Based Monitoring and PMERL is an asset. Experience in working on consortium projects and with local partners in similar program is an asset.
• Prior experience and expertise in applying MEAL strategies from a gender transformative and inclusive approach is desirable

How To Apply

The closing date for the application is January 16, 2026. Qualified candidates should submit their application with the links provided below.

• Internal Applicants:Link
• External Applicants:Link

This position is only open to Ethiopian Nationals, who must be eligible to live and work in Ethiopia.

Please note that: 

• Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• We are not accepting CVs that are not sent through the indicated links.
• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Female candidates are highly encouraged to Apply

More information about Plan International can be found on http://plan-international.org 

References will be taken and background and anti-terrorism checks will be carried out in conformity with Plans Child Protection Policy. Plan operates an equal opportunities policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all persons meeting the skills and experience required. As an international child centered community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that 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 organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.