MEL Specialist – Indonesia

Background:

SoCha LLC is seeking a full-time, qualified individual to fill the role of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist for the anticipated USAID/Indonesia Monitoring, Evaluation, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (MECLA) platform. This multi-year activity will support the implementation of the U.S. Government’s and USAID’s current priorities such as the Indo-Pacific Vision as well as future priorities that may arise during the life of the activity. This support encompasses activities related to the design, M&E, CLA, KM, and dissemination of results and learning throughout the program cycle.

The MEL Specialist position will be full-time, based in Jakarta and is contingent upon award.

Scope of Work:

The MEL Specialists will work to:

• Provide MEL support to USAID and its implementing partners;
• Optimize evaluation statements of work;
• Select evaluation methodologies;
• Oversee evaluations in any sector where USAID works;
• Provide dedicated capacity building assistance in MEL operations and quality assurance;
• Conduct MEL trainings;
• Lead data quality assessments;
• Support Mission portfolio reviews and other Mission learning events;
• Oversee the advancement of learning agendas and evidence that improves USAID’s programs;
• Contribute data and insight from evaluations at learning events; and
• Provide other MEL technical support as needed.

We are actively seeking MEL Specialists with experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:

• Performance Monitoring
• Developing performance monitoring plans.
• Designing and optimizing quantitative and qualitative indicators for international development projects.
• Evaluations.
• Designing or conducting performance or impact evaluations.
• Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Applying evaluation results to inform future programming.
• Data Management
• Collecting and analyzing performance and financial data.
• Developing GIS maps.
• Data visualization.
• Capacity Building in MEL
• Training monitoring and evaluation (M&E) professionals.
• Coaching and mentoring local organizations in M&E methodologies.
• Working with country evaluation associations to professionalize MEL.
• Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)
• Coordinating with stakeholders.
• Hosting learning events for international development partners.
• Building institutional capacity and memory.
• Incentivizing learning and sharing.
• Facilitating learning events.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Experience working in international development or cross-cutting sectors (education, gender, health, youth, governance etc.)
• For Senior-level: an advanced degree and more than seven (7+) years’ experience in one or more of the areas outlined above (performance monitoring, evaluation, data management, capacity building, and/or learning).
• For mid-level: a university qualification in a related subject and between three to seven (3-7) years of MEL experience.
• Strong interpersonal and oral presentation skills.
• Professional proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
• Previous experience working for international donor projects in Indonesia strongly preferred.
• Previous experience working for USAID-funded projects preferred.
• Working experience in Indonesia preferred.
• Proficiency in Indonesian preferred.

*** This position is open to local nationals and expatriates. We encourage highly qualified Indonesian candidates to apply. ***