MER Specialist

Yayasan Plan International Indonesia; Indonesia; Hybrid; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NGO focused on children's rights is seeking a MER Specialist based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The role includes developing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, supporting data collection and analysis, and ensuring accountability of project outcomes. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and at least 3 years of experience in project M&E. Key responsibilities involve reporting on program effectiveness, maintaining data quality, and supporting learning initiatives within the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in project monitoring and evaluation.
• Practical knowledge of Results Based Management and Theory of Change.

Responsibilities

• Develop M&E framework and indicator tracking for projects.
• Conduct regular project monitoring and ensure quality of data collection.
• Analyze data to assess program performance and prepare reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Facilitation skills

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor degree in social science, statistics, or public health

Masters/postgraduate degree in relevant field

Job description

Opportunity

MER Specialist will play a key role in ensuring the achievement of the programme objectives which relates to accountable and measurable impact of YPII programme implementation. S/he is accountable for successful implementation of CS5 organizational objective. S/he will support the Program Support Unit Team Leader and the country leadership team in striving to strengthen YPII’s position as one of the leading organisation working to promote girls’ rights and agency by strengthening monitoring, evaluation and knowledge management for accountability and measurable impact through providing robust data/information on decision making.

Key Responsibility

1. Program Planning, Design, and Development

• Develop M&E framework / Theory of Change, in collaboration with PQDP and RMER for proposal development. Responsible for development of the Indicator Tracking Table (ITT), liaise and coordinate with Programme and Project Manager to ensure that Programmes/Projects M&E Framework, ITT and quarterly as well as annual plan are in place based on the Programme/Project Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP), provide support and mentoring as necessary to achieve this to Programme/Project Team,
• Leads the development of monitoring and evaluation plans as well as tools of YPII programmes and projects, ensuring quality of baseline data, availability of risks registry, monitoring activities and evaluability criteria as per the programmes/projects theory of change, gender transformative approach, CS5 and Plan International Area of Global Distinctiveness (AoGDs).
• Conducts and/or provides support to programmes/projects monitoring activities as requested by Programme Managers, including support to select M&E consultants and provide mentoring to implementing partners.
• Works under the technical supports from Program Support Unit Team Leader to provide oversight to programmes and projects research tools and analysis for M&E.

2. Quality Monitoring and Evaluation Reporting

• Collects and coordinate data collection required for timely submission of M&E reports of programme and projects for CO quarterly and annual report to Regional and Global Hub, Donors and NOs including manage database and dashboard to monitor monthly, quarterly, annual progress.
• Maintain quality of data collection and tools to capture change to monitor/track programme and project impacts to reach targeted result e.g national target of 1 million girls.
• Supports and provides inputs for programme/projects and humanitarian response’s data collection and analysis for donor reporting.
• Conduct regular monitoring of project deliverables, facilitate discussion and coordination between stakeholders, partners, and project participants,
• Analyze data to assess program performance, trends, and areas for improvement. Prepare monitoring reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate progress to the program team, donors and stakeholders.
• Ensures the utilization of PMERL or any IT-based platform for M&E is well developed and functional to generate timely report.
• Develop or contribute to Terms of Reference (ToR) for internal or external evaluators, ensuring clarity of purpose and deliverables. Collaborate with evaluation teams to integrate findings into program learning and decision-making. Ensure operationalization of the project M&E framework by translating indicators into data collection tools and protocols.
• Supervise and monitor the baseline, end-line reporting process to ensure the feedback loops. Oversee the development of comprehensive evaluation reports, ensuring quality, clarity, and adherence to donor guidelines

3. Learning and Outreach

• Manage and facilitate capacity building, workshop and mentoring for YPII Staff and partners on MER related
• Actively involves in Plan International Regional and Global Hub exercise to strengthen MER tools, ensuring knowledge sharing and cascade of information to CO, PSO and PIA on Plan International standards and guidelines on M&E.
• Participates in M&E related events to present YPII as requested by supervisor to establish networks and learn from M&E community of practice.
• Ensure the mechanisms for feedback, learning, and adaptation into program design (e.g., participatory reviews, real-time monitoring). Able to provide data-driven insights and lessons learned from previous or ongoing projects to inform planning
• Support the project / program team to develop and implement project data-based advocacy messages and campaign planning in collaboration with the technical team and other relevant teams/partners.
• Support the development of quality knowledge products as part of learning and strengthening Plan Indonesia’s thought NGO on children and youth-focused organization.
• Responsible for maintaining a database of program/project progress tracking and data achievements, including showcasing the data to internal and external audiences, supporting to development of annual reports, government reports, and any other reports.
• Archive project document, lessons learnt, stories in the organization platform as knowledge management
• Support the project team to seek innovation and put in place improved learning practices within and outside the program

4. Safeguarding of Children and Young People

• Carrying out YPII Safeguarding principles and standards applied in each scope of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (Example: All MERL initiatives must first make a Risk Analysis and Mitigation, Ensure that each data/information taken has approval through an Informed Consent sheet, Ensure there is a budget needed related to safeguarding in every MERL initiation, ensuring that all partners sign and are committed to implementing the Safeguarding Policy, feedback mechanism related to safeguarding)
• Carry out regular evaluations of safeguarding implementation within the scope of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning which involve participatory staff and Program Participants.
• Conduct behaviour that reflect of committment to building professionalism, a culture of protection, prevention of violence, and the attitude to have the courage to report any form of violence against children and program participants and participate in regular evaluations through the Annual Appraisal related to safeguarding with supervisors
• Completed in face-to-face induction and/or Safeguarding training and refresher training through the Plan Academy platform and promptly recertify.

Requirements for The Role

Essential

• Bachelor degree in social science, statistics, public health and any related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in project M&E, with practical knowledge on Results Based Management and Theory of Change. Experience in working on M&E focusing on health is an advantage.
• Well informed on the trends and development in M&E, evaluation for impact and state-of-the-art methodology for measuring development projects (both quantitative and qualitative).
• Possess knowledge and skill in research methodology and data collection for baseline and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in project reporting, knowledge management and learning process.
• Good analytical skill.
• Well informed about methods to capture change/results of project implementation.
• Good interpersonal communication and facilitation skills for mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Possess good judgement to deal with conflict.
• Able to work both in team and independently with minimum supervision.

Desirable

• Masters/postgraduate degree in statistics and/or social science or relevant field for MERL.
• Over 5 years of experience working on M&E.
• Knowledge on IT-based/Management Information Systems for M&E.
• Experience in M&E for development projects focusing on humanitarian response and/or public health, water and sanitation and gender equality.

Please follow the link to the full role profile: Role Profile MER Specialist (revised).pdf

Location: Based at Country Office Jakarta office with at least 40% travel to projects areas,

government offices and partner organization both in office, on the field and during humanitarian settings.

Closing Date: January 30th, 2026

HOW TO APPLY

All information will be treated in the strictest confidence, as we pride ourselves on our professional service. We will contact you as soon as we have reviewed your application.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified and invited for interviews. Please submit your letter of application and detailed curriculum vitae in English by applying now not later than January 30th, 2026 by click through this link: https://tinyurl.com/MERSpecialistPlan

As an international child-centred community development organisation, Yayasan Plan International Indonesia is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children’s rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse.

We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practices, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.

Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates.