MER Specialist (AIR SETARA)

Yayasan Plan International Indonesia; Kupang; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 240,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Yayasan Plan International Indonesia seeks a MER Specialist to lead monitoring, evaluation, and research across WASH projects in Timor Tengah Selatan, Manggarai and Belu, NTT. You will design ME frameworks, ensure data quality, and support evidence-based decision making for programme adaptation and impact assessment.

You will coordinate data collection, analysis, and reporting for quarterly and annual donor reports, and mentor partner teams in PMER practices to strengthen learning and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in social science, statistics, public health or related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in project M&E with Results Based Management and Theory of Change.
• Well informed on M&E trends and evaluation methodologies.
• Knowledge of research methods and data collection for baseline and evaluation.
• Demonstrated experience in project reporting, knowledge management and learning processes.
• Good analytical and judgement skills to capture changes in project implementation.
• Good interpersonal communication and facilitation skills for mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to work in a team and independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead program planning, design and development of M&E frameworks, ITT, and quarterly/annual plans.
• Develop M&E plans and tools for programmes ensuring quality baseline data and evaluability criteria.
• Provide support to ME activities and mentoring of partners and consultants.
• Oversee data analysis, reporting, dashboards, and communications for donors and stakeholders.
• Contribute to ToR for evaluators and ensure integration of findings into learning and decision-making.
• Supervise baseline and end-line reporting to ensure feedback loops and high-quality evaluation reports.
• Support project topics related to research and evidence-generation activities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal communication

Facilitation

Mentoring

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor degree in social science / related field

Masters/postgraduate in statistics / social science

Job description

Project Background

AIR SETARA (Akses Air dan Sanitasi Aman untuk Semua) is a 3.5-year WASH project implemented in Timor Tengah Selatan, Manggarai, and Belu, NTT. The project aims to improve access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene while addressing stunting and climate-related risks through infrastructure, behaviour change, stronger governance, and sustainable WASH management. It works with schools, Puskesmas, communities, local governments, children, youth, and other stakeholders to promote inclusive and resilient WASH services.

Opportunity

The MER Specialist is responsible for leading monitoring, evaluation, and research activities for this project. The role ensures robust data collection, quality, analysis, and reporting to measure programme impact, support accountability, and provide evidence for decision-making, learning, and adaptive programme improvement.

Key Responsibility :

Program Planning, Design, and Development

• Develop ME framework / Theory of Change, in collaboration with PQDP and RM 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 ME Framework, ITT and quarterly as well as annual plan are in place based on the 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 Global Thematic and Scalable Program Models.
• Conducts and/or provides support to programmes/projects monitoring activities as requested by Programme Managers and MER Manager, including support to select ME consultants and provide mentoring to implementing partners.
• Works under the technical supports from MER Manager to provide oversight to programmes and projects research tools and analysis for ME.

Quality Monitoring & Evaluation for Reporting

• Collects and coordinate data collection required for timely submission of ME 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.
• Supports and provides inputs for programme/projects and humanitarian response’s data collection and analysis for donor reporting.
• 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 ME 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 ME 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

Project Research and Evidence Generation

• Conduct and support project topics related to research, assessments, studies, and evidence-generation activities to address programmatic learning needs and emerging strategic questions.
• Develop research tools, methodologies, and data collection approaches in collaboration with program and technical teams and/or external consultans.
• Ensure research is ethical, inclusive, gender-responsive, and aligned with organizational standards and priorities.
• Identify good practices, innovations, lessons learned, and evidence from projects and external sources that can inform program improvement.

Learning, Dissemination, Project Closure and Outreach

• Manage and facilitate capacity building, learning sessions, 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, support knowledge sharing, dissemination and cascade of information to CO and PIA/field, as well as external audiences using appropriate and suitable for CAY, disability and community at large.
• 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.
• Support the project team to seek innovation and put in place improved learning practices within and outside the program

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.

Location:

Based at Kupang, NTT.

Closing Date: September 25th, 2026