MER Specialist - AIR SETARA

Plan International Nepal; Kupang; On-site; IDR 133,920,000 - 267,840,000; Full time

Job summary

Plan International is seeking a MER Specialist to lead monitoring, evaluation and research for the AIR SETARA project in East Nusa Tenggara. The role focuses on data quality, analysis, and reporting to support decision-making, accountability and programme improvement.

The post involves developing ME frameworks, coordinating with partners and government, and contributing to evidence-based advocacy and learning across districts. Local context and district-level collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience leading PMER/ME projects.
• Strong data quality and reporting skills.
• Ability to design monitoring frameworks and ITTs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement ME framework and ITT for programmes.
• Lead data collection, monitoring, analysis and reporting.
• Produce monitoring reports and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Support learning, knowledge sharing and evidence generation.

Skills

ME/PMER

Data collection

Data analysis

Monitoring & reporting

Research methods

Stakeholder coordination

Job description

Date: 16 Sept 2026 Location: Kupang, Indonesia Company: Plan International

Project Background

AIR SETARA (Akses Air dan Sanitasi Aman untuk Semua) is a 3.5-year project implemented in Timor Tengah Selatan, Manggarai, and Belu Districts, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). The project aims to address interconnected challenges related to limited access to safe water and sanitation, poor hygiene practices, stunting, environmentally related diseases, disruption to children’s education, and increasing climate risks such as droughts, floods, and landslides. The project adopts a holistic approach that combines WASH infrastructure improvements with behaviour change, stronger governance, water resource protection, and sustainable management of WASH services.

The project will reach all primary schools and Puskesmas across the three target districts through a phased, dual-track and cohort-based approach. Year 1 will focus on baseline assessments, water source and drought risk mapping, system design, initial capacity strengthening, and infrastructure development, including a pilot in four target schools and four Puskesmas to demonstrate context-appropriate WASH solutions. Year 2 will focus on full-scale infrastructure and behaviour change interventions, alongside strengthened multi-stakeholder coordination. Year 3 will focus on strengthening sustainability, integrating WASH management systems, and transitioning ownership to local stakeholders. Throughout implementation, this project will work closely with local governments, schools, Puskesmas, communities, children and youth, and other stakeholders to promote inclusive participation, accountability, and sustainable WASH services that remain functional and resilient to climate-related risks.

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

Safeguarding, PSHEA, and Gender Equality, Disability and Inclusion (GEDSI)

• Work with the CLT and CMT, program, and technical team to devise strategies, policies, and protocols to promote the diversity of youth feel create a safe and