Strategy, Policy & MEL (SP&MEL) Specialist

KEMITRAAN Partnership for Governance; Indonesia; On-site; IDR 350,000,000 - 550,000,000; Full time

Job summary

KEMITRAAN Partnership for Governance Reform is seeking an SP&MEL Specialist to drive strategic planning, quality standards, and monitoring across the organization. The role collaborates with Knowledge Management, Partnerships, and digitalization teams to ensure policies and planning are coherent and impactful.

The incumbent will coordinate annual plans, monitor KPIs, support governance improvements, and prepare performance reports for leadership and donors, promoting evidence-based

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic planning, M&E and learning.
• Experience implementing policies and standards in large orgs.
• Strong data analysis, reporting and knowledge mgmt system use.
• Fluent in English and Bahasa Indonesia.

Responsibilities

• Support organizational strategic planning, annual planning, and budgeting across directorates and units.
• Consolidate and review annual workplans and budgets against priorities and objectives.
• Monitor progress against Strategic Plan targets and commitments.
• Provide technical assistance in policy, SOPs, standards, and guidelines development.
• Monitor implementation of policies, procedures, quality standards, and safeguards.
• Maintain centralized repository of policies, SOPs, templates, governance docs, and compliance resources.
• Collect, validate, consolidate, analyze organizational performance data.
• Maintain KPI tracking systems, dashboards, databases, and reporting tools.
• Support evaluations, strategic reviews, and performance monitoring activities.
• Conduct project and field monitoring visits to verify results and support data quality assurance; prepare reports and updates.
• Support organizational change, modernization, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, staff consultations, and change adoption efforts.
• Document performance information and evidence with KM teammates.
• Contribute data to proposals, donor engagement, and resource mobilization.

Skills

Strategic planning

Monitoring & evaluation

Policy development

Data analysis

Knowledge management

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Bilingual English/Indonesian

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree an advantage

Tools

MS Office

Data visualization

Policy databases

Job description

Directorate: Strategy & Institutional Growth

Reports to: Senior Specialist/Lead – Strategy, Policy, Knowledge & MEL

About KEMITRAAN

KEMITRAAN – Partnership for Governance Reform is an independent Indonesian organization working to foster transparent, accountable, and inclusive governance through capacity building, policy advocacy, research, and innovative programs and projects that drive systemic change.

The Strategy & Institutional Growth Directorate supports organizational strategy, cross-directorate learning, change management, resource mobilization, and partnership development, ensuring that KEMITRAAN’s activities are strategically aligned, policy-driven, and results-oriented.

About the Role

Under the guidance and supervision of the Senior Specialist/Lead, the Strategy, Policy & MEL (SP&MEL) Specialist supports the implementation of strategic planning, quality standards and compliance, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, and organizational change and digitalization initiatives.

The position serves as a focal point for ensuring that strategic plans, annual workplans, compliance frameworks, and monitoring and evaluation systems are implemented consistently and effectively.

The role also works collaboratively with the Knowledge Management Specialist, Partnership & Business Development Specialist, Multimedia Officer, and other relevant units and directorates.

Key Responsibilities

• Support organizational strategic planning, annual planning, and budgeting processes across directorates and units.
• Consolidate, review, and analyze annual workplans and budgets against organizational priorities and strategic objectives.
• Monitor progress against Strategic Plan targets, annual priorities, and institutional commitments.
• Provide technical assistance in the development, review, updating, and institutionalization of policies, SOPs, standards, and technical guidelines.
• Monitor implementation of organizational policies, procedures, quality standards, and safeguards requirements.
• Maintain the centralized repository of policies, SOPs, templates, governance documents, and compliance-related resources.
• Collect, validate, consolidate, and analyze organizational performance data.
• Maintain KPI tracking systems, dashboards, databases, and reporting tools.
• Support organizational evaluations, assessments, strategic reviews, and performance monitoring activities.
• Conduct project and field monitoring visits to verify reported results and support data quality assurance.Prepare quarterly, annual, and ad hoc organizational performance reports, analytical briefs, presentations, and management updates.
• Support organizational change, modernization, business process improvement, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate stakeholder engagement, staff consultations, communication efforts, and change adoption activities.
• Coordinate with the Knowledge Management Specialist to document performance information, evaluation findings, lessons learned, and evidence.
• Contribute organizational data, results, impact evidence, and institutional information to proposals, partnership documentation, donor engagement, and resource mobilization efforts.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in Management, Public Policy, Public Administration, Business Administration, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Organizational Development, or a related field. A master’s degree is an advantage.
• 5–7 years of experience in strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning, compliance, or organizational development.
• Proven track record in implementing policies, SOPs, and standards within complex organizations.
• Experience in data analysis, reporting, and knowledge management systems.
• Proficiency in monitoring and evaluation frameworks, KPIs, documentation, and digital tools for planning, reporting, and compliance.
• Strong systems and critical thinking skills, with the ability to connect organizational processes and support evidence-based decision-making.
• Strong collaboration and liaison skills with managers, specialists, HR, and other units.
• Effective communication skills for disseminating policies, guidelines, and organizational knowledge.
• Problem-solving and adaptability to support modernization and change management initiatives.
• Fluency in English and Bahasa Indonesia, both verbal and written.
• Strong attention to detail, integrity, teamwork, and commitment to continuous improvement.