Program Measurement Specialist, Forced Labor Slavery, Philippines

Ijm; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

IJM is seeking a Program Measurement Specialist, Forced Labor Slavery, in the Philippines to provide technical monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning support for PH FLS Baseline and long-term measurement systems. You will work with the Research Steering Committee and Regional Program Measurement Team to ensure rigorous, ethical baseline studies and actionable insights for program design.

The role requires strong MERL and research skills, attention to data quality, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, data management, survey implementation, program measurement, or related development programming.
• Ability to support indicator development, data source mapping, measurement framework refinement, and program learning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the Research Steering Committee and support the RSC Chair and the RSC in overseeing the management and implementation of the PH FLS baseline studies.
• Support the RSC, Research Lead/RSC Chair, Program Manager, and Regional Program Measurement Team in coordinating the baseline studies from start-up through close-out.
• Provide technical review of study objectives, research questions, learning questions, indicators, data sources, analytical frameworks, sampling approaches, and implementation plans.
• Support the development and refinement of the PH FLS MERL system, including the theory of change, results framework, monitoring framework, indicators, targets, PIRS, learning agenda, data systems, reporting tools, and related MERL processes.
• Support implementation of data quality assurance procedures for quantitative, qualitative, administrative, and secondary data used in the baseline studies and PH FLS program measurement.
• Support preparation and review of baseline reports, evidence briefs, slide decks, learning products, data summaries, and program-facing materials.
• Support review of ethics, safeguarding, informed consent, confidentiality, referral pathway, adverse event, and data protection protocols for the baseline studies and related MERL activities.
• Support the Program Manager in maintaining baseline and MERL workplans, deliverables trackers, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, and documentation systems.

Skills

MERL

Monitoring & Evaluation

Data quality assurance

Research design

Data management

Learning systems

Ethics & safeguarding

Tools

Data systems

Job description

As we grow to expand our impact to protect 500 million people from violence, we are seeking a Program Measurement Specialist, Forced Labor Slavery, who will provide technical monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning support to IJM Philippines and the Philippines Forced Labor Slavery (PH FLS) Baseline project. The position will support the implementation and use of the PH FLS baseline studies while also contributing to the longer-term measurement, learning, and evidence-use needs of the anticipated PH FLS project. For baseline research matters, the position will also work closely with the Research Steering Committee (RSC) Chair and the Regional Program Measurement Team to ensure that the studies are technically sound, ethically implemented, operationally feasible, and useful for program design and decision-making. The MERL Specialist will serve as a member of the Research Steering Committee and will support oversight of the management and implementation of the PH FLS baseline studies. The role will provide technical support across research design, indicator alignment, data quality assurance, contractor deliverable review, analysis, reporting, documentation, and learning use. The role requires strong MERL and research skills, sound judgment, attention to data quality, and the ability to translate evidence into practical program recommendations. The MERL Specialist will also be expected to develop strong subject matter knowledge on forced labor and labor trafficking in the Philippines and apply that knowledge to baseline implementation, program design, stakeholder engagement, and future PH FLS measurement systems.

Responsibilities Baseline Research and Research Steering Committee Support:

• Serve as a member of the Research Steering Committee and support the RSC Chair and the RSC in overseeing the management and implementation of the PH FLS baseline studies.
• Support the RSC, Research Lead/RSC Chair, Program Manager, and Regional Program Measurement Team in coordinating the baseline studies from start-up through close-out.
• Provide technical review of study objectives, research questions, learning questions, indicators, data sources, analytical frameworks, sampling approaches, and implementation plans.

PH FLS MERL and Program Measurement Support:

• Support the development and refinement of the PH FLS MERL system, including the theory of change, results framework, monitoring framework, indicators, targets, PIRS, learning agenda, data systems, reporting tools, and related MERL processes.

Data Quality Assurance, Analysis, Reporting, and Learning Use:

• Support implementation of data quality assurance procedures for quantitative, qualitative, administrative, and secondary data used in the baseline studies and PH FLS program measurement.
• Support preparation and review of baseline reports, evidence briefs, slide decks, learning products, data summaries, and program-facing materials.

Research Ethics, Safeguarding, and Data Protection:

• Support review of ethics, safeguarding, informed consent, confidentiality, referral pathway, adverse event, and data protection protocols for the baseline studies and related MERL activities.

Program Coordination and Implementation Support:

• Support the Program Manager in maintaining baseline and MERL workplans, deliverables trackers, risk registers, issue logs, action trackers, and documentation systems.
• Support close-out documentation, lessons learned summaries, and transition of baseline findings into ongoing PH FLS program measurement and learning systems.

The position will work with and receive technical guidance and support from the PH FLS Baseline Research Lead/RSC Chair and the Regional Program Measurement Team on baseline research, MERL standards, measurement requirements, and evidence-use priorities.

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, data management, survey implementation, program measurement, or related development programming.
• Ability to support indicator development, data source mapping, measurement framework refinement, and program l