Overview
The MER Specialist plays a key role in ensuring the achievement of programme objectives by strengthening accountability and generating measurable evidence of the impact of YPII's programme implementation. The role is responsible for supporting the implementation of YPII's Country Strategy 5 (CS5) by providing high-quality monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management systems.
Key Responsibilities
- 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).
- Leads the development of monitoring and evaluation plans as well as tools of YPII programmes and projects.
- Conducts and/or provides support to programmes/projects monitoring activities.
- 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.
- Collects and coordinate data collection required for timely submission of M&E reports of programme and projects.
- Maintain quality of data collection and tools to capture change to monitor/track programme and project impacts.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Participates in M&E related events to present YPII as requested by supervisor.
- Ensure the mechanisms for feedback, learning, and adaptation into program design.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Carrying out YPII Safeguarding, PSHEA, and GEDSI principles and standards applied in each scope of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning.
- Carry out regular evaluations of safeguarding, PSHEA, and GEDSI implementation within the scope of Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning.
- 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, PSHEA, and GEDSI with supervisors
- Completed induction Safeguarding, PSHEA, and GEDSI training and refresher training through the Plan Academy platform and promptly recertify.
Required Experience
At least 5 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. Demonstrated experience and skills in project reporting, knowledge management and learning process. Over 5 years of experience working on M&E. Experience in M&E for development projects focusing on humanitarian response and/or public health, water and sanitation and gender equality.
Qualifications
Bachelor degree in social science, statistics, public health and any related field. Masters/postgraduate degree in statistics and/or social science or relevant field for MERL.
