THE ASIA FOUNDATION : ERAT - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Assistant (Code : ERAT MEL Assistant)

POSITION INFORMATION

Position                                        : Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Assistant

Project Name                              : USAID ERAT (Tata Kelola PemERintahan yang Efektif, Efisien dan KuAT)

Location                                       : DKI Jakarta

Job Type & duration of Contract: Full-time staff, initial contract for a year with potential extension

Closing date                                 : April 14, 2022

Background

The Asia Foundation is awarded a contract by USAID to implement ERAT (Tata Kelola PemERintahan yang Efektif, Efisien, dan KuAT or Effective, Efficient and Strong Government) in January 2022. The program will be implemented in the following four years in six provinces in Indonesia: North Sumatra, Banten, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, and East Nusa Tenggara, covering five districts in each province. The goal of ERAT is for the citizens of Indonesia to benefit from effective local government by increasing the quality of policy implementation and service delivery at the subnational level. The goal will be achieved through three interrelated intermediate results (IRs): (1) coherence between national and subnational policies strengthened; (2) performance of local service delivery enhanced; and (3) local budget allocation and execution improved.  

USAID ERAT supports the Government of Indonesia to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems at the national and provincial levels to improve performance-based (non-fiscal and fiscal) incentive systems. Improved M&E system will also allow improvement of analysis of data and information to formulate better policies and programs to support subnational governments to provide public service delivery. The program promotes peer learning among subnational governments to improve the quality of governance and public service delivery. ERAT emphasizes collaborative governance in improving public service delivery – among different levels of government, among various sectors, and among various stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society organizations (CSOs). To allow broader participation of the communities, CSOs, and the private sector, ERAT supports improvement of access to information and various channels of public participation, including complaint handling mechanisms. Private sector engagement in public service provision that is based on mutual benefits is emphasized in the program. ERAT supports improvement of subnational budget allocation and execution to improve the quality of spending to improve access to and quality of public service delivery. The program promotes gender equality and social inclusion mainstreaming in local policies, programs, and budgets, as well as in the program implementation.

 

 Roles and Responsibilities

The MEL Assistant will be responsible for supporting ERAT Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning-related tasks including (1) developing and updating MEL documents and reports, (2) collect primary and secondary data, quantitative and qualitative data from various sources and stakeholder, (3) and ensure the MEL data and documents are stored and organized properly.

 Detailed tasks:

• Provide support in development and updates of MEL frameworks, tools
• Regularly collect, track, and manage primary and secondary data related to ERAT performance indicators and other relevant data from various sources
• Liaise and coordinate with CSO counterpart, consultants, and GOI counterparts in
• Provide support in writing MEL-related documents, including Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
• Provide basic support in data qualitative and quantitative processing
• Operate and perform administrative functions on IT systems or platforms (such as manage users and update configurations) used by ERAT, especially ERAT Management Information System (MIS).
• Provide support for other MEL-related tasks and other programmatic and administrative tasks

Reporting

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Assistant will work closely with other ERAT team members and report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer.

 

Qualifications

Candidate should ideally possess:

• Bachelor’s degree in social science or other related fields
• Good knowledge on MEL frameworks for development projects[DP6] .
• At least 7 years of experience in development works, experience with USAID programs strongly preferred
• At least 3 years of relevant work experience in supporting MEL tasks, including coordinating reports and collecting data
• Strong communication skills and ability to liaise with diverse stakeholders
• High degree of integrity and adherence to ethical standards.
• Excellent written and verbal Bahasa Indonesia and English skills
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office and Office 365-related applications (MS Word, MS Excel – including Power Pivot, MS PowerPoint, Sharepoint, and Power BI) to process quantitative and qualitative MEL data.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants should submit their application to id.hr@asiafoundation.org by April 14, 2022, at 05:00 PM Jakarta time. Please write “ERAT MEL Assistant” in the subject of the e-mail. The application should include (i) a cover letter, (ii) CV or Statement of Qualifications which summarizes the applicant's suitability for the position based on the above qualification criteria.

ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATE WILL BE CONTACTED

THE ASIA FOUNDATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.  WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.