Yayasan ECONUSA Vacancy - Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist

Yayasan Ekosistim Nusantara Berkelanjutan (EcoNusa Foundation) is a nonprofit organization aiming to promote to sustainable and equitable management of natural resources in Indonesia by strengthening local initiatives. To do this, EcoNusa encourages the development and capacity building of civil society groups, working with them to develop strategies for advocacy, campaigns, communications and stakeholder engagement.

The EcoNusa urgently invites the best, most-talented and highly-motivated individuals  to apply for the following vacancies:

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist

1 (one) position based in Jakarta

Roles and responsibilities

Plan and implement all tasks related to Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning activities:

§   Collect, manage, and analyse data (quantitative and qualitative) as needed.

§   Provide regular updates on the progress of all program implementation.

§   Capture best practices and lessons learned as well as stories of change from the programs including the research and assessment activities.

§   Identify gaps and suggest ideas or solutions for improving existing MEL system.

§   Work closely with MEL Officer and MEL Manager to assure quality of narrative program reports.

§   Lead the coordination in the process of development of narrative program reports on regular basis including the end of program reports with all units     or directorates.

§   Provide guidance and support to all units and local partners in the development of Theory of Change, proposals and logframes, program monitoring       plans, tools, and narrative reports.

§   Work with all units and local partners to ensure the quality and accuracy of program documents.

§   Coordinate with all unit teams for the implementation of MEL activities or publication of any written pieces as required.

§   Conduct field visits as planned to monitor progress of the program implementation and provide timely monitoring and evaluation reports.

§   Provide support in the activities of program evaluation with external evaluators or third parties.

§   Actively seek inputs (as necessary) from the internal programs including stakeholders and external parties at all levels

§   Be responsible for updating and reporting MEL activities to MEL Manager in regular basis

§   Build good communication and coordination to all internal teams and external parties

§   Carry out other tasks given in accordance with the needs of the programs.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCES

Essential

§   Bachelor’s (S1) degree, preferably master’s degree in natural sciences, social sciences, or relevant fields.

§   Minimum of four years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning of environmental or social sector programs.

§   Familiarity with ME tools and Information Communication Technology (ICT) materials.

§   Experience of working with MIS system and using statistical packages such as SPSS is a plus.

§   High degree of competency in using Windows-based computer programs.

§   Comprehensive knowledge of monitoring, evaluation, and learning, data dissemination techniques, quality assurance as well as generation of reports,        and documentation for learning.

§   Experience in the facilitation of discussions, workshops, coaching, or training to staff or other parties in MEL-related issues.

§   Proficiency in Bahasa Indonesia and English with excellent writing and editing skills.

Desirable

§   Good knowledge on social, political, economic, and environmental issues in Eastern Indonesia with some knowledge on forest conservation would be  

    advantageous.

§   A hard worker with excellent interpersonal, intercultural, and teamwork skills.

§   Ability to handle tight deadlines and maintain high standards of work.

§   Attention to details and accuracy in the organization of data and analysis.

Please submit  your letter of application and recent curriculum vitae by email to recruitment@econusa.id with subject “Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist” no later than April 30, 2020.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be notified