FHI 360 JOB VACANCIES 2026

Position Title: MEL Officer

About FHI 360:

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Our staff includes experts in health, education, nutrition, environment, economic development, youth, research, technology, communication, and social marketing—creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today’s interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 50 countries and all US states and territories.

FHI 360 has worked in Indonesia for 30 years. Since 1996, we have taken a comprehensive approach to help transform the country’s health and development landscape. Leveraging a blend of global expertise and local insights, we have consistently strengthened community capacities, enhanced systems, and reinforced institutional frameworks for a sustainable impact. In partnership with the Government of Indonesia, civil society, academia, and the private sector, FHI 360 Indonesia delivers integrated programs across critical sectors. Our initiatives have spanned essential health services—including HIV and epidemic control, health system strengthening, food security, tuberculosis, and global health security.

The U.S. government’s (USG) Global Health Security (GHS) program provides life-saving assistance to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats which pose risks for public health outbreaks that could cost lives. As part of the USG’s GHS program, the STRengthening Infectious disease DEtection Systems (STRIDES) Activity advances cross-sectoral efforts to successfully identify, manage, and respond to infectious disease threats; detect and prevent further outbreaks; and instill confidence and trust in a country’s disease detection and surveillance structures and services.

Job Summary:

The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer will support the implementation of the STRengthening Infectious Disease DEtection Systems (STRIDES) project in Indonesia by maintaining and implementing the monitoring and evaluation processes and practices of the project. They will train program staff to ensure that performance indicators and data related to outcomes, achievements, and impact are properly prepared and collected in targeted geographic areas and sectors.

They will provide basic technical support and guidance to staff and partners in the country office, draft technical portions of proposals and project design, based on the design and direction set by technical leadership, implement and monitor technical strengthening initiatives. They will develop adoption and/or training strategy, designs and conduct training or adoption activities for a specific technical area. Creates scientific or technical material in the area of expertise and evaluates programmatic effectiveness and provides technical assessment reports. They will provide administrative support on core project operations (e.g., updating manuals, assisting with proposals, and budget tracking).

Responsibilities:

Technical Requirements:

• Assists in providing technical support in the development and dissemination of tools, materials, reports, papers, and intervention for projects.
• Provides quality control and quality assurance support.
• Contribute to development and sharing of lessons, knowledge, innovations, and best practices.
• Provides support to work planning and workplan preparation and finalization.
• Supports technical aspects of projects including staff and partner capacity building.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Project Design Implementation:

• Works closely with assigned team to ensure activities are implemented according to standard operating procedures (SOP’s).
• Monitors and maintains protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports.

Client/Funder Support:

• Participates in client / funder meetings.
• Prepares Requests for Proposals for technical, administrative, and other service needs.

Operations Management:

• Responds to requests and inquiries from internal and external staff.
• Provides administrative and logistic support to technical team, training, events, meetings, and other activities.

Project/Program Reporting:

• Supports preparation of quarterly and annual reports, and other documents.
• Writes and edits technical reports and documents.
• Gathers information, data and statistics needed to provide evidence to reports, presentations, papers, and other documentation produced.
• Assists with technical troubleshooting, guide data analysis and application of data.
• Participates in data review and support data use for decision making.
• Ensures the documentation and reporting of appropriate services rendered to clients is done in the relevant service registers.
• Assists with compiling technical content (e.g., reports, presentations, manuscripts).

Applied Knowledge & Skills:

• Proficiency with database management software and on-line search tools required.
• Development of scope of work and deliverables for partners, consultants, etc.
• Has sensitivity to cultural diversity and understanding of the political, contextual, and ethical issues in assigned areas.
• Proactive in managing multiple tasks, managing and working in virtual work environment, and flexible and open for managing time for working with different teams in different time zones as needed.
• Articulate, professional, and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
• Basic working knowledge of concepts, practices, and procedures with providing technical support for technical research studies.
• Data visualization skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite required.
• Proficieincy in data management and analytic software (eg. Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, Tableau, Stata, SAS, SPSS, or R) preferred
• Ability to analyze and interpret data, identify errors, and prepare reports.
• Ability to solve problems and implement corrective action as needed.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English and Bahasa Indonesian.

Problem Solving & Impact:

• Works on problems of moderate scope that require analysis or interpretation of various factors.
• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.
• Builds rapport with internal and external staff.
• Decision may affect a work unit or area within a department.

Supervision Given/Received:

• Has no supervisory responsibility.
• Receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new assignments or projects.
• Reports to the Country MEL Advisor.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or its international equivalent in social science, Statistics, Public Health/Epidemiology, Data Science, or related field.
• Typically requires 2+ years of relevant experience managing data collection, monitoring, evaluation, capacity strengthening in the country, and technical assistance experience.
• Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private company.

Travel Requirements: 

• Ability to travel domestically up to 25%

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work and are subject to modification. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job.

Interested candidates please submit your application letter and CV to the career portal below by the latest April 25, 2026: CLICK HERE