SOCHA JOB VACANCIES 2024
SoCha LLC is seeking a full-time, qualified individual to fill the role of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist for the anticipated USAID/Indonesia Monitoring, Evaluation, Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (MECLA) platform. This multi-year activity will support the implementation of the U.S. Government’s and USAID’s current priorities such as the Indo-Pacific Vision as well as future priorities that may arise during the life of the activity. This support encompasses activities related to the design, M&E, CLA, KM, and dissemination of results and learning throughout the program cycle.
The MEL Specialist position will be full-time, based in Jakarta and is contingent upon award.
Scope of Work:
The MEL Specialists will work to:
- Provide MEL support to USAID and its implementing partners;
- Optimize evaluation statements of work;
- Select evaluation methodologies;
- Oversee evaluations in any sector where USAID works;
- Provide dedicated capacity building assistance in MEL operations and quality assurance;
- Conduct MEL trainings;
- Lead data quality assessments;
- Support Mission portfolio reviews and other Mission learning events;
- Oversee the advancement of learning agendas and evidence that improves USAID’s programs;
- Contribute data and insight from evaluations at learning events; and
- Provide other MEL technical support as needed.
We are actively seeking MEL Specialists with experience in one (1) or more of the following areas:
- Performance Monitoring
- Developing performance monitoring plans.
- Designing and optimizing quantitative and qualitative indicators for international development projects.
- Evaluations.
- Designing or conducting performance or impact evaluations.
- Mixing qualitative and quantitative methods.
- Applying evaluation results to inform future programming.
- Data Management
- Collecting and analyzing performance and financial data.
- Developing GIS maps.
- Data visualization.
- Capacity Building in MEL
- Training monitoring and evaluation (M&E) professionals.
- Coaching and mentoring local organizations in M&E methodologies.
- Working with country evaluation associations to professionalize MEL.
- Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)
- Coordinating with stakeholders.
- Hosting learning events for international development partners.
- Building institutional capacity and memory.
- Incentivizing learning and sharing.
- Facilitating learning events.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Experience working in international development or cross-cutting sectors (education, gender, health, youth, governance etc.)
- For Senior-level: an advanced degree and more than seven (7+) years’ experience in one or more of the areas outlined above (performance monitoring, evaluation, data management, capacity building, and/or learning).
- For mid-level: a university qualification in a related subject and between three to seven (3-7) years of MEL experience.
- Strong interpersonal and oral presentation skills.
- Professional proficiency in spoken and written English is required.
- Previous experience working for international donor projects in Indonesia strongly preferred.
- Previous experience working for USAID-funded projects preferred.
- Working experience in Indonesia preferred.
- Proficiency in Indonesian preferred.
*** This position is open to local nationals and expatriates. We encourage highly qualified Indonesian candidates to apply. ***
How to apply
To lodge an application, please submit your CV via this LINK
Applications close on October 28, 2024. Promising candidates may be contacted, and selected, prior to this deadline.