Purpose of Position  

The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer provides day-to-day technical and operational support to implement and maintain Katalis Phase 2’s MEL system across both pillars. Reporting to the MEL Manager, the role supports the collection, verification, management, analysis and presentation of performance data and learning evidence to enable adaptive management, accountability and DFAT reporting. The MEL Officer works closely with program teams, partners and grantees (including KBPF) to operationalise practical, utilisation-focused, GEDSI-responsive monitoring and learning processes, ensuring information is timely, credible, appropriately disaggregated, and suitable for decision-making and reporting. 

Primary Responsibilities  

The MEL officer will be responsible for the following: 

• Support implementation and ongoing operation of the program MEL system, including application of the program logic, results framework, indicators, and reporting requirements across both pillars.
• Maintain activity-level monitoring arrangements by supporting teams to develop results chains, indicators, milestones/targets, and proportionate monitoring plans for new and ongoing activities.
• Coordinate routine data collection across activities and partners (including KBPF grantees), ensuring clear guidance, schedules, templates and follow-up for timely submissions.
• Clean, verify and analyse quantitative and qualitative data (including partner-reported data), applying agreed data quality checks and documenting verification steps to support credibility and auditability.
• Maintain MEL datasets, trackers, dashboards and document repositories, ensuring version control, data integrity, secure access, and user-friendly retrieval for reporting and learning.  

• Produce routine performance summaries, dashboards and data visualisations for internal management use and for inclusion in DFAT reporting and briefing products, as directed by the MEL Manager.  

  Please refer to the Terms of Reference (ToR) to learn more about the role: MEL Officer.pdf 

• Minimum Education and Experience Required
• Bachelor’s degree in economics, Public Policy, Development Studies, Statistics, Social Sciences, or a related discipline (postgraduate qualification desirable).
• Minimum of 5 (five) years’ experience in monitoring, evaluation, learning, or program performance roles within development programs or related contexts.
• Demonstrated experience supporting MEL systems, including indicator development, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Familiarity with results-based management approaches and basic evaluation methodologies.
• Experience working with donor-funded programs, preferably DFAT-funded or DFAT-aligned; experience working in Indonesia and/or with Government of Indonesia institutions is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and data literacy skills, with the ability to synthesise and present quantitative and qualitative information clearly.
• Experience using Excel and/or digital MEL systems, databases, dashboards, or data visualisation tools (experience with statistical software or GIS is an advantage).
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with partners and teams; demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and Bahasa Indonesia 

• Demonstrated capacity and willingness to undertake travel and manage multiple tasks effectively in across office-based and field-based environments. 

  Core Capabilities  

• Palladium’s Core Capability Framework for APAC Projects outlines the standard of performance and behaviours expected at each level within the organisation. It also provides a benchmark for assessing areas of potential strength as well as the identification of potential skill gaps or areas for development and improvement.   
• It is recommended that all employees are familiar with the capabilities expected of them at their level, and that managers use the framework as a tool for measuring performance and providing continuous feedback and coaching to their team members.   
• Our capabilities link to a number of other processes, policies and guidelines including:
• Performance management/ performance excellence - setting and maintaining standards and helping employees excel and develop
• Career Pathways including our Career Progression Framework
• Organisational design – identifying any skills gaps, outlining job roles and responsibilities
• Development, growth, learning, and training   

• Sustainable business – going beyond compliance to ensure sustainable and ethical considerations are woven throughout everything we do.  This aligns equity, diversity and inclusion; safeguarding; and environmental objectives 

  The MEL Officer must comply with DFAT’s PSEAH Policy, Child Protection Policy, Fraud Control Framework, and Palladium’s Code of Conduct.  

• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion - Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socioeconomic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. 

  Women are encouraged to apply.