General Information
ADRA Indonesia is seeking an experienced candidate for Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer for Next Gen CELEBRATIONS! Project in Jakarta and Bekasi as summarize below.
Yayasan ADRA Indonesia is a humanitarian organization that belongs to the worldwide ADRA network, comprising more than 120 supporting and implementing country offices. The mission of ADRA is to serve humanity so that all may live as God intended through Justice, Compassion and Love as its main values. ADRA Indonesia has been working in Indonesia since 1981 and registered as a local Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in 1991.
ADRA Indonesia is implementing NextGen CELEBRATIONS! an evidence-based healthy lifestyle framework developed by Adventist Health Ministries. It is an acronym for 12 healthful living principles: Choices, Exercise, Liquid, Environment, Belief, Rest, Air, Temperance, Integrity, Optimism, Nutrition, and Social Support and Services.
The NextGen CELEBRATIONS! aims to reduce risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and improve mental health among adolescents aged 13–15. The project adapts the CELEBRATIONS healthy lifestyle framework through Human-Centered Design (HCD) and Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) strategies. Adolescents will help identify barriers, design solutions, and test activities that build their knowledge, confidence, and ability to practise healthier habits.
Through the NextGen CELEBRATIONS! Project; Youth Health Ambassador Circles (YHACs) will lead peer activities and campaigns. The Parent Advisory Board will advise on engaging parents and caregivers and strengthening healthy routines at home, while the School Advisory Board will support school practices and policies that make healthier choices easier for adolescents. Government, health, community, and faith-based partners will support activities, strengthen referral pathways, and explore opportunities to sustain the programme.
Functions of role
The Project MEAL Officer will manage routine monitoring, data quality, accountability, and learning for NextGen CELEBRATIONS! Project. She/he will track project indicators and assess changes in healthy behaviours, school environments, and adolescent engagement. Ensure data quality and consistency and provide verified findings for programme improvement and donor reporting.
She/he will also conduct baseline and endline assessments and provide data and documentation for the independent final evaluation. In addition, she/he will develop, implement, and maintain accessible accountability mechanisms that enable adolescents, parents/caregivers, and other stakeholders to provide feedback on the project. This includes establishing a feedback and complaints tracking system, documenting issues, following up on responses, and sharing findings with the project team to improve implementation
Duties and Responsibilities
- Work with the Project Manager and participating schools to plan, coordinate, and implement NextGen CELEBRATIONS! activities according to agreed schedules, budgets, and quality standards.
- Develop and maintain the project’s MEAL framework, monitoring tools, indicators, and data collection schedules in coordination with the Project Manager and Health Officer.
- Maintain accurate project records, monitor progress against indicators, verify data quality, and conduct baseline and endline assessments.
- Conduct regular monitoring visits, assess implementation progress, identify gaps, and provide practical recommendations to improve project performance and inclusive participation.
- Establish and maintain safe, accessible feedback and complaints mechanisms for adolescents, parents, schools, and other stakeholders, ensuring confidentiality and appropriate referral of safeguarding concerns.
- Facilitate reflection and learning sessions with project staff and stakeholders, document lessons learned and good practices, and support evidence-based improvements and project sustainability.
- Prepare timely monthly MEAL reports, provide verified data and supporting evidence for project reports, and communicate key findings and recommendations to the Project Manager and Knowledge Management and MEAL Lead.
Qualifications and Competencies Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics, Development Studies, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) for development projects. Experience in health, education, or adolescent-focused programmes is an advantage.
- Experience developing monitoring plans, indicators, data collection tools, and supporting baseline, endline, and project evaluations.
- Ability to collect, verify, analyze, and present quantitative and qualitative data, prepare accurate reports, and use monitoring findings to improve project performance.
- Understanding of feedback and complaints mechanisms, child safeguarding, confidentiality, gender equality, and disability inclusion.
- Good communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with project teams, schools, adolescents, and community stakeholders.
- Good written and working knowledge of English and digital data collection tools, with strong organizational skills, integrity, and the ability to meet deadlines.
Application deadline is November 10, 2026. Only short listed of Applicants will be invited for interview.
Please submit your application by email to: recruitment@adraindonesia.org and mark your e-mail subject: “MEAL NextGen CELEBRATIONS!”