Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Indonesia

About Rare

Rare inspires change so people and nature thrive. For 50 years, across 60 countries, we have inspired and empowered millions of people and their communities to shift their behaviors and practices to protect our shared planet. We are a global leader in driving social change for people and nature and believe that the cumulative power of individual and community action is a vital pathway to safeguarding and restoring our shared waters, lands, and climate. Rare’s organizational culture is results-oriented and entrepreneurial, and our global programs cover the thematic areas of regenerative agriculture, climate change, and coastal waters, with cross-cutting programs on behavior science and innovative finance.

About Fish Forever

Fish Forever is Rare’s global ocean conservation initiative. Fish Forever works at multiple levels, from communities and networks of local governments to sub-national, national, and global levels, to protect marine biodiversity, strengthen livelihoods, and build resilience of some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. The program links community stewardship with policy and collaboration across these levels to advance conservation at scale. Its work ranges from community-based fisheries management to connected marine protected area networks that safeguard biodiversity and support ecosystem health.

Since 2014, Rare's Fish Forever program in Indonesia has worked with the goal of improving near-shore fisheries. Most of the small-scale fisheries in Indonesia are inherently local, and these fisheries are anchors to the local economy – a key part of the social and cultural fabric of the archipelago and essential to the nation’s food security. To ensure sustainable coastal fisheries, effective management must focus at the same level as the activity - locally. Rare Indonesia has used behavior-centered design to build a community’s agency and capacity to address coastal fishing challenges and adopt more responsible fishing behaviors. To develop this agency and capacity, we have created a suite of tools that enable fisheries data collection, fisheries management body development, fisher goal setting and management plan development, and a process for Managed Access + Reserve (MA+R) implementation.

Position Overview

The Associate, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) will play a pivotal role in supporting the implementation of sustainable coastal small-scale fisheries at project sites across all provinces where Rare operates. Reporting to the Manager for Science and Fisheries, the Associate will adapt Rare’s global Fish Forever Global iMEL Plan for Indonesia use and assist its rollout through a continuous process of adaptive management, learning, and sharing of best practices and lessons.

The Associate will collaborate closely with all Rare Indonesia teams to ensure that survey protocols, data gathering tools, Indonesia data dashboards, and all requirements for our Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning are integrated, operational, and serve decision-making of the Rare Indonesia program. The position will also ensure that all Indonesia programs meet donor and Fish Forever Global iMEL requirements with Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning plans, tools, and systems.

Essential Functions

• Ensure donor MEL requirements are met and that means of verification are documented.
• Assist with developing the Indonesia MEL Plan, with aligned performance indicators, baselines, and targets.
• Assist the Fish Forever Global iMEL team with planning/coordination and support, and ensure Indonesia meets MEL standards and expectations.
• Implement Rare iMEL framework and codesign MEL with the COAST program Facility MEL Officer.
• Provide training to staff, government partners, and stakeholders in Rare’s MEL system, reporting, and verification models.
• Facilitate and promote learning reviews with staff, partners, and stakeholders.
• Assist with mobilizing and training teams, ensuring all protocols, training modules, guidance tools, and templates are available for Indonesia's iMEL plan development and roll-out.
• Assist with facilitating the iMEL Learning Plan (e.g., training modules) and capacity building (via learning modules) with Indonesia and Global programs.
• Provide ongoing technical support for implementation of the iMEL system, conduct quality reviews with feedback, including ensuring alignment to MEL standards of practice and country work plans, and validate indicator alignments and strategies per Rare/technical standards.

Required Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a relevant field. Master’s degree preferred.
• 3 years of experience in community development, microfinance, cooperative development, and financial inclusion or community enterprise approaches.
• Strong understanding and demonstrated working knowledge of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems, tools, training, and learning modules, and templates
• Demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning development and implementation for organizational needs.
• Proven expertise in project planning, project management, and people-oriented focus.
• Experience in using the MS Office suite, databases, graphics, and willingness to learn new software.
• Problem-solving skills and ability to apply conflict resolution and negotiation techniques.
• Success in thriving in team environments, solution-oriented, with a strong understanding of diversity and other cultures.
• Ability to self-manage and adjust to competing priorities.
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia; advanced proficiency (C1 or C2 level) in English

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