Research Evaluation Accountability Learning Monitoring / REALM Specialist
Child Safeguarding:
Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people. the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because he/she works in project area; or is visiting project areas.
About the Role:
The REALM Specialist will bring significant experience to develop and implement a National MEAL strategy and systems, especially for Accountability Mechanism and Learning component. ensuring that they are institutionalized within the existing project cycle management framework, and that staff and implementing partner have the capacity to implement them.
The REALM Specialist will have a key role in establishing and promoting programme quality and innovation, which will be achieved through developing and improving monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment and learning methodologies.
You will be part of National REALM Team and give support to SC Indonesia’s projects and humanitarian response are continually monitored and that lessons are documented and communicated to inform on-going implementation and future programming. S/he will guide teams and implementing partner in achieving outcome/impact focused projects and accountability to beneficiaries in line with Save the Children’s and donors’ policies and practices.
The post holder will also be responsible and accountable to lead or contribute to the standards as noted in the Prospect Member Framework as follows:
- Contribute to developing high quality programs which are evidence based
- Contribute to effective advocacy for children at the international and national level
- Effectively support the successful pilot of the Prospect Member project in Indonesia
- The post holder will contribute to the achievement of the global KPIs on timely and quality reporting
What You will do:
- Lead and Coordinate REALM activities:
Coordinate REALM functions across projects and programs, ensuring effective design, planning, and implementation. Review and strengthen REALM systems, conduct gap analyses, and develop improvement plans. Act as a technical focal point to facilitate collaboration across departments and partners. Oversee program KPIs, Member Shared KPIs, and Global Results Frameworks, providing analysis, validation, and recommendations for improvement.
- Project Design and REALM planning
Support project kick-off processes by embedding REALM requirements from the outset. Provide technical support in developing logical frameworks and indicators with measurable KPIs. Ensure appropriate resources for evaluation, research, and learning are included in proposals. Establish REALM product planning processes including Indicator Performance Tracking Tables (IPTT), Quality Benchmarks, Accountability Frameworks, and research and learning agendas.
- Technical assistance and capacity building
Provide technical support and mentoring to project teams and implementing partners on REALM practices. Facilitate capacity development and promote cross-learning through peer groups, training, and technical exchanges. Work closely with the National Office REALM team and technical advisors to secure additional support as required.
- Research, Evaluation, and Evidence Generation
Lead and coordinate project-level research and evaluations, ensuring quality standards, timeliness, and use of results for decision-making. Manage resources to enable assessments, evaluations, or research in both development and humanitarian contexts. Ensure systematic storage and accessibility of evaluation data in collaboration with IT and program teams.
- Knowledge Management and Learning
Promote organizational learning through i-Learn, peer assists, after-action reviews, and retrospects. Consolidate and analyze REALM results across projects to generate insights for adaptive programming. Maintain systematic archiving of knowledge products in SharePoint and contribute to learning papers aligned with the 2025 learning agenda.
- Accountability and Feedback Response Mechanism (FRM)
Support the establishment and strengthening of accountability systems, including beneficiary participation and adherence to participation standards. Conduct monthly cleaning, review, and validation of FRM data, and prepare accountability findings for monthly Project Management Meetings. Collaborate with other REALM Staffs for FRM data analysis and provide recommendations for improvement. Ensure AAP and child participation are systematically included in proposals and supported by clear action plans.
- REALM Project Focal Points
Serve as the REALM focal point for designated projects such as Healthier Smile and Road Safety, ensuring timely, accurate, and quality reporting on IPTT, Quality Benchmarks, FRM, and other performance metrics.
- Facilitating Transformational Change
Promote a culture of continuous learning and professional growth, encouraging staff and partners to adopt evidence-based decision making and adaptive management.
- Other Responsibilities
Provide support to additional tasks as mutually agreed with the line manager.
What We need from you:
- Bachelor’s degree in social science or a related field (such as international development, program evaluation, research methods, statistics, communication, or other relevant social science)
- More than 4 years working experiences in the NGO with significant experience in knowledge management and learning related activities in development project
- Strong qualitative analytical skills, including experience using analytical software packages such as SPSS, NVivo etc.
- Strong understanding of web-based content management technologies, communication channel, and database management systems
- Knowledge of project management cycle and experience in project design and proposal development
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
- Fluency in written and spoken Indonesian, strong English written and spoken skills.
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches.
Location: Jakarta
Save the Children encourages qualified candidates to apply regardless of religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in social science or a related field such as international development, program evaluation, research methods, statistics, or communication
- More than four years of NGO work experience, including significant knowledge-management and learning experience in development projects
- Strong qualitative analytical skills
- Experience using analytical software such as SPSS or NVivo
- Understanding of web-based content management technologies, communication channels, and database management systems
- Knowledge of the project management cycle and experience in project design and proposal development
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills
- Fluency in written and spoken Indonesian
- Strong written and spoken English skills
- Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values, principles, and rights-based approaches
What We Do
Service Corporation International (SCI) is North America’s leading provider of funeral, cremation, and cemetery services. Its story began in 1962 with one family-owned and operated funeral home in Houston, Texas, and the company has since grown into North America’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services. SCI’s work centers on helping families arrange meaningful services and providing care through its death-care operations.
