Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection and Learning (MERL) Lead
Job Brief
This is a full-time position. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection, and Learning (MERL) Lead
About KINETIK
KINETIK, the Australia-Indonesia Climate and Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, supports Indonesia to deliver and strengthen sustainable infrastructure, drive green economic growth, mobilise climate-aligned investment, and advance low-emissions and climate-resilient development. Working with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and a broad network of public and private partners, the program seeks to expand investment in sustainable infrastructure while ensuring the inclusion of local communities (locally-led development), particularly women, girls, people with disabilities and marginalised groups.
KINETIK contributes to three inter-related End of Program Outcomes (EOPOs):
KINETIK is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and implemented by DT Global.
About DT Global Asia Pacific
At DT Global Asia Pacific, we aim to positively impact people’s lives through delivery excellence. As a leading implementing partner across Asia and the Pacific, we co-create locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders. We bring together talented teams and deep regional expertise to deliver initiatives that promote inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient, secure communities. With over 1,500 staff, experts in 22+ countries and more than 60 years of development experience, we tackle complex community, national and transnational challenges — from governance and justice systems to climate resilience, infrastructure and social equity — with innovative thinking and a commitment to long-term impact.
For more information, please see www.dt-global.com
The Role
The MERL Lead leads KINETIK's performance measurement and accountability function, and supports and facilitates the interpretation of information as the basis for strategic and operational adjustment. The role ensures that accurate, timely and credible evidence is generated across KINETIK activities and delivery partners, and that reporting systems are practical, proportionate and aligned with the integrated MERL Strategy. The role also helps KINETIK and its partners make sense of performance and contextual evidence, identify and test assumptions, reflect on progress and translate learning into a useful input for decisions related to strategy, portfolio composition, activity design and delivery.
Adaptation is treated as a broader KINETIK way of working that is informed by MERL, rather than as a standalone function. The MERL Lead reports to the Head of MERL and will oversee a small team of M&E managers and selected support from the MERL STA Panel (to be established). The MERL Lead works closely with the Knowledge Manager, who operates across the MERL, Communications and Operations functions and KINETIK's various technical areas and partners.
This position incorporates responsibilities for both monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and reflection and learning (R&L). This reflects a phased approach to establishing the broader MERL function: essential monitoring and reporting capability is prioritised, while reflection and learning functions is expected to scale in line with portfolio growth and demonstrated need. The position is expected to be reviewed after the MERL function is established and in consideration of workloads and functional requirements, including whether there is benefit in splitting the role into separate M&E Lead and R&L Lead positions..
Click on the link or copy paste it to access the full Terms of Reference for this position: https://tinyurl.com/kinmerlead
About You
Essential Experience and Knowledge
Why join KINETIK?
By joining the KINETIK, you will be part of an environment where you can collaborate with leading experts from diverse backgrounds, access development programs to achieve your career goals, and be challenged to take a global outlook.
How To Apply
Click the 'Apply Now' button.
Please submit
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 27 November 2026, 17:00 WIB (UTC+7) (Indonesia Western Time)
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
People with lived experience of the regions in which DT Global operates are strongly encouraged to apply. DT Global welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC), and people with disabilities.
We take a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harm of adults and children; fraud, corruption and bribery; modern slavery; and any form of exploitation across our operations, partnerships, and supply chains. We uphold the highest standards of integrity and expect the same of those we work with.
Engagement with DT Global is subject to formal background screening, criminal record checks, employment verification, and periodic compliance checks. All DT Global staff receive safety, compliance, safeguarding and integrity training, and we expect our personnel and partners to always act in alignment with our company values.
This is a full-time position. Based in Jakarta, Indonesia
Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection, and Learning (MERL) Lead
About KINETIK
KINETIK, the Australia-Indonesia Climate and Sustainable Infrastructure Partnership, supports Indonesia to deliver and strengthen sustainable infrastructure, drive green economic growth, mobilise climate-aligned investment, and advance low-emissions and climate-resilient development. Working with the Government of Indonesia (GOI) and a broad network of public and private partners, the program seeks to expand investment in sustainable infrastructure while ensuring the inclusion of local communities (locally-led development), particularly women, girls, people with disabilities and marginalised groups.
KINETIK contributes to three inter-related End of Program Outcomes (EOPOs):
- Climate resilience: Investments from government, private and community actors increasingly contribute to climate mitigation and adaptation in Indonesia.
- Innovative financing: GOI increasingly uses diverse, innovative and high-quality financing to support inclusive, climate-resilient development.
- Sustainable infrastructure: GOI delivers sustainable and resilient economic infrastructure, particularly in water, transport and energy, that meets the needs of communities, including women, people with disabilities and marginalised groups.
KINETIK is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and implemented by DT Global.
About DT Global Asia Pacific
At DT Global Asia Pacific, we aim to positively impact people’s lives through delivery excellence. As a leading implementing partner across Asia and the Pacific, we co-create locally led solutions in partnership with governments, communities, and stakeholders. We bring together talented teams and deep regional expertise to deliver initiatives that promote inclusive economic growth, essential services, and resilient, secure communities. With over 1,500 staff, experts in 22+ countries and more than 60 years of development experience, we tackle complex community, national and transnational challenges — from governance and justice systems to climate resilience, infrastructure and social equity — with innovative thinking and a commitment to long-term impact.
For more information, please see www.dt-global.com
The Role
The MERL Lead leads KINETIK's performance measurement and accountability function, and supports and facilitates the interpretation of information as the basis for strategic and operational adjustment. The role ensures that accurate, timely and credible evidence is generated across KINETIK activities and delivery partners, and that reporting systems are practical, proportionate and aligned with the integrated MERL Strategy. The role also helps KINETIK and its partners make sense of performance and contextual evidence, identify and test assumptions, reflect on progress and translate learning into a useful input for decisions related to strategy, portfolio composition, activity design and delivery.
Adaptation is treated as a broader KINETIK way of working that is informed by MERL, rather than as a standalone function. The MERL Lead reports to the Head of MERL and will oversee a small team of M&E managers and selected support from the MERL STA Panel (to be established). The MERL Lead works closely with the Knowledge Manager, who operates across the MERL, Communications and Operations functions and KINETIK's various technical areas and partners.
This position incorporates responsibilities for both monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and reflection and learning (R&L). This reflects a phased approach to establishing the broader MERL function: essential monitoring and reporting capability is prioritised, while reflection and learning functions is expected to scale in line with portfolio growth and demonstrated need. The position is expected to be reviewed after the MERL function is established and in consideration of workloads and functional requirements, including whether there is benefit in splitting the role into separate M&E Lead and R&L Lead positions..
Click on the link or copy paste it to access the full Terms of Reference for this position: https://tinyurl.com/kinmerlead
About You
Essential Experience and Knowledge
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in monitoring and evaluation, organisational learning, statistics, economics, international development, public policy, social science, data science or a related discipline.
- At least 8 years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, performance reporting and learning or adaptive management for complex development or public policy programs.
- Demonstrated experience designing results frameworks, indicators, data collection systems, data-quality assurance and management information systems.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including the ability to synthesise multiple partner data sources into defensible findings.
- Experience coordinating reporting across multiple teams or delivery partners and producing high-quality donor or government performance reports.
- Experience commissioning or managing evaluations, reviews, verification exercises or spot checks.
- Experience working across organisational boundaries and with government, donor, multilateral, civil society or private-sector partners.
- Strong people management, facilitation, stakeholder engagement and concise writing skills.
- Excellent written and verbal English; Bahasa Indonesia highly desirable.
- Experience with DFAT performance standards, Investment Monitoring Reports or Performance Assessment Frameworks, and with DFAT-funded adaptive programs or large multi-partner portfolios.
- Experience in infrastructure, climate, financing, governance or policy portfolios in Indonesia.
- Demonstrated expertise designing and facilitating evidence-based reflection, sense-making and learning with diverse senior and technical stakeholders.
- Strong experience with theory of change, systems thinking, political economy, contribution analysis, outcome harvesting or comparable approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex evidence and multiple perspectives into clear strategic implications and practical adaptation options.
- Advanced skills in data visualisation, databases, dashboards or digital MERL platforms.
- Knowledge of GEDSI-responsive and climate-related monitoring approaches.
- Strategic judgement and ability to focus evidence and effort on decisions that matter.
- Collaborative leadership across disciplines, organisations and cultures.
- Clear, concise and audience-focused communication.
- Commitment to locally led development, GEDSI and inclusive ways of working.
- Integrity, discretion, accountability and responsible handling of evidence and information.
- Ability to work adaptively in a complex, politically informed and multi-partner environment.
Why join KINETIK?
By joining the KINETIK, you will be part of an environment where you can collaborate with leading experts from diverse backgrounds, access development programs to achieve your career goals, and be challenged to take a global outlook.
How To Apply
Click the 'Apply Now' button.
Please submit
- Your CV
- A cover letter addressing the selection criteria
- Your response to each of the Selection Criteria (required to be considered for shortlisting)
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 27 November 2026, 17:00 WIB (UTC+7) (Indonesia Western Time)
Should this role be of interest, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
People with lived experience of the regions in which DT Global operates are strongly encouraged to apply. DT Global welcomes applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds including First Nations peoples, diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC), and people with disabilities.
We take a zero-tolerance approach to sexual exploitation, abuse and harm of adults and children; fraud, corruption and bribery; modern slavery; and any form of exploitation across our operations, partnerships, and supply chains. We uphold the highest standards of integrity and expect the same of those we work with.
Engagement with DT Global is subject to formal background screening, criminal record checks, employment verification, and periodic compliance checks. All DT Global staff receive safety, compliance, safeguarding and integrity training, and we expect our personnel and partners to always act in alignment with our company values.