Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist

We’re looking for a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist who can live and volunteer in Timor-Leste for 12 months.

• To be considered for this role, you’ll need a university degree in International Development or Monitoring and Evaluation and a minimum of 5 years' experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning within the development sector.
• As a volunteer, you will support monitoring, evaluation, and learning processes, including reporting, data analysis, knowledge management, and the strengthening of inclusive practices, with a focus on gender and disability inclusion.
• Work towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through strengthening evidence-based development programming, improving project performance, and supporting inclusive development outcomes in the Indo-Pacific region.

About the partner organization 

CARE International in Timor-Leste is a humanitarian and development organisation headquartered in Dili, with programs operating across all 13 municipalities of Timor-Leste.

CARE has been working in Timor-Leste since 1994 to address poverty and social injustice, with a strong focus on gender equality and women's empowerment. The organisation partners with communities, civil society organisations, government institutions, and development partners to deliver programs in disaster preparedness and response, education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, economic empowerment, and capacity strengthening.

CARE requires a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) volunteer to strengthen its capacity to collect, analyse, and use evidence to improve program quality, accountability, and impact. The volunteer will support the organisation's commitment to inclusive and sustainable development by enhancing MEL systems, supporting data-driven decision-making, and ensuring that gender equality, disability inclusion, and community-led development outcomes are effectively monitored and reported.

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - [email protected]. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.