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Monitoring and Evaluation Officer- Port Moresby

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    • Port Moresby , National Capital District (Port Moresby), Papua New Guinea
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Job description

Position: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Program: Human Development Monitoring and Evaluation Services (HDMES)

Location: Port Moresby

Program Overview

The Human Development Monitoring and Evaluation Services (HDMES) program is funded by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and implemented by Adam Smith International. HDMES has been in operation from 2019, with current contract until 30 June 2026 and a subsequent 1 year option period.

Through the PNG Aus Partnership, HDMES provides high quality monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) services to DFAT at both the portfolio and investment level, in the health and education sectors.

HDMES provides advice and independent assessment of the performance of investments and undertakes appraisals of progress reports, monitoring, and evaluation plans (MEPs) and frameworks (MEFs), strategy documents, conducts independent reviews and evaluations of investments, and assists with ensuring the quality of DFAT PNG strategic documents. HDMES also undertakes analytical work and produces communication products.

Overall Responsibility

The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (MEO) will help ensure excellence in HDMES services to DFAT PNG, including in processes, procedures, and products, and will work collaboratively and professionally with the Team Leader and other technical and operations personnel and consultants.

Job requirements

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

The MEO will help ensure the excellence of HDMES and HDMES assignments by:

  • Contributing high quality and accurate written content for documents such as review/evaluation reports, concepts notes, short analytical papers, PowerPoint presentations, briefings, workshops, workshop reports, HDMES contractual deliverables, etc.

  • Producing and contributing to data visualisations using pivot tables, etc.

  • Providing thoughtful and knowledgeable critiques of/feedback on MEO’s own and others’ written products and presentations.

  • Providing proactive, timely and excellent operational and logistical support for HDMES assignments.

  • Ensuring timely and proactive attention to assigned tasks.

  • Establishing and maintaining collaborative and constructive relationships with colleagues at HDMES including consultants/technical firms, the Australian High Commission, GoPNG agencies, and implementing partner organisations.

  • Communicating proactively up, down and horizontally to colleagues to build an open, transparent, creative, effective and efficient work environment, including within the HDMES Port Moresby Office.

  • Helping to ensure compliance with HDMES and DFAT and GoPNG policies and requirements.

  • Undertaking other reasonable tasks as and when required.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will have:

  • A university degree (Bachelor or above).

  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in health, education, and other sectors.

  • Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in monitoring, evaluation and research including in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, producing methodology plans and undertaking data collection, management, analysis, visualisation and reporting.

  • Excellent skills in written English, especially in producing and critiquing technical documents such as program reports, review and evaluation reports, concept notes, briefing papers, workshop designs, etc.

  • Demonstrated experience in project management, including preparing for, managing and overseeing fast-moving assignments with many moving parts.

  • Demonstrated capacity to be creative, flexible, and well-organised with excellence follow through on tasks.

  • Desire to work in a collaborative team environment and demonstrated experience working with individuals from diverse local and international backgrounds.

  • Fluency in English, Tok Pisin and other PNG local languages.

How to Apply

  • Please prepare the following and begin applying through this website:

    • A 1-2 page (maximum) letter describing how you meet the requirements for the role as listed in the Qualifications and Experience section above.

    • Your CV/Resume.

    • All applicants must hold full working rights in PNG to be considered for the role.

Applications must be received no later than 5.00pm (PGT) on Friday, 21st November 2025.

ASI is committed to the highest standards of integrity and accountability. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment, and we prioritize child protection in all our work. We value diversity and inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, or background, including those who may require accommodations for a disability.

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