Closing on: Jul 28, 2025
**Job Title**: Program Officer - Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL),
**Project Name: Australian Humanitarian Program Support Unit (AHPSU)**
**Job type**: 3-month role (parental leave coverage), Full time (1.0 Full Time Equivalent)
**Location of Position**:Melbourne or Canberra
**Reporting to**:AHPSU MEL Manager
**Remuneration**: Competitive salary negotiated based on experience
**Citizenship**: Australian Citizenship required
**Language Requirements**: Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking) is required. Proficiency in "other language" is considered an asset.
**Application Deadline: 5pm AEST 28 July 2025**
**Application Instructions**:
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted; no telephone enquiries please.
- upload your cover letter and CV (Curriculum Vitae).
Alinea International (Asia and the Pacific) is a rapidly growing international development consulting firm dedicated to quality contributions towards sustainable futures with empowered communities. We are committed to supporting economic, social, and political development that leads to positive, inclusive and sustainable impacts. We provide a range of technical, advisory, facilitation, and managerial services tailored to the needs of our clients. We work with the Australian Government and other international donors, civil society, non-governmental organisations, and private sector groups. As a certified B Corporation, Alinea International is proud to be an ethical business that upholds the highest standards of environmental and social performance and accountability throughout our work.
**Project Description**: The Australian Humanitarian Partnership (AHP) is a humanitarian and disaster management partnership between the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and 6 leading Australian humanitarian non-government organisations (NGOs), and their downstream partners. The partnership delivers DFAT's global humanitarian assistance to civil society organisations in rapid onset and protracted crises and long-term Disaster Risk Reduction programs in the Pacific and Timor-Leste. The AHP Support Unit (AHPSU) is a team supporting the implementation of the partnership through overall coordination, contract and operations management, monitoring evaluation and learning and communications. Alinea International manages the AHPSU.
**About the work**: The Program Officer - MEL is responsible for directly supporting the monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) team, with targeted assistance to the AHPSU operations and the communications and visibility team as required. The role supports the AHPSU MEL Manager with oversight of AHP evaluations and reviews, tracking and review of partner reports, the management and analysis of data in the AHPSU's data information system, and 6 month and annual AHPSU reporting to DFAT. The position also assists with the AHPSU learning agenda and provides logistics support for learning events and workshops. Other key logistics functions include supporting strategic meetings, steering committees, workshops and seminars and response activations. This is an excellent entry-level position for someone with an interest in monitoring, evaluation and learning in the international development/humanitarian sector. The position will work closely with the operations team to support management of grants and operational data, and to backstop key functions of the operations team as required. Assistance will be provided to the Communications & Visibility Manager to support the development of communications and media outputs and assist with regular social media posts, development of field stories and managing the AHP photo library.
This role would suit someone starting their career in international development with strong initiative and excellent interpersonal skills. The role is a great opportunity to gain an all-round perspective of the humanitarian space in Australia, develop skills in the international development/humanitarian sector and gain exposure to the work of non-government organisations and DFAT.
**The Role**: The Program Officer - MEL primary responsibilities will focus on monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), AHPSU operations and communications and visibility as required. Responsibilities will include:
**MEL support**_:_** working directly with the AHPSU MEL Manager, the position will support a range of AHPSU MEL activities including logistics support for independent evaluations (e.g. assisting to develop terms of reference, advertising the evaluation opportunity, identifying non-compliant applicants, and collating management responses); AHPSU annual reporting including quantitative data analysis and review of indicator data (e.g. data entry, data cleaning, review and analysis of quantitative data); maintenance and regular update of AHP reporting templates; tracking and logging MEL reviews of partner reports and supporting communication with partners as