MEAL Data Closeout & Evidence Consultant (4‑month contract)

About the role

Save the Children Indonesia is seeking a short‑term consultant to lead the consolidation, cleaning, verification and archiving of monitoring data and supporting evidence for the CORN Project. The assignment runs for four months (Oct 2026 – Jan 2027) and will be based in Jakarta, Surabaya or Sumba Barat Daya, with occasional travel to field sites.

Key responsibilities

• Compile and clean monitoring datasets from the Project Management Information System and other sources, ensuring consistent formats and indicator definitions.
• Cross‑check reported indicator achievements against source documents, resolve discrepancies and produce a data verification report.
• Collect, label and organize supporting evidence (photos, attendance records, meeting notes, FGDs, KIIs) linked to specific indicators and outputs.
• Prepare a data dictionary, final data package and hand‑over record for archiving in Save the Children’s official storage system.
• Coordinate with the REALM Specialist, Project Manager and partners, providing data inputs for the final project report and donor close‑out documentation.

Required profile

• 2–4 years of experience in MEAL, data management or data quality assurance, preferably in agriculture or rural development programmes.
• Demonstrated ability to verify data against source documents and to organise large evidence files.
• Good understanding of data protection principles and handling of personally identifiable information.
• Strong organisational, communication and coordination skills.

Required skills

• SharePoint
• Excel
• Google Sheets
• KOBO