Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Officer

About the role

The Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Officer will support the Australia Cambodia Partnership for Climate Resilience (ACP4Climate) by ensuring accurate, timely, and accessible program data and evidence. Working closely with program teams, partners, and grantees, the officer will help drive evidence‑based decision‑making for climate‑resilient water governance in Cambodia.

Key responsibilities

• Support implementation of the program's MERL framework, reporting processes and data collection activities.
• Maintain program data, evidence repositories and the Management Information System (MIS).
• Coordinate and track reporting inputs from program teams, partners and grantees.
• Support field monitoring visits, verification activities and data quality processes.
• Produce reports, dashboards and data summaries to support program performance and learning.
• Assist with evaluations, learning activities, knowledge management and evidence sharing.
• Promote GEDSI and safeguarding considerations across monitoring, reporting and learning activities.

Required profile

• Relevant qualification in monitoring and evaluation, development studies, statistics, information management, social sciences or a related field.
• At least three years' experience supporting monitoring, reporting, data management or project administration.
• Experience maintaining databases, MIS or digital data collection platforms.
• Understanding of monitoring, evaluation and results‑based management principles.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and spoken Khmer and good working proficiency in English.

Required skills

• Database management and MIS administration.
• Digital data collection platforms.