Reporting and learning

• Coordinate internal reporting activities (e.g. monthly, quarterly) and support quality assurance of reports.
• Support the program’s review and reflection activities, including operational arrangements as required.
• Assist program team to understand the value of evidence-based reporting, the links between DFAT reporting requirements and quality of progress reporting.
• Develop and deliver internal reports (monitoring, small research, program stories) as required.
• Support development and review of MEL Plan.
• Promote and support ASEAN-ACT in building MEL capacity of program staff and key partners. 

Selection Criteria

• Qualification: Tertiary qualifications in a field relevant to monitoring and evaluation, e.g. social development, information management, research, international studies. Post graduate qualification is an advantage.
• Technical skills:
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience in conducting research, ability to collect qualitative and quantitative data and to analyse that data.
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience of the performance management cycle of planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage activities and coordinate diverse group of professionals.
• Communication: Good interpersonal skills, demonstrated analytical skills. Excellent command of English, written and spoken is mandatory. Written and verbal fluency in Thai and demonstrated competency in another ASEAN language is highly desirable.
• Team work: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others, including experience in cross-cultural environments and international settings.
• Planning and coordination: Demonstrated planning and coordination skills including the ability to effectively manage deadlines and timing. Ability to develop and maintain results-focused stakeholder relationships.

Desirable

• Minimum five years’ experience in developing or implementing M&E systems
• Experience with the justice sector or counter-trafficking programs in the ASEAN region

Position Status

This position is a locally engaged position. The successful applicant will be employed on local terms and conditions and must have the right to work in Lao PDR.

How to apply

Send an email to recruitment@aseanact.org with:

• The words ‘MEL Coordinator – Lao PDR’ in the email subject
• Your CV
• A completed Application Form, which describes how your skills and experience are applicable to the selection criteria. Please copy and paste this link: http://bit.ly/2NDbjyw to download the application form.
• The names and contact details of three professional referees

Late applications will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted in English.