Job Summary

Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Vietnam Country Program

 

Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
Location: Hanoi - Vietnam

Please submit a cover letter with your resume describing your interest in this position and how you meet the requirements. Application materials must be submitted in English and applicants must have legal authorization to work in Vietnam to be considered and confirm this in their cover letter. PATH offers a highly dynamic work environment and provides competitive compensation and benefits based on experience. Salary and benefit package are paid in VND.

PATH is an international non-profit organization that transforms global health through innovation. We take an entrepreneurial approach to developing and delivering high-impact, low-cost solutions, from lifesaving vaccines and devices to collaborative programs with communities. Through our work in more than 70 countries, PATH and our partners empower people to achieve their full potential. Working in Vietnam since the early 1980s, PATH established a permanent office in Hanoi in 1997 and an office in Ho Chi Minh City in 2014.

PATH is implementing a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project entitled Healthy Markets with an overall goal to grow a viable commercial market for HIV related goods and services – such as HIV testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis, sexually transmitted infections, condoms, lubricants and needles and syringes – that is capable of meeting the needs of populations facing the greatest risks. The expected program will include a network of complementary partners to bring about changes that result in strengthened local leadership and capacity for comprehensive and effective programming and social marketing of critical HIV goods and services.

PATH is currently recruiting for a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager based in Hanoi, Vietnam, who will serve as key technical staff, responsible for leading M&E activities and supervising other M&E staff to ensure the timely and accurate collection of critical program data and the routine data analysis and utilization for reporting, planning, program improvement.

Responsibilities:

The M&E Manager will report to Deputy Program Director, and has key responsibilities as follows:

• Provide technical leadership and assistance in monitoring and evaluation of the project;
• Develop the overall framework for required M&E systems, including requirements, baseline and evaluation surveys;
• Develop and implement M&E reporting guidelines and systems designed to inform the direction of the project, including data quality and data use strategies;
• Ensure the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals;
• Train program staff on M&E guidelines, survey instruments, data collection tools, and other tools required for project M&E;
• Work with project staff and partner institutions to build capacity in quality data management;
• Supervise other M&E staff involved in collecting and analyzing data and reporting results;
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a strategy for synthesizing and disseminating key results, programmatic lessons learned, methodologies developed and other research outputs of the program;
• Collaborate with counterparts and partner organizations, including other USAID programs, in work planning and program implementation;
• Develop a network of M&E and research consultants, institutions, and professional groups to facilitate ongoing work;
• Lead the development of the project operations research agenda and oversee research activities.

Required skills and experience:

• A minimum of Master Degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics or a related field;
• At least ten years related experience with at least five years of experience in monitoring and evaluating public health programs in Vietnam;
• At least 3 years in a supervisory role;
• Experiences with USAID M&E policies and procedures would be preferable;
• Demonstrated capability in developing robust M&E frameworks for public health programs in developing countries;
• Demonstrated capacity to use project M&E to advance strategic goals and provide data for decision-making;
• Substantial knowledge on quantitative research methods, sampling techniques, data analysis and interpretation, and applied knowledge of qualitative research methodologies;
• Competency in training and capacity-building required;
• Skill in data quality assurance desired;
• Strong oral and written communication skills;
• Excellent computer skills, including data software, such as SPSS/EPI and experience with GIS mapping and infographics preferred;
• Excellent English language skills, to include reading, writing and speaking as well as strong presentation skills;
• Knowledge of USAID data collection and reporting requirements is highly desirable;
• Experience developing study design and methodology including sampling procedures, assisting with implementation, analysis and write-up to inform policy is preferred;
• Experience in private sector is highly desirable;
• Authorization to work in Vietnam.

PATH is dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where diversity is valued.

PATH is an equal opportunity employer. Every qualified applicant will be considered for employment.

PATH does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or orientation, genetic information, age, national origin, marital status, disability status, political ideology, military or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

HOW TO APPLY

All applications are made online via this link https://bit.ly/2IPXKsp

Deadline for applications: December 12, 2019

Organization: PATH
Location: Hanoi
Application deadline: 2019-12-12
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