Monitoring Officer
& Data Management Focal Point

USAID Learns
Hanoi, Vietnam

Apply here:

https://phg.tbe.taleo.net/phg02/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=SOCIIMPA2&cws=1&rid=4255

About Social Impact:

Social Impact (SI) is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.

About SoCha:   

SoCha is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges. We are a US-registered, veteran-owned small business and staff support offices in Nairobi, Bangkok and Mauritius. SoCha currently supports multiple foreign assistance interventions across Asia and Africa. SoCha, SI’s international subcontractor, is currently fielding expertise in Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL).

Project Objective:

SI is implementing the USAID Learns Contract (Learns). The scope of the five-year project is to support USAID/Vietnam staff and its implementing partners (IPs) to implement more efficient, effective, and transparent programs by: (1) improving IP knowledge and skills in Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) and Collaborating, Learning & Adapting (CLA); (2) advancing evidence-informed decision-making; and (3) strengthening strategic collaboration between staff and local stakeholders.

Position Description:

SI, and its partner SoCha, seeks to hire a young, dynamic and motivated person, who has a keen interest in playing a key role in helping Learns and a wide array of implementing partners (IPs) to strengthen data management practices for learning, decision-making, and improved performance across the portfolio of USAID/Vietnam. For this position, Learns is keen to find an individual with a clear pre-existing interest in developing her/his own data-management and monitoring skills/practices, a team member equipped with the right mind-set, eager to learn, adapt and service on the-job. The ideal candidate is not expected to have data-management expertise but demonstrate her/his ability to pay attention to details, quickly learn and effectively apply/adapt to learns lessons, processes/tools and approaches. This position is expected to be under SoCha, but that is subject to change to be under Learns.

The Monitoring Officer will act as the primary focus point for Learns’ on data-management needs and work closely with other Learns Monitoring Specialist to support USAID-funded IPs to build and update their data-management systems and practices, based on ongoing lessons learned. S/he will also work closely with other Learns members, including the Capacity Building team, to achieve more strategic engagements and sustainable results.  

**Please note: This is a local position. Only Vietnamese citizens are eligible to apply**

Responsibilities:  

The Monitoring Officer will be expected to carry out the responsibilities as below:

• Support Learns internal Data Management (DM) needs
  Building on Learns existing DM practices/systems, help Learns maintain strong data management practices on an on-going basis, including through:
  
  • Internal DM coordinator, responsible for the day-to-day upkeep and maintenance of all data related to Learns’ Activity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan (AMELP) and Learns’ Task Tracker, and the quality of its data.
  • Periodic collection, data-quality control, aggregation and analysis of Learns data, including quarterly AMELP results.
  • Input of all Learns data on the USAID Development Information Solution (DIS) system.
  • Ongoing production/sharing of key Learns data (and associated visuals) for Learns quarterly and annual reports, as well as other ad-hoc communications or strategic reviews.
  • Other emerging data-quality, data-visualization and data-analysis in support of Learns’ reporting, communication and learning needs.
• Support to USAID/Vietnam DM needs
  
  • Support the maintenance of the Mission Indicator Library
  • Support the maintenance of the Mission Data Quality Assessment calendar 
  • Working closely with other Learns colleagues, support the design of the Mission’s DM needs (on demand)
• Support to IP DM capacity building needs
  
  • Working in close collaboration with other Monitoring team members (if and when appropriate, including the Learns DM consultant), support the provision of on-demand Technical Assistance to IPs, including:
  1. ‘Situation Analysis’ exercises to help inform DM-related recommendations,
  2. Proposed solutions to help IPs design most-efficient data-collection tools, data-visualization tools, and monitoring systems for more effective and efficient monitoring systems
  3. The strengthening of IP capacity to design/build/maintain their own data management/systems through in-person capacity building, knowledge transfer, and/or other events/workshops.
  4. Ad-hoc Technical assistance (depending on strategic priorities/needs/availability) such as AMELP, indicators and data collection tools development.
  • Help identify peer-to-peer learning by linking partners for direct peer-to-peer or mentorship technical engagements (i.e., without Learns’ own engagement).
• Other Monitoring support
  
  • Support and work closely with Capacity Building (CB) team to design and co-facilitate data management-training modules to help motivate improved technics and practices.
  • Support IP Data Quality Assessments (DQAs),
  • Provide other technical support to USAID or IP, working in close collaboration with other Learns team members, when appropriate.

Qualifications:  

• Education: Undergraduate University degree is required
• At least 3 years of relevant working experience on Monitoring and Data management.
• Have an interest / affinity with data management related skills and keen interest in developing more on these skills.
• Proven basic data analysis, data visualization techniques and skills.
• Familiar with some of the core data management software (e.g., Excel, Power Query, VBA, Power BI, Tableau, Google Data Studio, Google Apps Script and/or other relevant platforms).
• Strong analytical, system design, and presentation skills.
• Service oriented, adaptable, a strong-listener and a practical solutions-finder.
• Proactive mindset, inquisitive and solutions-focused.
• Eager to learn new skills, new approaches and fast learner with both strong analytical and inter-personal /communications skills in English and Vietnamese.
• Ability to organize, collaborate, prioritize, and follow through on multiple tasks, completing them in highly adaptive and collaborative manner.
• Familiarity/experience with USAID or other donor development practices, recommended.

Note: Final candidates who exceed above qualifications and may assume higher levels of technical responsibilities, may also be considered at the Monitoring Specialist level.

The closing date for application: October 23, 2022. Selection and interview will be performed constantly and interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.  

To apply, please merge both your CV and a cover letter (one-page outlining your qualifications and motivations for applying) into one pdf file and submit it through the online portal.

To learn more about Social Impact, please visit our website: http://www.socialimpact.com
To learn more about SoCha, please visit our website: http://socha.net

SI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.

Organization: USAID Learns - Social Impact
Location: Hanoi
Application deadline: 2022-10-23
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