Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

Duty Station: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Status: Full-time. Permanent.
Application due: 20 November 2021
Starting date: December 2021

Position Profile

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) team works to provide leadership, oversight, and coordination for the M&E, Research activities of AIP Foundation programs and projects with a clear methodology that supports the efficient implementation and achievement of goals.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator will be based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The Coordinator will report directly to the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager in Ho Chi Minh City. In addition, the Coordinator will work closely with program staffs in Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand as well as all other departments.

A key focus of this position will be coordinating activities for a research project in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Besides, the Coordinator will involve in other support to the M&E Manager.

The position requires extensive experience with database management as well as an understanding of Research, M&E concepts and theory. Candidates with experience conducting public health research will be preferred.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities listed below are inclusive, but not exhaustive, of the role. It is reasonable to assume that additional tasks will be requested, as and when needed.

As a research leader of research project, the Coordinator will be responsible for:

• Working closely with the Trial Management Group from UK and other partners in Vietnam to coordinate the project activities;
• Supporting development of research deliverables (methodology, research plan, timeline, protocol, data collection tools);
• Conducting literature reviews and synthesizing data to inform the design of new activities, as needed;
• Following up regularly and providing support to participants in project sites, in collaboration with other partners;
• Providing input and expertise for data analysis and report writing;
• Providing M&E/Research plan and methodology for M&E Activities of the projects from the program design to evaluation stage; to ensure that all requirements of project monitoring and evaluation are strictly followed by M&E Plan and requirements of the donors;
• Supporting M&E Manager in working with other departments in communication and advocacy campaign of the project;
• Working with external consultants in all activities under the project;
• Supporting in synthesis data for publications, progress reports, annual reports; findings dissemination;
• Regularly importing in-charged project data into ActivityInfo and advising project teams on how to use data for program improvement;
• Supporting M&E Manager in manage and storage data/documents in Server, Zotero;
• Supporting project data/results translation into materials for outreach, external communications, fundraising, and advocacy;
• Ensuring other departments access and appropriately reported data;
• Participating and/or coordinating regular meetings with other partners in UK, Vietnam partners;
• Supporting logistics, administration and planning for project activities and meetings;
• Administrative and logistical works of the project;

Other

• Supporting M&E Manager to provide training, orientation;
• Supporting to manage M&E workspace in Podio;
• Designing surveys and other data collection tools to gather data internally;
• Supporting M&E Manager to provide bi-monthly, monthly management reporting to CEO;
• Other tasks, as requested by the M&E Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in biostatistics, public health, social science, evaluation, information technology, or a related field, Master’s degree a plus;
• 3+ years relevant work experience;
• Understanding and experience in public health or trial cohort study is preferable;
• Proficiency in database management a plus;
• Good organizing skills and interpersonal skills;
• Strong written and spoken English; proficiency in Vietnamese is a highly distinctive asset;
• Ability to work well under pressure while juggling multiple tasks simultaneously and “can-do” attitude;
• Ability to prioritize with minimal supervision and work independently as well as function as a member of a team;
• Ability to work with other colleagues in different culture and across time zones;
• Advanced computer skills, especially MS Office applications and statistical software (e.g. SPSS, Stata, R, etc.);
• Willingness to travel;
• Candidates with experience in international health and development preferred.

Contact and Deadline

The position will be hired locally and for Vietnamese only.

Applications are due as above. However, please note that due to the urgency to fill the position, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and interviews may be conducted before the closing date.

Please submit in one file including one-page cover letter, maximum two-page CV, and three references with current email addresses and telephone numbers to our email: [email protected]

We will inform you before contacting your references.

All applications will be carefully vetted, including working history and background checks.

About AIP Foundation

AIP Foundation is a U.S. registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization addressing the pervasive and devastating rate of road traffic crash injuries and fatalities in developing countries through a holistic set of programs, with a particular focus on helmet use. Our 5-pillared strategy includes access to safe equipment, public awareness campaigns, school-based and targeted population campaigns, technical assistance particularly focused on legislative advocacy and helmet standards and research, monitoring, and evaluation.

AIP Foundation employs approximately 40 staff with offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Bangkok in Thailand. AIP Foundation partners with a wide variety of public and private donors. As a member of the United Nations Road Safety Collaboration, AIP Foundation provides input to reports made by the UN Secretary General to the UN General Assembly. For additional information, please visit our website - www.aip-foundation.org.