Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer

Position

Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer

Group

Public and Community Engagement (PCE)

Location

This post is based in Ho Chi Minh City, with some regional travel required.

Hours of work

37.5 hours per week, extra hours may be required.

Tenure

Initially for 01 year, including a 02 month probation period, with possibility of extension.

Reporting to

Head of PCE Group

Vacancy reference

JD-0824-021

Background

The Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) is a large-scale clinical and public health research unit, with sites offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam, Jakarta in Indonesia and Kathmandu in Nepal. In Vietnam, we are hosted by the Hospital of Tropical Diseases (HTD) in Ho Chi Minh City, and the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in Hanoi. OUCRU Nepal has partnerships with the Patan Academy of Health Sciences and Patan Hospital, and OUCRU Indonesia exists in partnership with the University of Indonesia. As a Wellcome Trust Africa Asia Programme, we have received considerable support from the Wellcome Trust since our establishment in 1991.

OUCRU’s vision is to have local, regional and global impact on health by leading a locally driven research programme on infectious diseases in Southeast Asia. Priority is given to health issues important to the hospitals where we work, and to the countries as a whole where we operate: Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal.  All work is intended not only to benefit the patients seen daily at our host hospitals, but also to help improve patient care.

Please see more information on OUCRU website: www.oucru.org

Job summary

OUCRU has a dedicated department for Public and Community Engagement responsible for partnering with local communities, patients and their families to engage them in health research. It also holds public engagement activities with young people, school children and wider public. The OUCRU PCE department has teams in Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal.

• The OUCRUSenior PCE MEL officer will co-develop a MEL  framework and MEL planthat supports PCE programmes in Vietnam, Indonesia and Nepal. This post holder will work closely with each PCE team to develop project-specific MEL plans and deliver them.  They will be responsible for data management and reporting in the PCE groups.
• This position is based in HCMC but required to travel to other OURCU sites (internationally) and to provinces where PCE projects are taking place.

Key responsibilities and tasks

Co-development and management of a PCE MEL framework

• Work with the Head of PCE and relevant stakeholders to develop a MEL framework based on the PCE Theory of Change 2022-2029 and the WELLCOME MEL guidelines.
• Work with PCE colleagues to develop MEL plans for individualprojects, ensuring that MEL is an integral part of their project design and planning.
• Support  PCE colleagues to implement the MEL plans for individual projects, collecting data, analysing and reflecting, and making recommendations for project adaptations.
• Plan and deliver training on MEL anddata collection for PCE colleagues and collaborators.
• Lead on reporting programme-level MEL, and supporting PCE team members to report on their projects.

Data management and evidence

• Develop MEL guidelines, design procedures, processes, and systems for data collection for PCE projects.
• Develop a data storage system for  MEL data. 
• Be responsible for reviewing PCE data collected, working with the project team to provide learning insights, drafting reports, and producing case studies.
• Prepare and give MEL presentations to PCE stakeholders.

Selection criteria

Essential:

• BSc/MSc in development studies, social science or professional training in MEL
• Extensive professional experience related to monitoring and evaluation in an NGO setting.
• Have experience in MEL framework design.
• Have experience in using qualtitative and qualitative anaysis skills, data management, reporting.
• Beable to identify approach and oversee large-scale data collection across projects and sites.
• Excellentverbal and written communication skills in English and Vietnamese.
• Ability to work well in a diverse team.

Desired:

• Havean understanding and be able to use digital participatory evaluation tools
• Have experience working in health/science fields
• Have experience in training and/or coaching others in MEL activities
• Experience of working in a multinational setting and in other countries.
• Experience of providing expertise on MEL for grant applicants

Benefits

• Contracted salary:

1. Grade: IC5/RS5
2. Salary ranges: $1,626 - $1,983 gross per month

• Optional insurance: In-patient and out-patient medical coverage; Personal accident insurance coverage

1. Two months’ salary for annual bonus and clothes 
2. Annual leave 18 days/year for the first year, a maximum of 30 days
3. Other responsibilities and benefits are based on Viet Nam Labor Law.

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to send curriculum vitae, application and copies of relevant certificates, either by email or by post to:

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit

Laboratory of Clinical Science

Hospital for Tropical Diseases

764 Vo Van Kiet, Ward 1, District 5, HCMC

Tel: 39237954

Email: [email protected]

*** We thank all candidates for their interest but only short-listed applicants will be notified for interview.

Contact person

Ms Nguyen Thi Hong Phuc

Deadline for submission

20October 2024