Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project Officer

Monitoring and Evaluation Project Officer, Digital Square,

Vietnam Country Program

Title: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project Officer
Location: Hanoi
Division: Digital Square, Vietnam Country Program

PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to achieving health equity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing health challenges.

PATH is implementing Digital Square project in Vietnam, a partnership of the world’s leading digital health experts working together with countries to strengthen digital health systems. In pursuit of our Mission: connect health leaders with the resources necessary for digital transformation, Digital Square offers a new way to invest in digital health—providing a space where countries and members of the global community can gather to think big and do good, together. By convening government officials, technological innovators, donor and implementation partners, and others across borders and boundaries in the Digital Square, we can grow possibility into reality by focusing on our common goal: connecting the world for better health. Digital Square works in three key ways:

1. Co-investment: We coordinate investments in digital health to maximize the impact of every dollar spent.
2. Global goods: We scale tools and technologies that can be adapted to different countries and contexts.
3. Digital market readiness: We create digital market readiness by building capacity with governments, local technology developers, and health workers.

The project is looking for a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Project Officer, to provide the support on the implementation of sustainable health information systems for the PATH/Digital Square project in Vietnam. This position will involve in the M&E activities of Digital Square project as well as providing the technical assistant and support for the development and testing of current developing health information systems.

Responsibilities:

• Serves as expert in M&E and provides overall M&E technical assistance and guidance in designing and implementing project specific monitoring and evaluation plans including performance monitoring plans (PMP) and ensuring quality reports and timely reporting.
• Supports projects in operations research and ensures that PATH policies and procedures in conducting research are followed.
• Supports development of M&E framework for proposals for projects.
• Ensure the implementation of M&E plan and monitor progress of implementation activities.
• Work on identifying project targets and monitor the progress.
• Provide the recommendation on the functionalities of Program Quality Monitoring Dashboard (PQM) dashboard and
• Community Health Information System (Community HIS) in Ho Chi Minh
• Support the Digital Square team and its IT Contractor to work with Ho Chi Minh Center for Disease Control (HCDC) on analyzing data for PQM dashboard.
• Assist Digital Square team to define the formulation and validation of data to apply in the PQM.
• Provide technical advice for software development team to understand the formulation of indicators and data.
• Participate in project assessment and evaluation activities.
• Support for data analysis, visualization and use that serve reporting, experience-sharing and disseminating good results of the projects.
• Provide the testing of PQM to ensure the accurateness of system and data.
• Work with Digital Square team and HCDC to build capacity in quality data management.
  Organize the workshops/ trainings for HIV health worker on applying PQM in quality data management in Ho Chi Minh, Dong Nai, Tien Giang and Tay Ninh.
• Development and implementation of data quality monitoring tool, data dictionary and archiving data from different sources.

Required skills and experience:

• University degree in public health, demography, statistics, mathematics or related field. Master degree is an advantage.
• At least 7 years of working experience in monitoring and evaluating field.
• Practical experience of participatory approaches, strategic planning, M&E work.
• Firm command of the M&E issues with respect to improvements in quality health service and support programs.
• Ability to work closely as a team and network with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent skills in facilitation, and coordination.
• Strong technical skills, including ability to process and analyze data using one or more statistical software packages, including at least one of the following: SPSS, Epi-Info, Stata, MS Access.
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity in regional and national programs and technical staff.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English.
• Experience and understanding of the USAID reporting systems.

Must have legal 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. For a full job description and to apply online, please access via this job link (https://bit.ly/3rUcDPO ) or visit PATH website (www.path.org) then go to (Careers/Search Job Listings/Asia/Monitoring and Evaluation)

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