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Job Description:

World Vision International Lao PDR is looking for The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEAL) Officer will work within the BASIN projects to enhance economic resilience through the promotion of climate-smart agricultural practices in agri-food systems in Soukouma District, Champasak Province, Laos, and develop inclusive markets prioritizing women and marginalized groups. Project aims to tackle interconnected issues of climate change and social inequality while empowering vulnerable communities for sustainable livelihoods by collaborating with market actors on inclusive and green business models that engage poor and marginalized groups, while also building their productive capacity and enhancing womens economic empowerment.

This role will ensure programme quality, consistency and relevance through the provision of technical support to project teams regarding Monitoring, Evaluations and Child Well-being Indicator Reporting. This role has a strong focus on strengthening WVLs quality of programming and ensuring that all interventions are in line with WV partnership and humanitarian industry global standards.

Major Responsibilities:

Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Communication

Support effective program reporting, monitoring, evaluation, and communication systems for the regional BASIN programs accountability to track the feedback from the community and key partners

Support program team & Regional MEL Specialist to ensure projects completed with high standard quality and meet DFAT requirements and achievements are consolidated to quality project reporting including consolidation, translation and drafting of Quarterly, Semi Annual, Annual and Final project reports to donor and Support Offices in a timely manner.

Contribute to data collection and consistent reporting for Laoss annual reporting outputs and ensure consistency with reporting formats of other BASIN countries (Cambodia and Vietnam)

Conduct monitoring visits to project sites to ensure quality implementation of projects are executed.

Ensure project are documented, lessons learnt shared with related sectors, and information is archived in the knowledge management system of the organization.

Provide support on baseline and final evaluations, and semi-annual and annual review & reflections and review workshops

Learning Evidence building

Consistently look for more effective and efficient implementation methods and opportunities to increase impact.

Contribute to the implementation of adaptive management and learning as best practice by ensuring a continuous learning process is developed and in place with key staff and partners/sub-grantees.

Contribute to knowledge sharing between field office, NO, and SO.

Collaboration and Coordination

Manage proactive and responsive relationship with Project team, Partners, Government stakeholders, and other partners in the field, under the guidance of the MEAL Specialist and the Regional Program Director

Support WVI-L to take a leading role in advocacy opportunities for in Laos through the provision of quality data and evidence of impact

Required Education, Professional Experience

Bachelor or master degree in social sciences, economics or a relevant discipline.

At least 35-year experience in program/project planning and/or design, monitoring, and evaluation

Commitment to life-long learning, flexibility and ability to adapt

Commitment to and understanding of transformational development among the poor, deepening impact in the lives of the most vulnerable children and households in Lao PDR.

Good computer skills, database and data analysis software

Strong presentation, facilitation and coordination skills

Excellent interpersonal communication skill, and ability to work closely and supportively within a team

Good analytical/problem solving skills and an eye for detail

Proficiency in English (especially reading and writing) and good report writing skills

Demonstrated competency in implementing assessments/evaluations, including:

designing assessment/evaluation methodology, data collection and analysis tools

Demonstrated experience of setting up and extracting data from electronic data collection systems such as Kobo and ODK.

Demonstrated experience in statistical analysis.

Travel and/or Work Environment

As required by the project implementation.

In good physical condition to travel to districts and reach remote villages.

Decision Making

Decisions to be made according to the Level of Authority (LOA) in consultation with the immediate supervisor.

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