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Job title:                Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer

Location:               Chiang Mai, Thailand

Contract period:    One year with a possibility of renewal.

Start:                     Immediately

BACKGROUND

The spillover of infectious agents from animals to humans in recent decades has had a significant impact on the health of humans, animals, and our environment. To minimize the impact of future pandemic threats, the Southeast Asia One Health University Network (SEAOHUN) was established in 2011 to develop the next generation of skillful and competent One Health (OH) workforce with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development and its One Health Workforce Next Generation project.

Since its establishment, SEAOHUN has expanded network membership from 10 universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam to 81 universities in seven countries, including the four founding countries plus Cambodia, Lao PDR, and the Philippines. The expansion was made possible with the support of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), U.S. Department of State (DOS) through its Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI), and USAID. Universities in Myanmar have established their One Health university network and will soon join SEAOHUN. Our university members come from multiple disciplines connected to the health of humans, animals, and the environment.

Our educational programs promote and facilitate collaborative activities and projects among the countries with an emphasis on improving One Health workforce capacity with cross-sectoral competencies to effectively prevent, detect, and respond to all hazards and emerging threats. Examples of our educational initiatives include the development of One Health core and technical competencies, curriculum development and strengthening, introducing innovative teaching methodologies such as One Health problem-based learning cases, building research capacity to provide an evidence-base for One Health advocacy, One Health student clubs, and scholarship and fellowship programs to support long-term capacity development.

The SEAOHUN Secretariat based in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is a facilitating and coordinating body of all the country networks. The Secretariat facilitates SEAOHUN Executive Board meetings, regional activities, and fosters the establishment of One Health university networks in Southeast Asia, as well as partnerships with national, international and non-governmental organizations collaborating to combat all hazards and emerging threats. The Secretariat represents interests of its country networks at international meetings/conferences/forums of Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Detect 1 and Detect 5 packages, ASEAN+3 Field Epidemiology Training Network (FETN), the Tripartite (FAO/OIE/WHO), among the others. Since July 2019, SEAOHUN has partnered with Pfizer Thailand to address the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Thailand.

For more information, you may visit https://www.seaohun.org/ and http://facebook.com/seaohun 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the overall supervision of the Program Manager, the Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer will be responsible for all aspects of monitoring and evaluation including gathering, analyzing, and reporting program results of SEAOHUN and all the country networks to funding agencies, SEAOHUN Executive Board and partners. S/he will undertake the following tasks:

• Manage and implement the One Health Workforce Next Generation project- specific MEL framework in liaison with the projects’ partners, including setting up the data flow system, coordinating data collection and reporting with the country networks, conducting data quality assurance, verifying supporting documents, consolidation of project indicators, drafting success stories and reporting.
• Facilitate knowledge management and sharing including building and sharing lessons learned, good practices, and case studies. Contribute to the establishment of regional knowledge management system.
• Lead the M&E capacity building activities for relevant staff of SEAOHUN and country networks, including development, revision, and implementation of their MEL plans.
• Serve as a focal person for the programmatic reporting.
• Contribute to the establishment of systems, policies, and procedures to assess and track multisectoral One Health workforce, including the development and roll-out of regional alumni-tracking system.
• Collaborate with the Public Engagement Officer to promote program results of the regional and country networks through media channels using success stories, infographics, testimonials, etc.
• Assist Program Manager in preparation of work plan and budget related to M&E activities.
• Support the Executive Director and Program Manager in the development of the organizational monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan, including development of gender-sensitive indicators.
• Establish good working relationships with SEAOHUN program partners.
• Ensure that program results are properly kept, organized, and stored in physical and electronic formats in accordance with the SEAOHUN and funders’ standards and procedures.
• Perform other tasks as assigned and needed for successful program implementation.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in public health, public policy, international development, economics, or related field from a recognized college or university. Diploma or certification in MEL is an asset.
• At least three years’ work experience (Master’s) or five years’ work experience (Bachelor’s) in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, developing and refining data collection tools, reporting, planning and managing surveys, as well as developing and managing M&E and performance monitoring plans.
• Experience working with government agencies, intergovernmental agencies, academic universities, or NGOs is required.
• Experiences of working in multi-country projects and of working in Southeast Asian countries are preferred.
• Experience with USAID-funded projects is highly desirable. Experience in One Health is an asset.
• Proven effective communication skills in English, both written and oral. This includes networking, negotiation, and diplomatic skills.
• Self-starting, ability to take initiatives and work with minimal supervision are required.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team in a multicultural environment is necessary.
• Skills in Microsoft Office/Google, email, data analysis, and Internet navigation are required.

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are invited to send an application letter, a resume or curriculum vitae in PDF format, and state a current and expected salary to secretariat+recruitment@seaohun.org using the subject line “Apply for Senior MEL Officer”. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until filled with the first round of reviews on 5 October 2020. The candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The candidates must be willing to relocate to work in Chiang Mai. The initial contract will be for one year with a possibility of renewal. SEAOHUN reserves its rights to offer a MEL Officer position to candidates with less experience. SEAOHUN is an equal opportunity employer. While we respect all applications, only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.