POSITION DESCRIPTION 

POSITION TITLE: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Officer

GROUP: Empowerment & Civic Engagement

LOCATION: Bangkok, Thailand

REPORTS TO: MEL Manager

STATUS: Full-time

POSITION SUMMARY:

The role of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Officer will be to support the monitoring, evaluation, and research aspects of the USAID Asia Counter Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) project. The Officer will help to deliver the products of a high-quality research agenda and support country offices to develop and implement their M&E agenda.

Essential Responsibilities

M&E

• Under the supervision of the MEL manager, collect and calculate data for quarterly and annual reporting

• Analyse data for quarterly/annual reports under the supervision of the MEL manager and provide other inputs as needed

• Maintain M&E database on DevResults platform

Research

• Provide support to MEL manager to build research partnerships with universities and think tanks. Tasks would include developing TORs, selection, and onboarding

• Supporting research through maintaining vital communications among partners and/or managing research projects

• Support the project through the dissemination of research outputs – liaising with communications team

• Helping to identify research and learning topics by conducting preliminary research reviews

• Perform basic data analysis as needed

• Assisting in organizing technical exchanges and capacity building sessions when relevant

Technical Assistance

The Officer would support the MEL Manager by providing assistance to country offices including, but not limited to, the following

• Developing and reviewing MEL Plans,

• Reviewing research reports and providing feedback

• Assist in planning and organizing annual M&E conferences – both content and administrative duties

• Provide assistance in developing capacity building programmes for country staff and partners

Regional Data Harmonization

• Draft indicator reference forms for regional indicators

• Help build and maintain M&E Toolkit

• Develop online tutorials

QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND:

Successful candidates will have:

Education:

• Master’s level degree required in international development, political science, or a relevant social science discipline is preferred (A bachelor’s level degree will be accepted with additional 2 years of experience).

Technical:

• Applicants should have 2 to 5 years of experience working in the areas of monitoring and evaluation and/or research in the fields of anti-trafficking or other relevant areas

Experience:

• Experience implementing or overseeing monitoring and evaluation systems

• Record working in an international setting

• Demonstrated administrative skills in complex, multi-activity programming

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE:

Required

• Exceptional written and oral communication skills

• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and creative problem-solving skills

• Strong analytical and research skills

• Experience preparing communications materials

• Excellent organizational and time-management skills, ability to think critically and work independently

• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint)

• Some experience in statistical analysis software such as SPSS, STATA, SASS, or R

• Fluent English language skills

Desired

• Knowledge on human trafficking, migration, or relevant development issues in the region

• Fluent Thai language skills or another regional language

Application:

Applicants should send their expression of interest to info.th@winrock.org and submit a current resume, cover letter with the mention “Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research Officer” by November 20, 2020