Position: Program Officer (Monitoring and Investigation

Team: Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) Team

Under the guidance and supervision of: Senior Program Officer (DMEL)

Expected Start Date: 1 December 2020

Background

The fundamental principle of Raks Thai Foundation’s work has been engaging targeted communities or populations to build local capacity in responding to developmental or vulnerability issues that they are facing. Raks Thai Foundation has an origin of pioneering and testing new paths of civil society engagement in the development sector, with all work custom-designed on a project-by-project basis through comprehensive situation and problem analyses, and the application of appropriate and innovative evidence-based interventions. Raks Thai project staff are qualified persons selected from the regions where the community programs are located. This allows Raks Thai to implement socially acceptable, locally driven projects not limited by cultural or language barriers.

Raks Thai focuses on five programmatic areas that include environment and natural resources, health, livelihood development, children and youth development, migration, as well as responding to humanitarian emergencies.

The Design, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (DMEL) team is an independent team that sits outside of direct project management. The role of the DMEL team is to provide technical advice to project leads and ensure that accurate evidence is collected and recorded for decision making and reporting purposes. Additionally, the DMEL team is leading organization-wide capacity building for DMEL activities with an emphasis on cross-programme learning. Raks Thai’s health and migration programs are the primary focus of the DMEL team’s work.

Responsibilities of the Program Officer (Monitoring and Investigation) include:

• Responsible in the development and oversight of project indicators, information systems and databases for effective monitoring and evaluation.  
• Monitor project activity implementation and progress toward achieving outcomes by Raks Thai’s sub-offices and sub-recipients according to all commitments under the signed contracts.
• Develop monitoring tools to collect qualitative and quantitative evidence and facilitate their use through regular site-visits and on-site coaching.
• Suggest strategies to the respective project leads for improving the efficiency, effectiveness and impact projects by identifying barriers to success and developing plans to minimize or eliminate such barriers
• Contribute to routine donor reporting according to specific project timelines by drafting reports, analyzing data, providing input and recommendations.
• Support the development of new project proposals and communication with prospective donors.
• Assist with developing training materials and modules for building capacity of field-based staff in project management and quality monitoring and evaluation.
• Assist the DMEL team with other activities relevant to the improvement of Raks Thai Foundation’ programs.

Qualifications and Competencies include:

• Bachelor degree of higher in international development, project management, political science, public health or related field.
• 2-3 years’ experience in project management, specifically project monitoring and evaluation
• Demonstrated experience coordinating site visits and/or development monitoring tools.
• Demonstrated experience with information management and working with data, including attention to detail and the ability to conceptualize complex issues
• Highly skilled in the use of Microsoft Excel. Understanding of additional data analysis software packages (e.g. SPSS, R, and STATA) is beneficial.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate and cooperate effectively with various stakeholders including those from different national and cultural backgrounds, and make informed decisions to improve project outcomes
• Interest in various social issues, international development or local community development and enthusiasm to work with key populations including men who have sex with men, transgender persons, sex workers, migrants and people who inject drugs.

Language Requirements:

• Fluency in Thai and working proficiency in English.

Benefit package:
- Social security                          - Life & Health Insurance (+Dental allowance)
- Provident Fund                        - 13th Month salary
- 11 days+ Annual Leave            - Salary increment – performance based rate
- Learning & Development         - Work: Mon-Fri from 8.00 – 17.00 or 9:00－18:00+ Flexi hour
- Etc.                

Please send your CV to   alistair@raksthai.org 

Contact : Please send your CV to alistair@raksthai.org , Tel : 02 014 7322 Ext. 103 , 063 642 6587 Address ; Raks Thai Foundation 185 Pradipat Rd., Soi Pradipat 6, Samsennei, , Bangkok, Thailand 10400, TH