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About the program

ASEAN–Australia Counter Trafficking (ASEAN-ACT) continues Australia’s long running collaboration with ASEAN and its member states to end human trafficking in our region. The program will principally work on strengthening the justice sector response to human trafficking, while opening up new partnerships with allied government agencies, civil society and business. It will engage all 10 ASEAN Member States in some capacity and will continue national-level programming in Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

Role and responsibilities

The MEL Coordinator will coordinate the delivery of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) activities, knowledge management and reporting for ASEAN-ACT. Under the direction of the MEL Director, he/she/they will support the implementation of the program’s MEL Plan, reporting and learning events. The MEL Coordinator will support the program team (regional and national) in compiling evidence, data and information for performance management and learning. The position will be located in Bangkok, working as part of a diverse team, the MEL Coordinator will coordinate MEL activities across multiple locations.

Specific duties

Data collection and analysis

• Coordinate the monthly project or activity data collection, compilation and analysis.
• Coordinate other monitoring activities as required.
• Support the development of data collection tools and methodology.
• Support quality assurance of data and information collected by the program.
• Conduct interviews or research, including setting up operational arrangements as required.   
• Support the management of the program’s information system, in particular data or information related to program/project performance results. 
• Liaise with Country Managers, other program staff and key partners to gather information related to program activities, for example program stories, counter trafficking / justice sector data.
• Collate and analyse information to support effective program performance monitoring and reporting.
• Manage and implement agreed activities as scheduled.

Reporting and learning

• Coordinate internal reporting activities (e.g. monthly, quarterly) and support quality assurance of reports.
• Support the program’s review and reflection activities, including operational arrangements as required. 
• Assist program team to understand the value of evidence-based reporting, the links between DFAT reporting requirements and quality of progress reporting.
• Develop and deliver internal reports (monitoring, small research, program stories) as required.
• Support development and review of MEL Plan.
• Promote and support ASEAN-ACT in building MEL capacity of program staff and key partners.

     Selection Criteria

• Qualification: Tertiary qualifications in a field relevant to monitoring and evaluation, e.g. social development, information management, research, international studies. Post graduate qualification is an advantage.
• Technical skills:
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience in conducting research, ability to collect qualitative and quantitative data and to analyse that data.
  • Demonstrated understanding and experience of the performance management cycle of planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage activities and coordinate diverse group of professionals.
• Communication: Good interpersonal skills, demonstrated analytical skills. Excellent command of English, written and spoken is mandatory. Fluency in Thai and demonstrated competency in another ASEAN language is highly desirable.  
• Team work: Demonstrated ability to work effectively with others, including experience in cross-cultural environments and international settings.
• Planning and coordination: Demonstrated planning and coordination skills including the ability to effectively manage deadlines and timing. Ability to develop and maintain results-focused stakeholder relationships.

     Desirable

• Minimum five years’ experience in developing or implementing M&E systems
• Experience with the justice sector or counter-trafficking programs in the ASEAN region

     Position Status

This position is a locally engaged position. The successful applicant will be employed on local terms and conditions and must have the right to work in Thailand.

      Duration: 2-year, with the possibility of extension

     How to apply

     Send an email to recruitment@aseanact.org with:

• The words ‘MEL Coordinator’ in the email subject
• Your CV
• A completed Application Form, which describes how your skills and experience are applicable to the selection criteria. Please copy and paste this link: http://bit.ly/2NDbjyw to download the application form.
• The names and contact details of three professional referees

• Late applications will not be considered. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted in English.