For its Regional Office based in Jakarta, Hivos is opening the following vacancy: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer GF10 HIV – HIVOS-ISEAN

In 2010, the Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (Hivos) and the Insular Southeast Asian Network on Men having Sex with Men (MSM), Transgender (TG), and HIV (ISEAN) jointly submitted a regional proposal to the Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (GFATM) Round 10. This grant has the main goal of reducing (a) the vulnerability and risks of MSM and TG to HIV infection and (b) the impact of HIV on their lives in Insular Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor Leste). It intends to address critical gaps in supporting and scaling up activities that reduce HIV/AIDS among MSMs and TGs. The project, entitled ‘Strengthening Community Systems to Reduce Vulnerability to and Impact of HIV infection on MSM and TG in Insular Southeast Asia’, was approved by GFATM and is expected to start on September, 2011.

For its Regional Office based in Jakarta, Hivos is opening the following vacancy:

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
GF10 HIV – HIVOS-ISEAN

I. Supervision : Reports to the Program Director (PD)
II. Coordination: Coordinates with Program Officer (PO), Technical Advisor HIV/AIDS,
Finance/Grant Manager (FGM), Sub Recipients (SRs) and national stakeholders

III. Main Responsibilities:

1. Finalise and implement a unified M&E system for the ISEAN-Hivos project, ensuring that it can collect the data required to report progress on the
indicators in the performance framework and M&E Plan and that the data collected meet data quality criteria;
2. Work closely with in-country M&E Officers and Program Officers to introduce and monitor the implementation of the M&E system to monitor program
activities, and follow up on any implementation problems and weaknesses;
3. Coordinate the development of tools and other materials to support M&E as required;
4. Coordinate periodic data collection, analysis and performance reporting for Hivos and GF;
5. Liaise with the Training Officer, consultants and facilitators to identify and address technical assistance needs, including designing training,
to strengthen the capacity of M&E and Program Officers in M&E activities;
6. Contribute to regional-wide organizational learning by preparing and disseminating data, lessons learned, good practices and evidence-based
programming;
7. Ensure timely submission of monthly reports from Field Coordinators, and provide support as required to the Hivos-ISEAN Global Fund PD in
completing project reporting responsibilities;
8. Provide monthly reports to the Hivos-ISEAN Global Fund PD;
9. Document and communicate grant-specific monitoring, evaluation and learning for Country Coordinating Mechanism (CCM) meetings; and
10. Analyze data received via the CRS grant-specific M&E system and equivalent information submitted by the sub-recipients captured via the Health
Information Management System, (HMIS; or equivalent.

IV. Qualifications

Required

1. At least a Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Development Studies, Organizational Development, Psychology or related fields;
2. At least 3 years experience in M&E activities, particularly involving country-based and local level data from community-based organizations
(CBOs) and other stakeholders;
3. Ability to communicate well in written and spoken English;
4. Knowledge and experience in M&E planning, framework development, implementation and technical report writing;
5. Skills in developing/implementing strategies and tools to document/ measure project indicators/outcomes measurement;
6. Proficiency in computer-based programs (MSOffice) and communications (e.g. internet);
7. Ability to work independently and as part of a team; and
8. Ability to travel to worksites for M&E work in Southeast Asia, as required.

Preferred

1. Graduate degree in Communications, Organizational Development or related fields;
2. Specialized training in M&E work;
3. Experience in implementing M&E programs on HIV-AIDS and related concerns;
4. Has worked with Most-At-Risk-Persons (MARPs) on HIV programs/projects, particularly with MSM and TG groups;
5. Familiarity with Global Fund M&E systems;
6. Experience working with internationally-funded NGOs or similar agencies; and
7. Experience working in various Southeast Asian settings


Information

Applicants should send a CV and cover letter to: hrd@hivos.or.id no later than 1 August, 2011 and indicate reference code 'MonEval” in the subject of your email.