Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor (SNV)

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Advisor

Transforming Rice Value Chain for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta (TRVC)

Location: Hanoi
Deadline for application: June 21st, 2023, 5:00 P.M. Hanoi time
Contract Duration: 1 year contract with the option of extension based on performance and budget availability.
Reporting: the position will report to Team Leader.
Desired start date: as soon as possible.

About the organization

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is a non-profit, international development organization founded 58 years ago, and now operating in 25 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors use their expertise in three sectors – Agriculture, Energy and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene – as well as the cross-cutting topics of gender, climate change and youth employment to contribute to solving some of the leading problems facing the world today. We work with local partners to equip communities, businesses and organizations with the tools, knowledge and connections they need to increase and gain access to basic services – empowering them to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development.

SNV has been working in Vietnam since 1995, and currently has over 40 national and international staff. SNV Vietnam operates from a head office in Hanoi and projects in over 41 provinces in the country, including in the poorest and most remote areas. In the Mekong Delta of Vietnam, SNV Vietnam is implementing the project Transforming the Rice Value Chain (TRVC) for Climate Resilient and Sustainable Development (TRVC) in An Giang, Dong Thap, and Kien Giang provinces. The project aims to use a results-based financing mechanism to incentivize private enterprises in the rice value chain (RVC) to invest in scaling sustainable rice production among smallholder farmers (SHFs) and marketing domestically and internationally in the most rice intensive production provinces over five years (2022 2027). It is built on three core strategic objectives, namely (1) improving climate resilience, (2) optimizing rice value chain linkages, and (3) developing carbon markets. The TRVC project aims to build on the successes of the AgResults Vietnam Emission Reduction Challenges Project (AVERP), which piloted the results-based prize incentive model in the Thai Binh province to attract a diverse pool of private sector actors to implement improved rice farming practices.

SNV Vietnam is seeking a highly qualified national candidate to fill the position of Monitoring and Evaluation (“M&E”) Advisor for its programme.

Key Responsibilities

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is crucial for the high-quality implementation of projects and the development and evidencing of our approaches. M&E facilitates data-driven decision-making by showing whether results are coming about as expected, and whether adjustments to project strategies, assumptions, and our approaches are needed. TRVC’s M&E approach is based on a set of quality criteria that support teams to use M&E throughout the project life cycle, from design to closure, to test project strategies, inform potential adjustments and learn what impact the project is having. In practice, M&E means constant analysis, reflection, and improvement of our work – enabling successful tailoring of approaches to local problems and contexts and full transparency for our donors and partners. TRVC already designed a full set of Program logics, MEL and Result Framework for its 5 years implementation.

Under the leadership of the Team Leader; and in collaboration with the Global MEL expert, the MEL Advisor will be responsible for the following key MEL activities:

Following the established M&E framework, develop work plan for both quantitative and qualitative data collection to ensure data sufficiency and compliance with donor and SNV standards.
Collaborate with project staff and Government partners to conduct M&E activities in compliance with the planning, monitoring and quality assurance standards. This includes periodical monitoring in the field to track progress, and collect, process and analyse data on results, targets, milestones, performance and changes in the lifetime of the projects.
Perform data audit, aggregation, and analysis of relevant data to produce MEL report and for periodic monitoring, review, and evaluation of project activities.
Maintain and update project records (results and milestones) following TRVC’s Work Plan and Deliverables.
Foster participatory planning and monitoring by involving and training primary stakeholder groups in the M&E efforts.
Report findings to the Team Leader and Global PME; appropriate Government partners and selected key audiences.
Prepare MEL milestones and annual report to be integrated to overall Project reports to donor and ready for bi-annual and annual review and evaluation workshop events yearly review and evaluation workshops.
Support and take lead in selected activities as assigned of the project MEL Plan that include baseline, Company level milestone reporting, Company and project level progress discussions, project validation process, Annual learning workshops, Annual review and reporting, Lean data outcome surveys, Contribution analysis and External midterm and final evaluations by independent Evaluators.
Other tasks as required.

Candidate profile

Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Development, Sociology, Economic or related field.
Minimum of 4- 6 years’ experience in development sector (NGOs, CSO), with at least 4 years of full-time experience with M&E tasks, preferably related to inclusive agriculture value chain development projects.
Strong knowledge of M&E systems (result chains, logical frameworks, indicators, tools of verification etc.), impacts assessment, results-based orientation and approaches.
Demonstrated capacity with data analysis and produce concise reports
Good understanding of business and private sector.
Very good communication and interpersonal skills.
Very good written and spoken English and Vietnamese

How to apply

Please send your application letter and CV, together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package to THIS LINK by June 21st, 2023, 5:00 P.M. Hanoi time.