Evaluation Officer – Lead Evaluation team

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – EVALUATION OFFICER

The University of North Carolina (UNC) is a project office of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct HIV prevention research in Vietnam. We have been conducting a number of randomized control trials (RCTs both behavioral and clinical research in men and women from general and key populations in Vietnam for 15 years.

In collaboration with the Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control (VAAC) and Hanoi Medical University, The UNC is conducting a pragmatic implementation trial comparing two Intervention Mapping implementation approaches for scale-up of the evidence-based intervention (EBI), referred to as System Navigation and Psychological counseling (SNaP), at 42 HIV testing sites, in 10 provinces of Vietnam, considering effectiveness, cost, and the characteristics of HIV testing sites achieving successful or unsuccessful implementation. This study is a cluster randomized, controlled implementation trial. The two Intervention Mapping implementation approaches are the one size fits all Intervention Mapping arm (IM) and the tailored Intervention Mapping arm (TIM). The intervention used in the study combines systems navigation and psychosocial counseling for people who inject drugs (PWID), and it is designed to facilitate PWID’s engagement in HIV and substance use care.

Position: 01 Evaluation Officer – Lead Evaluation team
Full time position, based in Hanoi.

Report to: UNC Research Manager in Vietnam

Position Summary:

The incumbent of this position will monitor and evaluate the study performance and study outcomes on regular basis to ensure accountability and efficiency of the study, including but not limited to the following:

Duties & Responsibilities:

Pre-implementation period

• Create a framework and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of study activities.
• Define the key study performance indicators, clarifying study information needs.
• Collaborate with TIM and IM officers to determine ways to properly organize, document and capture study progress.
• Support TIM and IM officers in reviewing the data collection system to help identify potential modifications.
• Develop and/or revise tools and data collection procedures (ex. study performance tracking, indicators, data flow chart, evaluation plan)

Implementation period

• Make plan for the evaluation team
• Implement evaluation activities and monitor the study performance indicators throughout the lifetime of the study.
• Closely supervise the study progress in order to advise strategies to increase program performances and results.
• Suggest ways to facilitate data collection and the flow of data.
• Identify strengths and weaknesses of existing data collection and management systems and propose solutions.
• Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data collected and to verify the accuracy of reported data.
• Support TIM and IM officers to ensure that data queries are addressed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Make plan and coordinate post 24 month qualitative interviews
• Support Research Manager in reviewing reports of TIM and IM teams to ensure quality of the reports.
• Generate report per request from PIs and Research Manager
• Prepare budget estimate of study activities and prepare payment documents to submit to finance department to process payment.

Other tasks

• Support TIM and IM teams when needed or requested by Research Manager
• Perform other tasks per requests of Research Manager

Required qualification and skills:

• Bachelor of Public Health or higher
• At least 5 years of experience working in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Good level of proficiency in English
• Good at data quality assurance; data management; quantitative analysis and MS Office – will be tested.
• Have experience in qualitative work
• Able to design M&E tools, surveys, data system and evaluations
• Strong interpersonal and problem solving skills
• Able to work in team or independently
• Respect the difference; be careful, trustworthy and responsible at work
• Willing to travel frequently (most of time)

Salaries and Benefits: Competitive salary

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are invited to send a cover letter with contacts of three references and a CV to Mrs. Luong Thi My Ly at [email protected] (in the subject line, please put “Evaluation Officer”) or by post to the office: UNC Vietnam, Yen Hoa Health Clinic, Lot E2, Duong Dinh Nghe street, Yen Hoa, Cau Giay, Hanoi.

Deadline of Application: 16 February 2019

We are sorry that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interview.