Field Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Project Technical Monitoring Officer
for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification in Rice Cultivation
(National position, based in Ha Noi)
(Employment contract)

SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) is a non-profit, international development organisation founded 53 years ago, and now operating in 28 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our global team of local and international advisors use their expertise in three sectors – Agriculture, Renewable 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 organisations 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 30 national and international staff. SNV Vietnam operates from a head office in Hanoi and implements projects in over 50 provinces in the country, including in the poorest and most remote areas.

SNV Vietnam is now seeking a highly qualified candidate for the post of a Field Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the “AgResults Vietnam Emissions Reduction Challenge Project (AVERP)”. This is a pioneering project that mobilizes a results-based financing mechanism as a catalyst to accelerate innovations and viability from the private sector to promote sustainable technologies for the rice sector in Vietnam. The project has successfully completed its Testing Phase (Phase I) and is now steadily moving into large-scale expansion (Phase II). This is a multi-million dollar 5-year project from 2016 - 2021.

With the impressive expansion of various technology packages at a wide scale across Thai Binh province, AVERP is pleased to announce its newly created vacancy for dynamic, talented and committed candidates.

With direct guidance and supervision of the Team Leader and close collaboration with team members, the Field Technical Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be directly responsible for manage and regularly update the web-based GIS database system for field monitoring and research activities; prepare M&E report following the agreed M&E framework; deploy the Data Collector Apps and Information collected from a pool of Competitors and write up research reports; and participate in all key field monitoring and verification activities in order to collect field management information that are necessary for the validation of Yield and GHG emissions modelling (Denitrification-Decomposition (DNDC) system.

If you believe you have these qualities, regardless of your experience in agriculture, send us your CV and Application. There will be diverse opportunities for field, science, evaluation and community development learning and hands-on experience for the successful candidate. We also offer a competitive remuneration package.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Field Monitoring

• Directly responsible for mobilizing the web-based GIS system for managing information, locations, verification and monitoring assignments to AVERP project team and 18 field-based Extension Officers
• Co-ordinate closely with the field-based extension workers for co-oversee and monitor closely the technology application events; and to record and document deviations of technology proposal vs. field realities
• Monitor; cross-check and clean-up the randomized population in diverse geographical areas for technology application and replication; and the raw economic data collection from randomized population samples that collected field-based extension workers
• Set up and maintain a crop-based monitoring results database for all Competitors
• Consolidate and conduct field monitoring information/data analysis for monthly and quarterly field monitoring reports; noting significant deviations of technology application from each Competitor’s registered areas
• Liaise with the Pilot Verifier to cross-check all data sets; record and regularly update them in the database and tracker
• Prepare field management report following the AVERP M&E Framework

2. Field Research

• Identify population sample sizes of smallholder farmers (SHFs) that are statistically accepted for evaluation of technology application over each crop season
• Employ various field research methodologies (i.e. In-depth interview, KIP, PRA/FGD) to document changes and impacts of sustainable technologies in common economic, social and environmental parameters
• Cross-check, clean and analyse data to make written and power point reports
• Co-ordinate the Communication Consultant team to take photo and or film the relevant activities for producing M&E photo book/documentary

3. General operational management and support

• Liaise with project stakeholders as assigned
• Liaise with the Independent Evaluator as needed
• Provide any other tasks as may be requested by the Steering Committee, Secretariat and Pilot Manager team

General Qualifications:

• Minimum of 02-03 years of experience working in international development project(s); preferences given to candidate whom obtains relevant field monitoring and evaluation experience; and with an eye towards identifying fraud, preferably in the field of rice cultivation.
• Bachelor or Master (preferred) degree required in science, agriculture, GIS-based geography or related; knowledge and experience of conducting agricultural data statistics or other related field preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting field data collection and data analysis
• Demonstrated field research report writing skills (samples of self-written research report is required)
• Willingness to travel frequently to Thai Binh province
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills both in English as well as Vietnamese.
• Strongly committed to act ethically with all stakeholders including the Verifiers and Competitors in all settings and treat all project information and data with absolute confidentiality
• Computer literacy, including GIS-web, smart apps, statistical software (SPSS, Stata, R), and other Microsoft Office programs.

Type of Contract: Employment contract. One year contract, with the possibility of an additional two years extension.

Desired start date: Mid-February 2019 if possible or March 2019.

How to apply: Please send your application letter and CV, sample of the field research report that you wrote together with an indication of your current salary and compensation package, to SmartRecruiter by 17.00 hrs, 8th February 2019 . Successful applicant is expected to start the full-time employment in mid-February or March 2019.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted on a rolling basis to identify appropriate candidates as soon as possible. Only shortlisted candidate will be contacted.

For more information on SNV, please refer to our website: www.snv.org

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