Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

*Overall Responsibilities

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager works with key program management staff to ensure that all project and program performance monitoring, data, evidence, and evaluation needs are met. This includes ongoing performance monitoring and data dashboards for management as well as periodic evaluations and results reporting for donors and investors. The M&E Manager is responsible for the smooth operation of iDE Vietnam's monitoring systems, as well as coordinating periodic evaluations and leading the further development and strengthening of reporting systems.



*Performing Of Duties

● Systems development. Ensure purpose-driven, rapid, and accessible data is available for projects; expand and strengthen measurement approaches as necessary; improve reliability and quality of data; increase information and data sharing within iDE Vietnam and across iDE more broadly.



● Analyze and Report. Lead on the analysis and reporting for funders and support iDE Vietnam's Country Director, Program Coordinator and Project Manager(s) on regular reporting for projects as needed.



● Strategy. Evolve and strengthen the M&E framework, use of management information systems and knowledge management processes to drive performance and learning, and to inform strategic priorities and business growth.



● Business Development. Contribute to designing and developing new concepts, projects and solicitations for funding partners.



● Global Evidence & Analytics. Contribute to the development of iDE's global M&E capabilities through regular interaction with the Global M&E team around innovative M&E work, smart data and analysis, and evidencing impact.



● People Development. Collaborate with Project Manager(s), Country Director and Program Coordinator to strengthen capabilities of M&E within the country program and real-time data use to service program and project needs; grow the M&E and Knowledge Management teams in line with new business goals.





*Specific Responsibilities

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

● Work with managers and field staff to ensure the timely collection and input of key monitoring data;

● Work with government and commercial partners of the project to collect necessary information and data for monitoring and evaluation purposes;

● Support in-field data collection and access, particularly the operation of mobile data collection tools;

● Ensure data completeness and integrity using iDE's cloud database (on the [protected info] platform);

● Provide managers with timely updates on key program metrics, per agreed templates and formats;

● Provide managers with timely performance reports for specific donor and investor reports, per agreed templates and formats;

● Provide iDE HQ with monthly key performance indicator updates.



EVALUATION

● Identify key evaluation questions for iDE Vietnam, driven by external reporting requirements and internal information needs;

● Develop - with the support of iDE's Global M&E Team - specific evaluation plans;

● Coordinate and implement evaluations, with responsibility to ensure the effective conduct of all aspects of data collection, transmission, storage and analysis;

● Analyze - with the support of iDE's Global M&E Team - evaluation data;

● Write evaluation reports, clearly documenting methods, findings and conclusions / recommendations.



SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT

● Identify areas for improvement and specific recommendations for strengthening existing systems;

● Work with iDE's Global M&E Team and Vietnam management to develop specific plans for system development;

● Coordinate the implementation of system improvements.



BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

● Support the development of project proposals with input on setting goals/targets, monitoring and evaluation plans, including drafting logical frameworks, identifying appropriate indicators and documenting monitoring and evaluation plans.