Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
(1 national, intermittent)
Full-time, contract duration subject to award (3-month contract)
Location: Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR
Application Deadline: July 31, 2025
Email for application: WVLao_Application@wvi.org

Organization Overview

World Vision International has worked in Lao PDR since 1968, focusing on child welfare and community development, especially among vulnerable and ethnic minority groups. They implement programs in health, education, climate adaptation, livelihoods, water, and sanitation.

Project Background

The Building Resilience and Reducing Rural Poverty Project (BRRRP), supported by the Government of Lao PDR and Asian Development Bank, targets food insecurity, rural poverty, and climate vulnerabilities. It prioritizes women’s socioeconomic resilience through adaptive social protection and poverty graduation programs.

Role Purpose

The M&E Specialist will support the design, development, and rollout of a digital monitoring system for the gender-responsive and climate-resilient poverty graduation pilot program targeting rural women across four provinces.

Key Responsibilities

• Design monitoring surveys for effective data collection

• Coordinate with National M&E Specialist on online monitoring tools and data analytics

• Train pilot implementation teams on survey design, monitoring, and evaluation using digital systems

• Analyze monthly monitoring data to assess progress and challenges of pilot participants

• Develop learning and best practice reports for wide dissemination within the poverty graduation community

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience designing and implementing Computer Assisted Personal Surveys (CAPI)

• At least 7 years’ experience in monitoring and evaluation roles

• Experience in women’s empowerment, livelihoods, and poverty reduction projects

• Experience working in Lao PDR required

• Advanced degree or training in M&E or related fields

Additional Information

• Women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply

• Competitive salary and benefits offered

• Commitment to workplace diversity and safeguarding principles

• Zero tolerance for abuse and exploitation

• Applicants must have legal capacity for binding contracts and no conflict of interest