Position: Senior MILKA Officer

Department: Program Department

Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR with major travelling to the CARE Program Areas

About CARE International in Lao PDR:

CARE International in Lao PDR began its operations in 1992 and has worked since then to improve the lives of vulnerable groups in both rural and urban areas, particularly the ethnic minority communities. CARE works in partnership with community members, the government, local civil society organisations, and the private sector. CARE currently implements projects in 06 provinces: Vientiane Capital, Phongsaly, Luang Namtha, Luang Prabang, Sekong and Salavan Province.

Job Summary / About the Role:

The Senior MILKA Officer supports implementation of CARE Laos monitoring, impact, learning, knowledge management and accountability systems across projects. Based in Vientiane with regular field travel, the position coordinates monitoring plans, data collection and quality checks, supports evaluations and community accountability, analyses and consolidates results, and prepares evidence and learning products for program improvement and reporting. The Officer provides practical coaching to project teams and local partners, maintains reliable digital records and supports CARE and donor reporting. The position reports to the MILKA Manager and works closely with Program Delivery and technical teams.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, statistics, development studies, monitoring and evaluation or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• At least four years of relevant experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning or project data management, including field-based work.
• Practical experience with indicator tracking, surveys, quantitative and qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting.
• Experience with data quality assurance, community feedback systems and responsible management of sensitive project information.
• Strong Excel skills and familiarity with digital data collection tools; ability to coach colleagues and communicate findings clearly.
• Good spoken and written Lao and English; willingness and ability to travel regularly to remote field locations.

Desired:

• Experience with Kobo, participatory evaluation, gender-sensitive monitoring, data.