Introduction

TRIANGLE Partnerships for Fair and Effective Labour Migration in ASEAN (TRIANGLE Partnerships) is a five-year (2026-2030) regional labour migration programme funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). It aims to ensure that ASEAN migrant workers’ access to skills development and protection is strengthened, and the effectiveness of regular labour pathways is enhanced, increasing the development impact of labour migration. The programme has a regional scope with a focus on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Country level programming will be pursued in eight countries including Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Timor Leste. 

Noting the importance the ILO and programme development partners are placing on effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E), The TRIANGLE Partnerships management team will include dedicated M&E and Knowledge Management Officer.

Within the policy and procedural requirements established by the ILO, and in coordination with the TRIANGLE Partnerships Chief Technical Adviser (CTA) and other TRIANGLE staff, the M&E Officer will be responsible for the development and implementation of the M&E plan for the programme, contribute towards knowledge management including documentation on lessons learned, good practices and recommendations for targeted piloted activities; contributes to technical progress reports;  provide support with the planning and coordination of evaluations; and contribute to the development and conduct of research studies under the programme.

Reporting lines

The M&E Officer will work under the overall administrative supervision of the Deputy Regional Director and the immediate technical and administrative supervision of the TRIANGLE Partnerships’ CTA. Technical guidance will be provided by the Evaluation Unit (EVAL) in Geneva when required, and evaluation advisory services and support will also be sought from the ILO Evaluation Specialists in the ROAP.

Main duties and responsibilities

Under the technical and managerial oversight of the CTA of TRIANGLE Partnerships, the M&E Officer will undertake the following duties and responsibilities:

1.    Provide technical input into the implementation of the M&E plan and the programme theory of change, particularly in the areas of performance indicators, risk and their measurement and management. 

2.    Manage and update the M&E database, including monitoring progress toward targets and indicators as well as the management of the programme risk matrix and risk management strategy, and suggest corrective and/or remedial action.

3.    Review and analyse data provided by programme partners including that generated from technical progress reports, in particular those implementing Migrant Worker Resource Centres (MRCs).

4.    Develop and implement a knowledge management strategy linked with the M&E plan that includes evidence-based lessons learned, good practices and case studies to capture qualitative outputs of the programme. Provide advice on improving programme performance using M&E findings.

5.    Train the programme team and partners on M&E frameworks developed by the programme, and broader theory of change approaches and methodologies as part of building and strengthening local M&E systems and capacities.

6.    Collate data to measure achievement against the performance indicators and review data quality with programme staff and partners, and produce communications materials to deliver these results (reports, briefing notes and similar).

7.    Produce analytical reports with findings, recommendations and lessons learnt covering the scope of the M&E plan.

8.    Support programme progress reporting, programme mid-term review and final evaluation.

9.    Provide technical support to the design of programme mid- and end-lines and other data collection activities.

10.    Liaise with technical experts in ILO and provide support on reporting against Decent Work Country Programme Targets, SDGs and other results-based management frameworks where relevant. 

11.    Carry out other duties for satisfactory progress and delivery of TRIANGLE Partnerships in discussion with line management. 

Education

University degree in economics, statistics, management, social science or a related field. Specialization or formal training in planning, design, data collection, monitoring and evaluation methodologies and programme cycle management would be an advantage.

Experience

Minimum of three years professional experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of international development projects. Proven success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout stages. Experience developing reporting tools, including in Microsoft Excel. Experience with data quality assessments and oversight. Experience managing and providing ongoing training to M&E field officers. Ability to facilitate and serve as a project liaison for externally-managed evaluations.

Languages

Excellent written and spoken command of English is required.

Competencies

-    Good knowledge of programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation techniques and practices.
-    Familiarity with impact assessment an advantage
-    Good knowledge and experience regarding gender mainstreaming.
-    Good moderation, facilitation and training skills.
-    Demonstrated ability to liaise with government and social partners.
-    Ability to perform a variety of conceptual analyses required for the formulation, administration and evaluation of projects.
-    Excellent analytical skills.
-    Ability to work in a team and good interpersonal skills.
-    Good computer applications skills.
-    Good organizational skills.
-    Ability to deal with people with tact and diplomacy.
-    Ability to build on relevant knowledge within and outside the ILO as well as actively share her/his experience and expertise with colleagues and partners.
-    Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
-    Ability to work under time pressure and meet deadlines.
-    Ability to work in a multicultural environment and to demonstrate gender-sensitive and non-discriminatory behaviour and attitudes.