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Position: Senior MILKA Officer
Department: Program Department
Location: Vientiane, Lao PDR with major travelling to the CARE Program Areas
Position reports to: MILKA Manager
Position supervisor for: None
Position Type: Full-Time on Annual Employment Contract (Extendable)
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
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APPLICATION SUBMISSION:
Qualified candidates should submit a CV and a letter of application. Please indicate the name of position that you are applying for and apply through this link https://forms.gle/q5pzYGKmeBQRwPb46 deadline is due on 18/11/2026. The detailed Job Description (TOR) can be downloaded at https://directoryofngos.org/ingo-jobs/
Please kindly note that, due to the urgent needs of this position, thus the recruitment is an on-going basis, the recruitment will be closed when the suitable candidate is found. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
- CARE is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Women, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
- CARE Laos has zero tolerance approach towards sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, and child abuse towards any person including our staff, representatives, partners, programme participants and members of the community where we work. We expect all staff, partners and related personnel to share this commitment by understanding, abiding by and working within the CARE International Safeguarding Policy and related framework at all times whilst representing CARE.
- CARE Laos participates in the Inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS). CARE Laos reserves the right to seek information from job applicants’ previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse. The applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicant’s employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no abjection to CARE Laos requesting the information specified above; and
- As well as pre-employment checks, CARE Laos will use the recruitment and reference process to ensure potential new staff understand and are aligned with these expectations.
(Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview. CVs and other documents submitted to CARE will not be returned).