Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officers
ACLAIM Africa Ltd
Location: Kyejonjo and Moroto
Date: 05/17/2013
Job Type: Employee
Job Status: Full Time
Categories: Administrative / Clerical
ACLAIM Africa Ltd
Job Details
About MGLSD:
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, (MGLSD) with support From the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and Irish Aid is implementing the Expanding Social Protection (ESP) programme in Uganda. The ESP programme is a 5 year programme within MGLSD which was launched in 2010 and is coordinated by the Social Protection Secretariat. It includes a pilot cash transfer scheme (SAGE) providing regular cash transfers to older persons and vulnerable families living in chronic poverty in 14 pilot districts, reaching 15% of households in target districts. Our client Maxwell Stamp PLC has been providing technical support to MGLSD to implement the ESP Programme Maxwell Stamp PLC is now seeking to till key positions in the Social Protection Secretariat on a full time basis up until February 2015.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
Monitoring progress at district, sub-county and parish level on a regular basis on the basis of monitoring reports from different stakeholders and field visits, carried out in collaboration with the district SAGE team
Ensuring that the different stakeholders involved in regular monitoring activities carry out their activities and provide timely and good-quality reports.
Providing detailed feedback on monitoring reports from (A) COO and parish chiefs and making suggestions tor improvements.
Ensuring that any relevant data for M&E is extracted from the MIS and used for analysis, planning and decision-making.
Preparing monthly reports on the process monitoring indicators, progress made according to the work plan, challenges experienced and solutions found.
Feeding any relevant information to district monitoring tools such as LOGICS
Providing inputs to quarterly review meetings at district level where lessons learned are discussed, improvements for the design and operations are made and it is strategized how lessons learned can be applicable for other programs at district and village level.
Ensuring that SAGE monitoring instruments are harmonized with other government programs and ease monitoring activities in other areas.
Requirements
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
An M&E Officer with an appropriate degree-level qualification in social sciences (i.e. economics, sociology, political sciences) and at least 5 years of experience in managing M&E systems and/or carrying out M&E related activities.
Strong data analysis skills and ability to work with data management software
Ability to use standard computing packages (MS Office programmes including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and suitable project planning tools).
Experience building capacity of government counterparts, mentoring and training.
Strong written and spoken English
Ability to quickly analyse, understand, interpret and convey complex scenarios and to strategize suitable and effective solutions.
Ability to demonstrate integrity, which is particularly relevant to prevention of and in response to corruption.
Excellent interpersonal skills such as the ability to collaborate with and manage other team members, GoU, service providers and other external collaborators
How to apply:
All interested persons with relevant qualifications and experience should send their applications to:
ACLAIM Africa Ltd Plot M99 Nakasero Hill Lane P. O. Box 7202, Kampala, Uganda
Or Email the address provided.
Applications should consist of a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of academic certificates and two letters of reference. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us by the end of end of June 2013. please consider your application unsuccessful.
Deadline: 24th May 2013