Jobs in M&E – Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist at Save the Children

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Organisation: Save the Children
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
 
Reports
to: Director of Program
Operations
About
Save the Children:
Save the Children is the
world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence
in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in
which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and
participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world
treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We
strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through
partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children,
and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts.  Save
the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori,
North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a
staff complement of over 170 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for
their rights. We help them fulfill their potential. In 2012, we reached more
than 100 million children around the world.



Job
Summary: The Design,
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist will offer technical support in the
Design, monitoring and Evaluation for a proposed US Department of Labor (USDOL) program to help Ugandan youth develop the skills to secure decent work
and to serve as civic leaders in their communities. The design monitoring and
evaluation specialist supports the implementation of the M&E strategy and
systems and ensuring that staff have the capacity to implement them. The
Specialist plays a role in establishing and promoting programme quality and
innovation. The person is responsible for ensuring that all projects in the
programme area are continually monitored and that lessons are documented and
communicated to inform on-going implementation and future programming.



Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
  • The
    applicant should have five years professional experience in a senior
    M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities of
    international
    development projects.
  • The
    applicant should hold a Bachelors or Master’s degree in statistics,
    demographics, public policy, international development, economics, or
    related field.
  • A
    Master’s degree or Bachelor plus an advanced certificate in M&E,
    statistics, or economics preferred.
  • Demonstrated
    success in designing, implementing, and operating project M&E systems
    from project initiation to closeout stages.
  • Experience
    designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems.
  • Experience
    in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator
    selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing
    M&E and/performance monitoring plans.
  • Knowledge
    of the major evaluation methodologies (e.g. qualitative, quantitative,
    mixed method, and impact) and data collection and analysis methodologies.
  • Experience
    in planning and managing surveys.
  • Experience
    developing and refining data collection tools.
  • 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.
    General specifications applicable to all positions;
  • Experience
    of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child
    Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection
    is an added advantage.
  • Strong
    analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
  • Ability
    to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively
    as a member of a team.
  • Willingness
    to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous
    conditions.
  • Computer
    literacy skills and excellent documentation skills are a must.
  • Availability
    and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian
    responses.
  • Highly
    developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in aninternational
    environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
  • Ability
    to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
  • Highly
    developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation
    and coaching
  • Excellent
    time management and planning capacity
  • Availability
    and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian
    responses.

How
to Apply:
All suitable candidates
should send their application letters with a detailed CV indicating three referees,
two of whom should have been direct supervisors should be submitted to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration
Save the Children
Plot 68/70, Kiira Road
P.O. Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda
Or on email: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org



NB:
 Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications that are submitted online. Candidates are therefore
encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Save the Children is an equal opportunity
employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to
apply.



Deadline:
9th August 2013.



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