2 USDOL Career Jobs – Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinators at Straight Talk Foundation (STF)

Organisation: Straight Talk Foundation (STF)
Project Name: African Youth Empowerments and development Initiative
Funding Source: US Department of Labor (USDOL)
Duty Station:  Jinja and Gulu, Uganda
Reports to: M&E Specialist
About STF: 
Straight Talk Foundation is a health and development communication NGO, targeting young people with programs aimed at strengthening access to sexual & reproductive health (SRH) information and service delivery in Uganda. The Main Offices are located at plot 4 Acacia Avenue Kololo. Straight Talk Foundation in partnership with World Education Inc /Bantwana Initiative seeks qualified persons to provide technical support for a US Department of Labor (USDOL) program for African Youth Empowerments and development Initiative in Uganda. The 4 year project targets vulnerable youth ages 15 to 18 and promotes education and vocational training and descent work opportunities to youth of appropriate age.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator will be responsible for the establishment and implementation of an effective and efficient system to monitor progress, impacts and successes of project activities and performance at all levels of the program.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Assist the M&E specialist to analyze proposals and work plan to identify the results framework, potential indicators, relevant and applicable baseline and routine data collection strategies and methodologies, and resources needed to successfully implement an M&E strategy;
  • Perform field visits to design performance monitoring/management plans.
  • Offer on-going support to partners and other stakeholders as needed.
  • Update PMPs and draft project M&E reports;
  • Work closely with the project technical team to monitor program progress in terms of USDOL compliance requirement of results and indicators;
  • Carry out required data collection and analysis to support project routine quarterly reports to USDOL;
  • Designing and managing beneficiary monitoring tools and database systems;
  • Work with M&E specialist and external evaluation team to plan and manage baseline, and end of project surveys, including designing data collection tools, and ensuring data quality.
  • Ensure M&E information and resources are current, available for staff, and widely disseminated
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and submit timely reports adequately.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant must hold a good bachelor’s degree in statistics, social sciences or related field. Master degree is an added advantage;
  • At least three years’ professional experience in an M&E position responsible for implementing M&E activities.
  • Significant experience designing and managing beneficiary monitoring and database systems;
  • Prior experience in strategic planning and performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting, reporting, database management, and developing M&E and/ performance monitoring plans;
  • Prior working experience developing and refining data collection tools;
  • Fluency in English with strong written and oral communications skills.
  • Knowledge of additional local languages is an added advantage;
  • Excellent analytical and inter-personal skills;
  • Excellent reporting and presentation skills:
How to Apply: 
All candidates who are suitably qualified to work with Straight Talk Foundation should send their application letters with detailed CV indicating three professional references to: Human Resources Manager by email: straighttalkjobs@gmail.com or hand deliver to the
Straight Talk Foundation Office located at Plot 40, Acacia Avenue, Kololo, Uganda.
NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 14th February, 2014 by 05:00pm
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