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Job Title:     Project Officer – M&E
Organisation: ChildFund
International
Duty Station:  Uganda
Reports to: M&E Manager
About US:
For over seventy years globally, ChildFund International has been
providing help to deprived, excluded and vulnerable children to have the
capacity to improve their lives and opportunity to become young adults, parents
and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities. We
promote societies whose individuals and institutions participate in valuing,
protecting and advancing the worth and rights of children.
About Project:
ChildFund Uganda intends to implement a three year maternal, new born
and child survival project in 4 sub counties in Busia District. The purpose of
the project is to increase availability, access and utilization of high quality
health services both at community and health facilities. This will be done by
improving access and quality of ECD services and strengthening health systems
both at community and health facility.
Job Summary: The Project
Officer – M&E is responsible for developing and implementing the monitoring
and evaluation system for ChildFund International Programmes with support from
the ChildFund National Office Monitoring and Evaluation Manager. The position
holder works closely with project staff and beneficiary community members to
ensure that progress to impact, challenges and lessons can be learned and
tracked to demonstrate a positive impact in the lives of children and targeted
beneficiary communities. The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will do all data
entry on all M&E system components as per the M&E data base developed.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:  
  • Support health facility staff in
    monitoring maternal, newborn and child health indicators.
  • Take part in setting up a client tracking
    system linking health facilities and communities.
  • Actively participate in quality
    improvement initiatives at community and health facility level
  • Oversee the process of organizing and
    facilitating project performance reflection meetings.
  • Document project promising practices, case
    stories and project learning briefs.
  • Analyze project data on a monthly basis
    for performance monitoring and data-driven decision making.
  • Prepare and support timely and accurate
    quarterly and annual project reports for submission to the project
    sponsor.
  • Work in close collaboration with the
    Project Officer, identify key challenges and opportunities for the
    integration of the ECD and MNCH Projects.
  • Work in liaison with the ChildFund M&E
    team take lead in project evaluation surveys.
  • Lead the planned operations research activities
    within the project implementation sites to build evidence that displays
    the impact of the project.     




Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The ideal candidate for the ChildFund
    Project Officer – M&E job placement should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
    Degree in Statistics, Quantitative Economics and Social science with
    exposure to monitoring and evaluation initiatives.
  • Possession of a post Graduate Diploma in
    Project Planning and Management/ Monitoring and evaluation is an added
    advantage
  • At least two to three years’ experience in
    monitoring and evaluation activities for community health/ECD projects.
  • Capacity to develop and use a project
    logical frame work, monitoring and evaluation plans.
  • Capacity to develop work plans and write
    quality reports.
  • Extensive knowledge of Uganda Health
    Management Information system.
  • Previous experience in use of DHIS 2 is an
    added advantage.
  • Computer literacy skills i.e. proficiency
    in Microsoft office.
  • Excellent written and oral communication
    skills
  • Knowledge in the application of
    statistical computer packages such as Epi Info/SPSS/Epidata is an added
    advantage.
  • Ability to ride a motorcycle /Willingness
    to learn.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send their applications including
detailed Curriculum Vitae, academic and professional papers and names of three
professional referees with their Email/ daytime telephone contacts to: The
Country Director, ChildFund International, P.O. Box 3342, Kampala, Uganda
Email: ugandahr@childfund.org OR Hand deliver to ChildFund National Office
located on Plot 71/72 Namirembe Road P.O. Box 3341, Kampala. Uganda.
Deadline: 15th August
2017

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