USAID SAFE Project Careers – Grants Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at National Center for State Courts (NCSC)

Organisation: National Center for State Courts (NCSC) 
Project Name: USAID
Supporting Access to Justice, Fostering Equity & Peace (SAFE) Program
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: M&E Learning Advisor
About NCSC:
NCSC is a unique non-governmental organization providing technical
assistance, training and technology to advance justice systems in the 50 U.S.
states and around the world. Founded more than 40 years ago by the leaders of
the U.S. courts to deliver on the promise of Equal Justice under Law, NCSC
partners with donor agencies, host-country governments, and non-governmental
organizations to create more effective justice institutions and promote the
Rule of Law. The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is seeking
qualified Ugandan citizens to fill the below positions for the “Supporting
Access to Justice, Fostering Equity & Peace” (SAFE Program) funded by
USAID. USAID-SAFE is a five-year development Program that seeks to strengthen
the Government of Uganda’s capacity with respect to peace building and conflict
mitigation.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Proactively coordinate
    grantee performance evaluation and reporting, including collecting
    performance progress data and maintaining supporting documentation for
    performance achievements, in compliance with USAID requirements.
  • Prepare, in
    coordination with the project Technical Teams and Learning Advisor,
    grantee performance monitoring plan, and periodic reports required by NCSC
    and USAID, including quarterly and annual progress report.
  • Carry out and monitor
    training in areas relevant to reporting, monitoring, and evaluation
    grantees.
  • Proactively coordinate
    with M&E and Learning Advisor to provide technical input in grants
    program design and implementation, as needed, to ensure monitoring and
    evaluation are adequately taken into account.
  • Responsible for
    conducting monitoring and evaluation of Program grantees to ensure
    achievement towards SAFE Program indicators.
  • Attend, participate
    in, and/or report on formal and informal meetings with grantees,
    host-country and international counterparts, including relevant
    donor-funded projects.
  • Perform any other
    related duties, as assigned by the M&E Learning Advisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal USAID SAFE
    Project employee should possess a University degree in political science,
    sociology, social sciences or related field.
  • A minimum of four
    years’ experience as a Grants Reporting officer or similar position
    working on access to justice, legal aid or conflict mitigation in Uganda.
  • Good understanding and
    knowledge of measurement and statistics for social sciences,
    administration and analysis of opinion survey data.
  • Detailed knowledge and
    experience working under USAID technical and financial reporting
    requirements preferred.
  • Possess the ability to
    write reports and informational materials
  • Commitment to ethics,
    transparency and accountability in program implementation
  • Computer literacy
    skills
How to Apply:
All interested persons should send their applications in Microsoft Word
format by email to administrator@safeprogram.ug with the subject heading
“Grants Monitoring & Evaluation Officer.”
The completed applications must include a detailed CV with at least
three professional referees and copies of relevant academic certificates.
Deadline: 9th May 2014 by 5PM
NB: Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
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