Fresher USAID LARA Project Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant Jobs – RTI International

Organization: RTI International
Project Name: USAID Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity
Program (LARA)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
About RTI:
RTI
International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to
improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of
more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and
businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and
pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced
technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and
the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.
About USAID LARA Program:
The
Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity is a five-year USAID activity that
supports the Ministry of Education Science Technology and Sports (MoESTS),
Government of Uganda’s aim of improving early grade reading outcomes and
enhancing safe school environments for children in primary grades utilizing EGR
curriculum and methodologies. LARA is expanding the curriculum and
methodologies developed and rolled out in SHRP districts to an additional 28
districts and will work with partners to improve reading skills in three local
languages (Luganda, Runyoro/ Rutoro, Runyankole/ Rukiga) and English for early
primary grades.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant will render
support in the management, organization, storage and access of monitoring data.
The position is also expected to provide administrative support to the MoESTS.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
  • Actively participate in efforts to gather primary
    and secondary data required by the program. This includes working with the
    Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and other program staff to organize and
    implement school level data collection activities, participation in EGRA
    and ensuring that the program has access to the most updated version of
    EMIS data
  • Work closely with the Monitoring and
    Evaluation Officer to provide technical support to staff on effective use of
    monitoring tools and effective data management
  • Work in liaison with the Monitoring and
    Evaluation Officer to develop data collection tools and databases that are
    appropriate to the program data needs and reporting requirements
  • Enter data (for example training attendance,
    Support Supervision data, and school level data) into spread sheets and
    other external databases like TraiNet and Performance Reporting Systems
    and ensure that entered data is checked against transcription errors
    including duplicate and missing data
  • Develop a data tracking system which
    documents delivery and receipt of data sent from the field to avoid delay
    or loss of data in transmission
  • Actively facilitate seamless analysis of
    performance data through data cleaning, organization, aggregation, and any
    other changes that might be made to raw data before it is analyzed
  • Take part in timely reporting of PMP
    indicator data through provision of required data
  • Ensure proper filing and storage of data
    source documents and protection of digitized data from any external manipulation
  • Participate in internal data quality
    monitoring checks like site visits (for example to schools), triangulation
    and comparing of source and entered data for consistency
  • Provide office support to MoESTS office and
    this includes organizing logistics for meetings at the ministry, taking
    minutes of meetings, registration of meeting attendees, sending
    communications pertaining program activities to ministry officials as well
    as photocopying handouts and other key program documents as required
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicants for the USAID LARA Project Monitoring
    and Evaluation Assistant job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree
    and one year of experience or equivalent combination of education and
    experience
  • Computer literacy skills i.e. knowledge of MS
    Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
  • Ability to multi-task
  • Ability to work well with others
  • Ability to listen and communicate well both
    verbally and in writing
  • Ability to work independently
  • Keen attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to obtain proper security clearances
    as noted by contracts
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send updated CVs including
three work related referees and cover letters to the Human Resource Manager by
e-mail to recruitment@lara.rti.org. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
Deadline: 20th April, 2016
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