M & E Officer NGO Job Opportunities – Action for Health Uganda (A4HU)

Job Title:      M
& E Officer
Organisation: Action
for Health Uganda (A4HU)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Reports to:
Project Manager Programs
About US:
Action for Health
Uganda (A4HU) is a youth empowerment organization dedicated to mainstream young
peoples’ engagement in socio-economic development and promoting Sexual and
Reproductive Health and rights (SRHR). A4HU was registered in October 2017 as a
new entity to take over the operations of DSW (Deutsche Stiftung
Weltbevoelkerung) in Uganda. For the past 18 years DSW has supported the
implementation of a portfolio of projects to improve sexual and reproductive
health of young people in Uganda.
Job Summary:   The M & E Officer will lead the projects’
monitoring and evaluations, development of baselines, mid-term and final
evaluations reports. He/She offers guidance in the development of program M
& E systems and effectively capturing and reporting on activities across
multiple implementers of Project activities. S/he will also participate in
resource mobilization efforts by leading the development of performance
management plans and contributing to project plans on M&E systems.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Establish and implement a comprehensive organizational M&E plan
    and knowledge management system to enhance impact monitoring, quality
    control and evaluation in order to improve internal processes and results
    delivery
  • Regularly review and improve the M&E plan by seeking stakeholder
    inputs and through consultations with practitioners in other
    organizations.
  • Support programs in designing and conducting baseline surveys,
    mid-term evaluations, specialized studies and final evaluations to include
    sampling methodologies, data collection instruments, analysis and report
    development
  • Develop, in coordination with the program unit, a system to ensure
    that the program planning, including inputs and targets, is aligned with
    the overall program log frames
  • Develop, refine and manage the process for regular reporting on
    findings and coordinate with appropriate departments for the dissemination
    of information.
  • Manage day-to-day operations of the M&E plan, including support
    of field officers in continued implementation of M&E tools and
    instruments.
  • Provide technical assistance and data for the M&E component of
    grant proposal development.
  • Foster and coordinate partnerships for independent, external
    assessments to attain good quality, third- party evaluation studies.
  • Create and maintain online and hardcopy M&E procedure manuals
    for field staff. 
  • Coordinate, develop and facilitate training materials and
    presentations for capacity building of programme staff.
  • Provide support for annual reviews and reflections with implementing
    staff and communities and analyze data trends towards objectives
    achievement
  • Keep abreast of the latest developments in M&E and network with
    other organizations for best practices and technical assistance.
  • Making regular visits to worksites to monitor the development and
    implementation of M&E activities.
  • Ensuring adherence to compliance of M&E methodology and systems
    using developed tools and indicators.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must be a graduate with a degree in Social Work,
    Development studies, or relevant field preferred. PGD in M & E will be
    an added advantage
  • Three years of experience in performance monitoring and evaluation
    for development programs, including developing performance indicators,
    data collection tools and analysis.
  • Skills and experience with numerical methods and database
    management.
  • Strong analytical skills.
  • Excellent Oral and written communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and team player.
How to Apply:
If you are
interested, please send your application (CV and motivation letter indicating
salary expectation with the reference “(job title)” to: jobs@a4huganda.org
addressed to the Human Resource & Admin Manager
Deadline: 25th September 2018
NB:
Ideal start date: ASAP. Please note that only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
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