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Job Title:  Consortium MEAL Coordinator – ECHO Project

Organisation: World Vision International

Duty Station:  Uganda

Reports to:  Consortium Manager Education

 

About US:

World Vision Uganda is a Christian Relief, Development and Advocacy Non-Government Organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. We currently work in over 41 districts in Uganda. World Vision is committed to the protection of children and we will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with children. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible. “Our Vision for every child, Life in all its fullness.  Our prayer for every Heart, the will to make it so.”

 

Job Summary: The MEAL Coordinator will be responsible for effective and high quality planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, reporting of the 2-year Education Consortium award initially funded by ECHO, aimed at reaching beneficiaries in Terego, Madi Okollo and Lamwo. The Education programme increase access to relevant, quality and safe formal and non-formal learning opportunities for refugee and host communities. The programme will provide sustained support to and increased capacity at district government, school and community levels to address the barriers that prevent the most vulnerable out of school children from enrolling to formal and non-formal education programmes and support interventions that increases retention for older children, primary, secondary and Accelerated Education Programme (AEP) centers as well as those that support transition of children from AEPs to formal schools.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Supports routine and periodic collection and analysis of data:

• Supports routine and periodic collection and analysis of data, providing both descriptive and inferential statistics that confirms status of project activities in the response based on log frames and M&E frameworks as well as qualitative analysis.
• Consolidates reports, or data at outcome and output level and shares with the respective response coordinators and managers on monthly, quarterly, mid-year and annually as per M&E Plan; including implementation of program monitoring evaluation recommendations.

Performance monitoring tools to track:

• Administer performance-monitoring tools to track project indicators in line with the project implementation plan.
• Provide technical support to the field staff, beneficiaries and other stakeholders on program performance monitoring and evaluation according to program implementation plan, World Vision evaluation strategy and donor requirements. Including performance reports to the respective project coordinators for effective decision-making

Accountability to beneficiaries:

• Ensure programme accountability to beneficiaries and donors is implemented in line with World Vision Uganda Programme Accountability Framework (PAF).
• Establish robust accountability mechanisms within the project areas with a focus on age gender and disability.

Capacity Building:

• Build the capacity of field staff and support design processes including measurements, baselines, monitoring, and evaluations.
• Orient staff on the data collection tools.

Technical guidance and supervision:

• Provides overall technical guidance and supervision to project M&E officers and staff in the West Nile Response in coordinating the implementation of WV Partnership and WV Uganda strategic initiatives to improve quality of monitoring and evaluation and learning in HEA setting or context

Knowledge management:

• Develop or administer knowledge management databases, principles, procedures and standards to institute effective knowledge management systems. This includes effective use of ITTs, automated databases, GIS technology, ODK and utilization of WV partnership knowledge management systems e.g. HORIZON.
• Design and implementation of program assessments/evaluation, operation research or special studies to improve programming in a refugee setting line with program implementation plan of WV Uganda and donor regulations

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal applicant must hold a University degree in a statistic, quantitative economics, development studies, public health, demography, biostatistics or a related field is required. A Master’s degree is an added advantage
• At least six years M&E related work experience
• At least five years of work experience managing data intensive programs in designing, monitoring, and evaluation methodologies is highly desirable. Knowledge of statistical data analysis packages e.g. SPSS, Epi-info, Nvivo, etc.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative M&E data collection and analysis methods, including tracking outcome indicators, is desirable. Should have relevant field experience in development, monitoring and evaluation of community-based projects especially in a refugee context.
• Knowledge of M&E issues with respect to service delivery and support related to Education and protection, capacity development is desirable.
• Experience in designing M&E methodologies and tools, and the ability to coach and train others in their use is desirable.
• This position requires a person who is self-starter, who can accomplish the task with minimal or no supervision. He/she should be able to manage a team of staff as well as cooperate with other units. He/she must be keen on details and well organized individual.
• Report writing, research, monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience of data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing
• Professional, motivated, open, creative, mature, responsible, flexible and, culturally sensitive
• Strong leadership, organizational and analytical skills, and ability to work under pressure
• Excellent verbal and written skills in English.
• Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel, spreadsheets

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to submit your application and complete Curriculum Vitae by applying online through visiting World Vision International’s e-recruitment jobs portal at the web link below.

 

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Deadline: 24^th May 2022

 

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