Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant 2 Positions 174 views0 applications

Back ground

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 82 districts in Uganda implementing projects in health & nutrition, water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH), livelihoods & community resilience, education and child protection. World Vision (WV) is committed to the protection of children and adult beneficiaries from exploitation and abuse and will not employ people whose background is not suitable for working with the beneficiaries above. All employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of all applicable background checks, including criminal record checks where possible.

Due to expansion in scope of our programmes, we are now seeking for qualified and passionate individuals willing to share in our vision and join our team in the position below.

Position: Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant (2 Positions)

Report to: Accountability Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Location: Kyegegwa District (1) and Hoima District (1)

Project Duration: 6 Months

Purpose of the position:

To provide technical guidance to the cluster team on Programme/Project planning, development, monitoring and evaluation in line with WV policies and standards; including maintaining systems to collect and analyze information on activities, outputs, outcomes and impact of the program.

Key Outputs/Responsibilities.

Ensuring proper administering of M&E tools for the M&E Unit focusing on achieving the following results:

• Preparation of field tools for Data collection and participation in field pre-testing of Data collection tools.
• M&E tools are well administered according to set guidelines to randomly selected interviewees.
• M&E tools used for Data collection properly tagged or serialized for easy tracked/trace.
• Maintaining and collecting data and updating progress of work plan.
• Undertaken field trips to distribution points and commodity markets for purposes of data collection.

Ensuring proper filing of incoming and outgoing M&E documents of various activities within M&E Unit focusing on achieving project results:

• Documents of various activities well filed and stored according to WV policy in chronological manner for easy retrieval and references.

Data entry and Analysis of M&E tools using different packages below:

• Created data entry screens for data tools used for data capture, analysis and reporting.
• Enter and analyze data using Statistical Software Packages (STATA, SPSS, Ward, EPI INFo and/or EPI Data, and Excel.
• Enter targets and values in database systems for indicator tracking.

Documentation and Reporting according to donor requirements and WVI standards.

• Write Monthly and Quarterly reports and summary data analysis (ODM, FBM, PDRM, PDM, Market Price and Food security Monitoring reports)
• Disseminate Monthly (PDRM, ODM, FBM, Market price and Food security Monitoring findings to REFARP Project Staff and follow up for implementation of recommendations.
• Attend monthly/quarterly REFARP project team meetings and report on monthly activities and learning.
• Document and share REFARP case studies /success stories with project implementing team
• Document and disseminate project lessons learned.
• Document program achievements for sharing with World Vision teams.
• Write weekly update report.

Ensuring the provision of general assistance to the M&E Unit to ensure smooth execution and implementation of various activities of M&E Unit focusing on achieving the following results:

• Providing assistance in organizing various activities conducted by M&E Unit.
• Providing assistance in arranging and scheduling of various activities within the M&E unit.
• Work with Filed Coordinators to ensure sensitization and mobilization of various project activities are done

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

• Must possess a University degree in any development discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in managing data intensive programs in designing, monitoring, and evaluation methodologies is highly desirable.
• Must have basic knowledge in computer applications like MS Office.
• Knowledge in Statistical analysis as well as packages likes SPSS is an added advantage.
• Any experience in research or data management is also an added advantage.
• Experience in proposal writing and development, grants management, Report writing, research, monitoring and evaluation skills
• Ability to work with inter-disciplinary teams and a wide range of program/project activities
• Strong report writing and communication skills
• Being a member of the Uganda Evaluation Association or any other Evaluation Association is an added advantage
• Communicating information effectively
• Thinking clearly, deeply and broadly
• Understanding the humanitarian industry
• Practicing innovation and change
• Learning for growth and development
• Ability and willingness to travel and stay at remote locations that are located within potentially hostile environments.
• Able to travel within the district, country and internationally as required.
• The above statements are intended to describe the essential functions of this job. It may be necessary for a person to perform other tasks as needed