Plan International Jobs – Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator

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Organisation: Plan International
Duty Station:  Lira, Uganda
Funding Source: European Union (EU)
Reports to: MER Manager
About Plan: 
Founded
75 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children’s
development organizations in the world. We work in 50 developing countries
across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions
of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children
realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and
dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental
affiliations. The organization is an equal opportunity employer currently
seeking to recruit a competent person to lead the implementation of a new Child
Protection Project in Northern Uganda. Project background – With funding from
European Union, Plan International and partner organizations (Uganda Women
Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), Facilitation for Peace and Development
(FAPAD) and Lungs Samaritan Initiative Organization (LSIO), will be
implementing a 3-year project titled, “Combating silent violence against
younger children. The project will cover the districts of Apac, Lira, Alebtong,
Dokolo and Kole in northern Uganda.” The aim of the project is to
strengthen the capacity of families in northern Uganda to care for and protect
children aged 0-8 years against violence through improved relations in homes;
functional community led action for children centers as well as functional
community based child protection structures and systems. A multi-layered
response including the family, community, local governments, central Government
line ministries, other national institutions and Parliament of Uganda will be
involved, in an effort to reduce violence against children in the 5 targeted
districts of Northern Uganda.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and
Evaluation Coordinator will primarily be responsible for the implementation of
project M&E Frameworks, support work planning for project baselines,
on-going monitoring including documentation and learning in the project.
Key Duties &
Responsibilities:
  • Coordinate Planning and implementation of monitoring,
    evaluation & research initiatives in the project
  • Lead development of the EC VAC Project
    indicators, monitoring frameworks, tools and guidelines.
  • Lead development and design of all researches
    within the project working closely with other team members
  • Facilitate Training and Development activities
    and provide coaching and mentoring for Plan and partner staff on monitoring,
    evaluation & research.
  • Facilitate organisational learning by
    developing, collecting and disseminating relevant project information to
    all key partners.
  • Prepare M&E quarterly progress reports on
    the Projects’ monitoring, evaluation & research initiatives
  • Support management in all monitoring and
    documentation related project activities.
Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
  • The candidate should possess a Bachelor’s
    degree (preferred) in Development studies, Social Sciences or its
    equivalent
  • Significant training /background and
    professional training on monitoring, evaluation, research and
    documentation
  • A minimum of three years in design and
    implementation of monitoring, evaluation and research initiatives
  • Ability to promote high performance among Plan
    and partner project staff and provide vision and direction
  • Ability to train and coach staff and partners
    Strong strategic, analytical and good report writing skills
  • Advanced computer skills in Excel, MS Access,
    SPSS and other statistical packages
  • Knowledge of environment and current effective
    practice on monitoring, evaluation and research approaches
  • Demonstrable abilities in planning and
    coordination
  • Excellent communication skills, both in written
    English and in face-to-face presentations
  • Demonstrated skills in the use of participatory
    approaches, case studies and rights-based programming.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates should submit electronic copies (of not more than 2MB) of
letters of application, together with a CV, Contact telephone numbers, copies
of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references plus
salary history should be included and sent to the undersigned.
Country
Human Resources Manager Plan Uganda Email: uganda.recruitment@plan-intemational.org
NB: Qualified female
candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be
contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not
hear from us by 30th January, 2014.
As a
child centered development organization, Plan strives to ensure that children
are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has a child
protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates
will be required to provide information confirming whether or not they have
ever been convicted of any child abuse crimes.
Deadline: 29th
November, 2013

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