Pathfinder International NGO Jobs – Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist/Officer

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Organisation: Pathfinder International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Pathfinder:
Pathfinder International is
dedicated to creating access to and improving the quality of family planning,
reproductive health, abortion, and community – and facility-based HIV and AIDS
care and services.
Pathfinder International in
Uganda (PIU) has been in the Country since 1957. PIU is implementing the
following Projects in various parts of Uganda. And these include; Health of
People and Environment of Lake Victoria (HOPE LVB), Arise; Addressing unmet
need for Family Planning among HIV positive women in North and .North East
Uganda, Positive Action for Children’s Fund (PACF), Gender Roles Equity and Transformation
(GREAT) project AND Sayana Press project.
Job Summary: The M&E Specialist will be
primarily responsible for the assignment and implementation of monitoring and
evaluation activities to measure the overall projects performance against
established goals and objectives, and report on project achievements  to the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • Conceptualize,
    develop and implement the monitoring and evaluation plan, including
    identifying appropriate indicators, and a data collection system for the
    various Projects to collect and report on data to measure performance and
    achievement of project s objectives. Create and adapt monitoring tools and
    forms, including training materials to accompany them, for collection of project
    data.
  • Create
    and adapt other data collection tools, as appropriate, including survey
    questionnaires, key informant interview schedules, facility assessment and
    supervision instruments, as well as relevant training materials for their
    use.
  • Verify
    data consistency and quality and prepare data required for performance
    review by the M&E Manager, Country Representative and Project
    Director, as well as for quarterly and annual progress reports and
    Pathfinder global achievement reports
  • Actively
    participate in project midterm and final evaluations.
  • Respond
    to Pathfinder requests for programmatic information.
  • Set
    up M&E systems for various projects.
  • Perform
    any other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess a master’s degree 
    in demography, statistics, social sciences, health information
    management or related field.
  • At
    least three to five years’ experience in successfully designing,
    implementing and overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks for health
    and/or development projects.
  • Exhibit
    proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation, including at least
    four of the following:
  • Good
    understanding and familiarity with international indicators and standard
    measurement tools in the areas of reproductive health/family planning,
    maternal and neonatal health, HIV/AIDS and other relevant technical areas.
  • Demonstrated
    analytical, problem-solving skills and use of data to make informed
    decisions
  • Computer
    literacy skills i.e. Competency in MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and
    ACCESS, and a statistical software package (SPSS, EPI-INFO, STATA, SAS or
    similar)
  • Demonstrated
    ability to work with various constituencies including Pathfinder
    headquarters, donors and local partners.
  • Excellent
    oral and /written communication skills and ability to effectively
    communicate technical material to both expert and lay audiences in English
    and any other local language.
  • Possess
    the ability to travel up to 50 % within Uganda.
How to Apply:
If willing to work with
Pathfinder International, please send your application via e-mail to: piuapplication@gmail.com.
Deadline: 7th
February, 2014

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