NGO Jobs – Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant at Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)

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Organisation: Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
Duty Station: Arua, Uganda
Reports to: Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer
About AKF:
Aga Khan Foundation
(AKF) is a private, not-for-profit, non- denominational international
development agency of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). AKF works in
collaboration with partners to develop and promote innovative solutions that
help improve the quality of life of communities in areas we work. This is
achieved through a Multi-Input Area Development programming approach that
responds to the opportunities and priorities of a given area with long-term and
synergised interventions. Specifically in Uganda, AKF currently supports
programming in education, early childhood development (ECD) and strengthening
civil society.
About Project:
AKF will commence a two-and-a-half year civil society
strengthening project in West Nile, Uganda, in April 2014. The project aims to
improve the status of girls’ education in the West Nile sub-region, through
strengthened capacities of education-centric CSOs to mainstream gender in
internal operations and education interventions. The project will be
implemented in Arua, Koboko and Yumbe districts. These districts have been
chosen in order to enhance the outcomes of AKF’s existing education and ECD
programmes in West Nile, which aim to strengthen teacher education and support
systems to improve and sustain learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy for
boys and girls in primary and pre-primary school levels. To complement these
education outcomes, advanced and intensive support will he provided via the
strengthening civil society project to a broad range of education-centric CSOs
to generate a critical mass of support for addressing the gender issues that
impact girls’ education in West Nile.
Job Summary:  The
Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant will mainly support the establishment of
a monitoring and evaluation system for AKF’s new Strengthening Civil Society
Programme in West Nile.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate should possess at least two years’ experience of
    research, learning and monitoring and evaluation in an International
    Development
  • Past exposure and experience in participating in the design of
    M&E systems and tools, including baseline studies, at a project
    start-up (preferred).
  • Proven track record of utilising M&E software such as Excel,
    SPSS to track and analyse M&E data.
  • Past experience with M&E for civil society strengthening or
    gender programming (preferred).
  • Excellent programme monitoring, evaluation, learning and influencing
    skills.
  • Past experience of data base management, data analysis and ability
    to communicate reports.
  • Strong communication and networking skills.
  • Experience working effectively across diverse cultures.
  • Possess a willingness to learn from, and share new ideas with the
    project teams.
How to Apply: 
Is you so desire to
work with the Aga Khan Foundation in the aforementioned portfolio, please send
a cover letter, updated CV and the names and contact information of three
professional referees to: the Country Director, Aga Khan Foundation (Uganda)
via e-mail to: akf.uganda@akdn.org Ref: Application – Monitoring &
Evaluation Assistant.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Deadline:  28th
March 2014

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