RUFORUM Careers Jobs – Manager, Planning Monitoring & Evaluation

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Organisation: Regional
Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy Executive
Secretary
About ROFORUM:
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
(RUFORUM) was established in 2004 with vision to create a
vibrant agricultural sector linked to African universities, which can produce
high- performing graduates and high-quality research which is responsive to the
demands of Africa’s farmers for innovations; and able to generate sustainable
livelihoods and national economic development.
RUFORUM has established partnerships and operates with a consortium of
32 universities in eighteen countries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa
to achieve its mission. The countries include Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia,
Malawi, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Lesotho,
Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Sudan, South Sudan, South Africa and Namibia.
Job Summary:  The Manager, Planning Monitoring &
Evaluation (PME) will be to plan monitor and evaluate all aspects of the
projects implemented by RUFORUM to meet its mission and strategic objectives.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 
  • Design and manage a result-based
    Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system including impact assessment of
    RUFORUM activities
  • Guide and contribute to the development
    and up-dating of RUFORUM strategic and operational plans
  • Update RUFORUM Planning, Monitoring and
    Evaluation PME strategy and framework
  • Organize and conduct regular
    program/project reviews and evaluation at the RUFORUM Secretariat and
    universities
  • Advise on the incorporation of lessons
    learnt from M&E processes for performance improvement at the RUFORUM
    Secretariat and universities
  • Develop manuals and guidelines, formats
    and procedures/protocols for various pro-gram activities
  • Maintain liaison with member universities
    in aspects of program/project planning, reviewing, assessing progress, and
    monitoring performance of capacity building activities/operations
  • Work closely with ICT and other
    departments, contribute to the development and use of the RUFORUM
    Management Information system (MIS) to enable computer based M&E data
    capture, storage, reporting and dissemination
  • Significantly contribute to RUFORUM
    resource mobilization activities and preparation of proposals Plan &
    coordinate individual and institutional capacity building on M&E
  • Represent RUFORUM in a national, regional
    and global fora strategic concern to the achievement of RUFORUM vision,
    goals and strategies
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience: 
  • The candidate should hold a Master’s
    degree in economics, agricultural sciences or related field
  • Five or more years’ working experience in
    related field.
  • Relevant qualification in project
    management
  • High level expertise in PME tools and
    techniques,
  • Excellent data management and analysis
    skills
  • Possess the ability to design and execute
    various kinds of research/studies PhD (or relevant qualification and
    experience) in relevant field of science, such as agricultural, biological
    or social sciences, and/or environmental/natural resource sciences would
    be an advantage
How to Apply: 
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their
applications with detailed curriculum vitae, copies of certificates,
transcripts, names of three professional referees and the applicant’s telephone
contact should be sent electronically on-line in pdf form to:
Dama Consultants Limited 10th Floor Uganda House P.O. Box 3967 Kampala
Uganda
Tel: +256-414-235 944; +256-70-4843380 Email:
damaconsultantsltd@gmail.com
Deadline: 2nd June 2014.

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