Job Title: Monitoring
and Evaluation Officer
and Evaluation Officer
Organisation: PATH
Project: United States Agency for International Development
(USAID) Advocacy for Better Health
(USAID) Advocacy for Better Health
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Tracking Code: 6102
About PATH:
PATH is an international organization that drives transformative
innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and
children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs,
diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our
entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion
for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation
to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle
their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that
disrupt the cycle of poor health. Learn more at www.path.org.
innovation to save lives and improve health, especially among women and
children. We accelerate innovation across five platforms—vaccines, drugs,
diagnostics, devices, and system and service innovations—that harness our
entrepreneurial insight, scientific and public health expertise, and passion
for health equity. By mobilizing partners around the world, we take innovation
to scale, working alongside countries primarily in Africa and Asia to tackle
their greatest health needs. Together, we deliver measurable results that
disrupt the cycle of poor health. Learn more at www.path.org.
About USAID Project:
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has
funded Advocacy for Better Health program in Uganda. The goal of this program
is to contribute to improvements in the quality, availability and accessibility
of health services by increasing citizens’ knowledge and voice, increasing
community participation in health service delivery planning and improvements;
and fostering cooperation among civil society actors on issues of common
benefit in order to strengthen the sector over the long term. The key program
objectives are to: Ensure that communities in selected districts can identify
and articulate their needs and demand quality services; Ensure that the Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are
able to represent the communities’ demands for better quality services; to
build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as
potential direct recipients of future USAID funding.
funded Advocacy for Better Health program in Uganda. The goal of this program
is to contribute to improvements in the quality, availability and accessibility
of health services by increasing citizens’ knowledge and voice, increasing
community participation in health service delivery planning and improvements;
and fostering cooperation among civil society actors on issues of common
benefit in order to strengthen the sector over the long term. The key program
objectives are to: Ensure that communities in selected districts can identify
and articulate their needs and demand quality services; Ensure that the Civil
Society Organizations (CSOs) develop effective advocacy initiatives, and are
able to represent the communities’ demands for better quality services; to
build the technical and operational capacity of the CSOs to qualify them as
potential direct recipients of future USAID funding.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop the
overall framework for M&E systems, including requirements, baseline
and evaluation surveys - Make sure
that the alignment of research and M&E activities with program goals,
and contribute to the development of annual work plans to identify project
targets and ensure inclusion of M&E activities - Develop and
implement M&E reporting guidelines and systems designed to inform the
direction of the project, including data quality and data use strategies - Mentor and train
program staff on M&E guidelines, survey instruments, data collection
tools, and other tools for M&E - Manage and supervise
all staff involved in collecting and analyzing data and reporting results - Design
process for monitoring and evaluation of sub-grantees, in collaboration
with program leadership - Foster and
grow participatory planning and monitoring by training and involving
primary stakeholders (using a rights-based approach) - Carry out
routine field-based monitoring, technical assistance, and training to
program teams, and partner organizations, to strengthen their capacity in
the collection, cleaning, and analysis of data for program management and
donor reporting - Collaborate
with counterparts and partner organizations, including other USAID
programs, in work planning and program implementation - Contribute to
the development and implementation of a strategy for synthesizing and
disseminating key results, programmatic lessons learned, and other
research outputs of the program - Contribute to
and review program reports prior to submission to donors and headquarters. - Perform any other
duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should
possess a good master’s Degree in a relevant field (development studies,
public health, demography, statistics, etc.); - At least five (5)
years’ experience and demonstrated practical skills in monitoring and
evaluation of voice and accountability programs, preferably for donor
funded programs; - Past experience in the
development and implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and
systems required for community development programs; experience developing
study design and methodology including sampling procedures, assisting with
implementation, analysis and write-up to inform policy is preferred. - Excellent knowledge of
monitoring and evaluation principles and practices is essential - Demonstrated capacity
to use project M&E to advance strategic goals and provide data for
decision-making - Proven ability and
skills in data analysis and synthesis, performance evaluation and
correction, and report writing - Extensive knowledge of
family planning, reproductive health, and adolescent health issues related
to M&E - Excellent
representational and communication skills, written and oral proficiency in
English, and verbal communication skills in one or more local languages - Working knowledge of
statistical software (such as SPSS, STATA, and SAS) and familiarity with
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access (or similar tools) is
preferred - Possess the ability to
travel up to 25% of the time
How to Apply:
All applicants must have legal authorization to work in Uganda to be
considered and confirm this in their cover letter. Application materials
must be submitted in English. Please submit a cover letter with your resume
describing your interest in this position and how you meet the
requirements. All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link
below for details on How to Apply and fill their profiles to express interest
in the vacancy
considered and confirm this in their cover letter. Application materials
must be submitted in English. Please submit a cover letter with your resume
describing your interest in this position and how you meet the
requirements. All suitably qualified candidates should visit the web link
below for details on How to Apply and fill their profiles to express interest
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