Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Program
Associate
Associate
Organisation: Village Enterprise
Duty Station: Hoima, Uganda
Reports to: Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Country Director
About Village
Enterprise:
Enterprise:
Village Enterprise is a microenterprise development
organization working in East Africa. Its mission is to equip people living in
extreme poverty with resources to create sustainable businesses. It provides
business training, seed capital/start-up funds, and on-going mentoring to new
entrepreneurs to start businesses.
organization working in East Africa. Its mission is to equip people living in
extreme poverty with resources to create sustainable businesses. It provides
business training, seed capital/start-up funds, and on-going mentoring to new
entrepreneurs to start businesses.
Job
Summary: The
Monitoring and Evaluation Program Associate will primarily be responsible for
developing and assisting with implementation of organization’s monitoring and
evaluation of combined microeconomic development and conservation program,
including staff training, monitoring and evaluation innovations, data analysis,
and report writing, working with organization’s team throughout East Africa.
S/he will also be responsible for data analysis, data collection, report
writing, field visits, training of trainers, innovations in monitoring and
evaluation tools, and methodology, and design, and oversight of special
projects.
Summary: The
Monitoring and Evaluation Program Associate will primarily be responsible for
developing and assisting with implementation of organization’s monitoring and
evaluation of combined microeconomic development and conservation program,
including staff training, monitoring and evaluation innovations, data analysis,
and report writing, working with organization’s team throughout East Africa.
S/he will also be responsible for data analysis, data collection, report
writing, field visits, training of trainers, innovations in monitoring and
evaluation tools, and methodology, and design, and oversight of special
projects.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
1. Data Collection and Analysis Role:
- Support the collection of
field-level monitoring data for each of organization’s 3 cycles per year; - Assist with data
compilation, data quality review, and analysis of all field data; - Co-manage innovations,
data collection for special projects, and reports for funders; - Assist in analyzing data,
and writing narratives for each of 3 end of cycle performance evaluation
reports; - Assist with data entry;
- Work closely with
enumerators in each office to successfully carry out data collection for
each of 3 cycles per year.
2. Monitoring and Evaluation Role:
- Assist in improving
targeting of the ultra-poor if needed; - Actively participate in special
project evaluations, and reviews of monitoring and evaluation tools; - Assist with innovating
new tools for monitoring and evaluation; - Create additions to
on-going evaluation processes; - Assist in the training of
staff and enumerators on data collection/interviewing, data entry,
analysis, and other tasks as required for monitoring and evaluation; - Compile and submit weekly
reports on data quality and compile all data into excel spreadsheets each
week in anticipation of the end of cycle reports.
3. Operations Role:
- Assist in the adaptation,
implementation, monitoring, and expansion of the organization’s core
program; - Offer management support
in cooperation with the senior director of programs and operations,
country directors, and field staff, in Kitale, Kenya, and Soroti and
Hoima, Uganda; - Promote a strong work ethic
among the field coordinators and business mentors, and all colleagues; - Train trainers, mentor
other employees, and build capacity in country offices; - Participate in program
associates calls to develop a strong internal learning mechanism; - Act as a primary liaison
between the field operations team and development team in the US.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should hold
a bachelor’s degree in International Development, Community Development,
Development Studies, Economics and/or significant experience in
conservation “pro poor” programs or community development programs in
extremely rural areas; - High critical thinking
and analysis skills: - The candidate must
possess the ability to identify potential solutions to challenges in new
environments; - Possess the ability to
come up with creative solutions in a short timeline/under pressure; - Highly proficiency with
Google docs, gmail, and android applications; - Computer literacy skills
i.e. proficiency in Microsoft Excel and the entirety of the MS Office
suite required; - Knowledge of/experience
with STATA, SPSS, or SAS preferred. - Excellent training and
communication skills; - Proven ability to
communicate key concepts to audience of people with less than level 5
education; - Show team-building education
capacity within peer group; - Explain and discuss key
issues with senior management and representatives of partner and donor
organizations; - Ability to write clear,
concise emails highlighting issues and problems, key information. - Work independently and as
part of a team; - Prior experience working
effectively in a highly independent capacity – self-managing, taking
ownership of goals, developing work plans and self-deadlines; - Past exposure and experience
working as part of a diverse team and willingness to work via email, Skype
and other internet based communications; - Strong writing and oral
communication skills required, as this role will involve report writing
and training at times.
Language: English
fluency required, Kiswahili, Runyoro, Luo highly preferred;
fluency required, Kiswahili, Runyoro, Luo highly preferred;
How to Apply:
If you desire to join Village Enterprise in the
aforementioned capacity, please visit the web link below to Apply online.
aforementioned capacity, please visit the web link below to Apply online.
NB: Please remember to submit the Official transcripts/recommendations
while applying online;
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