Organisation: Right To Play
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Regional Program
Manager
Manager
About Right To Play:
Right To Play is a global organization that uses the transformative
power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through the use
of sports and games, Right To Play helps one million children weekly in more
than twenty countries to build essential life skills and better futures, while
driving lasting social change. Founded in 2000 by four-time Olympic gold
medalist and social entrepreneur Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is
headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has regional offices in Africa, Asia, the
Middle East and Latin America and national offices in Canada, the Netherlands,
Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States. Our programs are
facilitated by more than 600 international staff and over 13,000 volunteer
Coaches.
power of play to educate and empower children facing adversity. Through the use
of sports and games, Right To Play helps one million children weekly in more
than twenty countries to build essential life skills and better futures, while
driving lasting social change. Founded in 2000 by four-time Olympic gold
medalist and social entrepreneur Johann Olav Koss, Right To Play is
headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has regional offices in Africa, Asia, the
Middle East and Latin America and national offices in Canada, the Netherlands,
Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States. Our programs are
facilitated by more than 600 international staff and over 13,000 volunteer
Coaches.
Job Summary: The Regional
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer will be a member of the regional
leadership team and his primary responsibility is to steer the monitoring,
evaluation and learning (MEL) system across the region and to provide
organizational learning and credible evidence and improve program
effectiveness.
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer will be a member of the regional
leadership team and his primary responsibility is to steer the monitoring,
evaluation and learning (MEL) system across the region and to provide
organizational learning and credible evidence and improve program
effectiveness.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offer on-going mentorship and support for
MEL officers in Right To Play’s EASA countries. - Carry out periodic country technical assistance and audit trips to
support and oversee the quality of data collection processes and data
management systems. - Identify innovations and improvements to
enhance effectiveness ‘ of the Right To Play Global MEL framework and
systems. - Work in collaboration with the global MEL
team to customize and implement the global MEL framework within the EASA
Region, including data collection processes, tools and systems. - Manage the identification and the on-going
review of the key strategic learning questions for each country in EASA
and for the region as a whole. - Support EASA Country MEL Officers in
integrating the learning questions into their measurement plans. - Support external evaluations by informing
the terms of reference, recruitment decisions, and methodology and draft
report reviews. - Serve as principal evaluator for major
baseline and needs assessment studies, while supporting country teams in
routine needs assessments and baselines.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The applicant must hold an advanced
university degree in social sciences - Comprehensive training and certificate in
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems - Three to five years’ experience in
international development and monitoring and evaluation - Three or more years of practical
experience in designing and leading field-based program/project
monitoring, evaluations, and/or research studies. - Practical experience in humanitarian
and/or development work preferably focused on children/youth. - Past exposure and experience working with
multiple countries/field offices and with headquarters. - Work experience at national and
international levels in programme monitoring and evaluation - Past exposure and experience in conducting
training and mentorship to others, preferably related to MEL concepts and
skillsets. - Computer literacy i.e. working knowledge
of SPSS or any other statistical software - A second or third language relevant to the
region, particularly Swahili, Portuguese, French - Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills with multiple/external stakeholders. - Detail oriented and analytical, strong
problem-solving skills. - Possess the ability to work independently
and make sound judgments to complete projects. - Ability to work in teams and build
capacity of project team and partners in the area of monitoring and
evaluation. - Ability to manage multiple projects.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet
deadlines. - Willingness and ability to travel even at
short notice; - Legally able to live and work in the
region of assignment
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their
applications which should include an updated CV and cover letter with three
work related referees to the address or e-mail below. All applications should
be marked: “Right to Play- Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Officer.” E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
applications which should include an updated CV and cover letter with three
work related referees to the address or e-mail below. All applications should
be marked: “Right to Play- Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Officer.” E-mails must not exceed 2 MB.
While we thank all applicants for your interest, only the selected will
be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
be contacted. Any form of lobbying will lead to automatic disqualification.
People Performance Group, Plot 8 Kitante Close, Kitante
E-mail to:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Deadline: 12th
September 2014 by 5PM
September 2014 by 5PM
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