ULA Job Vacancy – Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Job Title: Monitoring
& Evaluation Officer
& Evaluation Officer
Organization: Uganda
Land Alliance (ULA)
Land Alliance (ULA)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy
Program Director
Program Director
Ref: MEO 21/10/14
About ULA:
Uganda Land Alliance is a
consortium of International and National NGO’s and Individuals focusing on
land, promotion of land rights and protecting the interests of the poor,
vulnerable and marginalized through “Enhancing civic participation in land
governance and resource management country wide.”
consortium of International and National NGO’s and Individuals focusing on
land, promotion of land rights and protecting the interests of the poor,
vulnerable and marginalized through “Enhancing civic participation in land
governance and resource management country wide.”
Job Summary: The
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will
be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs,
and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision and that its
activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost
effective and timely manner. The M&E officer will also support the
implementation of the ULA’s Wide Resource Mobilization Strategy, maximizing
Resource Mobilization opportunities and supporting ULA’s Resource Mobilization efforts by leveraging
the National, Regional and international status of the ULA
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer will
be responsible for the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs,
and for ensuring that the project maintains its strategic vision and that its
activities result in the achievement of its intended outputs in a cost
effective and timely manner. The M&E officer will also support the
implementation of the ULA’s Wide Resource Mobilization Strategy, maximizing
Resource Mobilization opportunities and supporting ULA’s Resource Mobilization efforts by leveraging
the National, Regional and international status of the ULA
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Actively
monitor all project activities, expenditures and progress towards
achieving the project output and develop and strengthen monitoring,
inspection and evaluation procedures - Funding
plans: Work with units in the zone office, and regional and country
offices, to develop funding plans for all IFRC emergency appeals and long
term plans, establish tracking sheets to track all incoming funding, and
aim to ensure good coverage of all appeals/plans. - Maintain
an overview of the funding situation of all current annual plans and
emergency appeals in ULA’s thematic areas, continuously identifying gaps
in funding and funding priorities. - Ensure
that various donor stewardship activities are undertaken in a timely way,
including: - Pledge
management: working with LRIC, to ensure efficient processing of all
pledges for all appeals/plans, according to established guidelines; - Grant
management: work with the SMT, LRICs, to ensure that all grants of funding
received through the secretariat are managed well, that
guidelines/procedures are followed, ensuring good quality proposals, and
that monitoring mechanisms are in place for management of grants; and - Donor
reporting: working with relevant departments, and regional LRICs, to
ensure that all donor reports (standard reports and pledge based reports)
are prepared to quality standards, that there is compliance with agreed
donor conditions and requirements, maintaining a tracking system, to
ensure that all reporting deadlines are met. - Recommend
further improvement of the logical frame work and develop monitoring and
impact indicator for the project success - Assist
ULA to produce high quality evidence-based services through development,
dissemination and utilization of best research practice approaches and
strategies. - Take
a consultative and inclusive approach by working in partnership with key
internal and external stakeholders. To strengthen academic and
practitioner links with ULA’s research functions. - Offer
timely feedback to the Deputy Programs Director on project strategies and
activities and suggest strategies to the Project Management for improving
the efficiency and effectiveness of the project by identifying bottlenecks
in completing project activities and developing plans to minimize or
eliminate such bottlenecks - Quickly
report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all project
activities to the Deputy Programs Director - Carry
out capacity assessment on existing monitoring and evaluation system
Develop indicators and a monitoring strategy for the Women Lands Rights
Project - Provide
inputs, information and statistics for quarterly, annual and other reports
to the Project Management Team and Donors; - Actively
participate in annual project reviews and planning workshops and assist
the Deputy Programs Director in preparing relevant reports - Support
monitoring and evaluation of the effects and impact of the project - Support
in coordinating across the available components of the Projects to ensure
effective implementation of M&E/MIS; - Support
the project personnel with M&E tools and in supporting them in their
use. - Perform
any other duties as required
Key Performance Indicators:
- Preparation
of monthly MIS reports; - Support
the Project Manager in preparing other relevant reports; - Organize
and conduct training on M&E/MIS for project and government staff - Assist
Project Manager in the preparation of reports on the findings and lessons
learned from project innovations; - Provide
input and update information related to project outcome in ULA and its
Social Media platforms websites and relevant multi-media channels; - Support
Project Manager in preparing monthly and quarterly reports on project
progress based on MIS reports on project activities; - Prepare
Issues Log and Risk Log for the project; - Develop
M&E system for the Project and for the government
counterpart/stakeholders; - Prepare
and maintain data base.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
candidate should hold a good University Degree preferably in Business
Administration, Economics or related field. - Past
qualification in Monitoring and Evaluation, Management Information Systems
or its equivalent - A
minimum of five or more years’ experience in the design and implementation
of M&E/MIS in development projects implemented by
national/international NGOs/UN bodies/ Government; - Significant
experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis
and production of reports; - Proven
ICT skills, especially in the development of MIS software using database
software; - Expertise
in analyzing data using statistical software; - Strong
training & facilitation skills.
How to Apply:
All those interested in working
with Uganda Land Alliance, ULA, meet the above specifications, should send
their applications together with their Curriculum vita, copies of the academic
transcripts and testimonials. Support letters from three referees who will be
available to ULA for a background check on the applicant should be submitted
with the application to the address below:
with Uganda Land Alliance, ULA, meet the above specifications, should send
their applications together with their Curriculum vita, copies of the academic
transcripts and testimonials. Support letters from three referees who will be
available to ULA for a background check on the applicant should be submitted
with the application to the address below:
The Executive Director
Uganda Land Alliance
Plot 29; Plot 1521 Mawanda
Road, Kamwokya,
Road, Kamwokya,
P.O. BOX 26990 Kampala-Uganda
Email: ula@ulaug.org
NB:
Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted
Please note that only successful applicants will be contacted
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