Organisation: Mercy
Corps
Corps
Project Name: Growth,
Health and Governance (GHG) Program
Health and Governance (GHG) Program
Funding Source: USAID
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Mercy Corps is an international
non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development
work in very difficult places. We have been operating in Uganda since 2006 and
currently implement development programs in the Acholi and Karamoja sub-regions
of Uganda with funding from USAID, EC, SDC, and USDA. We were recently awarded
a market-development focused 5-year USAID/Food for Peace-funded program working
in the northern half of Karamoja.
non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development
work in very difficult places. We have been operating in Uganda since 2006 and
currently implement development programs in the Acholi and Karamoja sub-regions
of Uganda with funding from USAID, EC, SDC, and USDA. We were recently awarded
a market-development focused 5-year USAID/Food for Peace-funded program working
in the northern half of Karamoja.
About USAID GHG Program:
The project, called the
Northern Karamoja Growth, Health and Governance (GHG) program, aims to support
the immediate needs of program beneficiaries while promoting long-term development
by spurring systemic improvements in key economic sectors of northern Karamoja.
Northern Karamoja Growth, Health and Governance (GHG) program, aims to support
the immediate needs of program beneficiaries while promoting long-term development
by spurring systemic improvements in key economic sectors of northern Karamoja.
Job Summary: The Mercy
Corps Learning and Information Officer (LIO) will support staff in using a
facilitative approach, build data gathering and analytical tools, maintain a
set of data on results and behavior change, and conduct research into specific
areas of data need. The LIO will ask staff tough questions on their approach,
forcing them to consider whether or not their approaches maximize leverage and
lead to behavior changes that catalyze systemic changes that grow and last
beyond the project’s direct intervention. S/he will hold staff accountable for
gathering data and keep a system where it is easily accessible when needed. The
LIO will also develop and support processes for integrating that information
into program design (and re-design). S/he will work with teams to identify
critical knowledge gaps and carry out targeted research on those areas,
engaging external assistance, when necessary.
Corps Learning and Information Officer (LIO) will support staff in using a
facilitative approach, build data gathering and analytical tools, maintain a
set of data on results and behavior change, and conduct research into specific
areas of data need. The LIO will ask staff tough questions on their approach,
forcing them to consider whether or not their approaches maximize leverage and
lead to behavior changes that catalyze systemic changes that grow and last
beyond the project’s direct intervention. S/he will hold staff accountable for
gathering data and keep a system where it is easily accessible when needed. The
LIO will also develop and support processes for integrating that information
into program design (and re-design). S/he will work with teams to identify
critical knowledge gaps and carry out targeted research on those areas,
engaging external assistance, when necessary.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Market Facilitation
Support:
Support:
- Coach
and mentor program staff in use of market facilitation techniques; - Find,
organize and share market facilitation resources with program staff; - Challenge
program staff to think critically about strategy decisions and reflect on
what they are observing.
2. Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Create
a dynamic program environment that promotes inquiry; - Develop
tools to simplify data gathering and reporting and ensure teams gather and
report necessary data, including maintaining Podio entries for mapping
progress with partners; - Support
program staff in monitoring and evaluating the progress and impact of work
including setting and measuring benchmarks along results chains;
3. Research:
- Carry
out research projects on specific subjects critical to team success and
recommend hiring of external support, where necessary; - Where
needed, support external evaluations by research partner Feinstein
International Center and other organizations;
4. Communication and
Publication:
Publication:
- Significantly
contribute data, analysis and write-ups to regular organizational
publications and reports; - Work
in liaison with the Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Communication
Manager to develop publishable communication material about GHG; - Author
occasional papers for wider distribution;
5. Other:
- Conduct
himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to
bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian
mission; - Perform
any other duties as assigned
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
ideal candidate for the aforementioned USAID GHG Program should have three
years of related professional experience - Demonstrable
quantitative skills, including familiarity with database management and
analysis - Superior
writing and analytical skills - Proven
skills in networking, assessing information needs and developing
appropriate tools - Excellent
reporting, communication and representation skills - Working
knowledge of Uganda’s economy and business environment, particularly in
the context of rural development and Karamoja. - A
sense of humor on par with one’s level of curiosity. - Good
skills to plot and generate good maps using GPS coordinates - Ability
to speak Ngakarimojong is added advantage - Promotes
and captures learning across the project, institutionalizing activity
reviews, identifying and evaluating preconceptions and promoting a culture
of inquisitiveness. - Possess
the ability to manage a large quantity of data and deliver timely analysis
to staff and to management.
How to Apply:
All qualified and interested
candidates who desire to join Mercy Corps should send their application
including a cover letter clearly stating your salary requirements, CV (with 3
referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates to the HR/Admin
Manager, Kampala Head Office 4th Floor, Embassy Plaza Plot 1188,1189&1190
Ggaba Road, Kampala or via E-mail to: [email protected]
candidates who desire to join Mercy Corps should send their application
including a cover letter clearly stating your salary requirements, CV (with 3
referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates to the HR/Admin
Manager, Kampala Head Office 4th Floor, Embassy Plaza Plot 1188,1189&1190
Ggaba Road, Kampala or via E-mail to: [email protected]
NB:
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Friday, 9th January, 2015
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