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• Research
  the M&E requirements of grants and business opportunities identified
  by MUg
• Sensitize
  grants and business development staff on M&E needs of newly identified
  grants and business opportunities
• Work
  closely with all stakeholders of new grants and business initiatives to
  establish a shared M&E vision for new opportunities
• Supporting
  grants development and business development arms to design new projects, products
  and services in ways that optimize impact
• In
  charge of developing the M&E sections of grants, proposals and
  projects being developed by the grants or business development teams or
  task forces
• Ensure
  that project designs and M&E plans comply with the conditions/provisions
  of funding opportunity announcements, cooperative agreements and grants
• Keenly
  track changes in the M&E policies and priorities of Mildmay Uganda’s
  major grantors, donors or funders or those targeted in future
• Work
  closely with the M&E Manager to regularly map all small projects [i.e.
  those without a fully-fledged M&E and reporting portfolio] and their
  M&E and reporting requirements to ensure alignment to MUg M&E
  framework

• Work
  closely with M&E Department and other internal and external sources
  and stakeholders to gather data and information for impact reporting by
  MUg
• Working
  in liaison with Communications Department, Research team and other
  internal and external entities to write, produce, publish or disseminate
  impact stories from MUg interventions
• Ensuring
  easy public access to impact reports and data and ensure they are widely circulated
• Responsible
  for sensitizing MUg leadership, program managers and program staff about
  impact emerging from their interventions and equipping them to aim at
  maximizing impact, including critical reflection and learning
• Work
  collaboratively with the M&E Manager in planning and conducting
  project reviews to ensure dissemination of program impact observations
• Ensuring
  that impact reporting and findings are reflected in subsequent budgeting
  and work plan development
• In
  charge of arranging strategic impact-level engagement between MUg
  leadership and government ministries or departments, local governments,
  donors and other stakeholders
• Responsible
  for establishing and maintaining close working relationships with all
  internal and external parties and stakeholders with interests in MUg
  impact reporting to ensure alignment with the impact agenda of other
  partners
• In
  charge of coordinating and ensuring effective follow-up, execution and turn-around
  on key decisions arising from impact reporting
• In
  charge of assessing the extent, quality and effectiveness of the impact
  conversation among targeted publics and devising means to address identified
  gaps or achieve higher goals
• Building
  capacity of MUg in impact reporting and fostering a joint learning process
  that identifies how projects could be improved further to achieve impact
• Planning
  and executing ad hoc evaluation studies needed to gain timely and relevant
  insights into emerging areas of concern and ensuring that findings are
  shared with all those involved in decision-making and following up on
  implementation of agreed action steps

• The
  applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences,
  Economics or Statistics, Development Studies
• Possession
  of a Post-graduate qualification in Monitoring and Evaluation, Population
  Studies, or Public Health
• Two
  years’ experience of M&E work in a health program
• A
  minimum of two years’ experience in writing high quality and high profile
  reports
• Prior
  experience in dealing with donor reporting
• A
  year’s experience in a middle management level is an added advantage
• Excellent
  written and oral presentation and communication skills
• Prior
  experience in designing and use of M&E tools, data analysis, data
  quality assessments and data use
• Skills
  to develop and cultivate strong and sustainable partnerships
• Good
  Influencing/Negotiation skills
• Good
  problem solving skills and ability
• Excellent
  planning and organizational skills
• Ability
  to work under pressure; and in sympathy with the Christian values of
  Mildmay Uganda.
• Excellent
  communication and interpersonal skills
• Computer
  literacy i.e. Proficiency in various Microsoft office packages and working
  knowledge of English and local language(s) are crucial.
• Evidence
  of a non-judgemental approach regarding race, religion, culture, sexuality
  and lifestyle is critical.

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