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Organisation: Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development
(MGLSD)
Project Name: Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP)
Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda
Reports to:  M&E
Officer
About US:
The
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) is implementing the
Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), an initiative of the Government
of Uganda that is aimed at improving access to financial services by women
entrepreneurs and equipping them with skills for enterprise growth, value
addition and marketing of their products and services. The Programme will be
implemented under three components namely; Capacity and Skills Development, Women
Enterprise Fund for projects and Institutional Support.
Job Summary: The Research Assistant will collect and manage
data required for the management of the Programme
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
1. Data Collection,
Management and Usage:
  • Offer support in the development of guides
    and tools for data collection and adapt existing tools and instruments for
    UWEP implementation.
  • Provide support in the creation of user
    friendly information and research tools to share with other stakeholders
    in District Local Governments and Women groups.
  • Ensure that procedural guidelines for
    research under UWEP are followed and reviewed when necessary to ensure
    that they remain clear, relevant and effective.
  • Work closely with M&E Officer routinely
    generate, analyse and disseminate UWEP data to relevant stakeholders
  • Prepare Reports (activity based and programme
    based)
2. Capacity Building and
Training:
  • Routinely guide District Local Governments
    and Women group leaders on the systematic use of tools /instruments such
    as checklists during Monitoring
  • Support the M&E Unit to effectively
    Monitor and to collect and collate data, and to use findings in Planning,
    Implementation and Management decision making
3. Planning:
  • Provide support to develop action plans and
    intervention strategies for Programme implementation based on reports and
    evaluations
  • Support in preparation of Work plans
    (quarterly, annually)
  • Support the adaptation of forms used for
    recording or collecting information on UWEP implementation issues.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The applicant for the Research Assistant vacancy
    should preferably be a Ugandan who holds an Honors Degree in Quantitative
    Economics, Statistics, Population Studies, Demography, Public Policy or
    Social Sciences or Business Administration from a recognized Institution.
  • The applicants should have one year of
    relevant working experience
  • Competent in Research and information
    management.
  • Competencies: Proficiency in Computer application
    programs especially Microsoft Office is a requirement, Interpersonal and
    Communication skills, Ethics and Integrity, Team work, Planning,
    Organizing and Coordination.
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates should send hand deliver their
applications to:
The
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry
of Gender, Labour & Social Developments,
Plot
2, Simbamanyo House, George Street,
P.O.
Box 7136, Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 27th May 2016 by 3:00pm
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