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• Work in liaison with the team of MEL
  Advisors, provide technical assistance to: MOH/Uganda National Expanded
  Programme for Immunization (UNEPI), Ministry of Health Child Health
  Division, United States Government (USG) Implementing partners and their
  operational level health workers, local governments in the selected
  program districts, and other key stakeholders.
• As a key member of the MCSP/SS4RI team,
  contribute towards the development and implementation of program strategy,
  including but not limited to: program documentation both qualitatively and
  quantitatively following program guidelines; development of and advocacy
  for program-related indicators; and participation in the development and
  updating of the program’s internal M,E&L plan.
• Data management, including but not limited
  to: development of program databases and support for their use among other
  partners and staff; collaboration with the MOH Resource Center in the
  generation and reporting of EPI and other Child health information; and
  support for data management, including data collection, processing,
  analysis, internal sharing and reporting, which also includes development
  and implementation of a data quality management (DQM) system, including
  data quality assessment/auditing, assurance, and storage guidelines.
• Work in liaison with program staff to
  ensure appropriate program M&E, including but not limited to: ensuring
  that performance indicators are developed, followed and targets are met;
  drafting monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual performance reports as
  required by USAID, The Foundation, and MCSP/SS4RI/JSI; and soliciting and
  incorporating inputs from technical staff on performance reports,
  presentations, etc.
• Assist the MEL Advisor team to encourage
  the active use of M&E data for decision-making by facilitating regular
  program learning reviews to identify critical lessons learned and best
  practices, which can be widely disseminated to inform health managers on
  best practices.
• Support the inclusion of program ME&L
  data and findings in journal articles and grey literature including
  success stories, technical briefs, etc.
• Work closely with the program team to
  facilitate cross-learning on the Reaching Every Child through Quality
  Improvement (REC-QI) approach across programs and countries.
• Perform any other roles and duties as may
  be assigned..

• The applicant for the USAID MCSP
  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Specialist job opportunity must hold a
  Bachelor’s degree in statistics/quantitative economics with a Master’s
  degree in Statistics, Management, Public Health, Population studies and/or
  post graduate qualifications in M&E or project planning and
  management.
• At least five years of progressively
  responsible professional experience in a program M&E role with an
  international development organization; including working experience at
  the district level supporting Data quality validation and improvement
  activities.
• Broad knowledge of and experience in
  program M&E including indicator development, study design and
  implementation, and data analysis in the health sector.
• Previous experience in developing results
  frameworks, logical frameworks, or similar tools for project design are
  required.
• Experience developing and/or using
  performance management plans or similar tools are required.
• Demonstrated ability in working with data
  bases, data analysis and conducting of both qualitative and quantitative
  research.
• Highly analytical skills and the ability
  to summarize disparate information in a clear and concise manner
• Excellent research and data collection
  methodology skills
• Good working knowledge of Uganda’s HMIS
  and DHIS2 platform
• Ability to create organizational work
  plans based on higher-level goals
• Skills in supporting staff with a variety
  of levels of knowledge and capabilities
• Strong organizational skills in order to
  balance competing priorities
• Ability to work independently to
  efficiently meet deadlines
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written
  communication skills
• to deal effectively with colleagues and
  partners, including
• MOH and local governments and communities
• Ability to apply JSI regulations and
  procedures to daily work requirements
• Handling datasets using Excel, My SQL,
  statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA, EPI-data,
• Excellent computer skills, including word
  processing, spreadsheet programs, PowerPoint Travel 

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