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• Provide
  in-country program design, MEL and research planning as well as guide the
  incorporation of all best practices of MEL in proposal design stage
  for effective program management during implementation, and for high
  quality, utility focused evaluations to feed into program design, planning
  and strategy.
• Provide
  leadership and training to ensure programs meet minimum standards,
  use necessary DPMELC systems and tools to inform and improve each
  individual programs and feed into broader nation-wide DPMELC system,
  country strategy and agency level information system
• Stay
  abreast with developments in grant/program changes and progress in
  order to advise and recommend tools and strategies to increase program
  performances and results.
• Provide guidance in developing and
  technical back-stopping from program start-up and planning for new country
  programs Leadership in Program Quality
• Coordinate
  all program management at Mercy Corps (PM@MC), maintaining documentation
  of minimum standards, assisting with quality assurance processes and
  reviews and coordinating new initiatives (e.g. PQ/MEL Gap Assessments,
  M&E Tech and DIG/AMS) at MC Uganda to fit within the overall DPMELC
  country strategy and the overall agency wide campaign for impact both
  in-country and regional levels.
• Ensure
  that program design, planning and measurement frameworks includes well
  defined and embedded cross cutting issues to include but not limited to
  gender, conflict and governance, resilience lens, age and sex
  disaggregated data to prove and improve program management quality
  Internal and External Coordination.
• Provide
  support and coordinate with in-country Programs and support
  function in all aspects of MEL and information management and support the
  development of good practices and sharing of lessons learned.
• Ensure
  quality engagement with HQ to coordinate agency measurement requirements
  and other MEL initiatives and learning opportunities by taking more
  central role in country strategic planning and support achieving and
  articulating the corner stones of Impact, Innovation and Influence.
  

• Build
  capacity of all relevant team members to understand and implement MEL
  related tasks, including systematic reflection and analysis of program
  M&E data. Work with senior leaders and HR to ensure MEL skills
  are built in to all program PDs and all staffs responsibilities and that
  there is a system of accountability
• Navigate
  learning platforms and Identify the MEL training needs, coach, train, and
  mentor MEL team and implementing partners with a view to build
  capacity and maintain high technical standards with the aim of
  strengthening their technical capacity, exchanging knowledge within the
  MEL team and providing professional development guidance in conjunction
  with the MEL Manager Learning-oriented, participatory MEL
• Create
  an environment that supports and offer incentives for Program managers,
  MEL staffs, primary stakeholders, to see values and usefulness of MEL and
  not as bureaucratic task but rather as an opportunity to discuss problems
  openly, reflect critically, and learn what changes are needed to
  enhance impact and collective ownership of results. Strategic Leadership
• Provide
  leadership, in collaboration with Director of Programs in all aspects of
  MEL and information management as well as ensure close integration
  of DPMELC system with other program management processes and information
  flows to enhance program quality and effectiveness.
• Participate
  in the facilitation of country and sector level strategic planning
  sessions, assisting Program managers, MEL Managers in coordination
  with Director of Programs to ensure that activities are implemented on plan
  and progress towards targets is not compromised
• Ensure
  that donor, partners, and Senior Management data queries are addressed in
  an accurate and timely manner and clarify the core information
  needs of management and provide relevant and timely information to the
  Program & Organizational development Manager Mercy Corps team members
  are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically
  to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international
  relief and development

• The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Senior
  Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning & Communication Manager job placement
  should hold a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agriculture, Demography,
  Statistics, Business administration or relevant field (Master’s degree is
  desirable)
• A minimum of five to nine years of program management and
  communications experience
• Excellent
  writing and analytical skills
• Three years of experience in conducting monitoring and evaluation for
  market system development programs
• High
  technical knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methodology
  and analysis, reporting techniques.
• Previous experience in facilitating the capacity building efforts of
  diverse colleagues, including local partner agencies.
• Proven ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through
  training, mentoring and other formal and non-formal methods.
• Computer literacy i.e. Skills of Microsoft excel and Access
  (other relevant statistical analysis packages will be an added advantage).
• Fluent
  both spoken and written English. Luo language skills is a plus
• The ideal candidate will have the ability
  and curiosity to work comfortably and effectively in the cultural,
  relatively poor infrastructure of Acholi and Karamoja sub region ( With
  65% field travel frequency ) S/he will have a diverse program experience
  for monitoring and evaluation of complex programs development.

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