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• Design, update, manage and map database(s)
  for all food security and emergency/rehabilitation agriculture activities
  carried out by different actors in Uganda as part of the Agriculture
  Sector Working group coordination mechanism;
• Develop, modify and/or adapt frameworks
  for monitoring and results assessment of FRUGA projects in Uganda through
  baseline surveys, annual reviews, participatory impact assessments,
  process monitoring, operations monitoring and lessons-learned reporting;
• Provide
  technical input in preparation of project profiles and proposals for
  submission to donors for possible funding
• Liaise, collaborate and follow up with
  FRUGA personnel, implementing partners, field-based organizations (CBOs and
  local associations) and primary stakeholders to review existing
  approaches, support resources, and information systems and agree on, and
  implement, any required changes, support, training and refresher training;
• Organize and participate in various needs
  assessment missions from the planning, procedural, data collection and
  analysis sides and be the focal point from FAO in close collaboration with
  technical officer in the field for these assessments in terms of data
  collection, management and analysis;
• Interface with Dynamic Atlas based in
  FAO-REOA in the collection of data and preparation of maps relevant to
  Uganda, including the propagation and trouble-shooting of Digital Pen
  Technology in Uganda. This includes liaison with experts in FAO-REOA and relevant
  institutions in Uganda;
• Support
  various FAO initiatives, personnel, projects and Partners including
  District Local Governments on GIS capacity-building and development of
  information, communication and analytical cartographic products;
• Liaise
  and interface with various UN, NGO and Government information
  management units in harmonization of data standards, sharing and
  establishing a common spatial data platform;
• Assist
  in various operational tasks of FRUGA as requested;
• Support all projects’ M&E needs as may
  be requested from time to time.
• Work
  in close consultation with the other members of the program Unit, the
  Admin/Finance, Operations and Procurement units in Kampala, mobilize the
  resources required to implement this M&E work plan, including organizing
  consultative meetings/workshops, generating travel and procurement
  requests, identifying and assembling enumeration teams, and
  administratively facilitating and technically supervising any fieldwork
  involved.
• Mentor and supervise the M&E
  Assistants.
• Perform any other relevant task requested
  by FAO Representative, the Assistant FAORs, and or National Program
  Manager.

• The ideal candidate for the Food and
  Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Program Officer – Monitoring
  and Evaluation job opportunity should hold a university degree in
  Agriculture (with Economics specialization), Economics, Statistics or
  Social Sciences. Advanced qualification (Masters or Post Graduate Diploma
  in Project Planning and Management or M&E).
• A minimum of five years of professional
  experience in M&E for a large private or public organization,
  preferably with land, natural resource, food security and/or agriculture
  focused program.
• Extensive knowledge on the technical
  aspects of developing and/or conducting M&E in agricultural, food security,
  land or natural resources management fields.
• Excellent communication and report writing
  skills
• Demonstrated competence to lead an M&E
  department for a large organization
• Working experience with FAO and other UN
  agencies is of great advantage
• Knowledge of GIS and other computer
  software program used in M&E will be of an added advantage.

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