Job Title: MER Coordinator Pink
Revolution
Revolution
Organisation: Plan
International
International
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Project
Coordinator, Pink Revolution
Coordinator, Pink Revolution
About US:
Plan International was founded
over 75 years ago and is one of the oldest and largest children’s development
organizations (non-profit / INGOs) in the world. We work in 50 developing
countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift
millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all
children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights
and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental
affiliations.
over 75 years ago and is one of the oldest and largest children’s development
organizations (non-profit / INGOs) in the world. We work in 50 developing
countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift
millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all
children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights
and dignity. Plan is independent, with no religious, political or governmental
affiliations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Planning, development and implementation of the
M& E frameworks and data management - Lead research, documentation, learning, and
support reporting functions - Initiation and coordination of reviews
(mid-term reviews and final
evaluations) and routine monitoring. - Responsible for the M&E, including
programme publications and maintenance of the programme resource centre. - Responsible for archiving of project documents,
reports, minutes, etc from start to closure. - He/she
will be a member of the PU team that may be delegated on other ME role in
other on going and or new grants projects. - Leads the process of developing a monitoring
and evaluation plan and frameworks for the project. - Supports Plan International implementing partners to streamline M&E
systems for effective execution of M&E functions. - Develops indicators, monitoring frameworks and
tools for the project. - Implements the project M&E framework and
coordinate tasks and processes for monitoring project progress. Leads and manages documentation of the
project data/information. Trains
and coaches Plan International Uganda and partner staff on use of the
M&E framework, data collection and documentation tools. - Offers technical assistance to project staff on participatory monitoring
methodologies with children and communities. - Supports project evaluations and all MER
initiatives to the highest quality as per Evaluation and Research
standards. - Records and analyses project monitoring data to
support effective project
reporting and decision making. - Works in liaison with the Project coordinator
to develop project progress reports.
- Takes lead in documentation of project
successes, best practices, case studies, lessons learnt and reflections
from the project to enhance
learning. - Conducts project data quality assessments
- Compile and disseminate M&E information
needed for periodic project planning.
- Supports work and budget planning under the
supervision of the project Coordinator
- Works closely with the Project Coordinator in sharing
project information and progress to enhance project accountability to
stakeholders. - Regularly shares programme updates between Plan
International Uganda and partners
Works closely with the Project Coordinator to profile project activities both in local and
international media networks through, events, launches and campaigns. - Collates the needed data/information to support
development of cases to advance advocacy efforts for the project.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant for the Plan International MER Coordinator Pink Revolution job
opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Development Studies/
Social Sciences/ economics/statistics or its equivalent. - Training on relevant M&E software (MS
office, in design, Acrobat, Internet, web). - In-depth knowledge of current communication issues and trends,
particularly in the humanitarian sector. - Knowledge of environment and current effective
practice on monitoring & evaluation. - Good knowledge of how the media and journalists
work in Uganda. - Good understanding of child rights and
development. - Good understanding of gender and gender
transformative programming. - Significant MER experience working in an
emergency response contexts - Three years’ experience in performing both
communications and M&E
functions of a project. - Experience in supporting partner organisations
to conduct communications and M&E activities. - Pro-active and highly committed to monitoring
and sharing the project’s work - Communicates effectively (verbal, written and
online). - Organised and able to multi-task and manage
multiple priorities within short deadlines. - Records and filing skills for maintaining
information resources and publications. - Excellent interpersonal skills, including the
ability to build relationships with colleagues in Plan International Uganda partner organizations as
well as key external actors; hence a team player. - Fluency in English and good working knowledge
of local languages. - Use of social media-Facebook, twitter, writing
blogs etc.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified
candidates should send their letters of application, together with updated CVs,
contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact
details of three references plus salary history and send to:
candidates should send their letters of application, together with updated CVs,
contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact
details of three references plus salary history and send to:
The Country Human Resources and
Organizational Development Manager,
Organizational Development Manager,
Plan Uganda
Email to: [email protected]
Deadline: 9th February 2018
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