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• Support
  the development, maintenance and operation of the Monitoring and
  Evaluation System for effective monitoring of inputs and results of the
  DINU programme in liaison with members of the Technical Assistance Team,
  as well as national and international short-term experts recruited in
  support of M&E design and development.
• Provide
  technical guidance to Project Management and the Local Governments on data
  collection, collation, basic analysis and reporting and as required, train
  Project staff in the use of the M&E system.
• Develop
  and support the implementation of evaluation policies and strategies,
  including arrangement of the evaluation process and facilitation of
  knowledge building and knowledge sharing on monitoring and evaluation
• Coordinate
  the preparation of all project periodical and ad hoc reports from all
  action worksheets in accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure
  their timely submission.
• Contribute
  to the development of the Annual Work Plan, ensuring its alignment with
  programme intervention logic and ensuring that all work plan actions
  relate to identification of real needs, provide value for money and all
  budgeted costs are sufficiently justified by benefits derived.
• Supervise
  the collection of information for analyzing the Project performance,
  including collecting data from all DINU programme partners.
• Prepare
  quarterly, annual and other periodic project progress reports, including
  support in the preparation of key documents for various PMU and Project
  Steering Committee meetings etc.
• Monitor
  the progress of ongoing sub-projects to ensure adherence to set standards
  and specifications and agreed implementation time schedules;
• Liaise
  with other institutions to monitor and evaluate aspects of poverty
  alleviation in areas they operate which relate to the DINU Programme
  areas.
• Facilitate
  the design and implementation of studies, surveys, mid-term review and end
  of Project and impact evaluations.
• Prepare
  Terms of Reference (TOR) for baseline, mid-term, and end-line
  surveys/studies including methodology preparation and provide overall
  technical direction for the conduct of the surveys/studies
• Design
  a reporting system that captures information and shares lessons learned to
  provide a mechanism of measuring the extent to which the planned overall
  objective has been achieved and how the economic benefits from the
  programme have been spread within the beneficiary regions
• Support
  the management on identified project implementation strategies and project
  targets and operational problems through reports, review meetings and site
  visits.
• Generate
  specific outputs (deliverables) as determined from time to time in the
  respective projected work plans for each quarter;
• Ensure
  that the operational worksheet (fichop) is properly designed, regularly
  updated to reflect the five phases of the project cycle (summary,
  appraisal, monitoring, modifications and evaluation) and ensure that it
  assists in the collection and dissemination of consistent and compatible
  information for input in the periodical reports;
• Collaborate
  and coordinate closely with other DINU partners, government agencies,
  national and international short-term experts, NGOs and national and local
  organizations on monitoring and evaluation issues related to the
  DINU-activities
• Identify
  performance indicators that link the five key evaluation criteria of
  relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability to the
  Programme intervention logic and integrate them into the various reporting
  formats;
• Perform
  any other duties as may be assigned to him/her from time to time by the
  National Programme Coordinator.

• The
  applicant must hold a Post graduate degree in a relevant area: Monitoring
  and Evaluation, or any other relevant area.
• Honours
  Bachelors’ degree in any of the following areas: Economics, Statistics,
  Project Planning and Management or a related field from a recognized
  university.
• Qualifications/Training
  in project planning and management, management is desirable.
• Seven
  years of experience in participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation
  of development projects in Uganda, of which 5 years in a senior function
  in a reputable development institution, or a public organization;
• Experience
  in management of databases is essential;
• Experience
  with working with national and/or international development partners in
  the area of M&E and have up-to-date knowledge of the international/EU
  and national standards for M&E-work
• Demonstrated
  experience with working with local and central government agencies in the
  areas of M&E and ideally also experience with working with
  international development partners in the areas of M&E and have
  up-to-date knowledge of the international/EU and national standards for
  M&E-work
• Proven
  experience of preparing independent analytical work;
• A
  team player and also a self-motivated, result-oriented person with
  impeccable integrity, strong organization skills, highly meticulous with a
  high degree of attention to detail
• Conversant
  with the results framework approach of planning, monitoring and
  evaluation;
• Excellent
  computer skills, preferably with one or more common database packages;
• Familiarity
  with quantitative as well as qualitative M&E methods
• Excellent
  networking, interpersonal, and oral & written communication skills;
• Also,
  willingness to travel to project areas
• Age: 30 years and above

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