Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation
Specialist
Specialist
Organisation: Office
of the Prime Minister (OPM)
of the Prime Minister (OPM)
Project Name: Development
Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU)
Initiative for Northern Uganda (DINU)
Funding Source: European
Development Fund (EDF)
Development Fund (EDF)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: National
Programme Coordinator
Programme Coordinator
About US:
The Government of Uganda has
received a grant from the 11th European Development Funds towards the
Development Initiative of Northern Uganda (DINU). The Programme is intended to
eradicate poverty and under-nutrition and strengthen the foundations for
sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development in the sub-regions of
Acholi, Lango, Teso, West Nile and Karamoja, and as such promote sustainable
and inclusive socio-economic development. It will provide support in the three
focal sectors identified in the National Indicative Programme (Food Security
and Agriculture; Transport Infrastructure and Good Governance).
received a grant from the 11th European Development Funds towards the
Development Initiative of Northern Uganda (DINU). The Programme is intended to
eradicate poverty and under-nutrition and strengthen the foundations for
sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development in the sub-regions of
Acholi, Lango, Teso, West Nile and Karamoja, and as such promote sustainable
and inclusive socio-economic development. It will provide support in the three
focal sectors identified in the National Indicative Programme (Food Security
and Agriculture; Transport Infrastructure and Good Governance).
Job Summary: The Monitoring
and Evaluation Specialist will manage the implementation of the Programme
Monitoring and Evaluation System to ensure effective tracking of progress in
Programme implementation against programme goals and objectives and provide
information for planning and management of Project activities. On day-to-day
operation, he/she will perform the duties under direct supervision of and in
close consultation with the National Programme Coordinator, the PMU as well as
in cooperation with the Technical Advisors of the DINU Technical Assistance
Team.
and Evaluation Specialist will manage the implementation of the Programme
Monitoring and Evaluation System to ensure effective tracking of progress in
Programme implementation against programme goals and objectives and provide
information for planning and management of Project activities. On day-to-day
operation, he/she will perform the duties under direct supervision of and in
close consultation with the National Programme Coordinator, the PMU as well as
in cooperation with the Technical Advisors of the DINU Technical Assistance
Team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- 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.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- 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
How to Apply:
All candidates should send
their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of
certificates and academic transcripts, three competent referees, one of whom
MUST be from your current employer or previous employer for those temporarily
unemployed plus a passport photo, contact details (mobile number and e-mail),
photocopy of the National ID should be addressed to:
their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of
certificates and academic transcripts, three competent referees, one of whom
MUST be from your current employer or previous employer for those temporarily
unemployed plus a passport photo, contact details (mobile number and e-mail),
photocopy of the National ID should be addressed to:
The Permanent Secretary,
Office of the Prime Minister,
New Government Block,
Plot 9-11 Apollo Kaggwa Road,
P.O. Box 341, Kampala. Uganda
NB: The application
forms should be delivered at the Human Resource Office 3rd Floor, Office of the
Prime Minister
forms should be delivered at the Human Resource Office 3rd Floor, Office of the
Prime Minister
Deadline: Friday, 23rd February 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
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