M&E Officer NGO Job Careers – SEATINI

Job Title:    M&E Officer
Organisation: Southern
and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
About US:
The Southern and
Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) is a
regional non-governmental organization founded in 1996 soon after the WTO
Singapore Ministerial Conference, after realizing that Africa in particular and
Third World countries in general were marginalized in the WTO negotiations and
other global processes. Government’s capacity to negotiate was limited and the
participation of other stakeholders’ i.e. private sector, CSOs, MPs was very
minimal.
Job Summary:  The M&E Officer will be responsible for
the monitoring and ensuring high quality and timely inputs, and for ensuring
that the programmes maintain their strategic vision and that their activities
result in the achievement of their intended outputs in a cost effective and
timely manner. The M&E officer will be responsible for designing and
implementing the M&E activities of the Programmes; assisting the Programme
Officers in preparing Quarterly/Annual reports on programme progress and will
monitor the programme activities on a regular basis, developing and maintaining
the Management Information System (MIS) of the Programmes and will be
responsible for the collection & analysis of different data in relation to
the programmes activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Develop and strengthen monitoring, inspection and evaluation
    procedures
  • Monitor all programme activities, expenditures and progress towards
    achieving the programme output;
  • Monitor and evaluate overall progress on achievement of results;
  • Monitor the sustainability of the programmes’ results;
  • Suggest strategies to the Programmes Management for improving the
    efficiency and effectiveness of the programme by identifying bottlenecks
    in completing programme activities and developing plans to minimize or
    eliminate such bottlenecks;
  • Report monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual progress on all
    programme activities to the SEATINI Management;
  • Assist in coordinating across the available components of the
    Programmes to ensure effective implementation of M&E/MIS;
  • Ensure an appropriate monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is in
    place and is functioning satisfactorily. Periodically review and revise
    the system so that it is adapted appropriately to changing operating
    contexts.
  • Ensure relevant and timely M&E information is provided in
    user-friendly formats to key stakeholders, including beneficiary
    communities, SEATINI senior management and donors.
  • To supervise regular and quality data collection, verifications and
    validations
  • To record, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a
    safe and accessible way
  • Promote documenting results and sharing results among key
    stakeholders
  • Participate actively in organizations planning process, budgeting
    and fundraising unit
  • In charge of development of SEATINI-Uganda performance reports.
  • Provide training and mentoring for SEATINI staff.
  • Act as a focal point to organise and manage monitoring reviews,
    evaluations and/or After Action Reviews (AARs).
  • Perform other duties as required;
  • Measurable Outputs and Performance Indicator
  • Preparation of monthly MIS reports;
  • Assist the Programme Officers in preparing other relevant reports;
  • Organize and conduct training on M&E/MIS for programme staff
  • Assist Programme Officers in the preparation of reports on the
    findings and lessons learned from programme innovations;
  • Develop M&E system for the Programme and
    counterparts/stakeholders;
  • Prepare and maintain data base
  • Competencies           
  • Demonstrate integrity by modelling the SEATINI values and ethical
    standards
  • Promote the vision, mission, and strategic goals of SEATINI
  • Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age
    sensitivity and        adaptability
  • Organize and accurately complete multiple tasks by establishing
    priorities while taking into consideration special assignments, frequent
    interruptions, deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships
  • Plan, coordinate and organize workload while remaining aware of
    changing Priorities and competing deadlines
  • Establish, build and maintain effective working relationships with
    staff and clients to facilitate the provision of support

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Business
    Administration, Economics, Information Management, Project Management, or
    other relevant academic background (essential), Master’s Degree
    (desirable)
  • Five years of relevant work experience (essential), background in a
    consulting role (desirable)
  • Experience in designing tools and strategies for data collection,
    analysis and production of reports;
  • Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software;
  • Strong training & facilitation skills
  • In-depth knowledge on MIS, M&E and development issues
  • Excellent knowledge of monitoring and the application of
    methodology: Good understanding of capacity assessment methodologies;
    excellent ability to identify significant capacity building opportunities;
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral): Sensitivity to
    and responsiveness to all partners, Respectful and helpful relations with
    donors and project staff.
  • Ability to lead implementation of new systems (business side), and affect
    staff behavioral/ attitudinal change
  • Self-Management
  • Consistent approach to work with energy and a positive, constructive
    attitude
  • Demonstrates strong oral and written communication skills
  • Remains calm, in control and good humored even under pressure
  • Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities
  • Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of
    view
  • Solicits feedback from staff about the impact of his/her own
    behavior
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested applicants should hand deliver their application
letters and CVs to the Country Director through the Human Resource, SEATINI
Uganda, Plot 806, Block 213, Bukoto-Kisasi Road – Kampala, OR Email to: seatini@infocom.co.ug and copy to hmuwagula@gmail.com
Note:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Deadline: 7th September 2018 by 17:00hrs
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