Job
Title: Monitoring
and Evaluation Advisor
Title: Monitoring
and Evaluation Advisor
Organisation: University
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Research Co., LLC (URC)
Duty Station:
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: MEL
Director
Director
About US:
University Research
Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health
care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit
affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45
countries, including the United States.
Co., LLC (URC) is a global company dedicated to improving the quality of health
care, social services, and health education worldwide. With a non-profit
affiliate, the Center for Human Services (CHS), URC manages projects in over 45
countries, including the United States.
About USAID RHITES-N Project:
With the RHITES-N
Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern
Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s
(GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s
post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on
USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of
high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to
respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region,
leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.
Acholi Project (Regional Health Integration to Enhance Services in Northern
Uganda – Acholi), USAID will continue its support of the Government of Uganda’s
(GOU) efforts to improve access to and use of health services in the country’s
post-conflict northern region. RHITES-N Acholi Project activities will build on
USAID investments and national advances to increase access to and use of
high-quality integrated services that accelerate the ability and capacity to
respond to the specific health needs of residents in the Acholi sub-region,
leveraging the URC-ASSIST project successes.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor is
responsible for effectively planning, implementing and managing Monitoring and
evaluation activities of the different public health interventions that are
implemented by the RHITES N Acholi Activity.
Will support daily implementation of monitoring work including work
planning, tracking progress towards objectives, development of data collection
instruments an, on-site research and data collection, programmatic reports
compilation, developing/conducting presentations of findings, and liaising with
stakeholders on technical matters.
responsible for effectively planning, implementing and managing Monitoring and
evaluation activities of the different public health interventions that are
implemented by the RHITES N Acholi Activity.
Will support daily implementation of monitoring work including work
planning, tracking progress towards objectives, development of data collection
instruments an, on-site research and data collection, programmatic reports
compilation, developing/conducting presentations of findings, and liaising with
stakeholders on technical matters.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Strategic
Information, Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
Information, Monitoring and Evaluation Responsibilities
- Working in collaboration with the MEL
Director, the M&E Advisor will; - Take leadership in the management of
community data. - Support the implementation of the
project performance-monitoring plan-ensuring adherence to the donor’s
M&E guidelines throughout the project. - Support the design and implementation of
project baselines, evaluations and other researches in partnership with
technical staff. - Perform data analyses; generate reports
of findings, and visualizations to contribute to reporting requirements
and project communications products. - Support in preparing monthly, quarterly,
semiannual and annual programmatic performance reports and their
submission in the stipulated deadlines - Ensure all M&E relevant data and
reports are entered into the various donors’ reporting systems - Oversee data quality work and related
M&E strengthening within USAID ASSIST Project including routine data
quality assessments (RDQAs) and validations - Design, share, manage and troubleshoot
databases used by the different technical officers - Oversee the development and
dissemination of tools for data collection, storage, and analysis.
Capacity Building
- Build the capacity of the project staff,
program partners and other stakeholders to analyze data and advocate for
quality data use for evidence-based programming with special focus on
community data. - Provide technical support to technical
officers and other stakeholders at all program intervention levels in the
use of health data and information - Supervision
- Support the MEL Director in managing the
project M&E team including delegation of work, supervision and
leadership.
Collaboration and
Communication Responsibilities:
Communication Responsibilities:
- Regularly communicate progress against
targets to project staff. - Where required represent the project in
technical, policy and planning forums with the funders, MOH and other key stakeholders. - Participate actively in technical
working groups around M&E - Other duties
- Provide as-requested data and reports in
a timely manner. - Support the coordination and an execution
of events in the department such as, organization project learning by
developing, collecting and dissemination relevant information on
monitoring, evaluation and research - Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant for the USAID Project
Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor job must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a
relevant field required, Master’s degree - At least seven years of relevant work
experience - Expertise in qualitative and
quantitative research and evaluation methodologies - Knowledge of current M&E, impact
evaluation assessment trends, methodologies, and resources - Excellent verbal and written
communications skills - Experience with data collection methods
and management of information systems - Knowledge of web site applications,
Microsoft Office, as well as data analysis software (e.g. STATA, SPSS, EPI
INFO, etc.) - Familiarity with the various government
led reporting and data collection system - Ability to work under pressure and meet
tight deadline - Familiarity working with and on USAID
projects
Please note: Only candidates who are eligible to work in Uganda for an indefinite
period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.
period without a need for sponsorship will be considered for this position.
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the URC should upload
their updated CVs / résumés and cover letters at the link below. Also, please
complete your application form and attach a completed USAID Form 1420
Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet as well, download it
here.
qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the URC should upload
their updated CVs / résumés and cover letters at the link below. Also, please
complete your application form and attach a completed USAID Form 1420
Contractor Employee Biographical Data Sheet as well, download it
here.
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