Organisation: Save
the Children International
the Children International
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Save the Children is
the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program
presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs
for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create
impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale.
the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program
presence in over 120 countries in the world and has been implementing programs
for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child
attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our
mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and
to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create
impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being
innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving
results at scale.
Job Summary:
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer will
work hand in hand with MEAL and programme teams. The MEAL Officer will be
responsible for designing routine monitoring forms, overseeing data collection,
compiling and aggregating data, maintaining databases, generating descriptive
statistics, and providing support to surveys and evaluation as well as learning
and accountability system for Save the Children’s technical interventions and
impact. In addition, the job holder ensures that quality benchmarks are used
during implementation of project activities, reports, and best practices and
makes sure that lessons learned feed into planning processes. The job holder
may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency teams outside
the project location.
The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer will
work hand in hand with MEAL and programme teams. The MEAL Officer will be
responsible for designing routine monitoring forms, overseeing data collection,
compiling and aggregating data, maintaining databases, generating descriptive
statistics, and providing support to surveys and evaluation as well as learning
and accountability system for Save the Children’s technical interventions and
impact. In addition, the job holder ensures that quality benchmarks are used
during implementation of project activities, reports, and best practices and
makes sure that lessons learned feed into planning processes. The job holder
may be called upon as and when necessary to support the emergency teams outside
the project location.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicants for the Save the Children Monitoring, Evaluation,
Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor’s
Degree in Bio Statistics, Public Health, Sociology with a bias in health
system or Development Studies with Post Graduate training in M&E or
Project planning and Management. - At least three years working experience in monitoring and evaluation
working experience (preferably in education/protection related programmes
with an International NGO). - Experience collecting data through quantitative household surveys
(ideally in Karamoja) - Experience interviewing community members and leaders and/or
facilitating focus group discussions (especially with youth)
Desirable
- Understanding of the basic standards to ensure data quality
- Experience with monitoring and evaluation techniques to assess the
quality and effectiveness of program strategies for program learning
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title
link below.
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online by clicking on the title
link below.
Deadline: 13th January 2019
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