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Title:         MEAL
Coordinator FASTER

Organization: Catholic
Relief Services (CRS)

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: FASTER
Grants Manager

About US:

Catholic Relief
Services (CRS) is an international non-profit organization which implements the
commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and
vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and
operations. We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all
faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to
serving those in need.

About Project:

FASTER is designed
as a new component of the global FOCUS (Faith-based Organization Capacity
Strengthening for Universal HIV Services) project. Funded by the President’s
Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), FOCUS was developed with the intent of building FBO network
capacity, assisting FBOs to contribute to HIV multi-sector planning for
expanded service delivery, and documenting successful approaches. Led by CRS,
FOCUS builds understanding of how to leverage the faith-based community’s
contributions at subnational and national levels, reinforcing mutual
responsibility and country-driven leadership. FASTER takes FOCUS’ objectives to
the next level by creating an enabling environment in 4 countries where public
health, civil society, the private sector, and FBOs can accelerate normative
pediatric HIV case finding, testing, linkage to care and treatment, and
adherence support by strengthening and streamlining joint coordination and
provision of pediatric HIV service delivery.

Job Summary:  The MEAL Coordinator FASTER will provide
technical advice and support to a range of program design and implementation
issues within FASTER Uganda project. You will manage the project’s monitoring
and evaluation in line with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Monitoring,
Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) principles and standards and
support the FASTER team to advance the delivery of high-quality programming to
the poor and vulnerable. You will work to improve FASTER project quality in
utilizing MEAL tools and standards. You will support the capacity strengthening
of FASTER project and partner staff in utilizing MEAL tools and methodologies.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Monitors project compliance with MEAL Policies and Procedures (MPP)
  and communicates results to project leadership for action
• Liaises with project leadership to ensure compliance with agency and
  donor MEAL requirements
• Designs MEAL systems in line with donor and CRS guidance
• Supervises quality data collection and management activities
• Guides analysis and reflective discussions on ongoing monitoring
  data
• Documents and disseminates findings and field-based insights to
  project discussions
• Manages activities according to MEAL implementation plan
• Shares MEAL learning and experiences in broader Country Program
  discussions.
• Oversees and completes appropriate MEAL tasks and systems for FASTER
  project as required.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) MEAL
  Coordinator FASTER job should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in the field of
  monitoring and evaluation, research, and project management or a related
  field;
• At least five years of relevant work experience with progressive
  responsibilities, ideally with an international NGO, with minimum of two
  years of relevant field-based experience in monitoring and evaluation,
  research and data management.
• Knowledge of technical principles and concepts of M&E, research,
  and data management and general knowledge of other related disciplines to
  ensure proper cross-sectoral approach.
• Demonstrated ability to build staff capacity and capacity
  strengthening best practices.
• Knowledge of technical principles and concepts of learning and
  accountability
• Ability to meet deadlines and deliver required results in a timely
  and quality manner
• Strong skills in MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint,
  Publisher) as well as SPSS & STATA, Access, Power BI, and Visual
  Basics.
• Strong relationship management skills with ability to influence and
  get buy-in from people not under direct supervision & to work with
  individuals in diverse geographical and cultural settings.
• Good analytical, problem-solving and systems thinking skills with
  capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment.
• Presentation, facilitation, training, mentoring, and coaching
  skills.
• Proactive, resourceful and results-oriented.
• Fosters respectful relationships with community members and
  stakeholders
• Models honesty and integrity in MEAL work
• Required Languages – English language

Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff): These are rooted in the mission, values, and
guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her
responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

• Trusting Relationships
• Professional Growth
• Partnership
• Accountability

How to Apply:

All candidates
should Email a cover letter and CV only to ug_recruitment@crs.org. Large
files and/or scans of documents will lead to rejection of your application, in
the subject line of the email, copy and paste – MEALCOORDINATORFASTER only

Deadline: 24^th July 2019

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