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Job Title:    Monitoring, Evaluation
Accountability and Learning Assistant

Organisation: Danish
Refugee Council (DRC)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to: Project
Support Manager

About US:

The Danish Refugee
Council (DRC) is a private, independent, humanitarian organization working on
all aspects of the refugee cause in more than 36 countries throughout the
world. The aim of DRC is to protect refugees and internally displaced persons
(IDPs) against persecution and to promote durable solutions to the problems of
forced migration, on the basis of humanitarian principles and human rights. DRC
works in accordance with the UN Conventions on Refugees and the Code of Conduct
for the ICRC and NGOs in Disaster Relief.

Job Summary:   The Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and
Learning Assistant is responsible for conducting Monitoring & Evaluation
activities as per work plan, conducting/implementing a comprehensive
monitoring, evaluation and learning initiatives of DRC program in Acholi Region,
to ensure that Project activities meet the highest standards possible, and
contribute to improving resilience capacity of persons of concerns program
Area.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

Monitoring

• Carry out quantitative and qualitative
  data collection activities at field level
• Support the design and piloting of
  monitoring tools to be used during activities and assistance
• During monitoring activities ensure
  beneficiaries are treated with respect, confidentiality and informed
  consent
• Carry out data collection work
• Refer on potential vulnerable cases to
  Monitoring & Evaluation Officer or sensitive issues that might be
  observed at field level
• Keep supervisor informed of any safety
  incident that might take place
• Solve problems and conflicts that might
  occur during monitoring and respond to minor complaints coming from
  beneficiaries

Reporting and
information

• Submit weekly and monthly reports to the
  Monitoring & Evaluation Officer on achievements and challenges related
  to monitoring
• Protection cases identified and referred
  in coordination with the protection team
• Produce periodic monitoring reports to
  ensure programs have accurate and useful data to inform project
  development
• Participate in the internal evaluation
  of the program

Accountability

• Ensure that the activities are compliant
  with DRC accountability principles
• Support the implementation of DRC’s
  complaints mechanism”                                                                                                 
  

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate for the Danish
  Refugee Council (DRC) Monitoring, Evaluation Accountability and Learning
  Assistant job placement must hold a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences,
  agriculture, statistics, Computer science.
• Training in quantitative methodologies,
  including database management.
• A post Graduate Diploma in Monitoring
  and Evaluation or equivalent professional qualification
• Strong analytical skills and an
  understanding of a range of methods for monitoring, evaluation and
  assessment to promote evidence-based learning
• Experience with research, including data
  collection and data management.
• Demonstrated ability and understanding
  to design, commission, and manage assessment methodologies and techniques
  such as focus group discussions, key informant interviews, observations to
  name a few.
• Ability to build support from staff
  across teams and across members, and to build the capacity of others.
• Proven ability to coordinate effective
  resource allocation to ensure quality programmes.
• Experience of working within budget
  constraints.
• Experience of qualitative research
  techniques
• Experience in international development
• Excellent skill in MS Word, Excel, and
  PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of Excel, and have
  experience using database and data analysis software.
• Advanced English proficiency
• Fluency in local language
• Knowledge of the local languages spoken
  in the operation area is an asset.
• Familiarity with Monitoring &
  Evaluation for International/UN-funded projects desired.
• Languages: Excellent communication skills in
  English is required. Fluency in English and other local languages in the
  area of implementations an advantage

How to Apply:

All candidates
should send their online applications at the link below.

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Deadline: 20^th August 2019

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