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Job Title:     Monitoring & Evaluation
Officer, Grants

Organisation: ChildFund
International

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: M&E
and KML Specialist

About US:

For over seventy
years globally, ChildFund International has been providing help to deprived,
excluded and vulnerable children to have the capacity to improve their lives
and opportunity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting
and positive change to their communities. We promote societies whose
individuals and institutions participate in valuing, protecting and advancing
the worth and rights of children.

Job Summary:  The Monitoring & Evaluation Officer,
Grants mainly provides technical assistance in the development and
implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems for country office
programs/projects; develops capacity among affiliate partners in program
monitoring and evaluation management, and promotes networking with program
stakeholders..

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Establish and implement a comprehensive project MBE and knowledge
  management system to enhance impact monitoring quality control and
  evaluation in order to improve internal processes and results delivery
• Support area programs projects in developing monitoring and data
  collection plans and methodologies, including appropriate tools, and
  oversee quality Implementation of M&E activities to meet ChildFund
  International standards, i.e. coordinating the development projects’
  Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP)
• Support programs/projects in designing and conducting baseline
  surveys, mid-term evaluations, specialized studies and final evaluations
  to include rigorous sampling methodologies, data collection instruments,
  analysis and report development.
• Provide support for annual reviews and reflections with implementing
  staff and communities and analyze data trends towards objectives
  achievement.
• Support development of programs project management information
  system (MIS), harnessing new information technology for the compilation,
  analysis, storage, and retrieval of data and knowledge for programs
  development; provide technical assistance to implementation teams to
  ensure data quality and integrity.
• Develop and document M&E framework identified at strategy
  development stage into an M&E system, with all sub-systems (planning,
  monitoring and evaluation) and well defined performance indicators.
• Ensure program designs ensure rigorous logic between activities,
  outputs, results and indicators, i.e. to ensure that all programs/projects
  are based on logical and sound log frames.
• Assist in the preparation of project-related documents and on-demand
  reports within set deadline. Implement project monitoring mechanisms that
  comply with grants and project agreements
• Remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire
  relevant knowledge and skills which will enable you to promote strong
  safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and
  procedures, and conduct yourself in a manner consistent with the Child
  Safeguarding Policy Other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The ideal candidate for the ChildFund Monitoring & Evaluation
  Officer, Grants job placement should preferably hold a Postgraduate
  training in M&E 
• Three years of demonstrated experience in planning, monitoring and
  evaluation in development organizations, working in child-centered
  programs design and implementation experience including working with
  community-based organizations and managing field staff.
• Computer proficiency in general office software applications (i.e.
  Word, Access, Excel, and Outlook including practical knowledge of
  statistical and data management packages/applications such as SPSS, STATA
  and ODK data collection platform
• Experience in sponsorship organization highly desirable.
• Experience in strategic planning approaches – including, needs
  assessment and programs design, logical framework development, selecting
  indicators, implementing monitoring plans, co-ordinating evaluations and
  data analysis.
• Experience in M&E methods and approximates (including
  quantitative, qualitative and participatory work with qualification with
  relevant work experience in lieu of the qualification.

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates should send their applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae,
academic and professional papers and names of three professional referees with
their Email/ daytime telephone contacts to: The Country Director, ChildFund
International, P.O. Box 3342, Kampala, Uganda Email: ugandahr@childfund.org OR
Hand deliver to ChildFund National Office located on Plot 71/72 Namirembe Road
P.O. Box 3341, Kampala. Uganda.

Deadline: 25^th September 2019

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