Job Title: MEAL Officer
Organization: Save the Children
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
Job Summary: The MEAL Officer is responsible for supporting
the MEAL function in Kyangwali including, design and implementation of basic
MEAL tools to adequately plan, monitor, and report in an accurate and timely
manner on program performance. In
collaboration with the Regional MEAL Manager, Head of MEAL, Sub Area Manager
and the Programme team, the job holder ensures that the Programme undertakes
routine monitoring & data quality assessment, information sharing,
collecting, tracking and responding to feedback and complaints from Programme
stakeholders. In addition, the job holder
ensures that quality bench marks are used during implementation of Programme
activities and puts in place a tailor-made documentation strategy for impact
stories, reports, and best practices and makes sure that lessons learnt feed
into the Programme planning processes.
The staff is responsible for ensuring that Programme data on outputs and
outcome progress is collected, analysed and synthesized accurately and in a
timely manner; supports training of Programme team and partners in quality data
collection and management including use of data to inform decisions on the
Programme priorities.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
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The ideal applicant for the Save the Children
MEAL Officer job must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in either Statistics or
Humanities
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Knowledge and use of various survey methods for
monitoring of different programs.
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Training and mentorship of Community based
volunteers, Sub-county as well as District level partners in data collection
management and reporting.
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Additional training and experience in
biostatistics or monitoring and evaluation and MIS of an added advantage.
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Experience of working with local partners and
District Local Government in Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition,
Education and Child Protection is an added advantage.
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Strong analytical skills and strategic planning
abilities.
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Sound written and oral presentation skills.
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Ability to establish and maintain conducive
collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
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Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach
areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
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Computer literacy and excellent documentation
skills are a must. Microsoft office especially word, spreadsheet (Excel),
Access, SPSS and GIS applications).
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Availability and willingness to work extra hours
during times of humanitarian responses.
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Highly developed cultural awareness and ability
to work well in an international environment with people from diverse
backgrounds and cultures
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Ability to intervene with crisis management or
troubleshooting as necessary.
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Highly developed interpersonal and communication
skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
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Excellent time management and planning capacity.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply
online at the link below.
NB: Please apply using a cover letter and
up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current
remuneration and salary expectations.
Deadline: 13th March 2020
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