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Job Title:    Monitoring and Evaluation
Manager

Organization:  Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian
organisation helping people forced to flee. We work in crises across more than
30 countries, providing emergencies and long-term assistance to millions of
people every year. We stand up for people forced to flee, advocating their
rights. NORCAP is a global provider of expertise that contributes to solving
challenges in the humanitarian, development and peacebuilding sectors. Our
ultimate goal is to strengthen the resilience, and protect the lives, rights
and livelihoods of vulnerable people and communities. NRC also runs the
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre in Geneva, a global leader in reporting
on and advocating for people displaced within their own country.

 

Job Summary:  The Monitoring
and Evaluation Manager will lead the strategic direction and quality assurance
of monitoring and evaluation in the country program 

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

·       
Responsible
to develop the Country Office monitoring, evaluation and learning strategy,
responding to contextual challenges but also ensuring alignment with the
regional strategy and global M&E framework, policy and strategy.

·       
Develop
Country Office specific M&E SOPs responding to contextual challenges,
according to NRC’s M&E minimum standards ensuring necessary resources

·       
Technical
input to programme monitoring and evaluation plans, including methodological
guidance and resource planning

·       
Ensuring
the roll out and use of global and regional M&E developments at the Country
Office  level.  Also leading new technical developments to
respond to M&E needs in the context.

·       
Provide
technical M&E support, guidelines and capacity building across the Country
Office

·       
Line
manage Country Office M&E staff and capacity building for area office
M&E staff 

·       
Ensuring
learning moments are institutionalised in the Country Office , with systems in
place for analysing and using M&E data and supporting programme and Country
Management Group to interpret and use learning for strategic and programme
decision making. This includes contributing to the development, learning and
adaptation of a multi-year programme strategies.

·       
Lead the
processes and design of country office and programme level monitoring and
evaluation and accountability systems, ensuring learning is integrated,
accurate and relevant.

·       
Ensure
planning and quality control of all monitoring and evaluation activities
throughout the PCM cycle, including technical support for Theory of Change,
M&E plans, indicator reference sheets, data quality assessments and
evaluation processes.

·       
Ensuring
systems /processes are in place to ensure high quality reporting either in
NRC’s Global Output and Outcome Reporting System (GORS), or equivalent system.

 

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Monitoring and Evaluation
Manager job placement must hold an advanced degree in economics, research
methods, social sciences or a related field

·       
5-7
years of demonstrated management experience in design, implementation, and
oversight of monitoring, evaluation, and research for large to mid-scale
international projects or programmes

·       
Technical
competency and prior experience implementing various programme evaluation
methodologies and approaches

·       
Excellent
analytic, communication, interpersonal, writing, collaboration,
problem-solving, planning/organizing, and facilitation skills;

·       
Advanced
experience in qualitative and quantitative data analysis and tools

·       
Strong
experience in conducting a research studies including the entire evaluation
cycle, from design and formulation to implementation, analysis and presentation
of results and recommendations

·       
Fluency
in spoken and written English.

·       
Must be
result focused and be able to work under pressure and tight deadlines;

·       
Excellent
interpersonal skills and the ability to work well within a multi-cultural team
environment;

·       
Strong
analytical skills

·       
Experience
within supporting M&E for one of NRC’s core competencies is an asset

·       
Knowledge
of the political situation in the Uganda is an asset

·       
Knowledge
of UN system, experience with field level coordination with UN organizations,
INGOs, Donors and authorities

·       
Demonstrated
experience of statistical packages and/ or data analysis software (e.g. KoBo,
SPSS, Excel, Epi Info, SMART, STAT 01) and advanced computer skills
(word-processing, spread sheets, and databases) are a must;

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates who wish to join NRC in the
aforementioned capacity should apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 23^rd October
2020

 

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