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Job Title:    Monitoring, Evaluation &
Learning Coordinator

Organization:  International Association of
Women Judges (IAWJ)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The International
Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), in partnership with the National
Association of Women Judges Uganda (NAWJU), is implementing a grant program
entitled “Women Judges Leading Efforts to Improve Justice Sector Effectiveness
in Combating Labor Trafficking.” The project includes judicial training,
development of a bench book, creation of indicator cards, and regional
dialogues.

Job Summary:  The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
(MEL) Coordinator Program is responsible for developing and implementing a
monitoring, evaluation and learning system for the project. Specifically, the
MEL Coordinator will create quantitative and qualitative data collection tools
and processes documented in a learning agenda and a logframe, train staff and
partners in MEL system implementation, coordinate all data collection efforts,
ensure data quality, process as well as analyze the data for donor reporting,
adaptive management, and learning purposes. The successful candidate will be
detail-oriented, have outstanding judgment, possess outstanding written and
oral communication skills, and be able to problem solve. He or she will work
independently and be able to troubleshoot common problems.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       
Coordinate
monitoring and evaluation across all activities conducted by IAWJ and IAWJ-KC
as part of this project;

·       
Coordinate
and engage with IAWJ headquarter staff as it relates to MEL requests

·       
Develop
a Data Quality Assessment (DQA) and provide data quality information for
quarterly reports;

·       
Support
donor site visits and respond to donor MEL questions;

·       
Develop
and implement feedback sessions for project participants;

·       
Conduct
monthly internal reflection meetings with IAWJ and IAWJ-KC program members to
reflect progress towards meeting project’s outcomes and outputs. Prepare
detailed summaries of these meetings, which highlight any recommendations made
by the group, and give any progress updates on outstanding points discussed at
earlier internal reflection meetings.

·       
Represent
the project at the GFEMS coordination meetings;

·       
Proactively
advise and support IAWJ staff and partners on all M&E related matters,
including proactively communicating M&E requirements, tasks, and
expectations to staff

·       
Oversee
and conduct all requirements and tasks in MEL plans and indicator matrices,
which may include but is not limited to: planning for data collection,
preparing and piloting data collection tools, collecting data, documenting
success stories storing and maintaining data, and analyzing data and providing
MEL capacity building/training support to colleagues as requested.

·       
Lead
data collection and MEL narrative reporting for quarterly and annual reports;

·       
Lead
reporting on program activities, and associated output, outcome, and impact
level results; this may include drafting sections of activity, weekly,
quarterly or final reports and providing data analysis support to program staff
drafting quarterly reports.

·       
Performs
any other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree;

·       
At least
two years of professional experience in the international development sector,
with experience in data management and analysis;

·       
Demonstrated
understanding of the program theory-based approach to program design,
monitoring and evaluation;

·       
Ability
to manage diverse activities and to meet deadlines required.

·       
Strong
time management and organizational skills;

·       
Ability
to work with a small team and independently; and

·       
Strong
computer skills

Desired
Qualifications:

·       
Past
experience working on international development projects funded by USG;

·       
Some
knowledge of human trafficking issues

·       
Familiarity
with qualitative data collection and analysis required, familiarity with
quantitative data analysis preferred.

How to Apply:

All interested
candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and a five page or less
writing sample to IAWJGFEMSUGANDA@gmail.com. The IAWJ will do an initial review
of applications when we hit 25 applications and will cut off review after we
receive 50 applications, so interested individuals are encouraged to submit
their resume as soon as possible for consideration.

Deadline: 1^st November 2020

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