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Job Title:    Monitoring and Assessments
Officer

Organisation: Children of Grace

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: CoG Operations Manager

About US:

The vision for Children of Grace began when Mary Ann McCoy first
witnessed the devastating effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in 2002. On a trip
to Uganda to help with the AIDS crisis, Mary Ann met Grace, an HIV positive
mother of two. Grace confided in Mary Ann that she was afraid to die, leaving
her children as orphans. “Who is going to love, nurture and educate them?” In
response, Mary Ann promised to educate Grace’s children. Soon after Grace died,
Children of Grace was born to fulfill the promise to love, nurture and educate
Ugandan children. Today, Children of Grace works tirelessly toward this
commitment by providing education, lifesaving healthcare, empowerment programs
and holistic mentoring to thousands of Ugandan orphans and other children
impacted by extreme poverty and AIDS.

Job Summary:  The
Monitoring and Assessments Officer is responsible for the Children of Grace
Uganda community needs assessments, beneficiaries profiling, child enrolment,
initial assessments, home assessments and students’ follow-ups.

Key Duties and
Responsibilities: 

• Conducting in-depth annual home
  assessments/re-assessments for all continuing students to ascertain the
  levels of need and additional support needed for the children for child.
• Conduct the initial child assessments
  for newly sponsored students and submit that information to the
  Administrative Assistant to update the database.
• Updating the database with the
  information collected from the field and ensuring all students information
  is up to date and informative. Community Needs Assessments (10%)
• With the Direct supervision of the
  operations Manager, lead in identification of new communities for the
  expansion of children of Grace sponsorship and health programs through
  conducting field visits in the villages and completing school assessments,
  stakeholders’ analysis and social services availability.
• Conduct needs assessments for new
  children and do background checks to ascertain they meet the COG
  sponsorship criteria. New Profiles Identification and documentation (10%)
• Conduct Poverty Probability Index (PPI)
  for the new profiles, plan for picture taking and work with the
  photographer to submit the pictures and children’s write-ups. Students
  follow-ups and investigation (30%)
• Conducting investigations in cases that
  may have been identified and there is need for more information. Other
  responsibilities (5%)
• Other duties as required, including
  occasional work on weekends and public holidays for which time off in lieu
  can be taken in consultation with the Director of Operations.

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:

• The applicant should preferably hold a
  Diploma or Bachelors Degree in Development studies, Social Sciences or
  related field and specialized training in M&E.
• Three years of work experience in a busy
  NGO doing Monitoring, Reporting, Community Assessments and Evaluation.
• Commitment to understanding and
  supporting the vision and mission of Children of Grace.
• Compassion and appreciation for orphans
  and vulnerable children issues.
• Experience in Monitoring, Reporting and
  Evaluation.
• Understanding of community needs
  assessment, data collection and participatory appraisals.
• Excellent computer and typing skills and
  proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power point.
• Ability to analyze problems and make
  sound operational decisions.
• Excellent organizational skills and
  methodological approach to program management.
• Attention to detail and strong project
  management skills.
• Ability to follow through on tasks with
  minimal supervision.
• Ability to be a team player and leader.
• Professional attitude and appearance.
• Individual must be results-orientated,
  highly self-motivated and have demonstrated analytical skills.
• The successful candidate will thrive in
  a multi-cultural environment as part of a rapidly growing and developing
  organization.

How to Apply:

All candidates should send a motivation letter clearly demonstrating your
ability to perform each of the areas in the Job Description and a 2-Page Resume
to joseph@childrenofgrace.com with the subject of the email as the position you are applying for.

NOTE: Generic Motivation Letters and Resumes will
not be accepted and due to the volume of Applications ONLY shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 28^th
February 2021 

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