Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Sharing Officer (2 Jobs)
Organisation: International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)
Duty Station: Mbale and Kabale, Uganda
About US:
The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) is an independent non-profit organization that combines innovative research, market systems development, and strategic partnerships to spread sustainable agricultural solutions for improved soil health, food security, and livelihoods around the world.
Job Summary: The MELS Manager will be assisted in MELS systems management, oversight, and technical leadership by 2 MELS Officers to be based in Mbale and Kabale. The MELS Officers will be young professionals and will provide technical assistance in organizing MELS field-level activities, implementing recommended adjustments, amendments or corrections, and the collection and analysis of information and data to inform the project adaptive management approach.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Help to refine and implement the project’s MEL system, including provide inputs to the technical team by assisting in developing program goals and objectives; MEL systems, tools, and strategies, including database(s); and providing monitoring data to inform the decisions on project performance and future direction to the project.
- Assist in regular production of high-quality reports on the results of the project against the project goals and objectives to the project management team, and others as needed.
- Collaborate with the field Team to facilitate in data collection
- Ensure daily implementation of field-level activities by the team on the ground and the key partners involved in the project implementation.
- Ensure the coordination of learning agenda activities as well as oversight and technical inputs for the delivery of action research products and reports.
- Effectively recommend to the MELS Manager Key areas of improvement in order to maximize project effectiveness.
- Contribute to planning and execution of baseline, mid-term, annual surveys, and impact evaluation studies at household level
- Ensure accurate data collection.
- Clean data before entering it into the system.
- Enter accurate data into the project database.
- Maintain data storage and data quality.
- Facilitate during trainings and other activities delivered by local partners and draft reports of observations and recommended actions for sharing with MELS Manager
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a degree in a relevant discipline (statistics, evaluation science, public policy, social sciences, political science, or other related degree);
- At least two years of demonstrated experience designing, and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities in developing countries
- Excellent command of monitoring and evaluation methodologies
- Previous experience implementing and managing a rigorous M&E system including developing and refining performance monitoring plans is required; experience managing Management Information Systems (MIS) is strongly preferred
- Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collection and verification; ability to identify data trends and communicate this information for strategic decision-making in program implementation
- Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required
- Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; proficiency in MS Access preferred
- English language fluency required.
- Must be a self-directed, highly organized person who can effectively prioritize and follow through on multiple initiatives simultaneously.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should apply online at the link below.
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