Job Title: MEAL Lead – FCDO Foundational Learning for Girls Programme (FLAG)
Organisation: International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education, and power.
Background and objectives of FLAG
FLAG will:
- Support improved foundational skills (literacy and numeracy), for both:
- In-school children who are at risk of dropping out and to keep them in school; and
- Out-of-school children, with the aim of them returning to school.
- Deliver directly training, equipping and paying facilitators to deliver lessons, using a TaRL (Teaching at the Right Level) and structured lesson plan approach.
- This builds on a Community Led Learning (CLL) approach currently being delivered under SESIL reaching about 100,000 children currently enrolled.
- Will also seek to generate evidence to encourage Government of Uganda (GoU) and others to scale up effective approaches to catch-up and remedial learning.
Job Summary: The Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Lead is senior position which requires outstanding leadership, strategic thinking, and organizational, team-building and representational skills. As a member of the Project’s Senior Management Team, the MEL Lead will be responsible for developing and implementing the project’s MEL strategy, in accordance with IRC, DFID, and international best practice. The MEL Lead will work closely with the Project Director and technical staff to ensure that relevant data is collected, analyzed, and used to inform management and design decisions, and to provide project updates, as required.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage a monitoring and evaluation system across all project components that leverages qualitative and quantitative methods, and draws from a variety of data sources to measure progress and evaluate impact, as well as support collaboration, learning, and adaptation;
- Communicate information obtained through M&E activities to program staff, and external stakeholders, including FCDO, to enable informed decision making;
- Ensure data collection process is functioning in all activity locations to provide quality, timely data;
- Regularly review data collection processes, perform data quality assessments, and make adjustments as needed;
- Conduct regular visits to project sites, as possible, to provide technical assistance and ensure proper monitoring of project activities;
- Produce M&E monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports, as needed and on-time.
- Also contribute to IRC staff and partners’ capacity building on MEL best practices.
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold an Advanced degree (master’s or doctorate) from an accredited university in social science, international development, evaluation research, statistics, or a related discipline required; equivalent experience may be substituted for graduate degree;
- At least ten years of experience in MEL for similar Education programming. Experience with projects designed to improve education in Uganda preferred;
- Significant previous experience carrying out M&E activities in hard-to-reach provinces and districts, preferably for FCDO;
- Experience working in Uganda on Education programming
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with local counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders;
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written;
- Fluency in English required
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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