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Job Title:  Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Assistant (18 Fresher Jobs)

Organisation: ACORD-U (Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development – Uganda)

Project Name: USAID OVC West Central Activity

Duty Station: Luwero, Gomba,  Mityana,  Kakumiro,  Kyenjojo,  Fort  portal,  Kabarole, Bunyangabo, Mubende, Kassanda, Kiboga, Nakaseke and Kyegegwa, Uganda

Reports to: Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officer

About US:

ACORD-U (Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development – Uganda) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working for social justice and development. ACORD has been working in Uganda since 1979 with operations in over 25 districts across Uganda. The ACORD-U works in conjunction with people who have been denied their basic rights, helping to better understand, to challenge, and to change the situation in which they find themselves.

About USAID Project:

The USAID OVC West Central Activity aims to attain improved well-being of children and youth through comprehensive interventions that enhance sustainable prevention of new HIV infections and continued care for OVC and their caregivers and expand the access to core services. The project is implemented by ACORD Uganda in 12 districts and 1 City in West Central Region of Uganda.

Job Summary:  The Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Assistant will be responsible for conducting data entry, cleaning & documentation of implemented activities &outputs using appropriate data tools and ensure the availability of quality data for reporting for the USAID OVC-WC Activity, supporting MEAL Officers in fulfilling M&E functions and supporting the project team to perform M&E related activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Update and maintain the OVC WC MIS on a daily basis

• Distribute tools to staff, receive filled tools from the field, count, thoroughly check for completeness and consistency of the data and record them properly in a data submission book.
• Support MEAL officer to conduct data cleaning and timely data entry into the project database for timely reporting.
• In line with data storage and archiving SOPs, support the social workers in filing of all already entered tools and manage the OVC-WC data room and ensure confidentiality of the beneficiaries’ information and manage the file movement tracking system.
• Under the guidance of the MEAL officer, support updating of USAID OVC-WC Program Implementation Performance trackers for the various result areas

Reporting and Documentation

• Lead on the daily data entry in the OVC WC MIS
• Orient temporary data entrants on the OVC WC MIS when needed
• Under the guidance of the MEAL Officer support the reporting into the OVCMIS, HIBRID and any other reporting platform
• Support MEAL Officer to conduct weekly data analysis, produce standard reports and share with the project team to track project performance
• Ensure proper documentation and storage of data tools.
• Under the guidance of the MEAL officer support DQA activities at the district level

Capacity strengthening for staff in the district.

• Respond to data requests for information from other staff
• Orient staff and community structures in the use of the MEAL tools to ensure quality data collection.
• Participate in the special Activity studies as may be required.

Ensure client information security.

• Completing database backups on a daily basis
• Comply with data integrity and security policies for ACORD Uganda
• Maintain customer confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.

Participate in periodic reviews.

• Support the MEAL Officers in preparing and organizing review meetings by sharing analysed data

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicants for the USAID OVC M&E Assistant career jobs must hold at least a Degree or Diploma in Statistics, M&E, Economics, Social Sciences, IT or any other related field
• Additional training in M&E is desirable
• At least two years’ experience and practical knowledge in M&E position or Data Management
• Previous experience in CSCG methodology is added advantage
• Previous experience with data entry
• Previous experience working in a development project environment
• Excellent skills in computer packages such as excel and other databases
• Knowledge of savings/CSCG group programming helpful.

How to Apply:

All qualified and interested candidates should send CV and Application Letter to hr@acorduganda.org to apply

Deadline: 15^th September 2023 by 5:00pm

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