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Job Title:  Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer 

Organisation: StrongMinds

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head of Finance and Operations

About US:

StrongMinds treats depression among women of all ages in Africa, where access to mental health treatment is extremely limited. To date, StrongMinds has treated more than 70,000 women with depression in Uganda and Zambia. We are the only organization scaling a solution to depression in Africa with a potential to serve millions in the next ten years. Since our founding in 2013, we have restored mental health to more than 170,000 women and adolescents in Uganda and Zambia. We are the only organization scaling a proven, cost-effective solution to the depression epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa.

Job Summary:   The M&E and Reporting Officer-Global Partnerships supports the Global Partnerships Department, and SM Global Partnerships and Scaling collaborations projects and programmes in the development and implementation of data collection systems, ensures data quality. and accurate reporting in a timely manner. Under direct supervision of the Head – Global Partnerships, the M&E Reporting Officer- Global Partnerships will be responsible for the following areas with corresponding activities:

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee and execute M&E and Reporting activities included in the Global Partnership Annual Milestones and Work Plans, with particular focus on results, impacts, best practices, lessons learned, emerging issues and setbacks in implementation.
• Undertake collaboration support supervision to EPOS and partners for purposes of troubleshooting M&E and Reporting issues, orientation on good practices, case study capture or data verification/quality assurance.
• Support Global Partnerships data collection processes, track, and report on progress in consultation with EPOs and partner program teams to ensure adherence to developed protocols, and accuracy of the data being collected and reported.
• Support the review of partner IPT-G integration Logical Frame- works, existing data collection tools and recommend areas for
• improvement in consultation with program team, and HoGP.
• Support continuous capacity building of EPOS and partner staff on process monitoring, electronic data capture, and evaluation via delivering M&E and Reporting trainings, individual coaching and mentorship sessions, etc.
• Support knowledge building and sharing for purposes of StrongMinds contribution to knowledge networks and building communities of practice.
• Undertake any other duties as assigned by the Head of Global Partnership from time to time in line achieving the global partnerships and scaling agenda.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree qualification in Social Sciences, Development studies, Quantitative economics, Statistics, population studies or other related field with postgraduate qualification in M&E Experience in IPT-G will be an added advantage.
• At least three years of working experience in monitoring and evaluation working experience
• Knowledge and use of various survey methods for monitoring of different programs.
• Training and mentorship of staff in data collection management and reporting.
• Analytical Ability and critical thinking (Analysis and Synthesis of Data)
• Good communication and Interpersonal skills
• S/he must have demonstrable skills in planning and implementing M&E and Reporting system.
• Report writing skills
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent computer skills in MS Excel/Access, PowerPoint. Skills in python or R programming languages is an added ad- vantage.
• Skills in use of SPSS/STATA are an added advantage.
• Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send a combined brief cover letter, resume, academic/ professional qualifications to infoglabal@strongminds.org   mentioning Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer in the subject line.

NB: Strong Minds offers competitive salary benefits and is an equal opportunity employer.

Deadline: 13^th October 2023 by 5:00pm

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