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Job Title:  Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Specialist  

Organisation: StrongMinds

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Research Director

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 MERL Specialist supports the Research Director in overseeing the MERL StrongMinds’ MERL function, the goal of which is to change ideas of what’s possible in depression treatment by building the evidence base for professional community health workers. He/she also leads Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) activities, including design and implementation in close collaboration with other organization teams, analyzing data against key indicators, identifying key leamings, and informing necessary adaptations to achieve organization goals. He/she also drives evidence use internally and externally.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop the M&E structure and systems, in collaboration with activity partners
• Support countries in implementation of central data system
• Develop, implement and oversee program monitoring plans
• In collaboration with MERL teams, leadership teams, partners, and stakeholders develop the outcomes and indicators that will be used to monitor StrongMinds’ progress towards its goals.
• Support programs by using data to improve programs and respond to client needs.
• Develop and execute strategy to improve data quality and efficiency throughout the entire chain from collection to informing decisions, across all country and partner programs.
• Expand country program participation in a multi-country data review and
• harmonization collaborative.
• Plan and execute evaluations, including analysis and interpretation of evaluation results.
• Provide technical support to country MERL teams and coordinate M&E capacity building activities
• Maintain StrongMinds internal and public facing Global Dashboards
• Conduct research and analysis of issues as requested, including preparation of reports, white papers and journal publications recommendations and other materials.
• Support the Director in strategic planning, budget management, and work plan development for research activities.
• Conduct high-impact data analysis, interpretation of results, and paper writing.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors 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
• Bachelor’s degree and at least six years of relevant work experience with progressive data management and research responsibilities OR Master’s degree and three years of relevant experience
• Knowledge and use of various survey methods for monitoring of different programs.
• Training and mentorship of staff in data collection management and reporting
• Good communication and Interpersonal, and report writing skills
• S/he must have demonstrable skills in planning and implementing M&E and Reporting system.
• Excellent computer skills in MS Excel/Access, PowerPoint.
• Skills in python or R programming languages is an added advantage.
• Demonstrated skills in use of STATA or R
• Demonstrated skills in Power BI, Tableu etc, and experience in integrating these tools with other data systems e.g. ODK, Kobo Collect, SurveyCTO or CommCare.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.

How to Apply:

All candidates should submit a thoughtful brief cover letter, resume, and academic/ professional qualifications combined in one document to infoglobal@strongminds.org  mentioning Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Specialist in the subject line.

Deadline: 5th April 2024 by 11.00pm EAT

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