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Job Title:  Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer

Organisation: Straight Talk Foundation (STF)

Duty Station: Moroto, Uganda

Reports to: Project Coordinator

About US:

Straight Talk Foundation (STF) is a Ugandan health communications National Non Governmental Organisation that was founded in 1993 and operates nationally in Uganda. Its activities and interventions aim at improving the sexual reproductive health and wellbeing of young people for adoption of healthy behaviors in Uganda through advocacy, evidence driven communication and youth friendly service delivery. For the past 25 years it has been the leading provider of various social and behavior change communication programs to various stakeholders in Uganda. Its programs and interventions target young people as its primary audience, while significant adults in the lives of young people such as parents and teachers are targeted as a secondary audience.

Job Summary:  Under the supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Officer will be responsible for all MEAL related project actions providing technical MEAL support for all sectors with specific attention to data quality and use. She/he will also ensure that quality data collected is entered into a data platform; data analysis is completed in line with Result-Based Management (RBM) principles and will play a key role in the process of reporting on the progress and impact of the GROW Together project to relevant stakeholders. She/he will conduct frequent visits to the field and assess the quality of the project interventions, foster documentation of lesson learning process, ensure understanding and compliance with MEAL procedures and provide guidance and coaching to the project team to ensure that the MEAL systems meet the needs of projects.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• The MEAL Officer will be responsible for designing tools, protocols, procedures and implementing the same to ensure appropriate outcome measurement and performance management.
• She/he will provide technical leadership to develop project framework, plans and indicators to capture performance results and provide effective, accurate and timely monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all programme activities.
• The MEAL Officer will have the primary responsibility of consolidating project reports on activity outputs and outcomes and ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into project implementation to continuously improve quality of interventions and outcomes.
• The MEAL Officer is responsible for documenting and disseminating project successes and challenges to STF partners and relevant stakeholders.
• The MEAL Officer will also be responsible for designing and conducting operations research to track annual progress of the programme on key outcomes.
• Ensure quality and timely preparation of monitoring, evaluation and research reports and also timely dissemination internally and externally.
• Take lead in documentation and sharing of best practices across all STF partners and relevant stakeholders.
• Involve/include community structures in all aspects of planning and implementation monitoring and evaluation to promote and maintain sustainability.
• Liaise with district biostaticians to access HMIS records on a number of indicators as per the results framework.
• Responsible for the preparation of a Performance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan, with appropriate indicators and an effective data collection system.
• Oversee data collection to ensure data quality standards are applied and procedures are in place, data analysis, reporting on actual achievements in light of set targets, highlighting emerging patterns and offering clear reports on findings and conclusions.
• Supervise the collection of quantitative and qualitative data, use scientific methods to ensure high quality of data, and design a reporting system that provides insights to decision makers on grant program performance and areas that need management’s attention.
• Ensures that all information required for submission to donor is collected and submitted in a valid, reliable and timely manner.
• Leads in the development of impact indicators and data collection which properly represents the impact of grants.
• Analyzes data collected and synthesizes research findings into succinct reporting for use by both the STF partners and the relevant stakeholders.
• Work with data platforms, database, and select technologies to capture and organize data.

Donor Reporting;

• Maintain reporting schedules, communicate upcoming deadlines to all staff, partners (where applicable) and coordinate programme report preparation processes.
• Ensure donor compliance during reporting in terms of donor templates and deadlines.
• Review reports and ensure that high quality reports are submitted to the donor as per requirements of the fund summary and reporting deadlines.
• Perform regular field visits to ensure the quality of data is collected by project staff and to verify the accuracy of the data reported.
• Participate in key donor meetings where necessary to foster long term collaboration and engagement.

Donor Compliance;

• Lead on MEAL donor compliance reviews and training for all STF staff and Partners with donor support as necessary.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Demography, Economics, Quantitative Economics, Social Work and Social Administration, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) or other relevant fields. A post graduate diploma in M&E, statistics will be of an added advantage.
• At least three years’ experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning and relevant experience in an NGO
• environment supporting MEAL activities and with proven success in implementing M&E systems.
• Strong planning, monitoring and learning skills.
• Knowledge and experience in a range of participatory and gender sensitive approaches and their application of MEAL processes.
• Strong skills and knowledge in data analysis, trend analysis, processes and interpretation linking to technical adjustments to improve program performance and quality.
• Computer literacy skills – MS office applications, word, excel, PowerPoint, spread sheets.
• Strong documentation, reporting, facilitation, analytical and presentation skills.
• Awareness of good practices in relation to child safeguarding and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

How to Apply:

All candidate should send a copy of their updated CVs with a cover letter (attached as one document) indicating 3 referees; one should be your direct supervisor and copies of academic documents to;

The Human Resource & Administration Manager,

Straight Talk Foundation,

Plot 4, Acacia Avenue, Kololo, P.O Box 22366 Kampala. Uganda

Email to:  career@straighttalkfoundation.org Please clearly indicate the position applied for in the subject line.

Interested applicants are advised to apply at the earliest opportunity. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NB: Straight Talk Foundation is an equal opportunity employer, persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Straight Talk Foundation does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents.

Deadline: 19^th April 2024

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