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Job Title:  Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (4 Job Vacancies)

Organisation: Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA)

Duty Station: Buyende, Mayuge, Iganga and Mbale, Uganda

Reports to: MEAL Manager

About Organisation:

Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA) is a Non-governmental Organization registered under the laws of Uganda that strives to empower, promote and strengthen key health and development interventions in communities where we work. We envision a society in which people are fully empowered to manage their health and development needs. UDHA seeks to fill the positions below following a Subgrant award to implement the HIV/TB activities supported by the Global Fund through The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Uganda ltd, the Second Principal recipient of the Global Fund. The Sub-grant aims at supporting the implementation of Uganda’s Response to the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis.

Job Summary:   UDHA is looking for energetic Monitoring and Evaluation Officers to provide technical assistance in the implementation of the Global Fund GC7 HIV and TB grant. The M&E Officer will build the district’s focal person in performance and impact measurement and will oversee the implementation of the monitoring and evaluation framework. S/he will work closely with Health facilities in the district to improve both qualitative and quantitative evidence gathered by the project.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Day to Day Monitoring and Evaluation Activities The M&E Officer will oversee tracking and updating M&E data as well as ensuring the data is of the best quality possible.

• Implementing monitoring systems and designing monitoring tools
• Developing data collection tools
• Monitoring project activities, outputs, and progress towards anticipated results
• Working with data platforms, databases and select technologies to capture and organize data
• Training field staff in monitoring and evaluation processes and providing ongoing coaching
• Conducting or providing support to data quality assessments

Analysis and Reporting. Once the M&E system has been implemented and data collection processes established, the M&E Officer will oversee analysis and reporting of data.

• Determining data analysis procedures and use of quantitative or qualitative analysis tools.
• Cleaning, sorting, categorizing, and organizing data
• Analyzing quantitative and/or qualitative data
• Summarizing findings
• Developing weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annual reports depending on project requirements
• Disseminating evaluation findings and project results to donors and other stakeholders

Knowledge Management The M&E Officer will oversee knowledge management processes within the organization.

• Contributing to institutional learning processes
• Convening communities of practice and other organizational learning practices
• Tracking best practices, Success stories and lessons learned in activity implementation.

Coordination and Representation The M&E Officer will represent the Organization in coordination meetings and other activities to which the organization is invited to participate in.

• Initiate and strengthen relationships with key implementing partner staff and the Local government leadership
• Attend District Coordination meetings for Implementing Partners (IPs) in the district.
• Any other duties assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Degree level education or equivalent experience, with post graduate qualifications in Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (3 years’ experience) with working knowledge of DHIS2, eCBSS and MS excel is a MUST
• Experience of developing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning systems and tools for projects and programs specifically HIV/TB/Adolescents.
• Experience working with Health facility level data, specifically HMIS registers and Tools.
• Experience of community development, particularly in the field of women’s economic empowerment, public health.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work with senior staff.
• The ability to respond flexibly

How to Apply:

Please provide a detailed CV that demonstrates possession of relevant competencies, current position, the job requirements specified, academic qualifications, employment experience including current position, and contact details of three referees preferably from previous or current employments. All candidates who meet the requirements are encouraged to submit in single PDF their cover letter, CV and CERTIFIED copies of academic documents of not more than 2GB via email to pila2consultants@gmail.com quoting the position of interest in the subject line.

For further details please contact

PILA Consultants Limited

Tel: +256-393 275 892, Mob: +256-78-4-219107, 0704-706910

E-mail: pila2consultants@gmail.com

You can also visit our website: www.pilaconsultants.co.ug

Deadline: 2nd August 2024 not later than 5:00pm

Note: UDHA is an equal opportunity employer therefore females and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. While PILA appreciates all the interested applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. In case you do not hear from PILA one month after the closing date, please consider yourself unsuccessful. Please note that any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. Any telephone solicitation will lead to automatic disqualification. PILA takes no responsibility of any costs by applicants that apply for any of the positions advertised here.

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