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Job Title:  Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Manager

Organisation: Bantwana Initiative Uganda

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Project Director

About Organisation:

In 2005, Bantwana Initiative Uganda was founded to support the fourth wave of the HIV epidemic impact on communities that saw a massive increase in Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Since local registration, Bantwana  has strengthened its collaboration with  local leaders as well as focused community efforts which emphasizes holistic care for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Bantwana has addressed compounding vulnerabilities especially those affected by poverty, HIV, and gender-based violence, which are affecting adolescent girls and boys as well as younger children-through parenting programs.

Job Summary: The MEL Manager will be responsible for coordinating the development and implementation of BIU TLC project’s performance monitoring plan, including performance-monitoring criteria and ensuring continuous monitoring of activity progress in accordance with TLC’s PMP. S/he will work closely with the MEL Officers and program staff to ensure timely collection, entry, processing, documentation, and dissemination of all data and information relevant to Project. The MEL Manager will support regional programs team to identify problems and their causes, and improve overall project performance, while supervising supervise project knowledge management and regional MEL staff. S/he will be responsible for reviewing and ensuring the harmonization of data collection methodologies and data analysis for quantitative and qualitative indicators that are in the TLC project AMELP. The role involves maintaining of the project database and also train other staff on how to use the databases. Excellent analysis, report writing and editing skills are required for this position. The MEL Manager will report to BIU TLC Project Director.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for ensuring timely, high-quality data collection, entry, analysis, and reporting by Regional MEL teams and sub partners.

Manage the documentation including electronic and non-electronic filing and storage of BIU TLC data

Provide training, assistance, and consultation, as needed, to TLC project on interpreting and using performance benchmarking measures, indicators, and reports, including ensuring alignment to BIU’s MEL framework

Determine MEL functional responsibilities within the project team and data management responsibilities are supported at regional offices for improved reporting and data comprehension;

Serve as BIU’s MEL focal point in the TLC consortium and devise strategies with the technical and communication team to ensure consistency in the use of data and quality reporting.

Ensure compliance with the BIU procedures for collection and reporting of projects and program performance data to provide quality, timely data.

Ensure that audit requirements related to data quality are met for AMELP indicators, including all donor and prime assessments such as SIMS, SQA and DQAs.

Ensure all project reporting requirements are met

Conduct coaching, mentorship and support supervision visits to regional staff and sub partners to observe, monitor and provide guidance and quality feedback on the use of data and indicator tracking

Oversee internal baseline surveys, mapping and assessments and the implementation of the MEL plan.

Support the BIU Program Director in all MEL related tasks as need arises.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

Master’s degree in demography, statistics, Social Sciences, M&E/Research, Information Technology or related degree with a minimum of 8 years’ experience is required.

Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience working on U.S Government and other key donor funded projects in a supervisory role required. Experience working on Education projects is an added advantage.

Specific Knowledge, Skills and abilities Required;

Exceptional analytical and communication skills, particularly on data.

Very good working knowledge of major databases and analytical programs including; STATA, SPSS and Epi Data, GIS and MS Office

Demonstrated leadership working with consortium partners and other technical experts in MEL and research

Familiarity with computer programming, routine management of information systems, and maintenance of electronic databases

Ability to convey MEL results to non-technical stakeholders and generate interest in the use of MEL data/results for programmatic improvements

Candidate must have demonstrated leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical management expertise and experience, and strong interpersonal, writing and oral presentation skills

Good knowledge and experience of USAID and Government of Uganda Education reporting requirements

Proficient in MS Office programs (including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Google products (Drive, Gmail, Docs)

How to Apply:

All interested applicants with the required Qualification, Knowledge, Skills, Attributes and Abilities should send their applications and CVs (detailing responsibilities carried out in previous positions) as one pdf to the HR and Admin Officer, Bantwana Initiative Uganda through the following email: info@bantwana.or.ug

Indicate clearly on the application subject line the position and region applied for easy reference.

Deadline: 27th September 2024

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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