5 Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Career Vacancies – Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)

Organisation:  Ministry
of Gender Labour and Social Development (MGLSD)
Project Name: Expanding Social Protection (ESP) programme
Duty Station: Kamuli, Gulu, Nebbi, Moroto and Kaberamaido, Uganda
Reports to: RTSU Coordinator / Senior Operations Officer
About US:
The
Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) has been leading
efforts to promote a coordinated approach to social protection in Uganda. These
efforts culminated in the design and implementation of the Expanding Social
Protection (ESP) programme with financial and technical support from GoU, DFID,
Irish Aid and UNICEF. Its goal is to reduce chronic poverty and improve life
chances for poor men, women and children in Uganda. The purpose is to embed a
national social protection system, including social assistance for the poorest and
most vulnerable, as a core element of Uganda’s national planning and budgeting
processes.
Phase
1 of the ESP programme was implemented through a Social Protection Secretariat
which was established in 2010 under the Directorate of Social Protection of the
Ministry. The objectives of Phase 1 included piloting Social Assistance Grants
in 15 districts and capacity building. ESP is now transitioning to Phase II in
which the program will expand to cover a total of 55 districts during the next
five years and be implemented by a Programme Management Unit (PMU), supported
by regional offices in Gulu, Kaberamaido, Kamuli, Kiboga, Kyenjojo, Moroto and
Nebbi.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be
tasked with the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of systems to enhance
quality control, improve internal processes and results delivery underpinning
accountability at various levels. The M&E officer will contribute to
overall program learning and sharing
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Extract any relevant data for monitoring from
    the MIS and use it for analysis, planning and decision-making.
  • Prepare and submit reports on the process
    monitoring indicators, detailing progress against work plan, challenges
    and recommendations.
  • Provide inputs to various review meetings at
    district level where lessons learned are discussed, improvements for the
    design and operations are proposed and strategies on how lessons learned
    can be applied.
  • Plan and provide on the job training,
    coaching and guidance on monitoring instruments to the district SAGE staff
  • Ensure that pay point monitoring reports from
    all pay points in the district are immediately submitted and captured at the
    end of each payment cycle.
  • Mentor and supervise the CDO SAGE and
    Sub-county CDOs in undertaking pay point exit surveys on a quarterly
    basis.
  • On a monthly basis, undertake beneficiary
    transaction audit as will be determined by sample transactions provided by
    ESP Secretariat. The audit will majorly focus on high balances, large
    transactions, out of time transactions and any other audits that will be
    deemed necessary.
  • Keenly track and compile information on
    programme coordination meetings at district level and share feedback with
    the respective districts.
  • Oversee the planning, implementation and
    documentation of findings of monitoring visits.
  • Provide inputs, information and statistics
    for quarterly, annual and other reports to SPO M&E and the PMU staff.
  • Manage beneficiary database containing
    information on enrolment, payments, grievance and complaints.
  • Actively participate in documentation and
    resolution of beneficiary complaints in line with complaint management and
    resolution guidelines and share this with the SPO Complaints and
    Grievance.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 
  • The prospective Monitoring and Evaluation
    Officer should preferably hold a University degree preferably in
    Statistics, Business Administration, Economics, Social Science or related
    field.
  • A minimum of three years’ experience in the
    design and implementation of M&E in development projects implemented
    by Donors/Government
  • Previous experience in designing tools and
    strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports;Broad
    working knowledge of monitoring and the application of methodology
  • Familiarity with capacity assessment
    methodologies
  • Proven ability to identify capacity building
    opportunities
  • Excellent written and oral communication
    skills
  • Proven ICT skills,
  • Expertise in analysing data using statistical
    software, strong training and facilitation skills
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the ESP Programme
should send the following:
  • A one (1) page supporting statement explaining
    how you believe your experience matches the requirements of the role,
    directly addressing the position description;
  • Updated Curriculum vitae with a maximum four
    (4) pages, providing three references, one of whom should be your current
    or most recent employer, copies of academic and professional certificates/
    testimonials, postal address and daytime telephone contact addressed to:
The
Head PMU,
Expanding
Social Protection Programme in Uganda,
Ministry
of Gender, Labour and Social Development,
Plot
9, Lourdel Road,
P.O.
Box 28240 Kampala, Uganda
Please
clearly indicate the position applied for on the envelope (“Application for the
position of……..”).
Physically
hand deliver your applications to ABS Consulting Group Limited, Plot 1 Pilkington
Road, Workers House, 9th Floor, Southern Wing
Deadline: 1st April, 2016
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