USAID Project Jobs – Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at UHMG

Organization: Uganda Health
Marketing Group Ltd. (UHMG)
Duty Station:  UHMG
Head Office – Kampala, Uganda
Reports To:  Monitoring
& Evaluation Manager
About UHMG:
Uganda Health Marketing Group Ltd. (UHMG) is a Company Limited by
Guarantee, whose vision is Vision is “A good life for all Ugandans”.  We
envision a Ugandan society with good life, when products and services in
Reproductive Health, HIV, Malaria and Child Health are accessible, affordable
and effectively utilized by all those in need.  Our Mission is “To improve
the quality of life of Ugandans, through the provision of superior and
affordable health care solutions.”   
Job Summary: The M&E
officer is responsible for the operation of the project M&E activities on
HIV Counseling and Testing program, which includes: Operating and monitoring
the data management system; Conducting quality assurance (QA) and quality
improvement (QI); Providing support to project performance management unit’s
(PPMUs) on data collection, management and use; Assisting M&E Manager in
data and report analysis and building the M&E plan of project; Being in
charge of conducting other tasks and duties assigned by M&E Manager and the
project Management. This staff has also responsibility of report tracking of
all activities of the project.  Furthermore, this officer assists the
M&E Manager in producing the general report of project M&E activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Compile Data for the HCT monthly
    management report, quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports.
  • Review the HCT client cards, HCT
    registers, Pre-ART, and referral registers to ensure data quality.
  • Mentor/Coach  Good Life Clinics to
    ensure only high quality of data is entered in into the registers
  • Compile and write monthly summary reports.
  • Ensure project data is entered into the
    database.
  • Support the project research component
  • Assist in Data analysis to support timely
    report writing.
  • Ensure proper filing of all HCT client
    cards and referral forms.
  • Assisting M&E Manager in setting up
    the system:
  • Assisting in developing the HCT component
    of the overall framework for project M&E.
  • Helping to develop and guiding the process
    for identifying and designing the key indicators for each
    activity/component, to record and report the data collected.
  • Assisting in drawing up the plan and TOR
    for mid-term evaluation
  • Giving information for developing
    evidence-based plans in integrated HCT.
  • Supporting to set up the periodical action
    plans in the technical aspects of data use/management and quality
    improvement (QI).
  • Assisting in developing a plan for
    project-related capacity building on M&E and for any computer-based
    support that may be required
  • Assisting in organizing and undertaking
    training with stakeholders in M&E skills.
Implementation of M&E:
  • Supporting the team to develop tools,
    templates for collecting information. And ensuring that those tools and
    templates are used accordingly with requirement and guidance.
  • Supporting the maintenance of standards
    and quality of services and activities to meet project objectives and strategies.
  • Reviewing and analyzing monitoring reports
    to identify the causes of potential bottlenecks in HCT support using all
    approaches 4-tent, clinics and community outreaches.
  • Providing relevant information and
    analysis to identify and address priorities, major issues when expanding
    program and sites in HCT support.
  • Collecting lessons learned in the previous
    implementation of activities to give program improvement for expanding
    activities.
  • Attending to refresher training in M&E
    for implementing partner staff.
  • Undertaking regular visits to the field to
    support implementation of M&E and conduct Technical Assistance
    /Quality Assurance activities.
  • Guiding staff and implementing partners in
    preparing their progress reports.
Communication:
  • Providing analysis and comments on
    selection of priorities, process of implementation.
  • Providing feedback on aspects included in:
    Output, progress, quality, costs from supervision.
  • Providing available statistical data as
    required.
  • Assisting in giving information for
    description of factual context in activity implementation and sites.
  • Analyzing program statistical data and
    providing feedbacks to revise and adjust for quality improvement of
    activities and services.
  • Sharing of the outputs of M&E findings
    with project officers and implementing partners.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The candidate should possess a Bachelors
    degree from accredited college or university in Public Health Social
    Science/Services, or a related field. Master’s Degree in related field is
    desirable.
  • Three (3) years of progressively
    responsible experience in Public Health, or a related field with a strong
    foundation in statistics, research design/analysis, and
    qualitative/quantitative evaluation.  
  • A minimum of at least three years of
    experience in M&E.
  • Excellent organizational skills with
    demonstrated ability to execute projects on time and on budget.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication,
    facilitation and presentation skills
  • Experience with the USG funding process is
    an added advantage.
     
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates should send or hand deliver their
CVs, copies of certificates and cover letter clearly indicating position
applied for on the “top left-hand side of the envelope” to: The Human Resources
Manager, Uganda Health Marketing Group Ltd. (UHMG), Plot 20-21, 27-28, Martyrs
Crescent, Ntinda, or to P. O. Box 4553, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 20th September 2013 by
4:30pm.
NB: Only short listed
candidates will be contacted. Please deliver your applications to the UHMG
reception.

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