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Job Title:   MEAL Coordinator

Organisation: Save
the Children International

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

Save the Children
International is an international relief organization that was established in
the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better
education, health care, and economic opportunities, as well as providing
emergency aid in natural disasters, war, and other conflicts.

About Project:

Joining Forces to
End Violence Against Children is a global collaboration between 6 leading child
rights organisations – ChildFund, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS
Children’s Villages, Terre des Hommes and World Vision.  In Uganda Joining Forces focuses on ending
violence against children and ensuring children’s voices are amplified as
agents of change.

Job Summary:   The
MEAL Coordinator leads the Joining Forces project MEAL function including,
design and implementation of basic MEAL tools to adequately plan, monitor, and
report in an accurate and timely manner on project performance.  In collaboration with the Project Manager,
the partners’ MEAL staff and the implementing teams, s/he ensures that the
project undertakes routine Quality Improvement, Result Monitoring & Data
Quality assessment, has information briefs, regular sharing of project updates
with stakeholders and there is a mechanism in place for collecting, tracking
and responding to feedback and complaints from beneficiaries and stakeholders.
S/he is responsible for ensuring that project data on outputs and outcome
progress is collected, analysed and synthesised accurately and in a timely and
tailored manner, to support reporting to the (global) lead agency and donor.
S/he supports training of project team and partners in quality data collection
and management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant for the Save the Children MEAL Coordinator employment vacancy should
hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities

·       
Post
Graduate training in M&E or Project planning and Management is an added
advantage

·       
Minimum
of three years working experience in monitoring and evaluation working
experience (preferably in Child protection and advocacy related projects with
an International NGO).

·       
Knowledge
and use of various survey methods for monitoring of different programs.

·       
Experience
of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights
Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education and Child Protection is an added
advantage.

·       
Strong
analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.

·       
Sound
written and oral presentation skills.

·       
Ability
to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively
as a member of a team.

·       
Willingness
to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous
conditions.

·       
Computer
literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must. Microsoft office especially
word, spreadsheet (Excel), Access, SPSS and GIS applications).

·       
Availability
and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

·       
Highly
developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures

·       
Ability
to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.

·       
Highly
developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing,
negotiation and coaching

·       
Excellent
time management and planning capacity.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

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Deadline:  16^th July 2020

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