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Title:     Senior Monitoring and Evaluation
Officer

Organization: Higher Education
Students Financing Board ( HESFB)

Duty
Station: 
Uganda

Reports to:  Executive Director

About
US:

The
Higher Education Students’ Financing Board (HESFB) was established by an Act of
Parliament, No. 2 of 2014 as a body corporate mandated to provide loans and scholarships
to students intending to pursue Higher Education. Currently HESFB is a
subvention under the Ministry of Education and Sports with its headquarters in Kampala
Lourdel towers 7th floor Wandegeya.

Job summary: The Senior Monitoring
and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for developing M&E systems for
the Board, capacity building plans for staff and other stakeholders in
Monitoring and Evaluation, documentation and reporting. The Senior Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer will also be responsible for ensuring the collation, assessment,
analysis and reporting the development impact accruing from HESFB interventions
on a periodic basis. He or she will also be instrumental in the resource mobilization
drive for the Board.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Develop a monitoring and
Evaluation System and framework for the Board

·       Participate in the
preparation of quarterly reports, annual reports and any other reports for the
Board

·       Participate in the
strategic planning process, and provide technical guidance during planning,
budgeting and guide in identification of realistic annual and quarterly
targets, goals and indicators

·       Manage the resource
mobilization function through proposal development and carrying out resource
mobilization activities and continuously seek innovative means of attracting resources.

·       Provide technical
support in data compilation, cleaning and sorting, surveys, data clarity and
timely submission

·       Develop data collection
tools suitable to collect relevant information and data that is useful across
all departments

·       Support all staff to
properly document, organise and capture progress and periodically report on
performance using the relevant tools.

·       In conjunction with
relevant departments, Develops in-house evaluation tools, data collection
tools, such as loan application form, questionnaires/surveys and undertake
analysis of data derived from such tools with the view of assessing impact.

·       Participate in HESFB
evaluation process including midterm and final reviews of long term and short
term plans

·       Conducts periodic field
visits in conjunction with relevant department heads to assess progress and
prepares report on HESFB impact.

·       Ensures client data and
beneficiary data is routinely entered in M&E database and other databases
and monitor for completeness and accuracy

·       Routinely monitors the
application and effectiveness of the MIS system and liaises with MIS to provide
feedback as to whether the MIS tools are adequate for M&E requirements

·       Perform any other duties
assigned by the supervisor from time to time.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal applicant must
hold a master’s degree in Economics, Statistics or Quantitative Economics, Strategic
Management and any other related field from a reputable education institution.

·       A Post graduate
qualification in monitoring and evaluation will be an added advantage

·       At least three years’
experience in monitoring and evaluation, research, impact assessment
assignments or related field, preferably in the public or NGO sector

·       Extensive experience in
resource mobilization, project proposal writing, strategic plan development
will be an added advantage

·       Previous experience in
the application of Standard Data Analysis tools, M&E packages such as SPSS,
stata, Epi Info, Access is a prerequisite.

·       Superior analytical
skills, data consolidation and reporting skills

·       Excellent communication
(both written & oral) and ability to present ideas logically

·       Excellent interpersonal
skills

How to Apply:

All
interested candidates must send their application, C.V and photocopies of professional
documents including three (3) referees (one of whom must be your current
employer) Online applications must be submitted as one PDF document, not
exceeding 2MBS

Applications
should be addressed to:

The
Executive Director

Higher
Education Students Financing Board (HESFB)

Plot
1, Lourdel Road, Lourdel Towers, 7th Floor

P.O
Box 16810, Wandegeya, Kampala – Uganda

Email:
info@hesfb.go.ug

Deadline: 27^th
January 2020 by close of business

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