Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation
and Learning Officer
Organisation: CARE
International
Duty Station:
Uganda
Reports to:
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator
About US:
CARE (Cooperative
for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, formerly Cooperative for American
Remittances to Europe) is a major international humanitarian agency delivering
emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded in
1945, CARE is nonsectarian, impartial, and non-governmental. It is one of the
largest and oldest humanitarian aid organizations focused on fighting global
poverty.
Job Summary: The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Officer is technical in the area of monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and
learning; and information management.
Under the various
funding streams within CARE Uganda’s DRC refugee response, MEAL Officer focuses
on the maintenance of data collection, analysis, dissemination, learning and
reporting. She/he is responsible for the maintenance and updating of the
information management system and will contribute to broader MEAL goals.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Monitoring and
evaluation (50%)
- Support project teams to develop and implement quality MEAL plans
- Design methods that ensure data integrity at activity, output and
outcome levels - Conduct regular monitoring visits to project activities, report on a
timely manner in a standardized format, and where relevant conduct
debriefing sessions with relevant staff on recommendations and/or action
plans - Continuously conduct data verification through monitoring visits and
means of verification, and report on the progress against indicators
monthly - Prepare and share progress reports demonstrating quality in project
MEAL plans - Provide support/guidance to the team in monitoring and reporting
responsibilities ensuring coherence with existing reporting requirements - Develop effective methods and tools to be applied to projects for
evidence-based data collection, analysis and reporting - Train and provide capacity building to project staff, volunteers and
partners on MEAL strategy, methods and tools
Information
Management (25%)
- Focal point for protection/GBV & reproductive health Information
Management System (IMS), data entry and functionality. - Liaise with project staff and ensure relevant data is entered into
the database. - Filter the database, provide analysis of information to inform
programming within CARE on trends - Share information within the programme team about M&E approaches
and supports the documentation of lessons learnt, approaches and good
practices. - Establish strong working relationships with key actors in other
agencies dealing with protection/GBV & reproductive health Information
Management System
Quality and
accountability monitoring (10%)
- Ensure the standards and systems used to deliver quality and
accountable services and monitoring reports include information on levels
of compliance achieved against standards and indicators - Promote monitoring, evaluations and audits as means of guiding and
supporting the project - Assist planning and/or implementation of baseline and end line
studies, evaluations, and assessments when needed - Establish and manage the complaints and feedback mechanism for the
project
Project knowledge
management (10%)
- Contribute to the implementation of a Monitoring and Evaluation
Knowledge Management and Learning Strategy - Work in close collaboration with the MEAL Coordinator to develop a
strong learning culture through project evidences - Document, analyze and disseminate lessons learned, human interest
stories, best-practices and innovations and evidence-based case studies
from projects - Work in close collaboration with MEAL Coordinator for effective
dissemination of programme outcomes and lessons learnt
Other duties as
required (5%)
- As agreed with the line manager, this position may also work on
broader M&E tasks within the DRC refugee response.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a University degree in statistics, Social Sciences or related field, with back ground in Monitoring and
Evaluation. - At least two years of work experience in humanitarian/ development
sector, with minimum of 1-year work experience focusing on Monitoring and
Evaluation. - Knowledge of the Information Management System with 2 years’
experience - Exceptional writing and other communications skills required
- Strong analytical and research skills essential
- Must be a team player with good interpersonal skills
- Experience developing data collection questionnaires, forms, or
other tools preferred - Excellent organizational and time-management skills, ability to
think critically and work independently are a must. - Ability to work in a complex environment with multiple tasks, short
deadlines and intense pressure to perform - Proficiency in institutionally supported software (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and SharePoint) essential - Ability to ride a motorcycle will be an added advantage (must have a
riding permit)
How to Apply:
Candidates who are
interested in the above jobs should submit an updated CV and Application letter
giving a day time telephone contact and names, telephone contacts and email
addresses of 3 (three) work related referees only through our recruitment
email: [email protected] clearly indicating the job title in the email
subject.
NB: Please note that
when you are successful for the above position, CARE will need verified copies
of your academic documents.
Deadline: 23rd August 2019
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