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Job Title:     Monitoring
and Evaluation Officer

Organisation: Finn
Church Aid (FCA)

Duty Station: Uganda

Reports to:
Senior M&E Officer

About US:

Finn Church Aid is
Finland’s biggest development co-operation organisation and the second biggest
organisation in Finland working in humanitarian aid. Finn Church Aid is a
member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and
humanitarian aid organisations forming one of the world’s largest aid
organisations. Finn Church Aid is committed to continue working until people in
need of assistance can make their own living and fulfill their basic needs.
Finn Church Aid also campaigns for dignity and justice.

Job Summary:    The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will
lead the technical role of developing, implementing, and maintaining effective
and appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation systems for the BPRM Project. The
post will involve coordination with project management and stated teams in line
with US Government/BPRM reporting requirements, and with FCA guidelines and
best practices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Based on the project proposal,
  implementation plan, and donor reporting requirements, develop a system
  for capturing and documenting data and relevant information on project
  activities, beneficiaries, outputs, outcomes, and impacts, which is
  feasible, practical, and “user friendly”, and will obtain valid and
  reliable information.
• Be responsible for generating the draft
  quarterly project reports and share with the project Coordinator for
  further review and final submission to line departments
• Ensure roll-out of M&E plan and
  reporting systems to all staff and partners through training, site visits,
  manuals, and other technical support as needed working closely with the
  Senior M&E officer and the Country program M+E Specialist.
• Ensure data capture and reporting
  systems are well understood and properly implemented by staff and partners.
• Ensure that all tools are practical,
  user friendly and accommodate different levels of expertise, from
  community groups, partners, to project staff.
• Work with all partners and project teams
  to popularize the reporting processes to ensure that all information and
  data is collected, documented, and collated in an accurate and timely
  manner.
• Provide ongoing support to project
  teams, partners, and rights holders to maintain M&E systems; identify
  skill gaps that can be addressed in subsequent refresher trainings.
• Ensure regular reviews of the M&E
  system itself, making improvements as needed and recommended, in
  consultation with managers, staff, and partners.
• Lead the routine collection, analysis,
  and use of data quality for reporting and planning purposes.
• Create a system for ensuring that
  information obtained is shared with communities, teachers, parents and
  other relevant stakeholders through a regular feedback mechanism to ensure
  continuous performance improvement.
• Keep record of information obtained during
  research (database of information, hard files, etc.)

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant for the Finn Church Aid
  (FCA) Monitoring and Evaluation Officer job must hold an advanced training
  in M&E and quantitative methodologies, including database management.
• Four years of experience in monitoring
  and evaluation related to one or more of these fields: education,
  statistics. Strong analytical skills, and an understanding of a range of
  methods for monitoring, evaluation and assessment
• Demonstrated ability to design,
  commission, and manage assessment methodologies and evaluation.
• Computer literate and use of data
  analysis tools and methods
• Sound strategic thinking and planning
  skills, including ability to think creatively and innovate and to set
  priorities, manageable work plans and evaluate progress.
• Strong communications skills (both
  written and verbal).
• The ability to analyze complex data and
  summaries it for a range of different audiences.
• Experience of working within budget
  constraints.
• Knowledge in SPSS.

How to Apply:

All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to hand deliver a completed
application letter and CV to the address below. Ensure to indicate the job
title applied for on the left hand corner of the envelope.

Applications can
also be delivered at FCA field offices in Adjumani, Moyo, Rwamwanja, Kyaka II,
Arua and Yumbe.

Finn Church Aid
(FCA) – Uganda Program

Plot 1495, Roche
close – Muyenga, off Tank hill Road

P.O. Box 21826,
Kampala- Uganda

Deadline: 16th August 2019

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