Job
description
Educate! is seeking
an enthusiastic and self-driven Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager
to lead Educate!’s M&E team as a critical partner in the organization’s
scale up. The M&E Manager will lead the continued build out of a scaleable
and efficient M&E System, in order to provide the information to both
improve the program with frequent performance data and evaluate its impact
long-term impact.
Educate!’s top
priority as an org
anization is scaling in Uganda and expanding to new
countries. In Uganda, we took a big leap in 2014 from 54 to 238 schools and over
80,000 students. We will now scale to 350 schools in 2016 (12% of the country)
and at least 450 in 2017, en route to an eventual 1,000 schools nationally.
Strong M&E systems to manage program performance will be critical to this
scale up.
We have already
developed dynamic, high-performing leadership teams in Uganda and globally, and
as we expand the need for exceptional leaders hungry for an opportunity to lead
and build will only grow. The M&E Manager will be at the center of this
work, researching, designing, and evaluating the systems used at Educate!.
Educate! aspires to be best in class in M&E in the youth space, effectively
proving educations’ impact on life outcomes, and this drive for information to
both prove and improve its program distinguishes Educate! from other
organizations. For this reason, Educate! is looking for the next leader of its
Uganda M&E, knowledgeable in both quantitative & qualitative M&E
approaches, to drive its trend-setting work forward.
Objectives
The M&E
Manager is responsible for achieving four main functions:
M&E
Strategy and Research (40%)
- Develop
and oversee monitoring systems to track success of program implementation.
- Design
research and evaluation efforts to assess the impact of Educate!’s
programs.
- Improve
data systems (collection, storage, usage) to increase effectiveness and
scalability of M&E systems.
- Manage
a team of 3 full-time staff
Monitoring
&Evaluation Implementation (40%)
- Conduct
and oversee analysis of data from day-to-day M&E activities as well as
the ongoing ILO-funded impact evaluation of the Educate! Experience
program. - Prepare
high-quality reports for internal and external audiences. - Build
an organizational knowledge base through research and partnerships. - Develop
and sustain a partnership with at least one top-tier international
academic/research institution to provide additional evaluation technical
support.
Organization
Strategic Planning & Reporting (10%)
- Use
data to make programmatic recommendations to Educate!’s senior leadership.
- Collaborate
with management team to set program milestones and Key Performance
Indicators. - Oversee
impact narrative for external communications including donors, government,
and partners.
Operational
Systems Support (10%)
- Explore
and provide recommendations for innovative technologies to streamline
monitoring, evaluation and other operational functions. - Build
staff capacity through training and technical assistance for accurate data
collection and reporting
Qualifications
To succeed in this
role, you’ll need to have:
- Bachelor’s
degree in quantitative discipline (preferably in Social Science,
Economics, or Statistics), Master’s degree preferred - At
least 3 years of professional experience in the field of Monitoring and
Evaluation - Knowledge
of major quantitative & qualitative monitoring methodologies and
proven ability to design monitoring instrumentation tools - Extensive
knowledge in (quasi-) experimental program evaluation designs - Broad
experience in the design and implementation of capacity building
activities in M&E - High
level of proficiency in Windows Excel and/ or Statistical Software (SPSS,
STATA) - Advanced
skills in data analysis presentation and report writing - Excellent
analytical skills combined with a proactive, energetic approach to problem
solving - An
outstanding fit with our Five Cultural Tenets – see What is Educate!
About?
- Flexibility
and be willing to travel between Uganda, Rwanda, and Kenya
In order to thrive
at Educate!, a candidate must:
- Be
proactively self-engaged in research and innovations in the field of
M&E - Excel
in an entrepreneurial, rapidly-growing and independent environment with
minimal supervision - Eagerly
jump on opportunities to exceed expectations and solve new challenges autonomously
- Exhibit
commitment to the professional development of him/herself, developing new
skills whenever necessary
Terms
- Location
is in Kampala, Uganda
- Compensation
will be competitive and based on experience.
- Benefits
include health care
- Position
reports to the Country Director and oversees 3 direct employees, as well
as multiple interns/fellows
How
to apply
Intrigued? To apply,
please submit the following to: ugandajobs@experienceeducate.org
1) resume
2) cover letter
describing yourself
3) list of
references
Use the subject header:
“M&E
Manager- Where you found the position- Your Name”
( If someone
referred you for this position, please include his/her name in the subject as
“Referral: Name”.)
This application
deadline will be rolling, but our goal is to fill this position ASAP.