Democratic Governance Facility (DGF),Results and Communications Manager Job Vacancy in Uganda

harmonized
and coordinated support to state and non-state partners in Uganda within the
following three components:

• Deepening Democracy Component,
• Rights, Justice and Peace Component and
• Voice and Accountability Component.

• Manage and direct the development of DGF’s M+E
  strategy contained in the DGF’s (bi) annual workplan and budget.
• Ensure that DGF-supported projects and specific
  DGF interventions (legal assistance, civic education, gender
  mainstreaming, local accountability, etc.) develop and use appropriate
  M&E frameworks to track their progress and document their results.
• Ensure the methodological soundness and quality
  of external project mid-term reviews and end of project evaluations
  commissioned by the DGF.
• Ensure that comprehensive external evaluations of
  key DGF interventions (civic education, local accountability etc) are
  carried out in a methodologically sound and timely manner
• Manage the tracking of DGF’s achievements in
  relation to log-frame indicators, milestones and targets
• Manage the process of designing, conducting and
  analysing DGF’s endline survey.

• Ensure that partner reporting effectively
  provides relevant information about results achieved.
• Guide and assist the process of analysing and
  aggregating partner contributions towards DGF programme level objectives.
• Ensure that implementing partners receive the
  necessary technical support to improve reporting and communication of
  results.
• Oversee the production of DGF’s
  internal/technical and external reports.
• Ensure that DGF’s achievements and impact are communicated
  effectively to stakeholders and the general public (website, annual
  reports, quarterly newsletters etc).

• Ensure that reflection and learning forums among
  DGF partners, both thematic (civic education, legal aid etc) and
  geographically-based (regional synergy workshops) are held regularly, have
  clear objectives and fulfill their purpose.
• Ensure that knowledge gained from DGF programming
  (‘lessons learned’, good practices etc) are adequately documented and
  shared
• Oversee the development, implementation and
  review of DGF’s capacity building strategy for partner organizations.
• Ensure that DGF staff have adequate competence to
  provide quality M&E support to partners, and that the skill set and knowledge
  base of DGF partners (M+E officers and programme staff) in results-based
  management and evaluation is enhanced.

• Steer and motivate the RCU staff. Agree on
  performance targets for staff members and review performance.
• Offer quality assurance for RCU outputs.
• Carry out planning, budgeting and reporting for
  the RCU. Provide input to the development of annual work plans and budgets
  of the DGF.
• Monitor RCU achievements against the agreed work
  plan
• Significantly contribute to the overall
  management of the DGF through participation in the Senior Management Team.

• The candidate should hold a Masters’ degree in
  areas such as development studies, non-for-profit management, project
  management and administration from a recognized University.
• A minimum of ten years’ professional experience
  in the management of development programmes and projects in the realm of
  democratic governance, with specific experience in Monitoring and
  evaluation, and assessment of program results;
• Exceptional technical skills and experience in
  the area of Monitoring and Evaluation is a pre-requisite for this
  position.
• A talent for, and documented experience in
  assessing, documenting and communicating results of development efforts
  will also be a distinct advantage.
• Communication and knowledge management and;
  Organisational capacity development
• Superior technical skills in Monitoring and
  Evaluation (M&E);
• Excellent proven track record in report writing
  and documentation;
• Excellent track record of having achieved results
  in organisational capacity development
• Excellent communication skills and capacity to
  build effective professional relationships;
• Strong human resource management and team
  building skills;
• Possess the ability to contextualise and
  summarise key messages for effective communication to different audiences;
• Good working knowledge of the issues in NGO
  management, civil society and program management in general;
• High level of IT skills and experience with
  desk-top publishing.
• Fluency in English and attention to detail in
  grammar and use of language;
• Capacity to work under pressure, with a high
  level of self-motivation;
• A good knowledge of current discussions and
  debate in academia and elsewhere on relevant democratic governance issues
  in Africa is an advantage.