Raising the Village Monitoring and Evaluation Program Coordinator Job Vacancy in Uganda

Job
description

I. Role and
Responsibilities

The Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer will have the following duties and responsibilities:

Build
capacity of Project staff and partners on RTV Design, Monitoring and
Evaluation, and development programming approaches.
Undertake
collection of primary and secondary data, and analysis to inform
assessment for potential interventions in the target communities; special
studies, operation research studies required to improve RTV Uganda
programs.
Lead
program and project staff, partners and target communities/beneficiaries
in participatory program design approaches; coordinate implementation of
baselines, income household surveys and evaluations according to RTV DME
framework and methodology
Develop
and administer performance monitoring tools to track program indicators;
in line with the program implementation and M&E plans.
Establish
and maintain program/indicator M&E databases; as well as the program
level M&E indicator database aligned to the RTV Strategy results
framework.
Carryout
out routine data quality assessment on program/project monitoring data
collected including that collected by staff and partners before it is used
for reporting.
Compile
program data reports to inform evidence based decision making; and for use
in preparation of program quarterly reports, semi/annual management
reports; and for dissemination to Kampala office, project team staff,
donors, district, and other partners as necessary.
Document
best practices, lesson learned and success stories about RTV Uganda
programs and project interventions in the regions.
Lead
the review, learning and reflection meetings in the regions on
program/projects implementation, and evaluations.
Support
in the design of new project areas currently in Eastern Region
Participate
in Grant Research and Applications with focus on the following at the
Uganda office

Research
to identify grants that RTV is eligible for
Prepare
grant applications in line with the criteria of each grant-making
organization
Work
with programs director on reporting for any grants secured
Create
and maintain database of possible grant opportunities

II
Qualifications and Education Requirements

Raising The Village
is seeking a professional with 3 to 5+ years of work experience, and a
demonstrated long-term passion for community development. Candidates who fit
the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

Strong
work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work
experience, or successful community development experience (e.g. starting
a field program in a developing country, leading a training, having a
project get started in rural areas, solid project management &
accomplishments).
Leadership
experience at work, or outside of work.
Top-performing
undergraduate back ground (includes GPA and test scores on your resume).
Ability
to new situations, analyze interventions and come up with results.
Language:
English, and at an added advantage Lufumbira and/or Luganda.

III
Preferred Skills

Corporate
Culture:

Demonstrates
integrity by modeling the RTV’s values and ethical standards
Promotes
the vision, mission, and strategic goals of RTV
Displays
cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and
adaptability

Functional
Competencies:

Organises
and accurately completes multiple tasks by establishing priorities while
taking into consideration special assignments, frequent interruptions,
deadlines, available resources and multiple reporting relationships
Plans,
coordinates and organizes workload while remaining aware of changing
Priorities and competing deadlines
Establishes,
builds and maintains effective working relationships with staff and
clients to facilitate the provision of support
Knowledge
Management and Learning
In-depth
knowledge on MIS, M&E and development issues
Excellent
knowledge of monitoring and the application of methodology: Good
understanding of capacity assessment methodologies; excellent ability to
identify significant capacity building opportunities;
Excellent
communication skills (written and oral): Sensitivity to and responsiveness
to all partners, Respectful and helpful relations with project field staff
& Programs Director.
Ability
to lead implementation of new systems, and affect staff behavioural /
attitudinal change
Strong
training & facilitation skills.
Experience
in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects
implemented by NGOs/ Government;
Experience
in designing tools and strategies for data collection, analysis and
production of reports;