Jobs at:
Finn Church Aid (FCA)

Vacancy title:
M&E Officer

Deadline of this Job:
not later than 25th October 2016

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is Finland's biggest development co-operation organization and the second biggest organization 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 organizations forming one of the world's largest aid organizations. FCA has received funds from UNICEF to implement a project aimed at improving the quality of Education in seven districts namely; (Adjumani, Moyo, Kibale, Nebbi, Yumbe, Zombo, Koboko).

FCA now seeks applications from suitable candidates to fill the following positions

Project Coordinator
Duty station: Kampala but with frequent travels to the field

The Project Coordinator will be responsible for project implementation, management, administration and reporting. The Project Coordinator will report to the Country Manager and will from time to time work with the program and humanitarian coordinators to ensure proper project implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure timely implementation and coordination of the project in the respective Districts
• Liaise and consult regularly with the relevant stakeholder local authorities, District education departments, community leaders, civil society/non-governmental organizations ensure effective project implementation
• Prepare periodic work plans and reports in liaison with the Program Coordinator
• Make regular field visits to all beneficiary schools and Districts to assess and verify project needs, problems, delivery and utilization of project inputs and support to beneficiaries and advises the parties concerned accordingly;
• Supervise the project staff and take appropriate action to ensure efficient and effective performance of the project
• Prepares and submits reports as required by the donor
• To regularly share updated information with other partners of the project to promote intersectional cooperation and optimize resource utilization;
• To develop and consolidate good relationships with relevant working partners; District education departments, beneficiary schools, Teachers colleges, other NGOs and UNICEF
• Conduct follow up visits to all project activities and to ensure program quality;

Person specifications:

• Masters Degree in Education planning and Management, Teacher education and any other related discipline.
• Training in Project Planning and Management is required
• Computer Literate and proficiency in project planning and management software applications
  Valid driver's license

Experience:

• At least five (5) years‘ experience at senior management level with a reputable public body or NGO especially in the education field.
• Experience in coordinating education projects and working with refugees is an added advantage

Personal Attributes:

• High integrity, self-driven and able to set own work schedule with rigorous deadlines.
• Ability to initiate and complete assignments and to wo under demanding work with minimal supervision
  M&E Officer (01 Position)
  Duty station: Kampala but with frequent travels to the field The M&E Officer will lead technical role in developing, implementing, and maintaining effective and appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation systems for all project activities. The post will involve coordination with project management and teams, and in line with UNICEF and FCA reporting requirements.

Key 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 project reports and shar with the project Coordinator for further review and fin submission to line departments
• Ensure an effective roll-out of M&E and reporting systems to all staff through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed.
• Help coordinate overall project review and evaluation activities as required in partnership with the UNlCEF. This includes coordinating mid-term and final evaluations, and supporting donor and external reviews as might be required.
• Lead the routine collection, analysis, and use of data quality for reporting and planning purposes.
  Responsible for development and setting up effective project monitoring and evaluation systems based on FCA M& E guidelines.
• Responsible for establishment of an effective data management system, safe storage and retrieval of the data
• Setting up project Monitoring and evaluation framework and aligned program M&E plans
• Providing technical support to project staff in development of project monitoring tools
  
• Promote the standardization of M&E processes throughout the project cycle management, ensuring coherence and quality of information collected against planned results and activities.
• Provides technical and surge support to the project coordinator/staff on M&E processes, outcome monitoring, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis for assessments, donor reporting and other processes
• Provide technical advice and backstopping support to the Project staff and contribute to the setting and monitoring targets for the project
• Plan and execute project assessments, reviews and evaluations in coordination with the Project Coordinator and program staff.
• Establish and implement an Accountability Framework for target population with an ingrained
• Complaints Response and Feedback Mechanism (CRFM) for timely decision making and improvements to programming
• Ensure standardization of tools for all the Project and to undertake regular Project monitoring including carrying out assessments, establishing baseline surveys, documenting progress and end line surveys and evaluations
• Support the project coordinator in reviewing project progress reports ensuring they reflect on outcomes and desired qualify
• Work with the Program and Humanitarian coordinators and programs team to ensure that the project's M&E system is willing and/or integrated with overall M&E systems for the FCA Uganda Country Program.
• Create a system for ensuring that information obtained is also shared with communities, teachers, parents and other

Qualifications Skills and Experience

• Degree in MILE. Quantitative economics, Statistics, Demography or related field.
• 5 years of experience in monitoring and evaluation related work
• Computer literate and use of data analysis tools and methods
• Strong communications skills (both written and verbal). The ability to analyze complex data and summaries it for a range of different audiences.
• Knowledge in SPSS.

Job application procedure
Applications should be hand delivered or sent by email, addressed to: The Country Manager, Finn Church AID, Uganda Program, P.0. BOX 21826 Kampala. Please send your short application and CV to: Admin.Ugaco@kirkonulkomaanapu.fi not later than 25th October 2016.