Vacancy title:
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Jobs at:
Mercy Corps

Deadline of this Job:
2nd January 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
Reports to: Program Manager

About US:
Mercy Corps is an international non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development programmes in very difficult places. Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda since 2006. It has and continues to implement programs in Acholi and Karamoja sub regions. Mercy Corps is taking a community-led, market driven approach to address poverty and food insecurity needs through interventions that get to the root causes and contributing factors of economic vulnerability. Donors include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DFID, Mastercard Foundation, WALMART Foundation, Coca Cola Africa Foundation, US Depart of State (DOS) /PEPFAR, and Nike Foundation.

About ECHO Project:
Mercy Corps is implementing an 8-month Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) funded program around Multi-Purpose Cash and Protection for South Sudanese refugees in Bidibidi Settlement in Yumbe District, Uganda. The program will be led by DanChurchAid with Mercy Corps as an implementing partner. The program will focus on unconditional cash transfers to Persons with Special Needs that will be defined through specific vulnerability criteria as well as a cash for work component for youth. The program’s protection activities will be conducted by TPO Uganda.

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be responsible for submitting donor reports and additional reports needed for the partners on the program. The position holder will support the program team in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring quality in line with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Support the initial start-up period by leading the implementation of a more detailed market assessment and initial
• workplan refinement phase, making sure to include key beneficiaries and stakeholders, in close partnership with the Program Manager.
• Take lead in the development of the M&E framework to be submitted to the prime organization for review.
• Generate and implement M&E tools for all assessments and program implementation needs, in close coordination with full program team and continually engaged in field activities.
• Coordinate baseline and endline assessments, case studies, post-distribution monitoring, after action reviews and other monitoring activities in area of operation.
• Draft and lead the finalization of all donor reporting requirements.
• Maintain an up to date database that reflects progress (including disaggregated beneficiary counts) and donor indicators, in line with both organizational standards and the donor’s database.
• Build the capacity of all team members to develop and maintain an excellent M&E system, and facilitate periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring information that feeds into programming and learning.
• Maintain professional relationships with local government officials, private sector partners, NGOs, other development organizations, and civil society organizations.
• Actively participate in all implementation, providing advice and feedback for quality results at any point, as needed.
• Work closely with Director of Programs, Program Manager, Program Officers and other staffs to ensure that activities are implemented on plan and progress towards targets is not compromised.
• Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to credit Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its mission.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor or representatives.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
• The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Monitoring and Evaluation Officer job opportunity should preferably hold a bachelor ’s degree in Economics, Agriculture, Demography, Statistics, Business administration or relevant field.
• A minimum of three years of program monitoring and evaluation experience.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the concepts and demonstrate skills in monitoring and evaluation, project cycle, results chain and frameworks, participatory monitoring.
• Ability to lead the design and implementation of surveys, have knowledge of commonly used probability and purposive sampling techniques.
• Must have perfect writing and analytical skills.
• Broad knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection, reporting techniques. S/he should understand and be able to apply basic measures of central tendency and spread.
• In addition to Microsoft Excel, the incumbent should demonstrate fluency in use of at least one data management software including Microsoft Access, SPSS, STATA.
• The ideal candidate will have the ability and curiosity to work comfortably and effectively in the cultural, relatively poor infrastructure of West Nile.
• S/he will be an excellent communicator, have a strong sense of humor, multi-tasker, and able to work difficult and often stressful environments.
• S/he will be committed to the work of Mercy Corps and the objectives of this program. They will demonstrate their dedication with a strong work ethic, attention to detail and creative problem solving.
• Fluent in both spoken and written English. Local language skills

Job application procedure
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their E-mail applications including a cover letter clearly stating the salary requirements, updated CV (with three professional referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates addressed to the Senior HR and Legal Manager, Mercy Corps Uganda to: ug-mcjobs@mercycorps.org