Summary
Date Posted: Monday, October 03, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Position summary
The MELS Manager will be assisted in MELS systems management, oversight, and technical leadership by 2 MELS Officers to be based in Mbale and Kabale. The MELS Officers will be young professionals and will provide technical assistance in organizing MELS field-level activities, implementing recommended adjustments, amendments or corrections, and the collection and analysis of information and data to inform the project adaptive management approach.

Main tasks and responsibilities
Help to refine and implement the project’s MEL system, including provide inputs to the technical team by assisting in developing program goals and objectives; MEL systems, tools, and strategies, including database(s); and providing monitoring data to inform the decisions on project performance and future direction to the project.
• Assist in regular production of high-quality reports on the results of the project against the project goals and objectives to the project management team, and others as needed.
• Collaborate with the field Team to facilitate in data collection
• Ensure daily implementation of field-level activities by the team on the ground and the key partners involved in the project implementation.
• Ensure the coordination of learning agenda activities as well as oversight and technical inputs for the delivery of action research products and reports.
• Effectively recommend to the MELS Manager Key areas of improvement in order to maximize project effectiveness.
• Contribute to planning and execution of baseline, mid-term, annual surveys, and impact evaluation studies at household level
• Ensure accurate data collection.
• Clean data before entering it into the system.
• Enter accurate data into the project database.
• Maintain data storage and data quality.
• Facilitate during trainings and other activities delivered by local partners and draft reports of observations and recommended actions for sharing with MELS Manager

Position and duty station
This are national positions with a duty in Mbale & Kabale field offices.
The position requires intensive travels (up to 50% of the time) in target regions in Uganda and may require some international travel to other IFDC countries.

Required Experience
This is a position requires highly motivated and self-driven individuals with the following qualifications.
• A degree in a relevant discipline (statistics, evaluation science, public policy, social sciences, political science, or other related degree);
• At least 2 years of demonstrated experience designing, and implementing monitoring and evaluation activities in developing countries
• Excellent command of monitoring and evaluation methodologies
• Previous experience implementing and managing a rigorous M&E system including developing and refining performance monitoring plans is required; experience managing Management Information Systems (MIS) is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of data collection protocols to ensure accurate data collection and verification; ability to identify data trends and communicate this information for strategic decision-making in program implementation
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills to manage project communications and disseminate project information are required
• Excellent skills in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint; proficiency in MS Access preferred
• English language fluency required.
• Must be a self-directed, highly organized person who can effectively prioritize and follow through on multiple initiatives simultaneously.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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