Jobs at:
Independent Development Fund (IDF)

Vacancy title:
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Deadline of this Job:
5.00pm on the 24th October 2016

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
The Independent Development Fund (IDF) established in 2008 is an indigenous grant making organization; incorporated in Uganda as a company limited by guarantee by leading Civil Society Organization(CSO) networks and developments partners working in Uganda. Since 2008, the organization has provided financial and technical support to CSOs across the country contributing to the achievement of human rights, good governance and rule of law, local democracy and better quality of life. IDF wishes to recruit competent and experienced individuals to fill the positions briefly described below. The full job descriptions can be found on www.futurgggtionsug.com (Hot jobs)

Main Purpose of the Position: Reporting to the Programme Results Manager, the M&E Officer assists in implementing all program monitoring and evaluation activities and strengthening the viability of grantees on human rights monitoring and reporting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities .

• Collate all Project Results from grantee project implementation on a quarterly basis.
• Assess organizational (IDF) & grantee M & E capacity gaps and recommend appropriate measures to address them. '
• Assist in the design and development of program specific Performance Monitoring Plans as well as
  Monitoring and Evaluation plans at IDF
• Provide support to the grantees to strengthen their monitoring and evaluation systems, data management and results oriented programming to ensure compliance to contractual obligations.
• Implement relevant M&E tools, formats, procedures and systems that effectively track project deliverables and progress
• Participate in identifying quantitative and qualitative indicators, benchmarks and data sources for program deliverables and report on progress.
• Carry out accurate and timely data collection, correlation, storage, analysis and reporting on indicators.
• Coordination of monitoring visits to partners to ascertain status of project achievements.

Key Result Areas

• Timely and accurate data collection and analysis
• Timely and high quality quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports
• M&E carried out effectively as per plan l
• Prepare reports on Monitoring and Evaluation findings.

Person Requirements

• Degree in Social Sciences or a related discipline,
• Minimum of three years of relevant professional experience.
• Experience with M&E systems design, data collection, processing and analyses and indicator construction
• Computer software proficiency i.e. MS Office and database programs. ’
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

Job application procedure
Interested candidates are invited to send their applications for desired position enclosing curriculum vitae, academic and professional certificates along with the names and contacts of three referees. Applications should be sent by post, courier, hand delivery or e-mail to The Director Executive Recruitments, Future Options Consulting Ltd, 4th Floor, DTB Centre, Kampala Road, P.O. Box 34934, Kampala, Uganda. Phone: 039 3265 028/9, 0414-231204/206; Email: projects@futureoptionsug.com (Please include the title of the position for which you are applying in the subject line of the email). Applications should reach by 5.00pm on the 24th October 2016. ' Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted