Deadline of this Job: 06 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:ABOUT MASTERCARD FOUNDATION
Mastercard Foundation seeks a world where everyone has the opportunity to learn and prosper. Through its Young Africa Works strategy and Canadian EleV program, the Foundation works with partners to ensure that millions of young people, especially young women, access quality education, financial services, and dignified work. Mastercard Foundation was established in 2006 through the generosity of Mastercard when it became a public company. The Foundation is independent with its own Board of Directors and CEO.
THE WORK AT THE FOUNDATION
We have entered a very exciting time at the Foundation as we scale up our operations across Africa to realize our Young Africa Works strategy. Our role at the Mastercard Foundation is to be a catalyst. Our Young Africa Works strategy focuses on working with others to spur systemic change so young people have the opportunity to find work that is dignified and fulfilling.
The Foundation has opened offices in Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda, building a broader leadership presence in Africa to develop specific strategies that support youth employment. Within a country, we work with governments, the private sector, educators, young people, and other funders to improve the quality of education and vocational training, prepare young people for the work force, expand access to financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses, and connect job seekers to dignified and fulfilling work.
We are ambitious and driven. Our values transcend and rise above everything else as our guide. We encourage you to bring your bold ideas, curiosity, and expertise to your work. We laugh at ourselves and with each other. We are a team. Our journey together makes our impact even more meaningful.
UNDERSTANDING CANADA PROGRAMS AT THE FOUNDATION
The Foundation has begun working within Canada in partnership with Indigenous communities and post-secondary institutions to listen, learn, and best understand how we can act in meaningful ways. The EleV strategy was co-created with Indigenous communities, young people, and partners to enable 30,000 Indigenous youth to complete their education and transition to dignified work aligned with their values and aspirations.
As reflected in Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action, education is a key driver of improved socio-economic well-being. Through building partnerships with Indigenous communities, we look to expand our initiative ultimately helping to support a generation of transformative Indigenous young leaders who will be change agents within their communities. We believe that by setting a bold target, we will encourage engagement across sectors and create momentum that will elevate the strengths and opportunities of Indigenous youth. In keeping with our approach, Indigenous communities and young people will be the drivers of this transformation. The program will promote innovations to address longer-term systemic change to achieve economic prosperity and social well-being within Indigenous communities.
The EleV team oversees current and emerging partnerships related to Indigenous education. Consistent with our overall vision and Youth Africa Works strategy, we will share learnings and opportunities to connect across the work of the Foundation. While operating in distinct contexts, the centrality of youth voice and vision, affirmation of culture and identity, and priority to enhance community capacity for self-determination are common threads upon which our work is strengthened and reinforced.
If you are an experienced Program Monitoring & Planning professional looking to increase your impact, read on!
THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Lead, Program Monitoring & Planning, the role will be responsible for collating progress, monitoring data and insights from implementing Partners, as well as liaison for generating insights that have implications for learning and adaptive management by implementing partners and the Foundation. Works in collaboration with the Impact team at country and Enterprise levels, and with the Strategy and Planning function.
WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE
• Contribute to the development of monitoring frameworks, indicators, and tools, including reviews of proposals, annual plans, and active participation in co-creation processes for new and existing partnerships.
• Support, coach, and provide technical assistance to the Partner staff (where necessary) on participatory monitoring methodologies.
• Undertake partner field learning/monitoring visits to deepen adoption and adaptation of shared measures and other practices to increase impacts at scale.
• Supports the Partners and their stakeholder community of young women and men to adapt their M&E systems to the emerging shifts in Impact strategy and measurement at the Foundation level.
• Collate, document, and share emerging key insights within and across partners especially from young women and men to improve or shift implementation at scale.
• Work closely with the programs team and partner staff to learn and influence for effective delivery of the interventions and program strategy.
• Trains and coach staff of the Foundation’s Partners and stakeholders on data collection, analysis, interpretation, and use of existing and newly generated data in evidence-based reporting.
• Analyze Partner monitoring data to support effective progress reporting and decision-making at partner and within the foundation.
• Support the implementing Partners to produce quality reports with significant change stories beyond KPIs.
• Conduct planned and impromptu verification of project data for evidence-based reporting.
• Keeping colleagues within the foundation informed of monitoring progress and emerging learnings from projects to partners within and beyond the Foundation.
WHO YOU ARE
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in working with development and private sector initiatives, S/he must have experience leading and/or working directly in M&E functions of development projects, local and national government, with a specialty focus on monitoring.
• In-depth knowledge of current issues in youth-focused challenges and perspectives particularly in work opportunities, the tech sector, agriculture, and medium and small-scale enterprises.
• Excellent understanding of systems thinking with a strong ability to develop and test theories of change and associated practice tools as they may be relevant and appropriate for indigenous communities.
• Hands-on experience in developing, updating, and delivering training on M&E systems.
• Experience with introducing new ideas and methods to M&E systems, and in setting up computerized MIS.
• Experience applying a range of tech-enabled tools for data collection, analysis, reporting, and communication.
• Experience in participatory approaches and demonstrated commitment to gender inclusion and youth engagement.
• Experience with data quality assessments of administrative, qualitative and quantitative data mixed methods.
• Fluency in English and local languages, particularly in areas that are central to the Foundation’s operations.
• High tolerance for ambiguity and change, and ability to adapt to changing priorities within a fast-paced work environment with a “roll up the sleeves” attitude.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Ability to interact across functional, organizational, and cultural lines and capable of working comfortably with all levels of individuals.
Deadline of this Job: 04 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Organizational setting
Integrated Seed and Sector Development Uganda (ISSD Uganda) is an independent local NGO in Uganda, which aims to be a leading agricultural development organization in fostering resilient seed and food systems for sustainable agricultural production. ISSD Uganda builds on the impactful outcomes and experiences of the successfully implemented seed projects that focused on; seed sector transformation; capacity building and knowledge transfer; partnerships and sector coordination, as well as supporting fragile communities including refugees.
Project overview
Restoring Resilience of highland farmer communities and watersheds in Uganda is a 4-year project funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Kampala. The project is a land restoration and farming systems project in the Western and South Western Highlands of Uganda, implemented in a collaborative partnership between Wageningen Environmental Research (WENR) as lead partner, and ISSD Uganda, as the local implementing partner. The project works through three pathways to achieve its goal to build resilient farmer communities and watersheds in the highlands of Uganda. In Pathway 1 “resilient farming systems” the project focuses on empowerment and motivation of farmer households to work towards establishing resilient farming systems through the PIP approach; Pathway 2 “watershed restoration” focusses on restoring natural resources and ecosystem functioning to enable restored watershed resilience; and Pathway 3 “improved marketing” focusses on improved marketing opportunities for all farmers directly engaged in the project, and the wider community. The project headquarters will be in Fort portal.
Position overview
The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer has responsibility for all matters regarding design, planning, coordination and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation, research, and learning framework of the project. The position also supports capacity building, technical representation and networking at different levels.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The M&E officer has the following specific tasks and responsibilities;
• Work with the ISSD M&E Manager and WENR M&E Expert to prepare a detailed work plan for the development and implementation of an M&E system for the project; and develop indicators, data collection monitoring forms and reporting mechanisms
• Organize capacity assessments, project data collection activities, analysis, and present programme information to evaluate performance and inform decision-making.
• Guarantee validity of project data and lead on modalities on the M&E data base. Establish program database system, Management Information Systems (MIS) and ensure its accessibility to all program implementers and partners at all levels
• Contribute to the design of and conducting surveys and special studies across the zones to assess programme interventions and/or supervise field data collection.
• Contribute to design and implementation of data collection tools to be used for routine monitoring
• Collaborate with Regional Coordinators and Thematic Experts in conducting spot checks and routine monitoring of field activities and during ongoing surveys.
• Facilitate collection of quality data from the project locations and enter these in a central data base.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual programme reviews including review of the M&E Plan
• Periodically update and maintain the database and manage data in order that it is accessible to staff.
• Support the communication officer to document best practices and lessons learned by providing key documentation from any case studies undertaken during project implementation.
• Organize and facilitate M&E training workshops for staff and partners to demystify M&E concepts
• Provide M&E information to management and teams for decision making, management and improving programme strategy/interventions.
• Analyze data based on regular monitoring for both learning and reporting purposes as well as providing evidence-based feedback to staff and a wider team.
• Assist in preparation of quarterly and annual reports reflecting project performance and impact result indicators
• Assist the M&E Manager to interpret and disseminate M&E findings vis-à-vis program goals, objectives and activities to different audiences
• Participate in district wide networks focused on coordination, trends in movements of communities, and sector assessments as needed
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: Statistics, Social Sciences, Monitoring and Evaluation, or related disciplines
• Post Graduate Diploma/certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation will be an added advantage
• At least 5 years’ work experience in Monitoring and Evaluation of rural development programs
• Experience in managing quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, soliciting information from individuals of varying socio-economic, ethnic, and linguistic backgrounds;
• Experience in database management, with strong analytical skills and data reporting capacity
• Strong computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft office packages (Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint), internet use, and knowledge in website content management systems and data management software like statistical packages (SPSS, STATA, Nvivo, etc.)
• Ability to work well in a multi-disciplinary team, excellent interpersonal skills, and willingness to travel extensively in Uganda
• Previous experience in the agriculture or environmental sector with excellent conceptual and analytical skills directly related to work in the sector
• Proficiency in English language with excellent writing skills and able to produce high quality reports
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Willingness to travel extensively in highland areas of Uganda
