About RTI:
RTI International is one of the world’s leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of more than 3,700 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.
About USAID GAPP Project:
RTI is the prime contractor for USAID funded GAPP program. The goal of this seven year program is to increase participation accountability and local governance for effective service delivery. To achieve this goal, GAPP will focus on three components: (1) Support and strengthen national level government accountability institutions in their interaction with local governments; (2) Strengthen local government revenue, procurement, financial and planning systems; and (3) Strengthen civil society organizations (CSOs) and other non-state actors (NSAs) to improve voice and accountability. GAPP will work at the national level and in at least twenty-five districts in northern Uganda, the Albertine region of Bunyoro, and central Uganda.
Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluations Specialist will provide technical support to the Governance Accountability Participation and Performance (GAPP) program.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Monitoring and Evaluation tasks (30%)
Technically support collection and analysis of data for the project in accordance with time frames set forth in the work plan
Develop M&E tools for the program, as and when need arises
Technically support the documentation of best practices and facilitate the use of such data to drive program design and decision making
Offer technical guidance to build or strengthen partner and stakeholder capacity for M&E including data management
Carry out Data -Quality Assessments internally and at Grantee sites for selected IP custom and USAID/Uganda indicators
Take lead in design of qualitative data collection techniques for documenting program outcomes
2. Learning and Adaptation Tasks (40%)
Develop resources and tools to create, capture, organize, translate, share, and apply knowledge to improve GAPP program interventions.
Build the capacity for adapting to new learning and changes in context through effective approaches.
Coordinate knowledge capturing, sharing and strategic learning to speed innovation and catalyze new innovations.
Coordinate, plan, and implement institutional learning activities relevant to the achievement of GAPP goals and objectives
Harmonize with GAPP implementing partners and other stakeholders to strengthen systems and processes that promote and facilitate efficient learning and knowledge-sharing.
Track best practices in knowledge management to incorporate new or improved learning tools and approaches into the GAPP program.
Work closely with the M&E Manager and Technical Team Leads, assume a leadership role in identifying critical knowledge gaps and needs related to key strategic risks and assumptions identified in the GAPP work plans
3. Coordination, Collaboration, and Synergy (20%)
Work closely with Technical team leads, conduct a detailed stakeholder collaboration mapping
Work in liaison with component leads, use knowledge sharing and outreach to other partners to catalyze networks and facilitate collaboration.
Develop tools and formats for documenting Coordination, Collaboration and Synergy and such results accruing from the same
4. Other Tasks (10%)
Supervise and mentor the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Perform any other duties as assigned by the Technical lead of Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Team
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should hold Graduate or post-graduate degree in statistics, development studies, project planning and management or related field
A minimum of five years of demonstrated experience in M&E on USAID programs
Past experience in data collection, statistical analysis, quantitative and qualitative research, and dissemination of results
Detailed knowledge of USAID system indicators, results, and reporting
Past experience in designing survey and research tools and developing performance monitoring plans.
Prior experience organizing and delivering training workshops, with the purpose of developing local capacity especially for district based partners
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work in a team
Possess the ability to develop a good working relationship with local organizations, other program partners and counterparts in order to contribute at the highest level to project deliverables
Requires minimal supervision
Fluency in English language
How to Apply:
All applicants should send an updated CV including three work related referees and cover letter to the Human Resources Manager via E-mail to: applications@uganda-gapp.rti.org. Emails should not exceed 2MB. The applicants must include the POSITION TITLE in the subject line of their email.
Deadline: 19th June 2015