Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Contract, Uganda
Closing date: 28 Feb 2018
Director of Learning, USAID/Uganda Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Contract, Uganda
Social Impact (SI) is a global development management consulting firm. We provide monitoring, evaluation, strategic planning, and capacity building services to advance development effectiveness. We work across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. Since 1997 we have worked in over 100 countries for clients such as US government agencies, bilateral donors, multilateral development banks, foundations, and nonprofits.
Proposal Objective:
Social Impact is preparing a proposal response for the anticipated multi-million dollar, five-year Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Contract in Uganda. The purpose of the Contract is to strengthen the performance of USAID/Uganda and its Implementing Partners (IPs) in collaborating, learning and adapting in order to improve the relevance, quality and sustainability of USAID-supported contributions to Uganda’s development.
Position Description:
SI is seeking a Director of Learning (DOL) to serve as the individual bearing primary responsibility for delivering the learning results that the contract demands and tracking the adaptations for lessons learned. This position will be based in Uganda. The DOL will serve as a core team member on a full-time basis throughout the five-year period of performance.
Please note: This is a local position. Only candidates with Ugandan citizenship will be considered.
Responsibilities:
· Provide vision and leadership to the “learning” agenda.
· Ensure the quality, timeliness and technological sophistication of services related to improving the integrity and usefulness of USAID/Uganda monitoring and reporting systems.
· Ensure the quality, relevance, technological sophistication and timeliness of contractor-provided evaluations, analyses and assessments.
· Deepen USAID/Uganda’s existing learning capabilities and introduce improved avenues to learning.
· Lead contractor contributions to USAID/Uganda’s efforts to deliberately draw contextual, programmatic and operational learning from its monitoring, evaluation, analytical and assessment efforts.
· Facilitate learning’s transformation into adapting.
· Ensure the USAID-compliance and integrity of learning operations.
Qualifications:
· Master’s degree in international development, strategic planning, project design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation methodologies, or a related field.
· Eight years of direct experience developing and managing monitoring systems and/or conducting social science research.
· Five years of experience managing staff conducting monitoring and/or research efforts.
· Demonstrated skills and experience in statistics and computational analysis.
· Preferably, three years’ experience living and working in developing country environments.
· Quality past performance references.
· Fluency in written and spoken English required.
Come join our energetic and innovative team! We offer you the opportunity to play a leading role in the growth of our company, work as part of a creative and committed team, and make a difference in the well-being of our world.
SI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview. Please, no phone calls.
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