PROGRAM/DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:
Mercy Corps is an international non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development programmes in very difficult places. Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda since 2006. It has and continues to implement programs in Acholi and Karamoja sub regions. Mercy Corps is taking a community-led, market driven approach to address poverty and food insecurity needs through interventions that get to the root causes and contributing factors of economic vulnerability. Donors include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DFID, Mastercard Foundation, WALMART Foundation, Coca Cola Africa Foundation, US Depart of State (DOS) /PEPFAR, and Nike Foundation.
In 2015, Mercy Corps was awarded a livelihoods focused 3-year Nike Foundation program working in the Karamoja (Uganda) and West Pokot and Turkana (Kenya) regions. The project, called Girls Improving Resilience with Livestock (GIRL) aims to empower pastoralist girls in the Karamoja region to improve their livelihoods and personal agency, as well as increase the food security and adaptive capacity of their households and the resilience of their communities. Mercy Corps is looking for a qualified Ugandan to fill the position of Monitoring & Evaluation Officer for the GIRL program.
GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the GIRL Team Leader in Moroto Field Office, this position is a key part of Mercy Corps’ Program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning team. The position holder will support program in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making. S/he will be responsible for providing internal capacity building for program staff on monitoring and evaluation activities as well as review and development of necessary tools that feed into needs of Mercy Corps and donor reporting requirements.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
· Generate and implement monitoring and evaluation tools.
· Play a key role in the development of intervention designs, sector strategies and M&E frameworks.
· Coordinate assessments, evaluations and monitoring surveys in area of operation. This will entail development of Scopes of Work, development of survey tools, trainings and management of data collectors, report write and facilitating results discussion.
· Regularly document and share all learnings from program implements.
· Maintain an up to date database that reflects progress (including disaggregated beneficiary counts) and donor indicators.
· Build the capacity of all relevant team members to develop and maintain an excellent M&E system, and facilitate periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring information that feeds into programming and learning.
· Participate in on-going M&E training and support for all Mercy Corps programs.
· Visit sites and partners to collect supplementary data, stories and conduct qualitative research both independently and in teams.
· Maintain professional relationships with local government officials, private sector partners, NGOs, other development organizations, and civil society organizations.
· Maintain an active advisory role with each program team to help guide them towards robust and relevant data collection.
· Actively participate in all implementation, providing advice and feedback for quality results at any point
· Work with Program Coordinator, Program Manager, Program Officer and other staffs to ensure that activities are implemented on plan and progress towards targets is not compromised.
· Establish and maintain strong working relationships with partners and government departments
· Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to credit Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its mission.
· Perform any other duties as assigned by his/her supervisor or representatives
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
· Must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agriculture, Demography, Statistics, Business administration or relevant field
· At least 3 years of program monitoring and evaluation experience
· Should understand concepts and demonstrate skills in monitoring and evaluation, project cycle, results chain and frameworks, participatory monitoring
· Should be able to design and implement surveys, have knowledge of commonly used probability and purposive sampling techniques
· Must have good writing and analytical skills
· Should have knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data collection, reporting techniques. S/he should understand and be able to apply basic measures of central tendency and spread
· In addition to Microsoft Excel, the incumbent should demonstrate fluency in use of at least one data management software including Ms Access, SPSS, STATA.
· Must be fluent both spoken and written English.
· Fluency in local languages desired – Pokot or Karamojong.
SUCCESS FACTORS:
The ideal candidate will;
· Have the ability and curiosity to work comfortably and effectively in the cultural, relatively poor infrastructure of Karamoja region.
· S/he will be an excellent communicator, have a strong sense of humor, multi-tasker, and able to work difficult and often stressful environments.
HOW TO APPLY:
Applications: Submit your application through email to ug-mcjobs@mercycorps.org addressed to the Senior HR and Legal Manager, Mercy Corps Uganda. Include a cover letter clearly stating your salary requirements, CV (with 3 referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates. Deadline for Submission: Close of business on Thursday, 6th July, 2017. Subject of email should include the position you are applying for. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by Mercy Corps. Mercy Corps is an equal opportunity employer; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.