About US:
Mercy Corps is an international non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development work in very difficult places. We have been operating in Uganda since 2006 and currently implement development programs in the Acholi and Karamoja sub-regions of Uganda with funding from USAID, EC, SDC, and USDA among others.

About MasterCard Foundation DYNAMIC Programme:
Working in consortia with GOAL, VSO and Restless Development, the Driving Youth-led New Agribusiness and Microenterprise (DYNAMIC) program which will strengthen systems and facilitate creation of sustainable economic opportunities for disadvantaged youth. The goal is to increase the number of youth in secure employment/self-employment and to promote agricultural market systems for youth. DYNAMIC will reach 125,000 out-of-school youth aged 15–24 in eight districts of northern Uganda over five years.

Job Summary: The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Officer will play a focal role in program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning unit, which exists to support program design and implementation. The job holder will support planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation, ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making. The incumbent will also 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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Ensure that Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning systems are in compliance with Mercy Corps standards.
· Render support in program design, planning and implementation to ensure adherence to Mercy Corps’ Minimum Standards, including use of standardized indicators and documentation methodologies.
· The incumbent will also support the design and implementation of assessments and other pre, ex-ante and post data collection and analysis.
· Support learning-to-action events, reflection sessions to analyze data for programmatic use and to incorporate lessons learned.
· Support program to develop and maintain information management system to support data collection, reflection, and reporting.
· Ensure quality control procedures and accuracy of entered information.
· Play a key role in the development and review of result chains, sector intervention strategies and M&E frameworks and document changes to generate learnings and ideas for programs.
· Maintain up to date database that reflects progress on mission (including disaggregated beneficiary counts) and donor indicators.
· Remain updated with developments among the Mercy Corps MEL community and agency-wide trends and resources.
· Work closely with MEL and IT staff to maximize the value and utility of ICT4MEL initiatives.
· Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner as to bring credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission.
· Perform any other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officers must hold at least a bachelor’s degree in Economics, Agriculture, Demography, Statistics, Business administration or relevant field
· A minimum of three years of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning experience.
· Broad knowledge and understanding of the concepts and skills in MEL, project cycle, results chain and frameworks, and participatory monitoring.
· Prior experience with quantitative and qualitative data collection, reporting techniques. S/he should understand and be able to apply basic measures of central tendency and spread, with excellent writing and analytical skills.
· Ability to design and implement surveys, have knowledge of commonly used probability and purposive sampling techniques.
· Significant experience using appreciative inquiry and conflict sensitivity techniques and dynamism in working with multi-cultural team environment.
· Prior experience with facilitation, capacity building, formal and informal knowledge transfer, partnership strengthening and empowering staff through opportunities for growth and development.
· Computer literacy i.e. proficient in Microsoft Excel and at least one data management software including Ms Access, SPSS, and STATA.
· Fluent in both spoken and written English. Luo language skills highly valued.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Ugandan candidates should send their applications including a cover letter clearly stating the salary requirements, updated CV (with three professional referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates to the HR/Admin Manager, Kampala Head Office on 4th Floor Embassy Plaza, Plot 1188-1190 Ggaba Road. The E-mail applications with cover letter should be sent to: mcjobs@ug.mercycorps.org

Deadline: 16th October 2015