Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) Coordinator – Learning and Accountability
About US:
Plan International is an international non-profit and the largest child centered development organizations in the world. It was founded over 75 years ago and working in 50 developing countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. Plan’s vision is of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Synthesis MER reports to generate evidence to inform learning and decision making to improve programme effectiveness;
Work closely with the Communications team to ensure research evidence generated is packaged appropriately for the intended stakeholders;
The incumbent will generate baseline values for the baseline studies conducted and indicator table updated accordingly;
Take lead in ensuring that management responses are generated after mid-term evaluation studies are conducted and ensure that the generated responses are integrated into the annual and quarterly plans for the respective projects;
Responsible for use of data generated periodically through baseline studies, routine monitoring, reflection meetings, mid-term evaluations, sponsored children visits, end of project evaluations annual assessment of strategic technical / thematic areas and quarterly reflections by various projects;
Providing feedback to communities and other stakeholders after studies have been conducted;
Provide support in the design and delivery of major evaluation and monitoring initiatives undertaken by the MER team;
Offer technical support to the advocacy team with evidence to build cases for advocacy and / or policy influence;
Facilitate training, coaching and mentoring programmes for Plan International Uganda staff and partners in using evidence for better learning and accountability;
Facilitate organisational learning by developing, collecting and disseminating relevant internal and external programme information on monitoring, evaluation & research engagements.
Provide support in the preparation of reports (quarterly and annual) in regard to monitoring, evaluation & research initiatives and programmes for internal and external use;
Support proposal design to ensure evidence generated is used in programme scale and resource mobilisation;
Work in liaison with the communications team to ensure quality reports are published for internal and wider circulation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The ideal candidate for the Plan International Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) Coordinator – Learning and Accountability vacancy should hold a Bachelor degree preferably in Development Studies, Social Sciences, Statistics, Quantitative Economics, ICT or other related fields
Possession of Post graduate professional training in monitoring, evaluation and research is preferred
Additional training in communication is added advantage
A minimum of three years’ experience engaging in monitoring, evaluation and research initiatives
Previous experience in monitoring and evaluation of rights-based programmes
Design and coordination of research projects
Working knowledge of environment and current effective practices on monitoring, evaluation and research approaches
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both in written English and face-to-face presentation.
Strong writing and audience sensitive information packaging skills
Good facilitation and or training/coaching skills
Strong strategic and analytical thinking
Advanced computer skills in Excel, MS Access, SPSS and other statistical packages
Excellent planning and coordination skills
Communication skills, appropriate to the audience
Ability to work with people from diverse cultures, lead and motivate people to work in teams
Open to feedback and willing to try new approaches on monitoring, evaluation and research
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their electronic copies (of not more than 2MB) of letters of application, together with a CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of relevant certificates, names and contact details of three references plus salary history should be included to: The Country Human Resources Manager, Plan Uganda via Email to: uganda.recruitment@plan-international.org, indicating the job position in the subject line.
Deadline: 26th February, 2016
NB: Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not hear from us by
15th April, 2016.