About US:
Educate! is a fast growing international non-profit social enterprise that seeks to transform education in Africa through teaching youth the skills to solve poverty. Educate! is backed by top funders such as The MasterCard Foundation, Echidna Giving, Segal, Vitol, Planet Wheeler, and Halloran Philanthropies, is a winner of the 2015 WISE Awards for education, and featured by Brookings Institution and the Clinton Global Initiative .

Job Summary: The Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Manager will primarily lead Educate!’s M&E team as a critical partner in the organization’s scale up. The incumbent will lead the continued build out of a scaleable and efficient M&E System, in order to provide the information to both improve the program with frequent performance data and evaluate its impact longterm impact. The M&E Manager will be at the center of this work, researching, designing, and evaluating the systems used at Educate!. Educate! aspires to be best in class in M&E in the youth space, effectively proving educations’ impact on life outcomes, and this drive for information to both prove and improve its program distinguishes Educate! from other organizations. The jobholder will manage support the Uganda M&E and must be knowledgeable in both quantitative & qualitative M&E approaches, to drive its trendsetting work forward.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. M&E Strategy and Research (40%)
Develop and oversee monitoring systems to track success of program implementation.
The incumbent will also design research and evaluation efforts to assess the impact of Educate!’s programs.
Improve data systems collection, storage, use – to increase effectiveness and scalability of M&E systems.
Mentor and supervise a team of 3 fulltime staff.
2. Monitoring & Evaluation Implementation (40%)
Carry out and oversee analysis of data from day-to-day M&E activities as well as the ongoing
ILO-funded impact evaluation of the Educate! experience program.
Prepare and submit high quality reports for internal and external audiences.
Build an organizational knowledge base through research and partnerships.
Develop and sustain a partnership with at least one top tier international academic/research institution to provide additional evaluation technical support.
3. Organization Strategic Planning & Reporting (10%)
Use data to make programmatic recommendations to Educate!’s senior leadership.
Work closely with management team to set program milestones and Key Performance Indicators.
Manage impact narrative for external communications including donors, government, and partners.
4. Operational Systems Support (10%)
Explore and provide recommendations for innovative technologies to streamline monitoring, evaluation and other operational functions.
Build the staff capacity through training and technical assistance for accurate data collection and reporting.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline (preferably in Social Science, Economics, or Statistics),
Possession of a Master’s degree is preferred
A minimum of three years of professional experience in the field of Monitoring and Evaluation
Broad working knowledge of major quantitative & qualitative monitoring methodologies and proven ability to design monitoring instrumentation tools
Extensive knowledge in (quasi) experimental program evaluation designs
Broad experience in the design and implementation of capacity building activities in M&E
High level of proficiency in Windows Excel and/ or Statistical Software (SPSS, STATA)
Advanced skills in data analysis presentation and report writing
Excellent analytical skills combined with a proactive, energetic approach to problem solving
Be proactively self-engaged in research and innovations in the field of M&E
Ability to excel in an entrepreneurial, rapidly growing and independent environment with minimal supervision
Eagerly jump on opportunities to exceed expectations and solve new challenges autonomously
Show commitment to the professional development of him/herself, developing new skills whenever necessary

Educate Cultural Values:
1. We Put Youth First: The youth we serve come first. Always. In everything. That means we wake up thinking of ways we can serve youth even better and get the highest impact out of every dollar that we spend. It means Educate! doesn’t own a single vehicle, because we’d rather take the bus if it means one more student can participate. It means making every decision like the future depends on it — because if we get our way, it does!
2. We Are Always Learning: When you work at Educate!, educating yourself is part of your job too. We encourage every employee to find the best book on management; share the latest article on graphic design; bring in your favorite college mentor; or meet the researcher pushing the edge of the field. We are always thirsty for knowledge and love to share.
3. We Only Solve a Problem Once: We are allergic to band-aids so we love the person who brings the new system to solve the problem for good, even problems we haven’t recognized yet.
4. We Are Flexible: We thrive on change — we’re driving it. We are growing every day, so we have to adapt quickly to meet new challenges, and our team keeps up.
5. We Exceed Expectations: We assume we can achieve the impossible because we already have, year after year. We want our staff to create your own challenges, ask the toughest questions, and dream scary big!

How to Apply:
All interested candidates should send an updated resume, a cover letter describing yourself, and a list of references to ugandajobs@experienceeducate.org, Please clearly include “M&E Manager – theugandanjobline.com – Your Name” in the subject line.