About Samaritan’s Purse:
Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Job Summary: The National Monitoring and Evaluation Manager (M&E Manager) will provide clarity, definition and synchronism to Samaritan’s Purse’s M&E systems, and processes. The incumbent will support programs by providing monitoring and evaluation tools to assess progress against agreed objectives. S/he will promote the best practices of the organization by capturing the critical lessons learned and ensuring that Samaritan’s Purse policies and guidelines are adhered to. The M&E Manager will steer and support assessments and operational research for contextual understanding, identifying opportunities, vulnerabilities, capacities and resources, deciding feasibility and setting priorities. A key role will be to support the program and technical teams in the development of design documents and logical frameworks that prioritize needs established during assessments and secondary data analysis. The incumbent will develop an M&E system consistent with Samaritan’s Purse strategy and guidelines. S/he will be in charge of a data entry, storage, analysis and advising the team on whether they are in line with the findings. The M&E Manager will also be conducting advanced statistical analysis when required. He / she will also render support the management and accountability through routine, accurate collection and reporting of information that confirms status of program activities based on logframes.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
The incumbent will carry out Monitoring and Evaluation training and mentoring for National Program Managers and their Project Management M&E staff.
Render support and support in the design of project-specific monitoring and evaluation strategies, while using the tools developed in the Program Management Guidelines.
Train and/or participate in rapid or baseline-assessments which serve as a basis for validation of outcomes of all program activities.
Senior Management:
Support in strategic and spiritual development of country office as required.
Demonstrate exemplary Christian servant leadership in all aspects of work and relationships.
Carry out any other duties as designated by the Deputy Country Director.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The M&E Manager should possess a Bachelor’s degree preferably in International Development, Economics or Statistics and/or any other related field.
The applicant should have a minimum of five years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for development and emergency projects.
Possess excellent computer skills including statistical analysis using SPSS, MS Access, STATA, Excel, Epi Info, as well as data analysis, report writing, and project design skills.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of survey methodology and experience implementing surveys with various sampling methodologies (cluster, LQAS, etc.).
Be a team leader and results-oriented,
Fluency on both spoken and written English
Excellent communication skills and able to train different teams.
S/he should maintain a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and be a consistent witness for Him. One year of college-level Biblical studies is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All candidates are encouraged to send an updated CV, covering letter and relevant documentation by hand delivery to the Samaritan’s Purse, Plot 11 Luthuli drive, Bugolobi or Email it to Human Resources, UgandaHR@samaritan.org
Deadline: Friday, 5th August 2015