About QED:
The QED Group, LLC is a full-service international development firm that provides practical solutions to social problems through sound analysis, proven management techniques, and creative implementation. We focus our efforts on two core practice areas: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge Management. We work with U.S. agencies and overseas governments, international donors, private-sector clients, and PVOs/NGOs in more than 80 countries around the world. Key clients include USAID, the U.S. Department of State, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency.

About USAID Project:
The USAID/Uganda Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning project (Learning Contract) is the five-year organizational program support vehicle through which USAID/Uganda will pursue realizing its development objectives within the complicated and shifting Ugandan development context. The purpose of the Learning Contract is to provide monitoring, evaluation and learning support services and build capacity of USAID/Uganda to implement USAID’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting methodology to strengthen the implementation of USAID/Uganda’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy and enhance USAID’s organizational effectiveness.

Job Summary: The Training and Adult Learning Specialist will report to the KM/OL Advisor and help build M&E and CLA capacity among USAID, implementing partners, and other development stakeholders by leading trainings and facilitating events. The overall purpose of this position is to support The Learning Contract’s work in promoting improvements in M&E in a way that leads to learning, developing capacity building approaches that help to streamline how M&E and learning work together, and coordinating learning and development modalities that connect monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) in a more rigorous way.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Manage learning events at the Mission or elsewhere.
· Build a stronger interface between implementing partners and the Mission to enhance coordination and quality of M&E and learning.
· Provide basic training on the foundations and expectations of good MEL.
· Assist with data collection and analysis of The Learning Contract’s performance through its monitoring, evaluation, and learning plan.
· Build the skills of implementing partner and Mission staff on CLA approaches, tools, practices
· Provide coordination on developing capacity building objectives and appropriately structured processes that facilitate achievement of these objectives, including:
o Preparing course or learning activity concepts/designs and structure (draft block schedule/macro design of topics and sequencing).
o Identifying topic areas of greater and lesser emphasis for each capacity building activity.
o Determining the necessary tools, templates, and other resources.
o Assisting with sourcing recommended presenters/speakers.
o Preparing documentation on case examples implementation experience.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The ideal candidate for the USAID QED Group Training and Adult Learning Specialist employment opportunity must hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant discipline.
· A minimum of five years’ experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating organizational and professional development opportunities in an international development environment.
· Proven exposure and experience in working with USAID, development agencies, implementing partners, or government entities involved in progressive monitoring and evaluation and/or knowledge management efforts.
· Prior experience using various modalities to support adult learning, behavioral change, and organizational learning, as well as successful approaches to capacity building and follow-up.
· Excellent public speaking skills with effective and clear verbal communications.
· Ability to make decisions without close supervision; must be accurate, efficient, and self-motivated.
· Proven ability to work both independently and as a team member cooperating with other administrative and program personnel.
· Fluency in English required, knowledge of Swahili, Luganda, Swahili, and/or other local languages is an advantage.
· Broad knowledge and understanding of Uganda’s M&E landscape of donor organizations, implementing partners, and other stakeholders such as the Government of Uganda and the private sector preferred.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested Candidates who meet the above criteria should send their CV, Cover letter and Bio Data Form, download here, expressing interest to qed.recruitment.me.specialist@gmail.com with the subject line as “ATTN: Training and Adult Learning Specialist.”

Deadline: Friday, 15th January, 2016 by 5:00 pm