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 Program (The 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 Senior M&E Specialist – Education, Youth and Child Development office (Sr. M&E Specialist) will report to and support the M&E Senior Advisor in ensuring the successful provision of M&E and learning services to USAID/Uganda. The primary responsibility of the Sr. M&E Specialist is to provide M&E, analytical and sectoral technical assistance to the technical office focusing on youth Orphans and vulnerable children and education initiatives.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Actively participates in the implementation of Component 1: Strengthening USAID/Uganda’s M&E performance.
Manages PRS sector data, assists with Mission reporting requirements and analyzes data.
Supports with evaluations, surveys and assessments.
Regularly reviews performance monitoring plans (PMPs) developed by implementing partners (IPs) and develop a framework that consolidates data submitted by IPs
Assist in the drafting, editing, production and submittal of project technical reports (assessments, evaluations, monitoring reports, etc.) and other deliverables.
Assess the mission’s progress towards achieving its Assistance Objectives (AOs) by using Mission and project-level Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) data to review actual results against Results Frameworks.
Provide independent verification of performance data reported by implementing partners through monitoring, assessment, and evaluation of USAID/Uganda programs.
Participate in Data Quality Assessment (DQA) with a view to understanding and verifying the validity of data provided by implementing partners
Provide M&E technical assistance and training to help raise the profile and understanding of M&E and the principle of “Managing for Results” to improve program implementation and programmatic and resource decision-making.
Work closely with USAID’s implementing partners to ensure the timely and accurate reporting of PRS data.
Use performance management best practices and the data collected through monitoring, assessments, and evaluations to assist in the development and maintenance of a knowledge and performance management system that enhances the Mission’s capacity to respond in a timely fashion to diverse information requests from internal and external stakeholders, including Mission management, USAID/Washington, the U.S. Embassy in Uganda, Congress, and audit agencies.
Assist the program with outreach and engagement with the private sector, Government of Uganda and other donors, as required.
Assist in the drafting, editing, and implementation of annual work-plans and other internal tools as required.
Perform other tasks from time to time as required and agreed upon.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The QED Group USAID Project Job placement should have a minimum of 10 years of progressively-responsible experience in M&E for USAID and/or other donor-funded development programs.
Technical expertise in the education sector, OVC and youth programming.
The candidate should preferably hold an advanced degree in a relevant discipline.
Past experience conducting monitoring and evaluation of USAID projects required, experience with PEPFAR M&E guidelines preferred.
Possess the ability to build positive working relationships with USAID and other U.S. government agencies and stakeholders in Uganda.
Strong grasp of survey design, management, and analysis.
Past experience with qualitative and quantitative methods.
Positive track record of quality work and deliverables.
Past exposure and experience conducting routine program monitoring and external evaluations required.
Strong organizational, writing and communications skills.
Fluency in English required, knowledge of Swahili, Luganda and/or other local languages is an advantage.
Possess the ability to coordinate well with personnel within and outside the project, meets deadlines, and work with minimal supervision.
Computer literacy, with ability to generate, analyzes and interprets data using basic analysis programs.
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.
Past experience with statistical analysis or impact evaluations preferred.
Good understanding of knowledge management, organizational development, organizational learning, or capacity building preferred.

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who desire to join the USAID QED Group in the aforementioned capacity should send an application, CV and Bio data Form, download here, to qed.recruitment.specialist@gmail.com with the title mentioned in the subject line.

NB: Only qualified applicants will be contacted.

Deadline: 17th April, 2015