About US:

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world. Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.

About Save the Children Uganda:

Save the Children envisions a Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over 36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200 persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.

Job Summary:  The Advisor Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) shares in the overall responsibility for the leadership in ensuring quality, accountability and learning standards are integrated into the regular MEAL system of Save the Children International’s work in Uganda. The Advisor MEAL will set the bar for strengthening program quality, learning and use of knowledge through the development and implementation of a national Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning strategy for Save the Children in Uganda. In order to achieve this, the incumbent will lead a central team and provide internal support and capacity building to the operations teams to roll out the MEAL system across the country programme.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The candidate should hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Statistics, Social Sciences or equivalent.
• At least eight (8) years of experience working in MEAL roles including in a senior management position in a both emergency and development contexts, preferably with solid experience in more than one of the Save the Children International’s priority sectors: education, protection, rights governance, HIV/AIDs, health and nutrition, child poverty and emergencies
• Sound knowledge and understanding of development of MIS and data and information management
• Sound knowledge of Accountability approaches
• Familiarity with knowledge management systems and approaches that foster a learning culture.
• Significant experience of working on all elements of MEAL including designing, rolling out and managing systems
• Previous experience of securing resources from donors for MEAL activities/staffing and budget management
• Sound knowledge of international quality standards (Red Cross Code of Conduct, Sphere Standard, HAP Standard) and proven experience of using these standards in practical ways to promote quality and accountable programming
• Significant experience in leading a team and building MEAL team capacity (developing training tools, training, coaching and mentoring)
• Past experience of working with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is an added advantage.
• Excellent analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
• Possess the ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
• Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
• Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.
• Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
• Possess the ability to intervene with crisis management or troubleshooting as necessary.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
• Excellent time management and planning capacity.
• Availability and willingness to work extra hours during times of humanitarian responses.

How to Apply: 

All candidates who wish to join the world’s largest Child-focused NGO, Save the Children International should send their application letters with detailed CVs indicating three professional referees, two of whom should have been direct supervisors and send them to: The Director of Human Resources & Administration, Save the Children, Plot 68/70, Kira Road, P.O Box 12018, Kampala, Uganda or via E-mail to: uganda.recruitment@savethechildren.org