About QED
The QED Group, LLC, is a full-service international consulting firm committed to solving complex global challenges through innovative solutions. We are determined to provide all our clients with best-value services so they increase their efficiency, learning capacity, and accountability to the public in an ever more complex and interconnected world. Through Monitoring and Evaluation and Knowledge Management practice areas, QED is working to maximize our clients’ return on investment through accountability, continuous learning, and sound management.
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.
This position will lead The Learning Contract to strengthen USAID IUganda’s M&E capacity and improve staff and organizational learning. The program will also aim to expand and deepen coordination, collaboration and synergy within the USAID Mission and between the Mission, donors and Uganda and regional key stakeholders on program interventions, M&E and lessons learned for improved overall program success.
This position will be based in Kampala and the program will begin with an organizational learning and M&E assessment, with provided technical assistance ranging from assessments, training, evaluations, studies and research and outreach to capacity building, facilitation, and documentation and dissemination of key lessons learned, practices and recommendations.

Responsibilities:
The Chief of Party will:
• Be responsible for leading and managing the overall Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning program and provide overall project vision, technical leadership and management with ultimate responsibility for achieving program results efficiently, timely and in compliance with USAID IUSG and QED policies and procedures.
• Serve as the main point of contact for the contract with the USAID Mission, other donors, the host government and the QED home office.
• Work closely with USAID/Uganda’s Program Office, other Chief of Parties managing USAID projects and national level stakeholders such as the Office of the Prime Minister’s National Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the National Planning Authority and develop important professional relations with some of Uganda’s most reputable social scientists and development professionals.
• Lead the work planning process and overseeing its implementation by working through motivated, mentored expatriate and local staff and helping to set up project management systems for finance and admin, logistics, HR, security, etc.
• Ensure the completion of timely reports and deliverables that meet USAID and QED’s acceptable quality control and assurance standards.
• Ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of the contract agreement, QED’s project and financial management systems, and USAID’s rules and regulations.

Qualifications:
• Leadership and diplomacy.
• A minimum of a Master’s degree in an appropriate inter-disciplinary area such as applied Social Sciences, Organizational Sciences such as Industrial/Applied Psychology, Development Economics, or Management and Evaluation.
• A minimum of 15 years of such stated experience, preferably a significant amount in international settings in planning, coordinating and driving complicated, dynamic and demanding organizational change and capacity development efforts
• Considerable experience in leading and managing high-performing cross functional teams working in complex and dynamic environments
• Significant expertise in monitoring, evaluation and learning is desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership, strategic thinking/planning, management, and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and handle multiple assignments simultaneously, proactively seek and take action on opportunities
• Strong multi-cultural, inter-personal and supervision skills.
• Especially charismatic, professional credentials to be able to establish close, trustful relations for pursuing earnest organizational learning with, particularly USAID/Uganda’s senior professional staff and leadership, including the Mission Director’s Office.

Other Considerations
• Recent Africa project management experience preferred, particularly in East Africa and Uganda.
• Success factors for the COP will be strong skills in strategic thinking, problem solving, consensus building, organizational improvement, and change management.

HOW TO APPLY:
Application Process:
To apply to this position please go tot he website link: http://www.qedgroupllc.com/opportunity/uganda-chief-party-monitoring-eva…,
click” apply now” and follow the application instructions below.
• Attach your current resume and cover letter.
• Download and Complete the attached 1420 biodata sheet and Voluntary Self-ID Form.
• Attach the completed 1420 and Self ID form to your application under ‘supporting documents.’
• Submit Application.

If you are unable to attached these documents with your application, they can be submitted later by logging into your devhire profile and uploading them from the ‘CV’ tab (please note this will not replace the CV you have already submitted).
Applications submitted by other means will not be considered. Please note only finalists will be contacted. No phone calls please.
Accessibility Notice: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to: Recruitment@QEDGroupLLC.com.
Reasonable accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The QED Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/M/F/D