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Job Title: Monitoring, Evaluation and Research (MER) Manager

Main Responsibilities/key result areas
1. Establishes and continuously improves systems and processes that ensures quality documentation, monitoring and evalua¬tion of programme effectiveness to inform evidence-based programming and organizational learning
2. Maintains the organization’s Corporate Project Planning System, ensure the system is effectively used as per laid down policies and liaises with the region and international Headquarter on system maintenance and development
3. Leads planning, budgeting and implementation of all Monitoring, Evaluation and Research initiatives in line with the MER Framework in the Country Strategic Plan
4. Design and conduct research initiatives to inform programmes and advocacy for children's rights working closely with Programme Specialists and partners including developing a 'research agenda
5. Lead the Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Team based in the country office and in the field including supervision and performance management
6. Provide technical assistance to programme specialists in programme and project design in relation to M and E, including, objective and indicator development, monitoring systems and Valuation design
7. Facilitate Training and Development activities, on Monitoring, Evaluation and Research for programme staff and partners
8. Facilitates internal and external learning and increase account¬ability by establishing effective working relationships with development partners and government agencies on aid effectiveness issues.
9. Liaise with other offices In Plan - National Organizations, Evaluation and Research
10. Represent the organization at national level on matters relating to monitoring, Evaluation and research and aid effectiveness.

Essential Competencies and Experience
• Master's degree (preferred) in Development, Social Sciences or its equivalent
• Significant training/background and professional training in MER
• At least 8 years managerial and/or advisory experience in Monitoring, Evaluation and Research in the development sector o Knowledge of environment and current effective practices in
Monitoring, Evaluation and Research in the development sector, internationally and in Uganda.
• Demonstrated experience in designing and conducting research initiatives, case studies and professional documentation
• Demonstrable abilities in planning, budgeting and management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with peo¬ple from diverse cultures, ability to lead and motivate people to work in teams

Specific skills
• Design of Monitoring, Evaluation systems and processes for rights-based programmes
• Documentation and organizational learning
• Statistics and database management
• Right-based programming

Personal Attributes:
• Seen as a source of expertise in his/her field
• Promotes high performance among programme staff and provides vision and direction
• Open to feedback and willing to try new approaches in Monitoring, Evaluation Research
• Coaches programme staff and lead others
• Communicates effectively orally and in writing throughout Uganda (at least 30% of time)
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Suitably qualified candidates should submit a handwritten letter of application (indicating the position ;applied for on the envelope) together with a CV, contact telephone numbers, copies of additional relevant certificates, names and contact details (including email addresses) of three references, plus salary history, to the undersigned not later than 1¬st December 2010.

People and Culture Manager,
Plan Uganda
P.O. Box 12075, Kampala

Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply. Only Short-I listed candidates will be contacted. Please consider your application unsuccessful in case you do not here from us by 14th January, 2011.

As a child centered development organization. Plan strives to ensure that children are kept safe in all the areas we operate. The organization further has child protection policy that every staff is required to sign. Potential candidates are required to undergo an extensive child protection background check including a police check.