Pathfinder International Uganda (PI U), Jobs in Uganda

Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Reports to: Country Representative
Location: Kampala Office

Full or Part Time: Full Time

JOB SUMMARY:
Pathfinder International Uganda (PI U), a global leader in reproductive health, is rapidly expanding its programmatic scope and geographic coverage in Uganda. PIU is presently implementing various projects on Integration of Family planning into HIV/ AIDS services (PMTCT and ART), RH/AYSRH, Gender Norms and Contraceptive Use in Northern, North Eastern and Western districts of Uganda. PIU seeks to recruit a Monitoring and Evaluation Manager who will be based in the PIU Kampala Office.

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Manager is primarily responsible for overseeing, managing and implementing the performance based monitoring and evaluation system of PIU projects and to support the coordination and reporting of monitoring data with partners and donors. S/he will take overall responsibility for performance based monitoring and project evaluation activities, data quality and timely reporting.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Conceptualize, develop and implement monitoring and evaluation plans, including identifying appropriate indicators, and data collection systems for PIU projects to collect and report on data to measure performance and achievement of project objectives, ensuring that they are fully integrated into projects activity work plans and implemented accordingly.
• Leads the process of creations and adaption of monitoring tools and forms, including training materials to accompany them, for easy collection of project data.
• Create and adapt other data collection tools, as appropriate, including survey questionnaires, key informant interview guides, facility assessment instruments, as well as relevant training materials for their use.
• Provide technical advice to local implementing partners in developing and utilizing a performance based system for data collection, monitoring and measuring of progress against projects key indicators and objectives.
• Ensures projects data are collected on a routine basis and project databases updated systematically and routinely.
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• In collaboration with the Project team, identify and document the achievements and accomplishments of the project indicators against set performance targets.
• Participate in project midterm and final evaluations,
• Routinely maintains systematic user friendly, transparent data base system of the Key Indicator Table (KIT) for different PIU projects in close collaboration with PI headquarter Research and Metrics Team.
• Perform validation analysis and verifies data consistency for all PIU projects.
• Carries out performance-based monitoring activities and ensures timely compilation of quarterly and annual progress reports. Develops or adapts and disseminates guidelines, policies and standard procedures for monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Oversees implementation of project research or evaluation studies/surveys. This may include: o collaborating on or developing the protocol, o drafting instruments, o writing terms of reference for consulting firms, reviewing proposals from potential consultants, overseeing quality of work, o conducting analyses and writing reports, and o critically reviewing consultant reports and other deliverables.
• Provides supportive supervision to PIU monitoring and equation staff.
• Interact with headquarters staff, both the Country Management team and the Research and Metrics Unit, to conduct all of the above and is responsive to requests for information.
• Performs other duties as assigned.


Job requirement

Required qualifications and work experiences:
• An advanced degree in demography, statistics, social sciences, health information management or related field.
• Minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience successfully designing, implementing and overseeing monitoring and evaluation tasks for health and/or development projects.
• Proven technical skills in monitoring and evaluation, including at least four of the following:
• design and implementation of program monitoring systems;
• design and implementation of evaluation and/ or research protocols;
• development and field-testing of data collection instruments for M&E indicators;
• data collection planning and implementation (routine or survey);
• timely data analysis, synthesis, and communication of results
• Familiarity with international indicators and standard measurement tools in the areas of reproductive health/family planning, maternal and neonatal health, HIV/AIDS and other relevant technical areas.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Competency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and ACCESS, and a statistical software package (SPSS, EPI-INFO. STATA, SAS or similar)
• Experience in use of data to inform decision-making, planning, and performance monitoring.
• Demonstrated^ ability to work with various constituencies including Pathfinder headquarters, donors, and local partners.
• Excellent oral and /written communication skills and ability to effectively communicate technical material to both expert and lay audiences.
• Ability to travel up to 25 % within Uganda.


How to apply


The application should be submitted to: Pathfinder International offices on plot 15, house no.4 Kitante close, Or sent by email to snambi@pathfind.org. Not later than May 3151 2011. Only successful candidates will be contacted.