Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager Job
Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day
Salary:
Attractive
Job Deadline: 16 November 2023
Number of Jobs: 01
Hiring Entity: DAI
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Location: In Uganda
Job Details:
Position: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Manager
Level of Effort: LTTA
Location: Moroto, Uganda
Reports to: MEL Director
Role’s Purpose:
The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Manager will design and manage systems for data collection, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and knowledge management (KM). S/he will ensure that the Project team generates data and learns from Project activities on an ongoing basis to identify the highest return opportunities, ensure effective KM, inform the activity’s adaptive management approach, and improve activity accountability and effectiveness. S/he will directly supervise three MEL Assistants.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
In order to achieve the results identified in the SOW, the MEL Manager will work in collaboration with other Component Leads, technical staff, Resource Partners, and STTA to carry out a variety of activities under the MEL component, and have the following specific responsibilities:
• Oversee development of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Plan and M&E system.
• Develop and oversee the Program knowledge management strategy, including development and dissemination of materials.
• Design evidence‐basedapproach to test new approaches, assess best practices and capture learning to enable scale-up.
• Develop learning agenda, including answering and assessing learning questions.
• Design and lead rigorous baseline and specialized assessments of technical activities to determine efficacy of proposed interventions and measure Project impact.
• Support M&E and technical teams to develop activity indicators and environmental earmark requirements, and targets and gather quantitative and qualitative data related to those indicators and targets.
• Ensure the disaggregation of data as required and the appropriate measurement gender, equity and youth goals.
• Work with technical teams to develop appropriate M&E plans for each activity during implementation.
• Conduct participatory M&E of technical field activities to measure quantitative as well as qualitative impact.
• Lead M&E and performance management reporting.
• Contribute, as needed to the work of other Components in designing appropriate sector monitoring systems and integrating data for decision-making.
• Contribute to, and participate in, project reporting, events, and learning activities – particularly the Annual Pause and Reflect sessions.
• Directly supervise three MEL Assistants.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field. Advanced degree in statistics, sociology, demographics, or other field related to monitoring and evaluation.
• At least 9 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning of donor funded development activities, including implementation of baseline and midline surveys and managing large M&E databases.
• Demonstrated knowledge of USAID MEL requirements and reporting protocols preferred.
• Experience in development and implementation of learning agendas, including knowledge management and documentation learning,
• Prior work experience in Uganda.
• Professional proficiency in English is required, and proficiency in local languages is preferred.
Skills
• Proficiency in statistical software.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to supervise and coach up to three MEL Assistants.
• Attention to detail, able to manage one’s work, take initiative, set schedules and meet deadlines without close supervision.
• Ability to communicate findings to a range of external and internal stakeholders and apply MEL results and learning to planning.
Reporting
The MEL Manager will report to the MEL Director.
Application procedure
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Posting Date: 2023-11-02
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