Background information about the job or company

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

On behalf of our client Ripple Effect in the NGO sector, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced MONITORING, EVALUATION & LEARNING DIRECTOR to work in Kampala.

About the Project

The Youth Economic Empowerment through Livestock Development (YEELD) Program is a five-year initiative aimed at improving the socio-economic well-being and resilience of financially disadvantaged young people aged 18–35 years in the Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole sub-regions of Uganda through livestock value chains. The program seeks to create 250,000 work opportunities, including for 200,000 (80%) young women, 5% persons with disabilities (PWDs), and 3% refugees and displaced persons (RDPs). YEELD is being implemented across 20 districts in the three sub-regions through a consortium coordinated by Ripple Effect, dfcu Foundation, and Multi Community Based Development Initiative (MUCOBADI), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.

Role Purpose

Project MEAL Director will provide strategic and technical leadership and oversight for all Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) functions across the consortium. The role will support consortium partners through coordinated MEAL systems, technical guidance, quality assurance, learning frameworks, and evidence generation to strengthen program effectiveness, accountability, adaptive management, and scale. The Director will supervise and coordinate consortium-level MEAL resources, including the Project Learning Partner and MIS Developer, while ensuring harmonized reporting, data quality, knowledge management, and compliance across all implementing partners., Making sure the MEAL approaches and systems are aligned to Mastercard foundation MEAL approaches and processes

Other duties

• Ensure compliance with Ripple Effect policies and all relevant legislation.
• Act at all times according to Mastercard foundation and Ripple Effect’s values and in support of its Africa Forward Together approach.
• To undertake other duties of a similar nature as reasonably required by the line manager.

Key Result Areas

• Comprehensive MEAL framework designed and operational across all programme regions.
• Evaluations (baseline, tracer, midterm, endline) completed and used to inform programme adaptations.
• Robust IMS in place, generating accurate dashboards and insights for decision-making.
• Evidence-based adaptive management processes driving programme improvements.
• Organisational learning and knowledge sharing influencing policy and practice.
• Strengthened partner and PMU capacity in MEAL systems and methodologies, with direct technical support provided to Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole sub-regions
• All MEAL datasets and programme records safeguarded with secure storage, controlled access, and full compliance with donor, organisational, and national data protection standards.
• Endline evaluations, final donor‑compliant reports, and legacy knowledge products completed and archived, with lessons disseminated to stakeholders on time.

Safeguarding

At Ripple Effect, we are committed to creating a safe and rewarding environments for all of our people, including staff, participants, partners, volunteers, children, and vulnerable adults. It is a shared responsibility to ensure that everyone is treated properly and protected from harm, exploitation, and abuse. To fulfil this commitment, we have established a robust Safeguarding Policy that everyone working with us is expected to follow, along with a confidential whistle-blowing procedure that allows individuals to raise any concerns they may have.

Qualifications

Desirable:

• Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Population studies, Development Studies, or related field.

Experience and Knowledge

Essential:

• 15+ years of senior-level experience in MEAL leadership within large-scale donor-funded programmes.
• Experience coordinating evaluations (baseline, midline, endline, tracer studies) and managing IMS platforms.
• Experience working in agrifood or livestock systems preferred.
• Experience in working with web and cloud-based management information systems is an asset.
• Robust quantitative and qualitative analytical skills and data management expertise.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, i.e., Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc., and the ability to use various statistical and data visualization software programs e.g., STATA, R, PowerBI, Tableau.

Skills and Attributes

Essential:

• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.
• Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and partnership management abilities.
• Knowledge of digital data systems and MIS platforms.
• Strong facilitation and capacity-building skills.
• High level of integrity and attention to detail

• Provide strategic and technical leadership and oversight for all Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) functions across the consortium.
• Support consortium partners through coordinated MEAL systems, technical guidance, quality assurance, learning frameworks, and evidence generation to strengthen program effectiveness, accountability, adaptive management, and scale.
• Supervise and coordinate consortium-level MEAL resources, including the Project Learning Partner and MIS Developer.
• Ensure harmonized reporting, data quality, knowledge management, and compliance across all implementing partners.
• Ensure MEAL approaches and systems are aligned to Mastercard Foundation MEAL approaches and processes.
• Ensure compliance with Ripple Effect policies and all relevant legislation.
• Act at all times according to Mastercard foundation and Ripple Effect’s values and in support of its Africa Forward Together approach.
• Undertake other duties of a similar nature as reasonably required by the line manager.
• Design and operationalize a comprehensive MEAL framework across all programme regions.
• Complete and utilize evaluations (baseline, tracer, midterm, endline) to inform programme adaptations.
• Ensure a robust IMS is in place, generating accurate dashboards and insights for decision-making.
• Drive programme improvements through evidence-based adaptive management processes.
• Influence policy and practice through organizational learning and knowledge sharing.
• Strengthen partner and PMU capacity in MEAL systems and methodologies, providing direct technical support to Teso, Bukedi, and Ankole sub-regions.
• Safeguard all MEAL datasets and programme records with secure storage, controlled access, and full compliance with donor, organisational, and national data protection standards.
• Complete and archive endline evaluations, final donor‑compliant reports, and legacy knowledge products, disseminating lessons to stakeholders on time.

• Strong leadership and strategic planning skills.
• Advanced analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and partnership management abilities.
• Knowledge of digital data systems and MIS platforms.
• Strong facilitation and capacity-building skills.
• High level of integrity and attention to detail.
• Robust quantitative and qualitative analytical skills.
• Data management expertise.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to use various statistical and data visualization software programs (e.g., STATA, R, PowerBI, Tableau).

• Master’s degree in Monitoring & Evaluation, Statistics, Population studies, Development Studies, or related field (Desirable).
• 15+ years of senior-level experience in MEAL leadership within large-scale donor-funded programmes (Essential).
• Experience coordinating evaluations (baseline, midline, endline, tracer studies) and managing IMS platforms (Essential).
• Experience working in agrifood or livestock systems preferred.
• Experience in working with web and cloud-based management information systems is an asset.