Vacancy title:
M&E Manager

Jobs at:
Health Partners

Deadline of this Job:
28th November 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Summary
Date Posted: 19 November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
M&E Manager RESPONSIBILITIES
The M&E Manager is responsible for ensuring monthly collection, organization and presentation of all program monitoring indicators. Data collection must be consistently tracked from month to month. Every data set must be validated in writing by a third party. The M&E Manager must be able to lead by example creating a culture that embraces and welcomes change because the data shows adapting will lead to greater outcomes and impact. At least two data sets will be prepared in a graph or ready to hand out resource distributed to each Girl’s Center in coordination with a call to discuss what has been learned and what will be communicated to whom, when. The M&E Manager will create capacity building plans for each M&E Coordinator and will plot progress toward goals based on observable evidence each month, using that data to coach and build capacity of each M&E Coordinator.

The M&E Manager is responsible for coordinating evaluation efforts and report semi-annual performance management plans. That data will be used to fill US Mission electronic data tracking tools, submitted by the M&E Manager prior to deadlines. Again, each data set will be validated by a third party with documented evidence to support it.

The M&E Manager monitors overall progress toward goals by investigating challenges using data, developing new data tracking tools to overcome challenges, leading training to use new tools, data collection, and organizing results to present results in narrative descriptions, diagrams, and tables to inform and build the capacity of target audiences. The M&E Manager will build staff and stakeholder capacity in data collection and use using Criterion Referenced Instruction principles. By the end of the project, measureable and observable evidence will show that cooperative stakeholders and Girl’s Center partners use data to make results-based decisions.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Master’s degree in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, or related field.
   
2. Bachelor’s degree in monitoring and evaluation, statistics, or related field.
   
3. Minimum five years experience in a leadership M&E role for an international development, research organization, university or related organization.
   
4. Experience of having created and implemented monitoring tools and plans to meet program needs and overcome challenges.
   
5. Documented experience using at least three of the following or comparable methodologies: Lot Quality Assurance Sampling; Knowledge, Practice and Coverage surveys; Health Facility Assessments; Operational Viability and Capacity Assessment tools; METRICS; 30 Cluster sampling; BEHAVE framework; Doer Non-Doer Analysis; and/or conducting Focus group discussions with tables showing analysis and recommendations according to results.
   
6. Proven ability to train data collectors and stakeholders to collect timely, accurate data, compile it in a meaningful way and use data to adjust strategies to reach goals and improve outcomes and impact.
   
7. Exceptional ability to organize data in tables, graphs and presentations to make it meaningful for stakeholders ranging from those with no experience in data analysis to key decision makers at District and National levels.
   
8. Strong self motivation, desire to learn and interest in data results.
   
9. Ability to analyse data to determine priorities and key factors.
   
10. Ability to recognize and address potential gaps and challenges before they become problematic.
    
11. Proven ability to assess challenges and develop data collection tools to find solutions to complex problems.
    
12. Demonstrated ability to learn and adopt new strategies and tools from reading training manuals.
    
13. The ability to prioritize and orchestrate multiple tasks simultaneously is critical in this role.
    
14. This position is based 100% full time in Kampala Uganda with frequent travel to Mbarara, Mbale and Gulu.

SALARY AND BENEFITS
Salary is commensurate with experience. Full medical and dental benefits are included.
The M&E Manager reports to the Chief of Party.