Vacancy title:
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Jobs at:
Abt Associates

Deadline of this Job:
17th May 2018

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

JOB DETAILS:
Abt Associates, a major American business and government research, technical assistance, and consulting company, manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1. Task Order 1 will support the U.S. President's Malaria initiative (PMI) and USAID to plan and implement an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2011, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world. Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through IRS and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic. Abt also will continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance.

Abt Associates seeks qualified candidates for the project's operations in Uganda. Brief descriptions and qualification requirements for the positions are also listed below.

Post: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Focuses on the management of the data collection systems for IRS delivery, and the aggregation of all programmatic date, including but not limited to associated training, entomological, and environmental compliance data. Establish and support routine M&E systems to support tracking of IRS program activities, progress, and performance. Support programmatic monitoring efforts through preparation of regular reports, both for internal and client use, aggregating spray data from dispersed spray teams. Design and facilitate trainings for national and district level IRS Staff on the Project’s M&E system and the use of the M&E data Collection and supervisory forms.

Requirements: Degree in a relevant health sector field. Experience in MS Access, GIS applications; and GPS measurement data collection desirable. Experience and familiarity with USAID M&E, and performance monitoring. Strong analytic and quantitative database management skills, budgeting and report writing. At least 10 years relevant experience, or: Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years relevant experience, Master’s Degree (desirable) plus 6 years relevant experience, or a PhD and 4 years relevant experience.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT

• Demonstrated ability to work with a minimum of direction and supervision.
• Demonstrated ability to work both as a member of a team and as a team leader, with the ability to accept the input of other team member.
• Strong management and planning skills of project tasks and budgets.
• Demonstrates leadership and team work and produces high quality work in a timely, cost effective manner and has excellent writing skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communications and organizational skills.
• Excellent computer skills, computer software . Programs, including MsWord, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with USAID funded program and/ or other international development experience
• English language fluency.

Job application procedure

• All candidates should send applications to VectorControl-Uganda@abtassoc.com  with the position title in the subject line of the email.
• Documentation required to he considered includes a Cover Page, CV, biodata form, payslip from the most recent position held, copies of educational certificates/degrees, and contact information of at least 3 references we can contact (must include email addresses and phone numbers)
• Candidates selected for an interview will be sent a more detailed job description in advance of the interview.
• Applications that do not follow these instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements, will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.