Job Description
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic well-being, education, and power. Given the disparity faced by women and girls, IRC seeks to narrow gender inequalities and ensure the social inclusion of all vulnerable groups in broader policies, processes and actions affecting their lives.
The IRC has been working in Uganda since 1998 supporting refugees, vulnerable host communities and various institutions in the country notably the government, community-based organizations, civil society, and the private sector. Currently, the IRC in Uganda has a presence across five sub-regions and six refugee settlements, implementing programming in the sectors of health, protection, and rule of law (PRoL), women’s protection and empowerment (WPE), economic recovery and development (ERD), and education. IRC Uganda also implements cross-cutting programming focused on systems strengthening and accountability to affected persons.
Scope of Work:
Reporting to the Senior Program and Accountability Coordinator and technically supported by the Regional Measurement Advisor, the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) Coordinator works in close collaboration with program, grants and support teams to optimize monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning capacities and opportunities of the IRC mission in Uganda to ensure high-quality programming for the clients we serve and support the global ambitions of IRC Strategy 100, especially the Data Ambition, and the Country Strategic Action Plan.
The MEAL Coordinator will ensure that a monitoring, evaluation and accountability and data management system is in place, sufficiently resourced and successfully implemented from collection to visualization. And that MEAL data is contributing to improved learning and program quality. The MEAL Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that MEAL principles are integrated in every step of the project cycle, as per IRC’s MEAL Handbook and contributes to the implementation of the Country Strategic Action Plan and Strategy 100.
In support of these goals, the coordinator provides vital technical assistance, capacity sharing, individual mentoring, supervision, and training to MEAL staff at IRC and partners.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Oversight:
• Provide technical leadership for a strong monitoring system and processes throughout the project cycle from the design and implementation to close-out and learning including.
• Lead the expansion of CommCare for data collection and PowerBI dashboards to enhance the timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization.
• Using learning and evidence from internal and external sources including previous projects to inform proposal design and Theory of Change.
• Developing and operationalizing, logical frameworks, MEAL plans, data collection tools, processes for data management, clients feedback approaches, quality checks and audits, and data visualization.
• Developing and advocating for adequate MEAL budget and staffing structure for all projects.
• Producing high-quality data, analysis, reports, presentations, and dashboard of key findings that foster learning and decision-making and share in key meetings such as project cycle meetings and strategic senior management team meetings.
• Provide technical leadership for the design, method, and conduct of surveys such as baseline and endline, and the commission of evaluations and surveys as required in coordination with program coordinators, technical advisors, and external partners were vital.
• Lead and advocate for the expansion of standard mobile data technology and online dashboard to enhance timeliness and quality of data collection, analysis, and visualization.
• Provide technical leadership to IRC’s effort in meeting its internal and external accountability commitments through the implementation of sound accountability, client feedback, and response mechanisms.
Strategic Leadership and Partnership:
• Establish and drive common strategies and approaches to the country’s Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Accountability processes that reflect and contextualize Strategy 100 and the Country Strategic Action Plan and ensure that the MEAL structure is fit for this purpose.
• Lead all aspects of MEAL (including client feedback mechanisms) functions across IRC Uganda sectors and all the field sites.
• Develop, coordinate, and strengthen capacity sharing partnerships with MEAL counterparts of partner agencies, IRC local partners, and government.
• Champion an organizational culture shift from a focus on data being primarily for donor reporting or indicator calculation purposes, to a focus on using data for programmatic course correction and other decision making.
• Champion an organizational culture shift to increase respect for and use of client feedback, contextual analysis, and gender analysis.
• Represent the IRC on MEAL at internal and external meetings, forums, and other events.
• Champion design, access, and use of data by leaders and partners for shared learning and evidence-based decision-making.
• Shape and implement MEAL systems and approaches that meet IRC standards and practices, that meet project and program needs, enable accountability to clients, partners, and donors, and foster program learning.
• Reinforce integration of cross-sectoral priorities in MEAL, including gender, protection, safeguarding, disaster risk reduction, Diversity-Equality-Inclusion and Do No Harm.
Human Resources:
• Promote the growth and development of others in IRC teams and partners: assess proficiencies; develop and lead targeted learning and training strategy. In particular, coach, mentor and support MEAL staff, provide vital tools and resources, as well as on the job training.
• Supervise medium to large sized MEAL team across multiple sectors and geographical areas: set clear performance objectives; manage staff work plans; establish regular performance reviews; champion a positive working environment for professional development; foster an inclusive and respectful team climate, where all staff are valued and respected and can contribute to their maximum potential.
• Lead the recruitment of country MEAL staff, TTA’s, consultants and, support their onboarding.
Key Working Relationships:
Position reports to: Senior Program and Accountability Coordinator
Direct reporting: MEAL, CRA and RMEL Managers
Other internal contacts: Technical Coordinators (health, ERD, PRoL, WPE and education/Senior PlayMatters Coordinator), Grants Coordinator and Manager, County Director, Deputy Director of Programs, Deputy Director of Finance, Deputy Director of Operations, Deputy Director of HR, Field Coordinators, Regional Measurement Advisor, Partnerships Coordinator, Program Coordinator for Quality and Learning, Communications Coordinator.
Qualifications
• Degree or Master’s in field relevant to Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation.
• Minimum of three to six years field experience in project and program monitoring and evaluation, including: Project Monitoring and Evaluation System Design, Management of Monitoring Systems, Project Evaluation.
• Practical experience in data analysis software such as DHIS, SPSS, Excel, and Access.
• Proficiency and experience with mobile data collection such as Kobo, CommCare, ODK Collect are crucial as well as proficiency with Microsoft Excel, SPSS, SATA or other similar software.
• Knowledge of Tableau, PowerBi or GIS software are additional assets.
• Experience in managing large MEAL program and managing & capacitating people.
• Proven experience in data reporting to donors.
• A strong understanding of accountability and proven ability to build Client Feedback Systems is a distinct advantage.
• Experience from working with Results Based Management.
• Proven experience of creating data collection tools.
• Proven training/capacity building skills in MEAL.
• Proven dedication to ensuring that programs are sensitive to gender and responsive to client feedback.
• Excellent facilitation skills, and strong understanding of how to safely and accurately collect feedback from all members of a community regardless of their age, gender, or other diversity factors.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks, proven self-initiative and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record of quality performance in highly pressured environments.
• Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Power-Point, and Access.
Standards of Professional Conduct:
• The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way – Code of Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Harassment-Free Workplace, Fiscal Integrity, Anti-Retaliation, Combating Trafficking in Persons and several others.
• Gender Equality & Equal Opportunity:
• We are committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer generous benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances. We welcome and strongly encourage qualified female professionals to apply.
IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Please note, the deadline for submission is December 25th, 2022.
JOB DETAILS:
Redeem's mission is to protect widows and orphans from violent abuse and exploitation by:
• Awakening the world to the need to defend the orphan and the widow in the twenty-first century;
• Assembling the resources needed to protect the world's most vulnerable widows and orphans;
• Assisting law enforcement in real cases that restore victims and restrain their abusers; and
• Amplifying law enforcement protection through community engagement and capacity building.
We are currently implementing a program in Uganda to protect widows and orphans from the devastation of predatory eviction with plans to expand our defense of the vulnerable into other countries in the future.
As a Paralegal/Enumerator for Redeem, you will collect the data necessary to measure the impact of Redeem's intervention on the lives of widows and orphans, while also providing Redeem's attorneys with the paralegal support necessary to effectively protect their clients from predatory eviction.
Specific responsibilities include
Impact Evaluation (75%)
• Collaborating with Redeem's M&E Manager and organizational leadership in the development of Redeem's impact evaluation strategy and implementation model;
• Liaising with local council leaders and other local authorities to identify populations of recently widowed women and orphaned children in Redeem's project area;
• Conducting surveys and/or investigations to determine the prevalence of predatory eviction victimization among identified widows and orphans;
• Collecting relevant data about survey and/or investigation subjects, including but not limited to demographics, marital status, land ownership and incidents of abuse;
• Providing Redeem's leadership with analysis, insights and commentary on the vulnerable populations identified and data collected from these vulnerable populations;
• Connecting survey and/or investigation subjects who meet Redeem's casework intake criteria with Redeem's Investigators for potential assistance; and
• Supporting other Paralegals/Enumerators in evaluations in their respective project areas as needed.
Paralegal Support (25%)
• Partnering with other members of the casework team in developing Redeem's intervention strategy.
• Assisting Redeem attorneys in researching and drafting legal documents such as contracts and pleadings;
• Preparing, filing, retrieving and following up on documents with courts and other governing bodies;
• Assisting clients in obtaining letters of administration, certificates of customary ownership, land titles and other similar legal documents from the Land office, Admin General's Office, and other governing bodies;
• Assisting Redeem attorneys in preparation for litigation, mediation and deposition proceedings; and
• Supporting clients, attorneys and law enforcement partners by serving as a bailiff and/or process server.
Miscellaneous
• Communicating with donors, supporters, media and other outside parties about Redeem's work;
• Contributing to the review and design of organizational systems, guidelines and policies;
• Participating in Redeem's professional development and spiritual formation activities;
• Supporting other teams within Redeem in the achievement of their objectives;
• Performing clerical duties (photocopying, filing, posting, errands, etc.) as needed, and
• Completing other duties as assigned.
Redeem strives to build a culture of Christian excellence that reflects the following four core values:
• We love each other well;
• We don't make easy things hard;
• We measure by results; and
• We are joyful in our work.
Redeem is looking for a highly skilled and responsible individual who will reflect these values while providing impact evaluation and paralegal support to Redeem's efforts in Uganda.
Specific attributes include:
Experience
• Required: A diploma in law recognized by Uganda's Law Council, but not a degree in law;1
• Required: At least two years professional experience supporting an active criminal or civil litigation practice;
• Required: Experience with surveying, witness interviewing, evidence collection, and/or data collection;
• Preferred: A degree or equivalent work experience in criminal justice, M&E, development or related field;
• Preferred: Experience using cloud-based data collection tools, platforms and systems;
• Preferred: Experience working in start-up, international, matrixed and/or faith-based organizations;
Skills
• Required: Fluency in English and Acholi with excellent written and oral communication in both;
• Required: Knowledge of the basic Laws of Uganda, criminal court procedures, and regulations;
• Required: Data collection and entry with impeccable attention to accuracy and detail;
• Required: Computer literacy with strong capacity in word processing, email and other systems;
• Preferred: Understanding of Google business suite and digital project management tools; and
• Preferred: Legal research, writing and analysis.
Attributes
• Required: Mature Christian faith;
• Required: High degree of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness;
• Required: Strong teamwork, interpersonal skills and ability to work on a multidisciplinary team;
• Required: Excellent independent professional judgment and ethical decision-making;
• Required: Innovative and creative problem solving in the face of complex nuanced issues;
• Required: Persistence and tenacity in the face of difficult problems or challenges;
• Required: Commitment to meet deadlines and achieve results in a fast-paced environment; and
• Required: Love-motivated service orientation toward colleagues, partners and even adversaries.
The Paralegal/Enumerator will report to M & E manager and will be based in Wakiso working primarily in Wakiso and its surrounding districts with occasional travel throughout Uganda.