06 March 2015

USAID ASSIST Project Careers - Monitoring & Evaluation Officer at University Research Co., LLC (URC) ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs



Job Title:  Monitoring & Evaluation Officer

Organisation: University

Research Co., LLC (URC)


Project Name: USAID

Applying science to strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project


Reports to: M & E

Advisor


About URC ASSIST Project:


University Research Co., LLC

(URC), a US-based public health organization working in Uganda since 2005, is

implementing the USAID Applying science to strengthen and Improve Systems

(ASSIST) Project which is a five-year cooperative agreement dedicated to

improving health, population and nutrition services through technical support

to service delivery institutions, country Ministries of Health, USAID country

missions, and cooperating agencies.


Job Summary:  The URC Project Monitoring & Evaluation

Officer will be responsible for the planning and implementation of activities

to improve the monitoring and evaluation of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health

(MNCH) activities at USAID ASSIST.


Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Actively

    participate in strengthening existing M&E system for the USAID ASSIST

    project.

  • Technically

    support in preparing bi-weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual

    programmatic performance reports and their submission in stipulated

    deadlines

  • Render

    support to the Quality Improvement Advisors and M&E Advisor at the

    Head Office in preparing other relevant reports and lessons learned from

    project innovations

  • Technically

    support the M&E Advisor to respond to data queries from donors and

    head office

  • Work

    in liaison other ASSIST staff to design support plans to support

    implementing sites to adopt formats required by MoH

  • Support

    districts and supported health facilities to use and adhere to established

    MoH reporting systems

  • Collects

    and collates reports and other documents from supported health facilities.

  • Actively

    facilitate the preprocessing of data to locate missing records and

    follow-up with project staff for completeness of data as necessary

  • Entering

    all M&E relevant reports into the reporting systems

  • Render

    support to the HMIS Officers/ District Biostatisticians to ensure timely

    entry of reports into DHIS 2

  • Develop/

    update indicator definitions and reporting guidelines according to program

    team needs

  • Support

    the project staff with data for program decision-making as per the M&E

    Plans

  • Technically

    support the analysis of data in line with the M&E framework.

  • Offer

    guidance and support to field staff in the development and implementation

    of monitoring tools, which will include, but not be limited to, data

    collection, analysis and reporting on program indicators;

  • Actively

    participate in the guiding of ASSIST staff in monitoring of activities

    based on indicators and targets set out in the PMP;

  • Support

    the coordination and execution of events in the department such as,

    organizational project learning by developing, collecting and

    disseminating relevant information on monitoring, evaluation and research.

  • Perform

    any other duties as assigned by the supervisor. 


Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The

    applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s degree (preferred) in

    Statistics or its equivalent experience with formal training and hands on

    experience in M & E

  • At

    least three (3) years of experience in design and implementation of

    monitoring, evaluation and research

  • Past

    exposure and experience of working with international NGOs, district

    administration, public health facilities will be an advantage

  • Computer

    literacy skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Internet

    and statistical packages such as SPSS, STATA, Epi Info and others

  • Possess

    the ability to collect data; expertise in compilation; analysis of data

    and writing reports.

  • Past

    experience of DHIS2 Data Entry and basic reporting

  • Ability

    to work independently with minimal supervision

  • Ability

    and willingness to travel within the supported districts

  • Good

    strategic and analytical thinking and ability to interpret public health

    and epidemiological data.


How to Apply: 



All suitably qualified and

interested candidates who wish to join University Research Council’s USAID

Project should send an application Letter, updated CV, and relevant academic

documents as well as names and contact information for three professional

references and day-time contact numbers to: The Human Resource Officer- USAID

ASSIST Project, University Research Co., LLC, Plot 40, Ntinda II Road, Naguru,

P.O. Box 28745, Kampala, Uganda.


E-mail:

assistugandarecruitment@urc-chs.com 


NB: Please

clearly indicate the position in the subject if you are sending electronically.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.


Deadline: 10th March, 2015 by 5:00PM






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