USAID SCORE Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Jobs - AVSI Foundation

Organization: AVSI Foundation

Project Name: USAID Sustainable, Comprehensive Responses for

vulnerable children and their families (SCORE) Project

Duty Station: Mbale, Uganda

Reports to: SCORE Area Manager – East

AVSI

Foundation is an international not-for-profit, non-governmental organization

(NGO) founded in Italy in 1972. Its mission is to promote the dignity of the

person through development cooperation activities, with special attention to

education, according to the social teaching of the Catholic Church. AVSI has

been present in Uganda since 1984, first supporting hospitals and agriculture

projects in Gulu and Kitgum districts, and later expanding around 1990 to establish

the present-day headquarters in Kampala, offices in Pader, Gulu and Kitgum, and

project activities in 12 other districts. AVSI staff has remained through the

long periods of instability in northern Uganda caused both by anti-government

rebellions led by Lord’s Resistance Army, and by conflict across the northern

border in Sudan, which caused displacement in both countries.

AVSI

is leading a consortium of partners including CARE, TPO and FHI360 is

implementing a USAID funded project titled “Sustainable, Comprehensive

Responses for vulnerable children and their families – SCORE” in 23 districts

in Uganda.

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will

actively contribute to the implementation of activities, in particular be

responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the project activities for

sustainable responses for improving the lives of vulnerable children and their

Households under the SCORE project within the East Region.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• The incumbent will coordinate the monitoring
  
  and evaluation of project activities in collaboration with the database
  
  officer and project officers in the AVSI SCORE east area;


• Ensure compliance with the guidelines given
  
  by the SCORE SI Advisors for the collection of project data;


• Mentor and supervise the database officer of
  
  the project for the collection of project data;


• Build the capacity of project staff on data
  
  collection, analysis, interpretation and use;


• Actively  participate in SCORE operational research
  
  and identify lessons learned and reporting such information back to the
  
  project team;


• Support the functions of DQA, SIMS and all
  
  other related M&E evaluations, surveys, studies in the East area;


• Significantly contribute to dissemination and
  
  utilization of assessment findings for learning and adaptation in the
  
  program;


• Troubleshoot data quality issues (includes
  
  distinguishing data submission errors versus data entry error issues and
  
  institute correctional measures accordingly);


• Ensure information collection and to
  
  collaborate with AVSI program management in the preparation of project
  
  reports;


• Provide technical support on M&E and
  
  evidence-based recommendations to the Area Manager, project officers and
  
  partners.


• Take lead in the overall, tracking,
  
  management, processing and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data
  
  and discuss findings based on regular monitoring


• Support the compilation of change stories and
  
  abstracts for research and knowledge sharing


• Support other AVSI projects [SKY] for
  
  specific M&E tasks and functions as and when requested.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The ideal candidate for the USAID SCORE
  
  Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer job opportunity should hold a University
  
  Degree in Social Work, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Business or a
  
  related field of study from a recognized institution. Post graduate
  
  training in M&E is an added advantage;


• At least three years’ experience in
  
  monitoring and evaluation within an NGO setting preferred.


• Previous experience of leading the design,
  
  implementation and ongoing support for processes of planning, monitoring,
  
  evaluation and learning, preferably of an OVC project.


• Experience of different measurement and
  
  evaluation frameworks and techniques, such as the logical framework
  
  approach and theories of change and organizational learning, including
  
  participatory techniques.


• Prior exposure and experience of having
  
  developed, issued and maintained tools or methods to support planning and
  
  evaluation efforts.


• Advanced proficiency in MS Access, Excel and
  
  SPSS required (Knowledge of non-MS database software preferred)


• Flexibility, good communication and
  
  interpersonal skills, presentation skills, and ability to work under
  
  pressure with minimal supervision.

All

suitably qualified candidates should send their application letters,

accompanied with updated Curriculum Vitae indicating three professional referees

and copies of relevant certificates via e-mail with the subject line indicating

‘Application for Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – Mbale’ addressed to:

The

Human Resource Manager,

P.O.

Box 6785, Kampala, Uganda.

E-mail

to: hr.kampala@avsi.org

Deadline: 31^st March, 2016