Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Career Jobs - Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED)

Organization: Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic

Development (MoFPED)

Project Name: Project for Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas

(PROFIRA)

Funding Source: International Fund for Agricultural Development

(IFAD)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Monitoring & Evaluation and Knowledge

Management Manager

The

Government of Uganda (GOU), represented by the Ministry of Finance, Planning

and Economic Development (MoFPED), with the support of the international Fund

for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have jointly designed the Project for

Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas – PROFIRA. This is a seven-year project

funded through a loan extended to Government by IFAD. The overall goal of

PROFIRA is to contribute to Government’s effort to increase incomes, improve

food security and reduce vulnerability in rural areas. The development

objective is to substantially increase access to, and usage of financial

services by the rural poor population, PROFIRA aims to achieve its goal and

objective through the implementation of three components:

• SACCO Strengthening and Sustainability


• Support to Community Savings and Credit
  
  Groups(CSCGs) and


• Support toward the establishment of Policy
  
  and Institutional Support. 

Job Summary: The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will take

the overall responsibility for database management.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• The incumbent will compile data from the
  
  project implementing partners and service providers and ensure quality,
  
  accuracy and timely submission of data.


• Offer timely technical support for analysis
  
  of project performance.


• Provide technical support to the project team
  
  in establishing an e-repository for key project documents.


• Actively participate in the periodic M&E,
  
  Learning and Impact studies.


• Support the M&E and Knowledge Management
  
  Manager (M&E/KMM) in developing, maintaining and updating the database/
  
  management information system for the project.


• Render support in the refinement of project
  
  data collection tools/ instruments.


• Perform any other duties assigned to the
  
  Officer by Project Management.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate should at least hold an honours
  
  degree in Statistics or Economics or Computer Systems or any other related
  
  discipline with specific post graduate training (at diploma or masters
  
  level) in Monitoring and Evaluation, and Management Information Systems.


• At least four years’ experience from a
  
  reputable organization, with at least two years in data collection, data
  
  management, and maintenance and updating of MIS for M&E.


• Previous experience in working with digital
  
  data collection tools and geographic information systems.


• Good quantitative and analytical skills.


• Proven ability to work with a wide range of
  
  stakeholders, including private sector partners, public sector
  
  representatives and development partners.


• Excellent oral and written communications
  
  skills.


• Computer literacy skills with proficiency in Microsoft
  
  Word, Excel, Access and the Internet.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications

together with updated CVs and copies of academic certificates addressed to:

The

Permanent Secretary/ Secretary to the Treasury,

Ministry

of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,

Plot

2-12 Apollo Kaggwa Road P.O Box 8147, Kampala. Uganda

Deadline: 15^th April, 2016 by 5:00pm