Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) Officer Job Careers - Uganda WASH Alliance

Organisation: Uganda WASH Alliance

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Country Coordinator and WASH Alliance

International PME Manager

Uganda

WASH Alliance was established in 2011 by a consortium of Dutch funding agencies

working together under the banner of Dutch WASH Alliance (DWA) with the purpose

to drive the contribution of increased and sustained access to and use of safe

water and sanitation services and improved hygiene practices in Uganda. The

vision of the DWA is that all people are able to assert and realize their right

to sustainable access to safe drinking water in sufficient quantities, adequate

sanitation and hygienic living conditions in order to improve their health,

nutritional status and economic living standard. The Uganda WASH Alliance (UWA)

program strives to contribute to the goals of the Uganda government, in terms

of increased WASH coverage, improved use of WASH services, higher levels of

sustainability and functionality of the systems installed, and good WASH

governance. The UWA strives to contribute to improved performance at system

level, in the WASH sector as a whole, through the introduction of innovative

tools and methodologies. The Uganda WASH Alliance consists of:

• The Northern program, implemented by Amref
  
  Health Africa-Uganda, AFSRT and LTP.


• The Rwenzori Program, Implemented by Rwenzori
  
  WASH Alliance -HEWASA, JESE, USSIA with support from PROTOS.


• The National Support Program, implemented by
  
  URWA, NAWAD and NETWAS.

Job Summary: The Planning Monitoring and Evaluation (PME)

Officer will offer technical support to partner organisations and the country

coordinator in the planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning of the country

programme in Uganda.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Offer Planning Monitoring and Evaluation
  
  support to the Country Coordinator and partner


• organisations (including planning, methods,
  
  tools, analysis and interpretation of results), to ensure proper and
  
  timely PME-procedures following the requirements of the WAI PME framework;


• Objectively, critically and analytically
  
  review of results, other figures and reports – quality check;


• Oversight of the processes of (outcome)
  
  measurements and evaluations;


• Mentor and train partner organisations in
  
  different facets of planning, monitoring and evaluation


• Support partner organisations and the Country
  
  Coordinator in the use of digital and online tools and databases
  
  (including fulfilling administrator role for Akvo dashboard);


• Carry out, formulate and implement PMEL-
  
  Capacity development plan for country alliances; training, coaching, providing
  
  feedback on support questions from partner organisations and Country
  
  Coordinator;


• Ensure proper application of the WAI formats
  
  and tools, and provide input in the development of these formats and
  
  tools;


• Provide Planning Monitoring and Evaluation support
  
  in acquisition and proposal writing;


• Investigate linkages in existing PME systems
  
  at partner organisations and the WAI PME system;


• Work towards a more streamlined PME system
  
  for future programmes;


• Quality check of PME requirements in
  
  contracts (e.g. in targets).

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The applicant should preferably hold a Master’s
  
  Degree in Social Science or relevant field, preferably WASH knowledge;


• Four or more years of relevant work
  
  experience in planning, monitoring, evaluation and research;


• Significant experience in survey design and
  
  implementation;


• Excellent analytical ability, ability to
  
  interpret data and results;


• Digital/computer skills, especially in online
  
  tools, spreadsheets, (web-based) database systems and statistical
  
  applications;


• Excellent writing and oral communication
  
  skills, including the ability to develop and give presentations and
  
  trainings;


• Previous experience in applying qualitative
  
  methods of data collection and analysis;


• Fluency in English in both oral and written
  
  communication; Knowledge of local language(s) is an asset;


• Prepared to travel within Uganda and
  
  internationally.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications

including copies of academic qualifications, curriculum Vitae (including

contacts and names of three professional referees) and motivation letter to:

rkulanyi20@gmail.com and cc to Elbrich.Spijksma@simavi.nl

Deadline: 15th April 2016