MEL Manager II Jobs in Uganda
Responsibilities
MEL Lead for Replication Programming (40%)Build and maintain relationships with Extend and partner staff
Lead design of monitoring, evaluation, and research frameworks for replication
partnerships
Oversee implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and research frameworks for
replication partnerships
Identify tools, resources, and best practices to help improve MEL programming
Support refinement and development of data collection instruments, including survey
development in TaroWorks or on other platforms as appropriate for partnership
Work to increase effectiveness and quality of partner data collection policies and
processes
Design and implement systems for data management
Data quality review, data cleaning, analysis, and reporting
Contribute to ongoing MEL-related professional development for Village and partner staff
Create or maintain high quality MEL training materials (Manuals, PowerPoint
presentations, practice TaroWorks forms, etc)
MEL Lead for Innovations Programming (40%)
Build and maintain relationships with Innovations staff; coordinate closely with the
Innovations team, ensuring smooth integration of iteration testing and impact measurement across MEL and Innovations workflows
Supervise and support Innovations staff as appropriate for iterations testing and
impact measurement
Support lean testing efforts of Innovations Team
Design and lead iteration testing and/or impact measurement in relation to initiatives
developed by the Innovations team as appropriate for the purposes of making
evaluative conclusions regarding the value of adopting and/or scaling initiatives
Oversee implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and research frameworks for
Innovations projects making it to the Implementation Stage
Support refinement and development of data collection instruments, including survey
development in TaroWorks or on other platforms as appropriate
Record ‘methods of exploration’ and ‘results’ for integration into Innovations
team documentation of larger workflows
Work to increase effectiveness and quality of data collection policies and processes
Identify tools, resources, and best practices to help improve lean learning
Contribute to ongoing MEL-related professional development for Innovations staff
Create or maintain high quality MEL training materials (Manuals, PowerPoint
presentations, practice TaroWorks forms, etc.)
Facilitate staff trainings and provide support for adoption of lean learning methods
Data quality review, data cleaning, analysis, and reporting
Database management and information management
Cross-functional collaboration with at all levels of the organization
MEL Support for General Programming (15%)
Support planning and implementation for Core and Partnerships MEL programming as
needed
Contribute to ongoing MEL-related professional development for MEL staff
Support Database management and information management for Core and Partnerships MEL programming as needed
Additional MEL-related work as assigned
by MEL Director
Operations Role (5%)
Provide management oversight and leadership, as requested by, and in collaboration with, the East Africa Field Management Team
Participate in and contribute to mid-management meetings when applicable
Support general operations as needed
The MEL Manager Will
Hold a degree in Monitoring and Evaluation, Economics, Statistics or a related field;
preference will be given to candidates with a relevant Master’s degree (completed
or enrolled)
Possess the technical knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the role,
including
Strong quantitative skills and experience with data analysis; good command
of STATA
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, MS Word, and MS PowerPoint
Proficiency with Google Documents, Gmail, and Android applications
Understand the elements of data quality: consistent, complete, accurate, timely, verifiable, valid
Proven ability to design monitoring and evaluation plans, including
developing theories of change and logical frameworks
Ability to develop SMART indicators
Literacy with the basic methods for data collection: surveys, interviews,
performance tests, site visits/observation, focus group discussions, participatory methods, pre-existing data
Experience designing and implementing surveys
Experience conducting data quality reviews and with cleaning data
Understand principles of Human Centered Design
Possess Training and Communication Skills
Demonstrate ability to communicate key concepts to multitude of stakeholders across the organization
Ability to orally communicate issues, problems, and key information
Ability to write clear, concise memos highlighting issues, problems, and key
information
Experience working as part of a diverse team with the ability to work via email, phone, Skype, and other virtual communications
Flexible, self-motivating, able to manage multiple tasks efficiently, and a team player
Must be a very strong critical thinker able to identify potential solutions to
challenges in new environments
Experience with Salesforce and/or TaroWorks is a plus
How to Apply:
Interested candidate may submit applications by emailing their resume and cover letter to
Celeste Brubaker (celeste@villageenterprise.org). Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position as filled.
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