SOS Children’s Villages Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer Jobs in Uganda

SOS Children’s Villages Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer Jobs in Uganda

Reporting to: Project Coordinator, SOS

Responsible for: No direct responsibility for oversees quality of inputs from the field teams

Work Station: Entebbe

Contract Type: Full Time, Two - Year Term (with a possibility for a 1 – year extension)

Working Hours: 8:00am- 5:00pm (Monday - Friday)

Salary: Commensurate with experience, knowledge and skills

Start Date: January 2023

Job Purpose

The MEL Officer will play a key role in providing support for monitoring, evaluation and learning of the project.

S/he will be responsible for overall strengthening of the MEL function, MEL capacity building,
ensuring quality assurance, documentation, and learning needs for improvement of the project and
will come up with findings based on real data to show the performance of the project.

Support to the teams; timely planning and reporting; and liaising with counterparts from other SOS projects, partners, and other NGOs in similar fields.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

a. Routine Results Based monitoring

Develop the overall project MEL framework

Develop project performance metrics

Periodic reviews of monitoring tools

Coordination of MEL activities and visits

b. Project Database Management

Update the program database (PDB2) and other relevant systems.

Data analysis and dissemination

Conducting regular data quality audits

Periodic data collection and analysis in accordance with the monitoring plan.

First level user support in regard to the Project database

c. Capacity Building

Capacity building of staff on results-based management, the associated tools and MEL in
general

Capacity building through training, feedback, coaching, and mentoring of staff in data collection and analysis

Provide technical support to staff to interpret the collected data and make informed decisions for improvements.

d. Documentation and Reporting

Compile periodic reports (Monthly/Quarterly) with inputs from project team

Assist partners/KIPs to set up reporting systems that meet the internal M&E requirements

Prepare briefs, presentations, success stories, and working papers as requested

e. Project Reviews and Evaluations

Tracking progress of YMH project reviews

Participate in baseline and end line survey.

Person Specifications

A minimum of university degree in statistics, economics, social sciences, development studies, or any other

related field.

A postgraduate diploma/certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation is an added
advantage.

At least 3 years of experience in the design and implementation of M&E/MIS in development projects implemented by a reputable organization.

Essential Criteria

In-depth knowledge on MEL and development issues

Proven ICT skills, especially MS Excel, MS word and MS PowerPoint

Expertise in analyzing data using statistical software, especially SPSS and STATA.

Good analytical skills in data processing, analysis and interpretation

Strong training & facilitation skills

Ability to work independently and show professional judgment in carrying out tasks

Ability to function as a productive member of a result-oriented team

Desirable Criteria

Direct or indirect experience of mental health problems and openness to people with mental
health issues

Experience of working with youth-led projects or youth-engaging projects

Experience of communicating project results

Attention to detail.

How to Apply

Interested individuals should send a motivation letter and CV as one PDF document/file (of
maximum 8 pages for the Project Coordinator and 6 pages for all other positions), not later than
4:00pm on Friday 18th November 2022 via email to jobs@sosuganda.org and copy to
mhu@mentalhealthuganda.org - subject line is the job title e.g. “Project Coordinator”.

Do not send academic documents – heavy files containing academic documents or submitted as images, or any other that do not adhere to these instructions and or late applications, will not be considered.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. The motivation letter must also include the details of 2 suitable referees who can comment on the candidate’s ability.

For more information and job application details, see: SOS Children’s Villages Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer Jobs in Uganda

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